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Higher Level Course

5th Year

Algebra

  • Working with Polynomials.
  • Division and Evaluation of Polynomials.
  • 2 X 2 System of Simultaneous Equations.
  • 3 X 3 System of Simultaneous Equations.
  • Equations, Identities and Formulae.
  • Factors and the Factor Theorem.
  • Rational Functions.
  • Quadratic Equations.
  • Non-Linear Simultaneous Equations.
  • Solving Cubic Equations.
  • Indices.
  • Logarithms.
  • Surds.
  • Rules for Inequalities.
  • Quadratic Inequalities.
  • Modulus and Modulus Inequalities.

Trigonometry

  • Radian Measure of Angles.
  • Trigonometric Ratios.
  • Trigonometric Functions.
  • Trigonometric Identities.
  • General Triangles.
  • Solving Triangles.
  • Compound Angle Formulae.
  • Double Angle and Half-Angle Formulae.
  • Sum, Difference and Factor Formulae.
  • Simple Trigonometric Equations.
  • Other Trigonometric Equations.
  • Inverse Trigonometric Functions.
  • Trigonometric Graphs.
  • Periodic Functions.

Co-Ordinate Geometry of the Line

  • Distance, Midpoint and Divisors.
  • Slope and Angle between Two Lines.
  • Translations and Area of a Triangle.
  • Equation of a Line.
  • Locus.
  • Concurrent Lines.
  • Parametric Equations of a Line.
  • Positive Side of a Line.
  • Perpendicular Distance.
  • Bisectors of Angles.

Differential Calculus

  • Limits of Functions.
  • Limits of Trigonometric Functions.
  • Differentiation from First Principles.
  • Differentiation by Rule.
  • Product and Quotient Rule.
  • The Chain Rule.
  • Implicit Differentiation.
  • Parametric Differentiation.
  • Higher Derivatives.
  • Differentiation of Inverse Trigonometric Functions.
  • The Exponential Function.
  • The Logarithmic Function.
  • Logarithmic Differentiation.

Co-Ordinate Geometry of the Circle

  • Circle with Centre (0,0).
  • General Equation of a Circle.
  • Geometric Properties of a Circle.
  • Finding the Equation of a Circle.
  • Parametric Equations of a Circle.
  • Two Circles.
  • Intersection of Line and Circle.
  • Tangent at a Point on a Circle.
  • Other Tangents.
  • Common Chords.

Complex Numbers

  • Definition and Equality.
  • Algebra of Complex Numbers.
  • Conjugate and Division.
  • Complex Polynomial Equations.
  • The Argand Diagram.
  • Modulus.
  • Polar Form of a Complex Number.
  • De Moivre's Theorem.
  • Proving Trigonometric Identities.
  • Roots of a Complex Number.

Matrices

  • Matrices and Their Properties.
  • Multiplication of Matrices.
  • Inverse Matrices.
  • Some Properties of Matrices.

6th Year

Applications of Differentiation

  • Slope of a Tangent.
  • Stationary Points.
  • Points of Inflection.
  • Asymptotes.
  • Curve Sketching.
  • Roots of a Cubic Equation.
  • The Newton-Rhapson Method.
  • Rates of Change.

Integration

  • The Indefinite Integral.
  • The Definite Integral.
  • Integration by Substitution.
  • Integration of Rational Functions.
  • Trigonometric Integrals.
  • Other Integrals.
  • Areas by Integration.
  • Volumes of Revolution.

The Binomial Theorem

  • The Binomial Theorem.
  • The General Term.
  • Binomial Coefficients.

Proof by Induction

  • Proofs by Induction.
  • Proofs Involving Divisibility and Inequalities.

Probability

  • Fundamental Principle of Counting.
  • Permutations.
  • Combinations.
  • Different Groups.
  • Basic Probability.
  • Statistics: Mean and Weighted Mean.
  • Statistics: Dispersion.

Sequences and Series

  • Sequences and Their Limits.
  • Monotonic Sequences.
  • Finite Series.
  • Telescoping Series.
  • Arithmetic Sequences and Series.
  • Geometric Sequences and Series.
  • Infinite Series.
  • Difference Equations.
  • Solving Difference Equations.

Vectors and Transformation Geometry

  • Vectors in the Plane.
  • Vectors in the Cartesian Plane.
  • Dot Product (Scalar Product).
  • Linear Combinations.
  • Linear Transformations.
  • Properties of Linear Transformations.
  • Invariance.

Further Calculus and Series

  • Maximum and Minimum Problems.
  • Successive Derivatives.
  • Integration by Parts.
  • Power Series and the Ratio Test.
  • Maclaurin Series.
  • Applications of Maclaurin Series.

 

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