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Cambridge O Level
Mathematics (Syllabus D)
4024
For examination in June and November 2016
Mathematics (Syllabus D)
For Centres in Mauritius
4029
For examination in November 2016
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Contents
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 2
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
Introduction
1.
Introduction
1.1
Recognition
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demand to Cambridge IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education). Learn more at
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Introduction
Introduction
an ability to consider and solve problems and present and interpret results;
Students may also study for a Cambridge O Level in Additional Mathematics and Statistics. In addition to
Cambridge O Levels, Cambridge also offers Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge International AS and A Levels
for further study in Mathematics as well as other maths-related subjects. See www.cie.org.uk for a full list
of the qualifications you can take.
Prior learning
We recommend that candidates who are beginning this course should have previously studied an
appropriate lower secondary Mathematics programme.
Progression
Cambridge O Levels are general qualifications that enable candidates to progress either directly to
employment, or to proceed to further qualifications.
Candidates who are awarded grades C to A* in Cambridge O Level Mathematics are well prepared to follow
courses leading to Cambridge International AS and A Level Mathematics, or the equivalent.
Teacher support
2.
Teacher support
2.3 Training
We offer a range of support activities for teachers to ensure they have the relevant knowledge and skills to
deliver our qualifications. See www.cie.org.uk/events for further information.
Assessment at a glance
3.
Assessment at a glance
2 hours
Paper 2
2 hours
Availability
4024 is examined in the June and November examination series.
4029 is examined in the November examination series.
This syllabus is available to private candidates.
Detailed timetables are available from www.cie.org.uk/examsofficers
Cambridge O Levels are available to Centres in Administrative Zones 3, 4 and 5. Centres in Administrative
Zones 1, 2 or 6 wishing to enter candidates for Cambridge O Level examinations should contact Cambridge
Customer Services.
Assessment at a glance
Candidates can combine syllabus 4029 in an examination series with any other Cambridge syllabus, except:
Please note that Cambridge O Level, Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2
Certificate syllabuses are at the same level.
Calculating aids:
Paper 1 the use of all calculating aids is prohibited.
Paper 2 all candidates should have a silent electronic calculator. A scientific calculator with trigonometric
functions is strongly recommended.
The General Regulations concerning the use of electronic calculators are contained in the Cambridge
Handbook.
Unless stated otherwise within an individual question, three figure accuracy will be required. This means
that four figure accuracy should be shown throughout the working, including cases where answers are used
in subsequent parts of the question. Premature approximation will be penalised, where appropriate.
In Paper 2, candidates with suitable calculators are encouraged to use the value of from their calculators.
The value of will be given as 3.142 to 3 decimal places for use by other candidates. This value will be given
on the front page of the question paper only.
Assessment at a glance
Units
SI units will be used in questions involving mass and measures: the use of the centimetre will continue.
Both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock may be used for quoting times of the day. In the 24-hour clock,
for example, 3.15 a.m. will be denoted by 03 15; 3.15 p.m. by 15 15, noon by 12 00 and midnight by 24 00.
Candidates will be expected to be familiar with the solidus notation for the expression of compound units,
e.g. 5 cm/s for 5 centimetres per second, 13.6 g/cm3 for 13.6 grams per cubic centimetre.
Mathematical Instruments
Apart from the usual mathematical instruments, candidates may use flexicurves in this examination.
Mathematical Notation
Attention is drawn to the list of mathematical notation at the end of this booklet.
4.
The syllabus demands understanding of basic mathematical concepts and their applications, together with
an ability to show this by clear expression and careful reasoning.
In the examination, importance will be attached to skills in algebraic manipulation and to numerical accuracy
in calculations.
acquire and apply skills and knowledge relating to number, measure and space in mathematical
situations that they will meet in life;
acquire a foundation appropriate to a further study of Mathematics and skills and knowledge pertinent to
other disciplines;
appreciate the pattern, structure and power of Mathematics and derive satisfaction, enjoyment and
confidence from the understanding of concepts and the mastery of skills.
8. recognise patterns and structures in a variety of situations and form and justify generalisations;
9. understand and use mathematical language and symbols and present mathematical arguments in a
logical and clear fashion;
10. apply and interpret Mathematics in a variety of situations, including daily life;
11. formulate problems into mathematical terms, select, apply and communicate appropriate techniques of
solution and interpret the solutions in terms of the problems.
Syllabus content
5.
Syllabus content
Theme or topic
Subject content
1. Number
use set language and set notation, and Venn diagrams, to describe
sets and represent relationships between sets as follows:
Definition of sets, e.g.
