ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS

GCE Ordinary Level

(Syllabus 4047)

CONTENTS
Page

INTRODUCTION

AIMS

ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES

SCHEME OF ASSESSMENT

USE OF CALCULATORS

SUBJECT CONTENT

MATHEMATICAL FORMULAE

MATHEMATICAL NOTATION

Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board

MOE & UCLES 2013

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INTRODUCTION
The syllabus prepares students adequately for A-Level H2 Mathematics, where a strong foundation in
algebraic manipulation skills and mathematical reasoning skills are required. The content is organised into
three strands, namely, Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, and Calculus. Besides conceptual
understanding and skill proficiency explicated in the content strand, the development of process skills,
namely, reasoning, communication and connections, thinking skills and heuristics, and applications and
modelling are also emphasised. The O-Level Additional Mathematics syllabus assumes knowledge of
O-Level Mathematics.

AIMS
The O-Level Additional Mathematics syllabus aims to enable students who have an aptitude and interest in
mathematics to:

acquire mathematical concepts and skills for higher studies in mathematics and to support learning in
the other subjects, in particular, the sciences;

develop thinking, reasoning and metacognitive skills through a mathematical approach to problemsolving;

connect ideas within mathematics and between mathematics and the sciences through applications of
mathematics;

appreciate the abstract nature and power of mathematics.

ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES
The assessment will test candidates' abilities to:
AO1 understand and apply mathematical concepts and skills in a variety of contexts;
AO2 analyse information; formulate and solve problems, including those in real-world contexts, by selecting
and applying appropriate techniques of solution; interpret mathematical results;
AO3 solve higher order thinking problems; make inferences; reason and communicate mathematically
through writing mathematical explanation, arguments and proofs.

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SCHEME OF ASSESSMENT
Paper

Paper 1

Duration

2h

Description
There will be 1113 questions of varying marks and
lengths.

Marks

Weighting

80

44%

100

56%

Candidates are required to answer ALL questions.

Paper 2

1
h
2

There will be 911 questions of varying marks and

lengths.
Candidates are required to answer ALL questions.

NOTES
1.

Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.

2.

Some questions may integrate ideas from more than one topic of the syllabus where applicable.

3.

Relevant mathematical formulae will be provided for candidates.

4.

Unless stated otherwise within a question, three-figure accuracy will be required for answers. Angles in
degrees should be given to one decimal place.

5.

SI units will be used in questions involving mass and measures.

Both the 12-hour and 24-hour clock may be used for quoting times of the day. In the 24-hour clock, for
example, 3.15 a.m. will be denoted by 03 15; 3.15 p.m. by 15 15.

6.

Candidates are expected to be familiar with the solidus notation for the expression of compound units,
e.g. 5 m/s for 5 metres per second.

7.

Unless the question requires the answer in terms of , the calculator value for or = 3.142 should
be used.

USE OF CALCULATORS
An approved calculator may be used in both Paper 1 and Paper 2.

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SUBJECT CONTENT
Knowledge of the content of O-Level Mathematics syllabus is assumed in the syllabus below and will not be
tested directly, but it may be required indirectly in response to questions on other topics.
Topic/Sub-topics

Content

ALGEBRA
A1

Equations and
inequalities

A2

Indices and surds

A3

Polynomials and
Partial Fractions

A4

Binomial
expansions

Conditions for a quadratic equation to have:

(i) two real roots
(ii) two equal roots
(iii) no real roots
and related conditions for a given line to:
(i) intersect a given curve
(ii) be a tangent to a given curve
(iii) not intersect a given curve
Conditions for ax2 + bx + c to be always positive (or always negative)
Solving simultaneous equations in two variables with at least one linear
equation, by substitution
Relationships between the roots and coefficients of a quadratic equation
Solving quadratic inequalities, and representing the solution on the number
line
Four operations on indices and surds, including rationalising the
denominator
Solving equations involving indices and surds
Multiplication and division of polynomials
Use of remainder and factor theorems
Factorisation of polynomials
Use of:
3
3
2
2
a + b = (a + b)(a ab + b )
3
3
2
2
a b = (a b)(a + ab + b )
Solving cubic equations
Partial fractions with cases where the denominator is no more complicated
than:
(ax + b)(cx + d)
(ax + b)(cx + d)2
(ax + b)(x2 + c2)

Use of the Binomial Theorem for positive integer n

Use of the notations n! and

r

Use of the general term a n r b r , 0 , r n (knowledge of the greatest

r

term and properties of the coefficients is not required)

