ANALYSIS OF ACTUAL SPM QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO SUBTOPICS

TOPICS (FORM 4) SUBTOPICS Understanding diagram Type of relation Range, object, image Ordered pair Function notation Inverse function Composite function Absolute value function Solving QE Root forming QE Root type (distinct) Root type (equal) Root type (no root) Intersect (type of root) Completed square form Inequality (range) Sketch the graph x square y square xy Index equal base Index different base Index factorize Log solving eq Log simplify Log expression Equation of SL Segmented line Perpendicular line Area Locus Intercept Mean (sum of data) Variance / S.Deviation Addition of data Change of data Median Interquartile range Draw Histogram / Ogive Frequency table Mode Angle in radian Arc length Radius Area Perimeter dy/dx / f prime 2nd order derivative Gradient Tangent / Normal line Turning point / max / min Rate of change Small change Angle Side Area Ambiguity case Price index Composite index Corresponding quantity Different base year Increase in cost Weightage PAPER 1 06 07 08 PAPER 2 06 07 08

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Functions

Quadratic Equations

Quadratic Functions

Simultaneous Equations

Indices & Logarithms

Coordinate Geometry

Statistics

Circular Measure

Differentiation

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Solution of Triangles

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Index Numbers

TOPICS (FORM 5)

SUBTOPICS AP common difference AP term AP sum GP common ratio GP term GP sum GP sum to infinity GP simpliest fraction x, y, m, C Linear form Coordinate x square y square 1/x 1/y xy y/x Log x Log y Finding value of y Basic (table) Rules of integration Curve Area Volume of revolution + / / expression Column vector / coordinate Unit vector Magnitude Collinear / parallel Finding values of constants Expression (basic triangle) Solve the equation Prove the identities Sketch the graph of sin x Sketch the graph of cos x Sketch the graph of tan x Frequency Negative Modulus Shifted Permutation Combination Simple probability Branches BD basic BD mean BD variance / s.d ND basic / graph ND value of X-score ND value of Z-score ND Z-score (using table) ND total ND percentage Initial values Max / min velocity Velocity-time graph Passes O again Reverse direction / stops Distance travelled Time interval 3 inequalities Minimum value Maximum value Range

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Progressions

Linear Law

Integration

Vectors

Trigonometric Functions

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Permutation/ Combinations Probability

Probability Distributions

Motion Along A Straight Line

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Linear Programming