CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
嚜澧ARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
Car ib b e an Se con d ar y Ed ucat ion Ce r t if icat e
CSEC?
MATHEMATICS
SYLLABUS
Effective for examinations from May每June 2018
CXC 05/G/SYLL16
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Published in Jamaica by the Caribbean Examinations Council
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CXC 05/G/SYLL16
Contents
RATIONALE. ........................................................................................................................................ 1
AIMS. .................................................................................................................................................. 1
ORGANISATION OF THE SYLLABUS. ................................................................................................... 2
FORMAT OF THE EXAMINATIONS ...................................................................................................... 3
CERTIFICATION AND PROFILE DIMENSIONS ...................................................................................... 4
REGULATIONS FOR RESIT CANDIDATES ............................................................................................. 5
REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES ........................................................................................ 5
SYMBOLS USED ON THE EXAMINATION PAPERS ............................................................................... 6
FORMULAE AND TABLES PROVIDED IN THE EXAMINATION.............................................................. 9
USE OF ELECTRONIC CALCULATORS .................................................................................................. 10
SECTION 1 每 NUMBER THEORY AND COMPUTATION........................................................................ 11
SECTION 2 每 CONSUMER ARITHMETIC .............................................................................................. 15
SECTION 3 每 SETS. .............................................................................................................................. 18
SECTION 4 每 MEASUREMENT............................................................................................................. 20
SECTION 5 每 STATISTICS ..................................................................................................................... 23
SECTION 6 每 ALGEBRA........................................................................................................................ 26
SECTION 7 每 RELATIONS, FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS ......................................................................... 30
SECTION 8 每 GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY ................................................................................ 35
SECTION 9 每 VECTORS AND MATRICES .............................................................................................. 40
GUIDELINES FOR THE SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT ......................................................................... 43
RECOMMENDED TEXTS ...................................................................................................................... 52
GLOSSARY OF EXAMINATIONS TERMS .............................................................................................. 53
GLOSSARY OF MATHEMATICAL TERMS ............................................................................................. 57
CXC 05/G/SYLL16
This document CXC 05/G/SYLL 08 replaces the syllabus CXC 05/O/SYLL 01 issued in 2001.
Please note that the syllabus has been revised and amendments are indicated by italics.
First Published in 1977
Revised in 1981
Revised in 1985
Revised in 1992
Revised in 2001
Revised in 2008
Revised in 2015
CXC 05/G/SYLL16
Mathematics Syllabus
? RATIONALE
The Caribbean society is an integral part of an ever-changing world. The impact of globalisation on
most societies encourages this diverse Caribbean region to revisit the education and career
opportunities of our current and future citizens. A common denominator of the Caribbean societies
is to create among its citizens, a plethora of quality leadership with the acumen required to make
meaningful projections and innovations for further development. Further, learning appropriate
problem-solving techniques, inherent to the study of mathematics, is vital for such leaders.
Mathematics promotes intellectual development, is utilitarian, and applicable to all disciplines.
Additionally, its aesthetics and epistemological approaches provide solutions fit for any purpose.
Therefore, Mathematics is the essential tool to empower people with the knowledge, competencies
and attitudes which are precursors for this dynamic world.
The syllabus addresses the personal development and educational needs of Caribbean students by
encapsulating a variety of skills integral to everyday life and prerequisites for entering environments
of work and academia. These skills include critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, logical
reasoning, modelling ability, team work, decision making, research techniques, information
communication and technological competencies for life-long learning. The syllabus also uniquely
details a smooth progression of concepts that caters for students with primary or rudimentary
knowledge of mathematics, and it can be easily subdivided to match the curricula of the different
grades within the local high schools. Moreover, it is centrally positioned within the CXC sequence of
examinations bridging the CPEA and CCSLC with the CSEC Additional Mathematics and CAPE?
Mathematics syllabuses. Additionally, the competencies and certification acquired upon completion of
this course of study is comparable with the mathematics curricula of high schools world-wide. The
syllabus also provides teachers with useful approaches and techniques, as well as resources which are
suitable for every learning style.
This syllabus will contribute to the development of the Ideal Caribbean Person as articulated by the
CARICOM Heads of Government in the following areas: ※demonstrate multiple literacies,
independent and critical thinking, and innovative application of science and technology to problem
solving. Such a person should also demonstrate a positive work attitude and value and display
creative imagination and entrepreneurship§. In keeping with the UNESCO Pillars of Learning, on
completion of this course the study, students will learn to do, learn to be and learn to transform
themselves and society.
? AIMS
This syllabus aims to:
1.
make Mathematics relevant to the interests and experiences of students by helping them to
recognise Mathematics in the local and global environment;
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