IGCSE Course
 

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Number
Types of number; ratio; fractions; decimals; percentages; indices; standard form; currency conversions; simple and compound interest.

Linear algebra and functions
Linear equations; functions; simultaneous equations; straight line graphs.

Quadratic algebra and graphing
Facto rising quadratics; the quadratic formula; graphs of quadratics; higher order graphs.

Trigonometry
Pythagoras; SOHCATOA; bearings; elevation and depression; graphs of trig functions; trigonometry of the non-right angled triangle.

Geometry
Exterior and interior angles of polygons; circle theories; congruent shapes; 3-d shapes (polyhedral).

Area and Volume
Area and volume of polygons and polyhedral; similar shapes.

Loci
Constructions with straight lines, pairs of compasses and protractors.

Probability and sets
Simple probabilities; complementary events; combined probabilities; sample spaces; tree diagrams.

Statistics
Averages (mean, mode, median); representing data (pie charts, bar charts, pictograms); cumulative frequency curves; histograms.

Matrices, vectors and transformations
Matrix addition, subtraction, multiplication by a scalar; multiplying 2x2 matrices; determinants and inverses of 2x2 matrices; reflections; rotations; translations; enlargements; shears; stretches; matrices for transformations; vector geometry; magnitude of vectors; vector movement.

Linear programming and inequalities
Solving linear inequalities; drawing linear inequalities; linear programming to solve problems.

Travel graphs
Distance-time graphs; speed (velocity)-time graphs.