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New Century
Mathematics 4A
Remarks
Chapter 1
Number Systems
The system of
complex numbers and
the addition,
subtraction,
multiplication and
division of complex
numbers are added to
the new syllabus.
Chapter 2
Equations of
Straight Lines
The possible
intersection of two
straight lines is added
to the new syllabus.
New Century
Mathematics 4A
Remarks
Chapter 3
Quadratic
Equations in One
Unknown
New Century
Mathematics 4A
Chapter 4
Basic Knowledge
of Functions
Chapter 5
Quadratic
Functions
Chapter 6
More about
Polynomials
Remarks
The remainder
theorem and the factor
theorem are changed
from non-foundation
topics to foundation
topics in the new
syllabus.
New Century
Mathematics 4B
Chapter 8
Exponential
Functions
Chapter 9
Logarithmic
Functions
Remarks
New Century
Mathematics 4B
Chapter 10
Rational Functions
Remarks
The whole chapter is
the newly added
learning objective, and
belongs to syllabus
1985 (Note that
rational functions in
syllabus 1985 was
called algebraic
fractions).
Computation of
rational functions with
more than two
variables is not
required.
New Century
Mathematics 4B
Chapter 11
Basic Properties of
Circles
Chapter 12
More about Basic
Properties of
Circles
Remarks
The properties of
chords and arcs of a
circle, the angle
properties of a circle
and the properties of a
cyclic quadrilateral are
changed from nonfoundation topics to
foundation topics in
the new syllabus.
New Century
Mathematics 4B
Chapter 13
Basic
Trigonometry
Remarks
New Century
Mathematics 5A
Remarks
Chapter 1
More about
Equations
Chapter 2
Inequalities in One
Unknown
New Century
Mathematics 5A
Chapter 3
9.1 sketch and compare graphs of various types
More about Graphs
of functions including constant, linear,
of Functions
quadratic, trigonometric, exponential and
logarithmic functions
9.2 solve the equation f (x) = k using the graph
of y = f (x)
9.3 solve the inequalities f (x) > k, f (x) < k, f
(x) k and f (x) k using the graph of
y = f (x)
9.4 understand the transformations of the
function f (x) including f (x) + k, f (x + k),
k f (x) and f (kx) from tabular, symbolic and
graphical perspectives
Remarks
Comparison includes
domains, existence of
maximum or minimum
values, symmetry and
periodicity.
New Century
Mathematics 5A
Chapter 4
Permutation and
Combination
Remarks
The whole chapter is
the newly added
learning objective.
Circular permutation is
not required.
New Century
Mathematics 5A
Chapter 5
More about
Probability
Remarks
Notation of set
language and use of
permutation and
combination in solving
problems relating to
probability are added
to the new syllabus.
The concept of Venn
Diagram is required.
Bayes Theorem is not
required.
New Century
Mathematics 5B
Chapter 7
Variations
Remarks
New Century
Mathematics 5B
Chapter 8
Equations of
Circles
Remarks
Understanding the
equation of a circle is
changed from nonfoundation topic to
foundation topic in the
new syllabus.
Finding the
coordinates of the
intersections of a
straight line and a
circle and
understanding the
possible intersection of
a straight line and a
circle is added to the
new syllabus (belong
to syllabus 1985).
Finding the equations
of tangents to a circle
is required.
New Century
Mathematics 5B
Chapter 9
Locus
Remarks
The equations of
circles as loci are
changed from nonfoundation topic to
foundation topic in the
new syllabus.
Students are expected
to find the equations of
simple loci, which
include equations of
parabolas (in the form
of y = ax2 + bx + c).
New Century
Mathematics 5B
Chapter 10
Solving Triangles
Chapter 11
Applications in
Trigonometry
areas of triangles
13.4 understand the sine and cosine formulae
13.5 understand Herons formula
13.6 use the above formulae to solve 2dimentional and 3-dimensional problems
1
absin C for
2
1
absin C and
2
Remarks
The new and odd
syllabuses are similar.
New Century
Mathematics 5B
Chapter 12
Measures of
Dispersion
Chapter 13
More about
Dispersion
Remarks
New Century
Mathematics 6
Chapter 1
Arithmetic
Sequences
Chapter 2
Geometric
Sequences
Chapter 3
Linear Inequalities
in Two Unknowns
and Linear
Programming
Remarks
New Century
Mathematics 6
Chapter 4
Uses and Abuses
of Statistics
Remarks