IGCSE MATHEMATICS 0580 - NOTES

Numbers
Natural Numbers: 1,2,3, ….
Whole Numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, ….
Integers:… . . −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, ….
𝑝
Rational Numbers: Numbers with form where 𝑝 & 𝑞 are integers and 𝑞 ≠ 0
𝑞

Irrational Numbers: Numbers that are not rational. Eg: √2, 𝜋, 𝑒𝑡𝑐
Real Numbers: Rational Numbers∪ Irrational Numbers
Square Numbers: Number obtained by multiplying a number by itself
Cube Number: Number obtained by multiplying a number by itself thrice
Even Numbers: Numbers ending with 0, 2,4,6,8
Odd Numbers: Numbers ending with 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
Metric Conversion Chart:
Percentages

Algebra
Quadratic Equation: Equations of the form 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 where a, b, c are constants and 𝑎 ≠ 0
Ways of Solving Quadratic eqns
Variation

Mensuration

2D shapes Perimeter Volume

Square 4𝑙 𝑙2

Rectangle 2(𝑙 + 𝑏) 𝑙×𝑏

Triangle 𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 1

𝑏ℎ
2

Circle 2𝜋𝑟 𝜋𝑟 2

Sector 𝜃 𝜃
× 2𝜋𝑟 + 2𝑟 × 𝜋𝑟 2
360 360

Trapezium 𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 1

ℎ(𝑎 + 𝑏)
2

parallelogram 𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑏×ℎ

 3D shapes Surface area Volume

Cube 6𝑙2 𝑙3

Cuboid 2(𝑙𝑏 + 𝑏ℎ + ℎ𝑙) 𝑙𝑏ℎ

Cylinder 2𝜋𝑟ℎ + 2𝜋𝑟 2 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ

Cone 𝜋𝑟𝑙 + 𝜋𝑟 2 1 2
𝜋𝑟 ℎ
3

Sphere 4𝜋𝑟 2 4 3
𝜋𝑟
3

Hemishere 3𝜋𝑟 2 2 3
𝜋𝑟
3

Geometry
Angles in parallel lines

Similar Solids:
Polygons:
Circle theorems
Laws of Indices

Trigonometry
Cartesian co-ordinates

Graphs
Sets
Vectors
Transformations