CSEC Add Maths Study Guide
CSEC Add Maths Study Guide
CSEC Add Maths Study Guide
CHAPTER 2 – INDICES
Laws of indices- multiplication, division, power of a power, zero index, negative and fractional indices. Solving
equations when the unknown is an index.
CHAPTER 3 – SURDS
Examples of surds, defining a surd, rules for operations on surds and rationalizing a surd.
CHAPTER 4 – QUADRATICS
Quadratic expressions, features of a quadratic function, quadratic equations, solving quadratic equations by
factorization, formula. The nature of roots of a quadratic equation, completing the square, maximum and minimum
value of a quadratic function, equating coefficients to express a quadratic expression in the form a (x + b)2 + c,
point(s) of intersection of a line and a curve and disguised quadratic equations.
CHAPTER 9 – LOGARITHMS
The logarithm of a number, index and log form, properties of logs, common and natural logs, the graph of a log
function, antilogs, the laws of logs, change of base, solving equations involving logs and application of logs to linear
form.
CHAPTER 14 – DIFFERENTIATION
The gradient of a curve, gradient function, chain rule, product rule and quotient rule, differentiation as a limit, the
derivatives of sin x, cos x, sin ax and cos ax.
CHAPTER 18 – VECTORS
Scalar and vector quantities, parallel and equal vectors, adding parallel vectors, adding non-parallel vectors,
parallelogram law of vector addition, triangle law of vector addition, vectors on the Cartesian Plane, column vectors,
position vectors, unit vectors, the modulus of a vector, the direction of a vector, unit vectors, unit vectors not parallel
to the axes, proofs in vectors, collinearity, scalar or dot product, angle between two vectors and perpendicular
vectors.
CHAPTER 19 – KINEMATICS
Speed, distance and time, velocity and acceleration, travel graphs, distance/displacement-time graphs, velocity/
speed-time graphs, motion of a particle in a straight line under constant acceleration and using calculus to solve
problems in kinematics
CHAPTER 21 – PROBABILITY
Terms used in probability, experiment, simple and compound event, outcome, sample space, defining probability,
equally likely events, laws of probability, sure event, impossible event, probability scale, experimental and
theoretical probability, mutually exclusive events, the addition law of probability, the multiplication rule of
probability, dependent event, independent event, conditional probability and tree diagrams.
INTRODUCTION
The book, A COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE FOR ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS, covers the syllabus content
of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Additional Mathematics Course. The intention of the
authors is to provide support material for students as they prepare for this examination. The treatment of the topics
is comprehensive, yet concise, thereby allowing students to focus on the essential concepts and principles that are
necessary for success in CSEC Additional Mathematics.
This study guide assumes that students will be exposed to classroom learning experiences. Students must also
acquire sufficient practice through such experiences, especially through interactions with their tutors and peers. The
specific features that the guide addresses are:
• It acts as a companion to the student who needs to be reminded of the content of each topic and the skills
required to master the content.
• It presents the material in a well-sequenced and coherent form so that critical understandings are addressed
while developing a sound foundation.
• The material has aesthetic appeal through the use of colour, diagrams and other displays. This will facilitate
all learning styles, especially the visual and multi-sensory learner.
• There is a wide range of worked examples to guide the students on how a topic is tested at the examination
level. These examples vary in terms of content and difficulty level.
• The examples also provide model solutions, so that students are guided in how to construct proper
responses questions.
The authors have pooled their wide experiences in the teaching of mathematics with their knowledge of content and
pedagogy, to produce this guide.