IGCSE Mathematics - 0580
- Description
- Curriculum
- Announcement
Syllabus
Cambridge IGCSE has categorized the topics into core and extended syllabus based on learning efficiency and interest of the students. The core syllabus being more brief for students targeting grades from D to G and the extended syllabus offering a more elaborate for the students aiming for grades A* to C. The Extended Syllabus content contains the Core subject content as well as additional content.
Core assessment
Extended assessment
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1
Numbers- Identifying types of numbers
- Set language
- Square roots and cubic roots
- Fractions, decimals and percentage
- Uses and rules of indices
- Conversion and calculation in standard form
- Degrees and limits of accuracy
- Measure of rates
- Understanding ratios and proportion
- Simple interest and compound interest
- Tims and Money
- Exponential growth and decay (E)
- Surds (E)
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2
Algebra and graph
- Simplification, expansion and factorization of algebraic expression
- Manipulation and factorization of algebraic fractions (E)
- Indices
- Solving simultaneous equations
- Finding the nth term of the sequence
- Direct and inverse proportion (E)
- Interpreting graphs for practical situations
- Skating the graphs of linear and quadratic functions
- Maxima and minima of the graph (E)
- Functions and inverse functions (E)
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3
Coordinate geometry
- Cartesian coordinates in two dimensions
- Drawing graphs for linear equations
- Gradients
- Finding the midpoint (E)
- Equation of straight line
- Gradient and equation of parallel lines
- Gradient and equation of perpendicular lines (E)
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4
Geometry
- Usage of geometrical terms
- Construction of lines, angles and triangles
- Three figure bearing
- Similarity and symmetry
- Properties of angles
- Circle theorem
- Symmetry properties of circle (circle theorem II) (E)
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5
Mensuration
- Metric units of measurements
- Calculating area and perimeter
- Circles, arcs and sectors
- Surface area and volume of three dimensional shapes
- Compound shapes and solids
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6
Trigonometry
- Understanding pythagoras theorem
- Right angled triangle and their ratios
- Trigonometric functions and their values (E)
- Sine rule and cosine rule (E)
- Trigonometry in 3D (E)
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7
Transformation and Vectors
- Types of transformation
- Operations in vectors (E)
- Finding magnitude in vector (E)
- Vectors in geometric problem (E)
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8
Probability
- Introduction to probability
- Estimating relative and estimated frequency
- Probability of two events
- Conditional probability (E)
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9
Statistics
- Tabulation and interpretation of statistical data
- Mean, median, mode and range
- Statistical charts and diagram
- Scatter diagram
- Cumulative frequency and histogram (E)
- Histogram (E)
Assessment Structure
All students should take 2 components which will be assessed externally.students who have chosen core syllabus will take paper 1 and 3. And students who have chosen extended syllabus will take paper 2 and 4.
Our Approach to Teaching and Learning:
We follow the 5 step process depicted in the picture below.
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Motivation
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Explanation
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Exploration
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Application
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Verification
