mathematics

SCHEME OF WORK
IGCSE 2021/22 (Core)
FORM 4 TERM 1, 2021

WK Topic Sub-topic: Learners should be able to: Reference Notes

1 Ch 2 Review  Use the language and notation of simple vulgar Collins Pg. 22 This is all review of work
and decimal fractions and percentages in they have covered.
Fractions and Exam questions are best
appropriate contexts.
Percentages used to consolidate
 Recognise equivalence and convert between
learning
these forms.
 Calculate a given percentage of a quantity.
 Express one quantity as a percentage of
another.
 Calculate percentage increase or decrease.

2 Interest  Use given data to solve problems on personal Collins Pg. 43 Including finding rate and
and household finance involving earnings, time (Simple interest)
simple interest and compound interest.
 Extract data from tables and charts.

3 Ch 12 Simplifying  Simplify expressions by collecting like terms Collins Pg. 172 Test 1
Algebraic
Expanding  Expand products of algebraic expressions. Collins Pg. 184 Two brackets only, e.g.
manipulation brackets expand (x + 4)(x – 7)

4 Factorising  Use brackets and extract common factors. Collins Pg. 182

5 Ch 13 Setting up  Construct simple expressions and set up Collins Pg. 202 Test 2
equations simple equations.
Solutions to
equations 1 Solving  Derive and solve simple linear equations in one Collins Pg. 204
equations unknown.

6 Simultaneous  Derive and solve simultaneous linear equations Collins Pg. 222
equations by
Elimination
and Substitution

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 7 Ch 23 Geometric  Use and interpret the geometrical terms: Collins Pg. 382 Test 3
terms parallel, right angle, acute, obtuse and reflex
Angle
angles, perpendicular, circles
properties Angle facts  Calculate unknown angles using the following
geometrical properties:
- angles at a point
- angles on a straight line and intersecting
straight lines
Parallel lines
Tangents and - angles formed within parallel lines
diameters - angle in a semicircle
- angle between tangent and radius of a
circle.

8 Geometric  Use and interpret vocabulary of triangles, Collins Pg. 390

terms quadrilaterals, polygons

Angles in  Calculate unknown angles using the following

triangles and geometrical properties:
quadrilaterals - angle properties of triangles and
quadrilaterals
Angles in
polygons - angle properties of regular polygons

9 Ch 24 Congruent  Recognise congruent shapes. Collins Pg. 423 Test 4

shapes
Geometric
Similar shapes  Calculate lengths of similar figures. Collins Pg. 427
terms and
relationships
10 Ch 31 Review  Collect, classify and tabulate statistical data. Collins Pg. 578
Statistical  Construct and interpret bar charts, pictograms,
simple frequency distributions
representation

11 Pie charts  Construct and interpret pie charts, Collins Pg. 587

FORM 4 TERM 2, 2021

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1 Ch 6 Inequalities  Order quantities by magnitude and Collins Pg. 86
Ordering and set demonstrate familiarity with the symbols
=, ≠, ˂ , ˃ , ≥ , ≤ .
notation Set notation  Use language, notation and Venn diagrams to
describe sets and represent relationships
between sets.

2 Venn diagrams  Understand notation of Venn diagrams. Collins Pg. 90 Number of

 Definition of sets elements n(A)
E.g. Universal set ε
Union A∪ B
A = {x: x is a natural number}
Intersection A∩B
B = {a, b, c, …}

3 Ch 24 & 25 Geometric terms  Use and interpret the geometrical terms: Collins Pg. 414 Test 5
Geometric terms point, line, parallel, bearing, right angle,
acute, obtuse and reflex angles,
and relationships
perpendicular, similarity and congruence. Collins Pg. 417
Measuring and  Measure and draw lines and angles.
drawing angles  Construct a triangle given the three sides
using a ruler and a pair of compasses only.
Bearings
 Interpret and use three-figure bearings.

4 Bearings  Back bearings Collins Pg. 420

 Scale drawings involving bearings
Nets  Use and interpret vocabulary of simple solid
figures including nets.
 Identifying and drawing nets of cuboids,
prisms, pyramids, cylinders and cones

5 Ch 27 Review  Carry out calculations involving the perimeter Collins Pg. 488 Test 6
Mensuration and area of a rectangle, triangle,
parallelogram and trapezium and compound
shapes derived from these.

6 Circles  Carry out calculations involving the Collins Pg. 508 Answers may be
circumference and area of a circle. asked for in
multiples of π.
 Solve simple problems involving the arc length
Where the sector
and sector area as fractions of the angle is a factor of
circumference and area of a circle. 360.
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7 Prisms  Carry out calculations involving the surface Collins Pg. 501 Test 7
area and volume of a cuboid, prism and Answers may be
cylinder. asked for in
Other 3D shapes multiples of π.
 Carry out calculations involving the surface Collins Pg. 512
area and volume of a sphere, pyramid and Formulae will be
cone. given for the SA
 Carry out calculations involving the areas and Collins Pg. 514 and volume of the
volumes of compound shapes. sphere, pyramid
and cone

8 Ch 15 Straight line graphs  Interpret and obtain the equation of a Collins Pg. 258 Problems will
straight-line graph in the form y = mx + c. involve finding the
Straight-line equation where
 Find the gradient of a straight line. Collins Pg. 267
graphs the graph is given.

