JSS 1 Mathematics First Term

Week 3 & 4

Topic: FRACTIONS 1 – Improper and Proper Fractions

Common fractions

It is not always possible to use whole numbers to describe quantities.

JSS 1 First Term Mathematics

Week 8 & 9

Topic: FACTORS AND MULTIPLES – LCM and HCF

 Factors

40 ÷ b = 5 and 40 ÷ 5 = 8.

We say that 8 and 5 are factors of 40.

JSS 1 Mathematics Second Term
Week 11
Topic: ALGEBRAIC SIMPLIFICATION 2: BRACKETS
Multiplying and Dividing Algebraic Terms
a. Just as 5a is a short for 5 X a, so ab is short for a X b.
b. Just as 5 X 3 = 3 X 5,

JSS 1 Mathematics First Term Week 2
Topic: LARGE AND SMALL NUMBERS
Large Numbers
There is no such thing as ‘the biggest numbers in the world’.

JSS 1 Mathematics Second Term
 
Week 2 & 3
 
Topic: APPROXIMATION
ROUNDING OFF
To ’round off’ or ‘approximate’ a number to a desired degree of accuracy, we
round the number up if the next digit is 5 or more […]

JSS 1 FIRST TERM MATHEMATICS
WEEK 1 & 2
Topic: Development of Number Systems
It is most likely that mathematics began when people started to count and measure. Counting and measuring are part of everyday life. […]

JSS 1 Mathematics First Term
Week 5 & 6
Topic: FRACTIONS 2: DECIMALS AND PERCENTAGES
Decimal Fractions
We have seen in previous lessons how to extend the place value system to include decimal fractions.

Introduction
An algebraic function is a function that can be written using a finite number of the basic operations of arithmetic (i.e., addition, multiplication, and exponentiation). In order to take the […]

Determine the Distance between Two Coordinate Points
To determine the distance between two coordinate points, a formula used. said formula is an algebraic expression which can be seen thus-  (x1, y1) and (x2, […]

Introduction to the Coordinate Geometry of Straight Line
Straight lines in coordinate geometry are the same idea as in regular geometry, except that they are drawn on a coordinate plane and we can do more with them.

Latitude
Latitude is the angular distance of a point on the earth’s surface, measured in degree from centre of the earth. Latitude (00), called equator, divides the earth into two equals- the Northern and S […]

Word Problem Involving Quadratic Equations
Write a “let” statement and equation for each example. Explain the difference.

Find two consecutive integers whose sum is 13

Let x = first integer
x + 1 = sec […]

What is a Linear Equation?

What is a Matrix?
Simply put, a Matrix is an array of numbers:

(This one has 2 Rows and 3 Columns)

We talk about one matrix, or several matrices. And in Mathematics, there are many things we can do with […]

Introduction

Trigonometry involves three ratios – sine, cosine and tangent which are abbreviated to , and .