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
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The importance of mathematics to everyday life Written by Tuesday‚ 22 December 2009 10:30 - Even though Mathematics undoubtedly has universal applications to life and is an essential tool in science‚ technology‚ economics‚ business‚ commerce and of course in computer design and functioning there is a general tendency for people to shy away from it for various reasons-some feel it is too difficult while others do not see its practical connection to everyday life. Consequently‚ we find just
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Role Of Mathematics in Business & Economics Introduction: Mathematics have been one of the primary elements of business and economics since ancient times‚ when farmers had to count the animals in their possession and merchants had to have a clear picture of their goods’ value. With the introduction of money as the universal legal tender‚ all goods acquired a numerical value‚ making math calculations even more important. Furthermore‚ in the competitive global market environment of today‚ businesses
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Introduction • Students often complain about Math and its application in life • Mathematics is “..the science of numbers and their operations‚ interrelations‚ combinations‚ generalizations‚ and abstractions and of space configurations and their structure‚ measurement‚ transformations‚ and generalizations.” Body A. Early Math skills directly correlate to scholastic achievement • Those who learned most math in Kindergarten had highest scores during further education • UC Irvine Distinguished
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John has $20‚000 to invest. He invests part of his money at an annual interest rate of 6%‚ the rest at 9% annual rate. The return on these two investments over one year is $1‚440. How much does he invest at each rate? Solution Paul made two investments totaling $15‚000. The percentage return on the first investment was 7% annually‚ while the the percentage return on the second one was 10% annually. If the total return on the two investments over one year was $1‚350‚ how much was invested
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below shows some of the formulae entered to generate the spreadsheet above. Extrapolation in terms of a diagram and geometric progressions T8 T16 “T32”“ T64” X According to the theory derived earlier 32 16 16 8 1 ( - 4 T T≈ + T T ) This gives us the so called “extrapolated” value 32 16 16 8 1 " " ( -). 4 T T TT = + Note‚ this is exactly how “T32” was calculated on the previous page. And then 2 2 64 32 16 8 16 16 8 16 8 1 11
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MDM 4U Chapter 5 Test K ( ) T ( / ) A( / ) C( / ) Short Answer 1. For a calculus quiz‚ the teacher will choose 11 questions from the 15 in a set of review exercises. How many different sets of questions could the teacher choose? K-6 2. All 16 people at a function shake hands with everyone else at the function. Use combinations to find the total number of handshakes. T- 6 3. How many different sums of money can you make with three pennies‚ a nickel
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ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD (Department of Business Administration) *** BUSINESS MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS (MBA-5528) CHECKLIST SEMESTER: AUTUMN 2010 This packet comprises the following material: 1. Text books (two) 2. Course outline 3. Assignment No.1 & 2 4. Assignment forms (2 sets) In this packet‚ if you find anything missing out of the above mentioned material‚ please contact at the address given below: Deputy Registrar (Mailing) Services Block # 28 Allama
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SPM(U) 2006 : http://mathsmozac.blogspot.com Section A [52 marks] Answer all questions in this section. 1 The Venn diagram in the answer space shows sets P‚ Q and R such that the universal set‚ ξ = P ∪ Q ∪ R . On the diagram in the answer space‚ shade (a) the set P ∪ R ‚ (b) the set (P ∩ R ) ∪ Q ’ . [3 marks] Answer: (a) P Q R (b) P R Q 2 Diagram 1 shows a solid cuboid. A cone is removed from this solid. 12 cm 10 cm 15 cm DIAGRAM 1 The diameter of the base of the cone is 7 cm
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5C Problems involving triangles cQ1. The diagram shows a sector AOB of a circle of radius 15 cm and centre O. The angle at the centre of the circle is 115. Calculate (a) the area of the sector AOB. (b) the area of the shaded region. (226 ‚ 124 nQ2. Consider a triangle and two arcs of circles. The triangle ABC is a right-angled isosceles triangle‚ with AB = AC = 2. The point P is the midpoint of [BC]. The arc BDC is part of a circle with centre A
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