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Topic/Sub-topics
A5

Power,
Exponential,
Logarithmic, and
Modulus functions

Content

Power functions y = axn where n is a simple rational number, and their

graphs
Exponential and logarithmic functions ax, ex, loga x, ln x and their graphs,
including:

laws of logarithms
equivalence of y = ax and x = logay
change of base of logarithms

Modulus functions |x| and |f(x)| where f(x) is linear, quadratic or

trigonometric, and their graphs

Solving simple equations involving exponential, logarithmic and modulus

functions

GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY

G1

Trigonometric
functions,
identities and
equations

Six trigonometric functions for angles of any magnitude (in degrees or

radians)

Principal values of sin1x, cos1x, tan1x

Exact values of the trigonometric functions for special angles

6 4 3

(30, 45, 60) or , ,

Amplitude, periodicity and symmetries related to the sine and cosine

functions

Graphs of y = a sin (bx), y = a sin + c, y = a cos (bx) + c,

x
b

x
b

y = a cos + c and y = a tan (bx), where a is real, b is a positive integer

and c is an integer.

Use of the following

sinA
cosA
= tan A,
= cot A, sin2 A + cos 2 A = 1, sec 2 A = 1 + tan 2 A,
cosA
sinA

cosec 2 A = 1 + cot 2 A
the expansions of sin(A 6 B), cos(A 6 B) and tan(A 6 B)
the formulae for sin 2A, cos 2A and tan 2A

the expression for a cos u + b sin u in the form R cos (u 6 )

or R sin (u 6 )

Simplification of trigonometric expressions

Solution of simple trigonometric equations in a given interval (excluding

general solution)

Proofs of simple trigonometric identities

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Topic/Sub-topics
G2

G3

Coordinate
geometry in two
dimensions

Proofs in plane
geometry

Content

Condition for two lines to be parallel or perpendicular

Midpoint of line segment

Area of rectilinear figure

Graphs of parabolas with equations in the form y2 = kx

Coordinate geometry of circles in the form:

(x a)2 + (y b)2 = r2
o
x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 (excluding problems involving 2 circles)

Transformation of given relationships, including y = axn and y = kbx, to

linear form to determine the unknown constants from a straight line graph

Use of:

properties of parallel lines cut by a transversal, perpendicular and

angle bisectors, triangles, special quadrilaterals and circles

congruent and similar triangles

midpoint theorem
tangent-chord theorem (alternate segment theorem)

Calculus
C1

Differentiation
and integration

Derivative of f(x) as the gradient of the tangent to the graph of y = f(x) at a

point

Derivative as rate of change

Use of standard notations f (x ), f (x ),

Derivatives of xn, for any rational n, sin x, cos x, tan x, ex, and ln x, together
with constant multiples, sums and differences

Derivatives of products and quotients of functions

Derivatives of composite functions

Increasing and decreasing functions

Stationary points (maximum and minimum turning points and stationary

points of inflexion)

Use of second derivative test to discriminate between maxima and minima

Applying differentiation to gradients, tangents and normals, connected

rates of change and maxima and minima problems

Integration as the reverse of differentiation

Integration of xn, for any rational n, sin x, cos x, sec2 x and ex, together with
constant multiples, sums and differences

Integration of (ax + b)n, for any rational n, sin(ax + b), cos(ax + b), and eax+b

Definite integral as area under a curve

Evaluation of definite integrals

Finding the area of a region bounded by a curve and line(s) (excluding

area of region between two curves)

dy d2 y
,
dx dx 2

d dy

=
dx dx

Finding areas of regions below the x-axis

Application of differentiation and integration to problems involving

displacement, velocity and acceleration of a particle moving in a straight
line

These are properties learnt in O-Level Mathematics.

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MATHEMATICAL FORMULAE
1. ALGEBRA
Quadratic Equation
For the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0,

x=

b b 2 4ac
2a

Binomial expansion

(a + b )n
n

n
n
n
= a n + a n 1b + a n 2 b 2 + ... + a n r b r + ... + b n ,
1
2
r
n!

=
where n is a positive integer and =
r r!(n r )!
2.

n(n 1) ... (n r + 1)
r!

