Chapter 1:   ARITHMETIC

 

   1.1 The Laws of Counting

   1.2 The Sequence of Calculating

   1.3 The Special Numbers 1 and 0

   1.4 Factors and Multiples

   1.5 L.C.M and H.C.F

   1.6 Powers of Numbers. Sequences

  

Chapter 2:   FRACTIONS

 

   2.1 What are Fractions

   2.2 Types of Fractions

   2.3 Addition or Subtraction of Fractions

   2.4 Multiplication of Fractions

   2.5 Division of Fractions

   2.6 The Sequence of Calculating

 

Chapter 3:   DECIMALS

 

   3.1 What are Decimals

   3.2 Addition or Subtraction of Decimals

   3.3 Multiplication and Division of Decimals

 

Chapter 4:   SQUARES AND SQUARE ROOTS

 

   4.1 Squares of Numbers

   4.2 Square Roots of Numbers

   4.3 Square Root of a Product and a Fraction

 

Chapter 5:   RATIO AND PROPORTION

 

   5.1 Ratios

   5.2 Direct Proportion

   5.3 Inverse Proportion

 

Chapter 6:   CONSUMER COMPUTATION

 

   6.1 Percentages and Averages

   6.2 Wages

   6.3 Rates and Taxes

   6.4 Simple and Compound Interest

   6.4 Loans and Bills

   6.6 Investment

 

Chapter 7:   DIRECTED NUMBERS

 

   7.1 Positive and Negative Numbers

   7.2 Addition and Subtraction

   7.3 Multiplication and Division

   7.4 Types of Numbers

 

Chapter 8:   FUNDAMENTALS OF ALGEBRA

 

   8.1 What is algebra

   8.2 Addition of algebraic terms

   8.3 Multiplication of algebraic quantities

   8.4 Laws of indices

   8.5 Summary

   8.6 Algebra in action: Pt. 1

 

Chapter 9:   EXPANSION AND FACTORISATION

 

    9.1  Expansion and the square of a

         binomial expression

    9.2  Factorisation

    9.3  Algebra in action: Pt. 2

 

Chapter 10:   EQUATIONS AND INEQUATIONS

 

    10.1  Introduction

    10.2  From words to equations or

          inequations

    10.3  Solving equations

    10.4  Solving inequations

 

Chapter 11:   SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS

 

    11.1  What are simultaneous equations

    11.2  Solving by elimination

 

Chapter 12:   QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

 

   12.1 What are quadratic equations

   12.2 Solving by factorisation

   12.3 Solving by completing the square

   12.4 Solving by use of a formula