A = {x : x is a natural number}
B = {(x, y): y = mx + c}
C = {x : a x b}
D = {a, b, c... }
Notation:
Union of A and B
A B
Intersection of A and B
A B
n(A)
. . . is an element of . . .
. . . is not an element of . . .
Complement of set A
Universal set
3. Function notation
A is a subset of B
AB
A is a proper subset of B
A B
A is not a subset of B
AB
AB
a 3x 5 to describe
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5. Directed numbers
Syllabus content
8. Standard form
10. Estimation
express direct and inverse variation in algebraic terms and use this
form of expression to find unknown quantities.
15. Measures
16. Time
17. Money
7.
Ordering
13. Percentages
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Syllabus content
interpret and obtain the equation of a straight line graph in the form
y = mx + c;
24. Indices
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Syllabus content
use and interpret the geometrical terms: point, line, plane, parallel,
perpendicular, right angle, acute, obtuse and reflex angles, interior
and exterior angles, regular and irregular polygons, pentagons,
hexagons, octagons, decagons;
30. Symmetry
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Syllabus content
31. Angle
32. Locus
33. Mensuration
34. Trigonometry
apply Pythagoras Theorem and the sine, cosine and tangent ratios
for acute angles to the calculation of a side or of an angle of a rightangled triangle (angles will be quoted in, and answers required in,
degrees and decimals of a degree to one decimal place);
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2
Syllabus content
35. Statistics
36. Probability
37. Matrices
38. Transformations
calculate the mean, median and mode for individual data and
distinguish between the purposes for which they are used;
calculate the mean for grouped data; identify the modal class from
a grouped frequency distribution.
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Syllabus content
x
, AB
y
x
2
2
as x + y .
y
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Mathematical notation
6.
Mathematical notation
The list which follows summarises the notation used in the Cambridges Mathematics examinations.
Although primarily directed towards Advanced/HSC (Principal) level, the list also applies, where relevant,
to examinations at Cambridge O Level/S.C.
1. Set Notation
is an element of
is not an element of
{x1, x2,}
{x: }
n ( A)
wn
+
0
+
0
o
o
o
`
is a subset of
is a proper subset of
is not a subset of
union
intersection
[a, b]
[a, b)
(a, b]
(a, b)
yRx
yx
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Mathematical notation
2. Miscellaneous Symbols
=
is equal to
is not equal to
is identical to or is congruent to
is approximately equal to
is isomorphic to
<; <<
is proportional to
is less than, is much less than
,
>; >>
infinity
3. Operations
a+b
a plus b
ab
a minus b
a b, ab, a.b
a b, a , a/b
b
a:b
a multiplied by b
a divided by b
the ratio of a to b
a1 + a2 + . . . + an
|a|
n!
n
r
i =1
n!
, for n, r k, 0 r n
r!(n r )!
n ( n 1)...( n r + 1)
r!
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, for n n, r k
Mathematical notation
4. Functions
f
function f
f (x)
f:AB
f:x
f
a y
g f, gf
(g f )( x) or gf ( x) = g(f ( x))
lim f(x)
x; x
an increment of x
xa
dy
dx
dn y
dx
ydx
y dx
y
x
x, x,
exponential function of x
loga x
ln x
natural logarithm of x
lg x
logarithm of x to base 10
}
}
}
}
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Mathematical notation
7. Complex Numbers
i
square root of 1
a complex number, z = x + iy
= r (cos + i sin ), r o +0
= rei , r o +0
Re z
Im z
|z|
arg z
z*
8. Matrices
M
a matrix M
det M
9. Vectors
a
the vector a
AB
i, j, k
|a|
the magnitude of a
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| AB |
the magnitude of AB
a.b
ab
Mathematical notation
events
AB
AB
P(A)
P(A|B)
X, Y, R, etc.
random variables
x, y, r, etc.
x1, x2,
observations
f1, f2,
p( x)
p1, p2,
f ( x), g( x),
F(x), G(x),
E(X )
E[g(X )]
expectation of g(X )
Var(X )
G(t)
B(n, p)
N(, )
population mean
x
s
population variance
population standard deviation
sample mean
unbiased estimate of population variance from a sample,
1
(x x)2
s2 =
n 1
Cov(X, Y )
covariance of X and Y
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Other information
7.
Other information
Language
This syllabus and the associated assessment materials are available in English only.
Entry codes
To maintain the security of our examinations, we produce question papers for different areas of the world,
known as administrative zones. Where the component entry code has two digits, the first digit is the
component number given in the syllabus. The second digit is the location code, specific to an administrative
zone. Information about entry codes can be found in the Cambridge Guide to Making Entries.
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