Math Grade 7 (Reg) – Syllabus summary – 2010-11
Numbers
· Estimate of numbers, quantities and lengths
· give approximations to specified numbers of decimal places and round off answers to reasonable accuracy in the context of a given problem
· operations on integers
· Four rules using brackets.
· Squares, Cubes and square and cube roots
· Indices
· Conversion of units of mass, length, area, volume and capacity
Algebra
· Sequence
· use letters to express generalized numbers and express basic arithmetic processes algebraically
· Substitute numbers for words and letters in formulae; Expand and simplify algebraic expressions,
· Operations on algebraic expressions,
· Changing the subject of formulae.
. Basic algebraic identities
. Solving simultaneous equation using substitution and elimination method
Geometry
· Identify relationship among points, lines and planes (e.g. intersecting, parallel, perpendicular).
· Analyze the use for complementary and supplementary angles. Calculate unknown angles using the following geometrical properties:
(a) Angles at a point
(b) Angles on a straight line and intersecting straight lines
(c) Angles formed within parallel lines
(d) Angle properties of triangles and quadrilaterals.
· Circles (Circumference and Area)
· Construction of triangles, angle and line bisectors
Mensuration
· Area and Perimeter of rectangle, square and triangle
· Volume of cube and cuboids
Sets
Pythagoras Theorem
· Find sides of triangles using Pythagoras' Rule
· Application of Pythagoras Theorem
Statistics
Probability
· Experiments and sample space
· Finding the probability of a single event.
Ratio
· Simplification and dividing the amount in a given ratio
Profit and loss
· Calculate CP, SP, Profit ,loss, profit % and loss %
· Estimate of numbers, quantities and lengths
· give approximations to specified numbers of decimal places and round off answers to reasonable accuracy in the context of a given problem
· operations on integers
· Four rules using brackets.
· Squares, Cubes and square and cube roots
· Indices
· Conversion of units of mass, length, area, volume and capacity
Algebra
· Sequence
· use letters to express generalized numbers and express basic arithmetic processes algebraically
· Substitute numbers for words and letters in formulae; Expand and simplify algebraic expressions,
· Operations on algebraic expressions,
· Changing the subject of formulae.
. Basic algebraic identities
. Solving simultaneous equation using substitution and elimination method
Geometry
· Identify relationship among points, lines and planes (e.g. intersecting, parallel, perpendicular).
· Analyze the use for complementary and supplementary angles. Calculate unknown angles using the following geometrical properties:
(a) Angles at a point
(b) Angles on a straight line and intersecting straight lines
(c) Angles formed within parallel lines
(d) Angle properties of triangles and quadrilaterals.
· Circles (Circumference and Area)
· Construction of triangles, angle and line bisectors
Mensuration
· Area and Perimeter of rectangle, square and triangle
· Volume of cube and cuboids
Sets
- Different kinds of sets
- Operation on sets
- Venn diagrams involving 2 sets.
Pythagoras Theorem
· Find sides of triangles using Pythagoras' Rule
· Application of Pythagoras Theorem
Statistics
- Reading and interpreting graphs
- Dot diagrams
- Stem and leaf diagram
Probability
· Experiments and sample space
· Finding the probability of a single event.
Ratio
· Simplification and dividing the amount in a given ratio
Profit and loss
· Calculate CP, SP, Profit ,loss, profit % and loss %
