Pre-University Remedial program Course outline for Mathematics 2025

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
PRE-UNIVERSITY REMEDIAL PROGRAM
MATHEMATICS SYLLABUS (REVISED VERSION)

By: Dr. Tadesse Gemechu: Kotebe University of Education (KUE)

College of Science and Mathematics Education
Department of Mathematics

February, 2025
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Ministry Of Education
Mathematics Course outline for Remedial, Pre-University program

1. Course objectives & reference materials are indicated/referred by the table below
Units of Current textbooks, reference material (s) for each Units of remedial Credit

The course has to be offered for 96 hours

(5hrs/week for 20 weeks including exam
Remedial course course outline hours
outline Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Unit 1 Units 1’ & 1 6hrs
Unit 2 Unit 2 & 3 7hrs
Unit 3 Unit 4 Units 1, 2, 3 & 4 Unit 1 & 2 16hrs
Unit 4 Unit 5 & 6 Unit 5, 6 & 7 14hrs

times)
Unit 5 Unit 4 Unit 5 & 6 9hrs
Unit 6 Unit 3 & 4 6hrs
Unit 7 Unit 8 Unit 7 & 8 Unit 3 10hrs
Unit 8 Unit 1 6hrs
Unit 9 Unit 2 10hrs
Unit 10 Unit 4 6hrs
Unit 11 Unit 5 6hrs
Total Credit hours 96hrs
Note: Learning outcomes/objectives/competences of each Unit for the Remedial classes are the same as the
objectives/competence that are stated under each unit in the current text books.

2. Course outline
1. FURTHER ON SETS AND THE NUMBER SYSTEM (6hrs)
1.1. Further on sets (2hrs)
1.1.1. Description of the Concept Set
1.1.2. Notion of Set
1.1.3. Operations on Sets
1.1.4. Application of Operations on Sets
1.2. The number system
1.2.1. Revision on Natural Numbers and Integers
1.2.2. Rational Numbers
1.2.3. Irrational Numbers
1.2.4. Real Numbers
1.2.5. Applications
✓ Unit summary and Review exercises
2. SOLVING EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES (7hrs)
2.1. Solving linear equations
2.1.1. Revision of Linear Equation in One Variable
2.1.2. Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
2.1.3. Solving Non-linear Equations
2.1.4. Some Applications of Solving Equations _
2.2. Solving linear inequalities

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2.2.1. Revision on Linear Inequalities in One Variable

2.2.2. Systems of Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
2.2.3. Inequalities Involving Absolute Value
2.2.4. Quadratic Inequalities
2.2.5. Applications on inequalities
✓ Unit summary and Review exercises
3. RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS (16hrs)
3.1. Relations
3.1.1. Definitions and Examples of relations
3.1.2. Domain and range of a relation
3.1.3. Graphs of a relations
3.1.4. Inverse of Relations and Their Graphs
3.2. Functions
3.2.1. Definition and examples of functions
3.2.2. Operation on functions (Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and compositions
of functions)
3.2.3. Classifications of functions (one to one, on to and one to one correspondence)
3.2.4. Inverse Functions and their Graphs
3.2.5. Applications of Relations and Functions
3.3. Types of functions
3.3.1. Polynomial functions
• Introduction of polynomial functions
• Operations on polynomial functions
• Theorem on polynomial functions
• Zeros of polynomial functions
• Graphs of polynomial functions
• Applications of polynomial functions
3.3.2. Rational expressions and rational functions
• Rational Expressions
• Rational Equations and Rational Inequalities
• Rational Functions and Their Graphs
• Applications of rational functions and inequalities
3.3.3. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
• Exponents and Logarithms
• The Exponential Functions and Their Graphs
• The Logarithmic Functions and Their Graphs
• Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
• Relation between Exponential and Logarithmic functions
• Applications of exponential and logarithmic functions
3.3.4. Trigonometric functions
• Revision on Right-angled Triangles
• The Trigonometric Ratios
• Radian Measure of angle
• Basic Trigonometric Function

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• Trigonometric Identities & Equation

• Applications of Trigonometric functions
3.3.5. Power Functions with Their Graphs
• Definition and Examples
• Basic Properties of Power Functions
3.3.6. Modulus (Absolute Value) Function
• Revision of Absolute Values
• Properties of Absolute Value
3.3.7. Signum Function
• Definition and Example
3.3.8. The Greatest Integer (Floor or Step) Function
• Definition and examples
• Graph of the Greatest Integer Function
✓ Unit summary and Review exercises
4. GEOMETRY (14hrs)
4.1. Congruency and similarity
4.1.1. Revision on Congruency of Triangles
4.1.2. Definition of Similar Figures
4.1.3. Theorems on Similar Plane Figures
4.1.4. Ratio of Perimeters of Similar Plane Figures
4.1.5. Ratio of Areas of Similar Plane Figures
4.1.6. Construction of Similar Plane Figures
4.1.7. Applications on Similarities
4.2. Regular polygons
4.2.1. Sum of Interior Angles of a Convex Polygons
4.2.2. Sum of Exterior Angles of a Convex Polygons
4.2.3. Measures of Each Interior Angle and Exterior Angle of a Regular Polygon
4.2.4. Properties of Regular Polygons: pentagon, hexagon, octagon and decagon
4.3. Circles
4.3.1. Symmetrical properties of circles
4.3.2. Angle properties of circles
4.3.3. Arc length, perimeters and areas of segments and sectors Arc length
4.3.4. Theorems on angles and arcs determined by lines intersecting inside, on and outside a
circle
4.4. Solid figures
4.4.1. Cylinders and Prisms
4.4.2. Pyramids, cones and Spheres
4.4.3. Frustum of pyramids and cones
4.4.4. Surface areas and volumes of composed solids
4.4.5. Applications
4.5. Coordinate Geometry
4.5.1. Distance between two points
4.5.2. Division of a line segment
4.5.3. Equation of a line
4.5.4. Slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines

