C1.2 CORE MATHEMATICS syllabus

 

C1.2 CORE MATHEMATICS

Unit 1 

Number and Measurement : counting and place value; arithmetic operations;

approximation; estimation; fractions and decimals; concept and measurement of

length, mass/weight, area, volume, time.

Unit 2

 Space and Shape: symmetry and pattern properties of two and three

dimensional objects e.g. symmetries, projection, perspective, tessellation, closest

packing etc.

Unit 3 

Algebra : number patterns - forming and solving simple linear equations - other

mathematical investigations and puzzles.

Unit 4

 Practical Arithmetic and Handling Data : collecting, representing and interpret-

ing data; using elementary statistical techniques; timetables and time tabling; flow

charts; percentage; ratio and proportion; interest; discount; tax.

It is envisaged that the various concepts and operations will be reconstructed

through activities and problems, using concrete materials as often from the

kitchen as from mathematical kits, to arrive at solutions or conduct investigations.

This would be followed by reflective discussions on the concepts, solutions,

results and the methods used (both 'right and wrong).

READINGS

1. Bolt, Brian. Mathematica! Activities, A Resource Book for Teachers, Cambridge University Press:Cambridge, 1982.

2.Bolt, Brian and David Hobbs. I01 Mathematical Projects, Cambridge University Press: New York,1990.

3. Burns, M. The I Hate Mathematics Book, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 1987.

4. Furth, H.G. and S.H. Wachs. Thinking Goes to School, Oxford University Press : New York, 1975.

5. Gary L. Musser and Willam F. Burger. Mathematics for Elementary Teachers : A Contemporary Approach, Macmillan: UK, 1994, Third Edition.

6. Holt, M. and Z. Dienes. Lets Play Mathematics, Penguin: Harmondsworth, 1973.

7. IGNOU, AMT-01. Teaching of Primary School Mathematics, IGNOU: New Delhi, 1991.

8.IGNOU, LMT-01. Learning Mathematics, IGNOU: New Delhi. 2001.

9. Joanna, O. Man Singila and Frank Lester. Mathematics for Elementary Teachers via Problem solving, Prentice Hall: UK, 1998.

10. Nuffield Mathematics Project, Mathematics Begins, Newgate School Mathematics Project, LevelsI to VIII, Work books and Teacher Guides, Nuffield : London, 1987.

11. Perelman, Ya. Mathematics is Fun, Mezhumurodnaya Kniga : Moscow, 1985.

12. Robert F. Reyes, Marilyn N. Suydam and Mary M. Lindquist. Helping Children Learn

Mathematics, Allyn and Bacon: Massachusetts, 1992, Third Edition.

ADVANCED READINGS

1. Kamü, C.K. Young Children Reinvent Arithmetic, Teacher's College Press / Oxford University

Press : New York, 1985.

2. Liebeck, P. How Children Learn Mathematics, Penguin: London, 1983.

3. Lovell, K. The Growth of Basic Mathematical and Scientific Concepts, in Children, University of

London Press: London, 1961.