9 y = mx + c  Determine the equation of a straight line Collins Pg. 261

parallel to a given line. Collins Pg. 270

10 Ch 16 Quadratic graphs  Construct tables of values for functions of Collins Pg. 280
Graphs of linear, quadratic and reciprocal form
 Draw and interpret these graphs.
functions
 Solve linear and quadratic equations
approximately, including finding and
interpreting roots by graphical methods. Linear and
 Recognise, sketch and interpret graphs of quadratic only.
functions

11 Ch 32 Review  Calculate the mean, median, mode and range Collins Pg. 608
Statistical for individual data and distinguish between
the purposes for which they are used.
measures Stem and leaf  Draw and interpret Stem-and-leaf diagrams Collins Pg. 620
diagrams

FORM 4 TERM 3, 2021

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1 Ch 17 Linear sequences  Continue a given number sequence. Collins Pg. 302
Number  Recognise patterns in sequences including
the term-to-term rule and relationships
sequences
between different sequences.
 Find and use the nth term of sequences.
Linear, simple
quadratic and cubic
sequences.
2 Non-linear sequences  Recognise sequences of square, cube and Collins Pg. 314
triangular numbers.
3 Ch 18 Indices  Use and interpret positive, negative and zero Collins Pg. 320 Test 9
Indices indices.
 Use the rules of indices.

4 Ch. 26 Pythagoras theorem  Apply Pythagoras’ theorem to the Collins Pg. 448
Trigonometry calculation of a side of a right-angled
triangle.

5 Trigonometric ratios  The three sides of a right-angled triangle Collins Pg. 452 Test 10
 SOH CAH TOA
 Finding sin, cos and tan and a missing side
 Finding sin-1, cos-1 and tan-1 and a missing
angle

6 Problem solving  When to use Pythagoras’ theorem and when

to use trigonometry
 Solve problems that using trigonometry

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7 Revision
8 Exam
9 Ch 28 Symmetry  Recognise rotational and line symmetry Collins Pg. 520 Includes properties of
(including order of rotational symmetry) in triangles,
quadrilaterals
two dimensions.
and circles directly
related to their
symmetries.
 10 Ch 31 Frequency tables
Statistical
measure
11 Ch 33
Probability
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 Organise data in a frequency table Collins Pg. 624
 Calculate averages and range from
frequency tables
 Calculate the probability of a single event as Collins Pg. 344
either a fraction, decimal or percentage.
 Understand and use the probability scale
from 0 to 1.
 Understand that the probability of an event
occurring = 1 – the probability of the event not
occurring.
 Understand relative frequency as an estimate of
probability.
Expected frequency of occurrences.
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FORM 5 TERM 1, 2022

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1 Ch 8 Rounding  Make estimates of numbers, quantities and Collins Pg. 120
Estimation and lengths, give approximations to specified
numbers of significant figures and decimal places
limits of accuracy
and round off answers to reasonable accuracy in
the context of a given problem.
Upper and lower  Give appropriate upper and lower bounds for data Collins Pg. 125
bounds given to a specified accuracy.

2 Ch 14 Conversion graphs  Interpret and use graphs in practical situations Collins Pg. 236 Test 1
Graphs in practical including travel graphs and conversion graphs.
situations
3 Travel graphs  Draw and interpret distance-time graphs Collins Pg. 242

4 Ch 29 Vector algebra  Describe a translation by using a vector Collins Pg. 532 Test 2
Vectors  Add and subtract vectors.
 Multiply a vector by a scalar.

5 Ch 30 Translations  Construct given translations of simple plane figures. Collins Pg. 544
Transformations Reflections  Reflect simple plane figures in horizontal or Collins Pg. 546
vertical lines.

6 Rotations  Rotate simple plane figures about the origin, Collins Pg. 550 Test 3
vertices or midpoints of edges of the figures,
through multiples of 90°.
Enlargements  Construct given enlargements of simple plane Collins Pg. 559 Positive and
figures. fractional scale
factors for
enlargements
 Recognise and describe reflections, rotations,
only.
translations and enlargements.

Half term
7 Ch 31 Scatter diagrams  Understand what is meant by positive, negative Collins Pg. 591
Statistical and zero correlation with reference to a scatter
diagram.
representation
8 Correlation  Draw, interpret and use lines of best fit by eye. Collins Pg. 628 Test 4

9 Histograms  Construct histograms with equal

intervals

10 Probability  Calculate the probability of simple combined Collins Pg. 654 Test 5
events, using

- possibility diagrams (outcomes will be

represented by points on a grid)

11 - tree diagrams (outcomes will be written at Collins Pg. 661

the end of branches and probabilities by the
side of the branches)

- Venn diagrams (Venn diagrams will be limited

to two sets)
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FORM 5 TERM 2, 2022

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