Elective Mathematics Syllabus for Waec

WEST AFRICAN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION FURTHER MATHEMATICS/MATHEMATICS (ELECTIVE) AIMS OF THE SYLLABUS The aims of the syllabus are to test candidates on: (i) (ii) (iii) further conceptual and manipulative skills in Mathematics; an intermediate course of study which bridges the gap between Elementary Mathematics and Higher Mathematics; aspects of mathematics that can meet the needs of potential Mathematicians, Engineers, Scientists and other professionals.

EXAMINATION FORMAT There will be two papers both of which must be taken. PAPER 1: PAPER 2: (Objective) (Essay) 1½ hours (50 marks) 2½ hours (100 marks) This will contain forty multiple-choice questions, testing the areas common to the two alternatives of the syllabus, made up of twenty-four from Pure Mathematics, eight from Statistics and Probability and eight from Vectors and Mechanics. Candidates are expected to attempt all the questions.

PAPER 1 (50 marks)

PAPER 2

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This will contain two sections – A and B. This will consist of eight compulsory questions that are elementary in type, drawn from the areas common to both alternatives as for Paper 1 with four questions drawn from Pure Mathematics, two from Statistics and Probability and two from Vectors and Mechanics. This will consist of ten questions of greater length and difficulty consisting of three parts as follows:
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SECTION A (48 marks)

SECTION B (52 marks)

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PART I (PURE MATHEMATICS)

There will be four questions with two drawn from the common areas of the syllabus and one from each alternatives X and Y. There will be three questions with two drawn from common areas of the syllabus and one from alternative X. There will be three questions with two drawn from common areas of the syllabus and one from alternative X.

PART II (STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY) -

PART III (VECTORS AND MECHANICS)

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Candidates will be expected to answer any four questions with at least one from each part.

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