Some advices on E.
Maths
There are some topics that will come out in the "O" level exam
almost every year.
4 topics are listed
(1) Curve
Graph
(2)
Statistics (includes simple probability)
(3)
Algebra
(4)
Pythagoras, Trigonometry and its applications
(1)
Curve Graph
A
typical "O" level E. Maths curve graph question will consist of 2
parts.
The
first part will ask candidates to derive a curve function.
The second part will ask the candidates to draw the curve followed
by many small parts on the curve graph.
Actual
past "O" level E. Maths on
Curve Graph
Nov
2000 Paper 2 Question 9
Nov
2001 Paper 2 Question 9
Nov
2002 Paper 2 Question 10
Nov
2003 Paper 2 Question 9
Nov
2004 Paper 2 Question 10
Nov
2005 Paper 2 Question 10
Nov
2006 Paper 2 Question 10
Nov
2007 Paper 2 Question 10
MOE 2008 Specimen Paper 2
Question 8
Nov 2008 Paper 2 Question
9
Nov 2009 Paper 2 Question 9 or Question 10
?
(2)
Statistics (includes simple
probability)
"O" Level Statistics Questions
often consist of 2 parts. The first part will be questions on
statistics and the second part will usually be questions on
probability.
Actual Past "O" Level
exam questions on statistics
(1) Nov 2000 Paper 2 Question 10
(2) Nov 2001 Paper 2 Question 8
(3) Nov 2002 Paper 2 Question 11
(4) Nov 2003 Paper 2 Question 4
(5) Nov 2004 Paper 2 Question 11
(6) Nov 2005 Paper 2 Question 4
(7) Nov 2006 Paper 2 Question 11
(8) Nov 2007 Paper 2 Question 11
(9) MOE 2008 Specimen Paper 2 Question
10
(10) Nov 2008 Paper 2 Question 10
(11) Nov 2009 Paper 2
Question ?
It is to be noted that Question 10
or 11 will usually consist of more marks ie 12 marks
each.
(3) Algebra
"O" Level Algebra Questions will consist of 2 main types of
questions. The first type will be on the application of algebra and
the second type will be the mechanical part of algebra ie
factorise, solve, make an alphabetical letter as the subject,
expand, simplify, algebraic fractions, evaluate, express in
algebriac form.
Actual Past "O" Level
exam questions on algebra
(1) Nov 2000 Paper 2 Questions 2(a) and
11
(2) Nov 2001 Paper 2
Questions 4(b) and 7
(3) Nov 2002 Paper 2 Questions 2(a) and
7
(4) Nov 2003 Paper 2 Questions 3(a) and
8
(5) Nov 2004 Paper 2 Questions 6(b),
6(c) and 8
(6) Nov 2005 Paper 2 Questions 2(a) and
6
(7) Nov 2006 Paper 2 Questions 1(b) and
6
(8) Nov 2007 Paper 2 Question 4
(9) MOE 2008 Specimen Paper 2 Questions
2 and 3
(10) Nov 2008 Paper 2 Question 1 and 5
(11) Nov 2009 Paper 2
Questions ? and ?
(4) Pythagoras and Trigonometry and its
applications
"O" Level Pythagoras and
Trigonometry and its applications Questions will consist of 2
main types of questions. The first type will be on the finding of
angle (including bearings), side and
area using Pythagoras and Trigonometry. The second
type will be the applications of Pythagoras and Trigonometry
including bearings, angles of elevation and depression, and
dimensional problems.
Actual Past "O" Level exam questions
on Pythagoras and Trigonometry and its
applications
(1) Nov 2000 Paper 2
Questions 5 and 8
(2) Nov
2001 Paper 2 Questions 1
(3) Nov
2002 Paper 2 Questions 1 and 8
(4) Nov
2003 Paper 2 Questions 10
(5) Nov
2004 Paper 2 Questions 1 and 7
(6) Nov
2005 Paper 2 Questions 1 and 8
(7) Nov
2006 Paper 2 Questions 5 and 9
(8) Nov
2007 Paper 2 Question 4
(9) MOE
2008 Specimen Paper 2 Question 1
(10) Nov 2008 Papper 2
Questions 2 and 7(b)
(11) Nov 2009 Paper 2
Question ? or ? and ?
Hope this will be of
help for E. Maths students who will be taking their "O"
level exam