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SYLLABUS AIMS

The aims of H1 Mathematics are to enable students to:

(a) acquire mathematical concepts and skills to support their tertiary
studies in business and the social sciences
(b) develop thinking, reasoning, communication and modelling skills
through a mathematical approach to problem-solving
(c) connect ideas within mathematics and apply mathematics in the
context of business and social sciences
(d) experience and appreciate the value of mathematics in life and other
disciplines.

ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES (AO)

There are three levels of assessment objectives for the examination.
The assessment will test candidates’ abilities to:
AO1 Understand and apply mathematical concepts and skills in a variety of problems, including those that may be set in unfamiliar contexts, or require integration of concepts and skills from more than one
topic.

AO2 Formulate real-world problems mathematically, solve the mathematical problems, interpret and evaluate the mathematical solutions in the context of the problems.

AO3 Reason and communicate mathematically through making deductions and writing mathematical
explanations and arguments.