Zimsec O Level Mathematics Syllabus 2020 Pdf

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Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education (ZGCE) O Level Mathematics Syllabus

NUMBER
Number concepts and operations.
number types (including: directed - numbers, fractions and percentages)

Demonstrate familiarity with the notion of odd, even, prime, natural, integer, rational and irrational numbers, including surds,
Use of the number line;
Recognise equivalence between common/decimal fractions and percentages, convert from one to the other and use these three forms in appropriate contexts;
Use directed numbers in practical situations (e.g. temperature, financial loss/gain);
Factors, multiples, HCF, LCM
Find and use common factors/multiples, HCFs and LCMs of given natural numbers;

The four operations (+, −, ×, ) and rules of precedence
Apply the four operations and rules of precedence on natural numbers, common/ decimal fractions, percentages, integers, surds and directed numbers (including use of brackets);

Approximations and estimates
Use the approximation sign (≏, ≃ or ) appropriately
Make estimates of numbers and quantities, and of results in calculations;
Give approximations to a specified number of significant figures and decimal places;
Round off to a given accuracy;
Round off to a reasonable accuracy in the context of a given problem;

Limits of accuracy
Obtain appropriate upper and lower bounds to solutions of simple problems given data to a specified accuracy(e.g. calculation of area of a rectangle)

Standard form
Express in, and use the standard form A x 10n where is an integer (including zero) and
1 A 10;
Number bases, - bases 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 9 and 10
Do the following:
state and use place value;
add and subtract;
convert from one base to another

Ratio, proportion and rates
Use ratio, direct and inverse proportion (including use of unitary method) and rates (e.g. speed, cost per unit area);

Scales and simple map problems
Find scales from given information;
Use given scales to calculate distances and areas;

SETS Language and notation
Definition of a set
Define sets by listing and describing e.g.‚V={a,e,i,o,u} or V={vowels};
Define sets using the set builder notation e.g.A={x:x
is a natural number},
B={(x,y): y=mx+c} ,
C={x:a < x < b}
CONSUMER ARITHMETIC
Interpret data (including data on real life documents like water/electricity bills, bank statements, mortgages and information in the media);

Solve problems on budgets (e.g. household, cooperative and state budgets), rates (including foreign exchange and household rates), insurance premiums, wages, simple
interest, discount, commission, depreciation, sales/income tax, hire purchase and bank accounts (savings and current accounts);

Read, interpret and use data presented in charts, tables, maps and graphs (e.g. ready reckoners, road maps, charts and graphs in newspapers);
Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education (ZGCE) O Level Mathematics Syllabus