TRIGONOMETRY

Identities
sin2 A + cos2 A = 1
sec2 A = 1 + tan2 A
cosec2 A = 1 + cot2 A
sin(A B) = sin A cos B cos A sin B
cos(A B) = cos A cos B sin A sin B

tan( A B) =

tan A tan B
1 m tan A tan B

sin 2A = 2sin A cos A

cos 2A = cos2 A sin2 A = 2cos2 A 1 = 1 2sin2 A
tan2 A =

Formulae for ABC

2tan A
1 tan 2 A

a
b
c
=
=
sin A sin B sin C
a 2 = b 2 + c 2 2bc cos A
1
= bc sin A
2

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2. Miscellaneous Symbols
=

is equal to

is not equal to

is identical to or is congruent to

is approximately equal to

is proportional to

<

is less than

Y;

is less than or equal to; is not greater than

>

is greater than

[;

is greater than or equal to; is not less than

infinity

3. Operations

a+b

a plus b

ab

a minus b

a b, ab, a.b

a multiplied by b

a b,

a
b

, a/b

a divided by b
the ratio of a to b

a:b
n

a
i =1

a
a

a1 + a2 + ... + an
the positive square root of the real number a
the modulus of the real number a

n!

n factorial for n + U {0}, (0! = 1)

n

r

the binomial coefficient

n!
, for n, r + U {0}, 0 Y r Y n
r! (n r )!

n(n 1)...(n r + 1)
, for n , r +U {0}
r!

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4. Functions

function f

f(x)

the value of the function f at x

f: A B

f is a function under which each element of set A has an image in set B

f: x
y

the function f maps the element x to the element y

the inverse of the function f

g o f, gf

lim f(x)
x a

x ;

dy

the composite function of f and g which is defined by

(g o f)(x) or gf(x) = g(f(x))
the limit of f(x) as x tends to a
an increment of x
the derivative of y with respect to x

dx

dn y
dx n

the nth derivative of y with respect to x

f'(x), f(x), , f(n)(x)

the first, second, nth derivatives of f(x) with respect to x

ydx

indefinite integral of y with respect to x

b
a

ydx

x& , &x& ,

the definite integral of y with respect to x for values of x between a and b

the first, second, derivatives of x with respect to time

5. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

e
x

base of natural logarithms

e , exp x

exponential function of x

log a x

logarithm to the base a of x

ln x

natural logarithm of x

lg x

logarithm of x to base 10

6. Circular Functions and Relations

sin, cos, tan,

cosec, sec, cot
sin1, cos1, tan1
cosec1, sec1, cot1

} the circular functions

} the inverse circular functions

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7. Complex Numbers

square root of 1

a complex number,

z = x + iy
= r(cos + i sin ), r  0+
= rei, r  0+

Re z

the real part of z, Re (x + iy) = x

Im z

the imaginary part of z, Im (x + iy) = y

the modulus of z, x + iy = (x2 + y2),

r (cos + i sin ) = r

arg z

the argument of z, arg(r(cos + i sin )) = , <

z*

the complex conjugate of z, (x + iy)* = x iy

8. Matrices

a matrix M

the inverse of the square matrix M

the transpose of the matrix M

det M

the determinant of the square matrix M

9. Vectors

the vector a

AB

the vector represented in magnitude and direction by the directed line segment AB

a unit vector in the direction of the vector a

i, j, k

unit vectors in the directions of the cartesian coordinate axes

AB

the magnitude of a
the magnitude of AB

a.b

the scalar product of a and b

aP b

the vector product of a and b

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10. Probability and Statistics

A, B, C, etc.

events

AB

union of events A and B

AB

intersection of the events A and B

P(A)

probability of the event A

A'

complement of the event A, the event not A

P(A | B)

probability of the event A given the event B

X, Y, R, etc.

random variables

x, y, r, etc.

value of the random variables X, Y, R, etc.

x1 , x2 ,

observations

f1 , f 2 ,

frequencies with which the observations, x1,

x2 occur

the value of the probability function P(X = x) of the discrete random variable X

p(x)

p1 , p 2

probabilities of the values

x1 , x2 , of the discrete random variable X

f(x), g(x)

the value of the probability density function of the continuous random variable X

F(x), G(x)

the value of the (cumulative) distribution function P(X Y x) of the random variable X

E(X)

expectation of the random variable X

E[g(X)]

expectation of g(X)

Var(X)

variance of the random variable X

B(n, p)

binominal distribution, parameters n and p

Po()

Poisson distribution, mean

2

N(, )

normal distribution, mean and variance 2

population mean

population variance

population standard deviation

sample mean

s2

unbiased estimate of population variance from a sample,

s2 =

1
(x x )2
n 1

probability density function of the standardised normal variable with distribution N (0, 1)

corresponding cumulative distribution function

linear product-moment correlation coefficient for a population

linear product-moment correlation coefficient for a sample

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