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4.5.5. Applications
✓ Unit summary and Review exercises
5. VECTORS AND TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE PLANE (9hrs)
5.1. VECTORS
5.1.1. VECTORS IN TWO DIMENTIONS
• Scalar and Vector Quantities
• Representation of a Vector
• Vectors Operations
• Position Vector
• Applications of Vectors in Two Dimensions
5.1.2. Vector Products
• Scalar products
• Cross Products
• Application of Scalar and Cross Product
5.2. TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE PLANE
5.2.1. Introduction
5.2.2. Translation
5.2.3. Reflection
5.2.4. Rotation
5.2.5. Applications
✓ Unit summary and Review exercises
6. MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS (6hrs)
6.1. MATRICES
6.1.1. The Concepts of a Matrix
6.1.2. Operations on Matrices
6.1.3. Special Types of Matrices
6.1.4. Elementary Row Operations of Matrices
6.1.5. Systems of Linear Equations with Two or Three Variables
6.1.6. Solutions of Systems of Linear Equations
6.1.7. Inverse of a Square Matrix
6.1.8. Application
6.2. DETERMINANTS
6.2.1. Determinants of Matrices of Order 2
6.2.2. Minors and Cofactors of Elements of Matrices
6.2.3. Determinants of Matrices of Order 3
6.2.4. Properties of Determinants
6.2.5. Inverse of a Square Matrix of Order 2 and 3
6.2.6. Solutions of Systems of Linear Equations Using Cramer’s Rule
6.2.7. Applications
✓ Unit summary and Review exercises
7. STATISTICS AND PROBABLITY (10hrs)
7.1. STATISTICS
7.1.1. Statistical Data
7.1.2. Types of Data
7.1.3. Introduction to Grouped Data

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7.1.4. Graphical Representation of Grouped Data

7.1.5. Measures of Central Tendency and Their Interpretation
7.1.6. Real-life Application of Statistics
7.2. Further on statistics
7.2.1. Measures of Absolute Dispersions
7.2.2. Interpretation of Relative Dispersions
7.2.3. Use of Frequency Curves
7.2.4. Sampling Technique
7.3. PROBABLITY
7.3.1. Introduction
7.3.2. Fundamental Principle of Counting
7.3.3. Permutations and Combinations
7.3.4. Binomial Theorem
7.3.5. Random Experiments and Their Outcomes
7.3.6. Events
7.3.7. Probability of an Event
7.3.8. Real-life Application of Probability
✓ Unit summary and Review exercises
8. SEQUENCES AND SERIES (6hrs)
8.1. Sequence (Definition and Examples)
8.2. Arithmetic and Geometric sequence (Definitions and Examples)
8.3. Sigma Notation and Partial sums with examples
8.4. Series (Definition and Examples), finite and infinite series
8.5. Applications of Sequences and series in daily life
✓ Unit summary and Review exercises
9. INTRODUCTIONS TO CALCULUS (10hrs)
9.1. Introduction to limit and continuity (definition of limit, definition of continuity)
9.2. Introduction to derivatives (definition of derivatives and its geometric interpretation)
9.2.1. Rules of differentiations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and chain rules)
9.2.2. Derivatives of special functions ( exponential, logarithmic and Trigonometric)
9.2.3. Extreme values of functions (Minimum and Maximum Values)
9.2.4. Minimization and maximization problems
9.2.5. Application of derivatives
9.3. Introduction to integration (Definition and integration as a reverse process of derivatives)
9.3.1. Techniques of integration(by substitution, by partial fractions and by parts)
9.3.2. Definite integral and fundamental theorem of calculus
9.3.3. Area of a region under a curve and between two curves
9.3.4. Applications of integration
✓ Unit summary and Review exercises
10. INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR PROGRAMMING (6hrs)
10.1. Graphical Solutions of System of Linear
10.2. Inequalities
10.3. Maximum and Minimum Values
10.4. Applications
✓ Unit summary and Review exercises
11. MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS IN BUSINESS (6hrs)

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1.1. Basic Mathematical Concepts in Business

1.2. Time Value of Money
1.3. Saving, Investing and Borrowing Money
1.4. Taxation
1.5. Applications
✓ Unit summary and Review exercises

Mode of Delivery:

➢ Problem solving strategies will be used (contextualizing each lesson to the real life situation)
➢ Assessment for learning/ Formative assessment will be used while teaching-learning takes place
➢ Sometimes Gap Lecture will be used
➢ Tutorials/ Exercise sessions will be arranged
➢ Group/Individual works/Presentations will be arranged
➢ Work sheets will be prepared for each expected competences/learning outcomes/objectives

Assessment Strategy/Methods:

1. At school level:
➢ At least 2 Assignment: 15%
➢ At least 2 tests: 15%
➢ Mid Exam: 20%
➢ Final Examination: 50%
Finally, the sum of these assessments is converted to the percentage that MOE requests.
2. National level Examination managed by Ministry of Education:
➢ There is a national level final exam prepared and managed by Ministry of
Education throughout the country that increments the percentage of class-
level assessment.