New Singapore Maths Curriculum (Scope And Sequence) For 8th Grade / Secondary 2

Our Singapore Maths books for 8th Grade / Secondary 2 are written in English and based on Singapore Math curriculum for 8th Grade / Secondary 2, which covers the following topics.

If your child uses our Singapore Maths books for 8th Grade / Secondary 2, he will be able to:

Arithmetic

• Arithmetic problems

  • solve problems involving measures, money, ratio, proportion, rate and speed, percentage, personal and household finance and simple financial transactions

• Standard form

  • read and write numbers in standard form A x 10ⁿ where n is a positive or negative integer, and 1 ≤ A < 10

• Number sequences

  • formulate the algebraic expression for the general term of a number sequence

Mensuration

• Volume and surface area

  • find the volumes and surface areas of spheres, pyramids and cones
  • solve problems involving the volumes and surface areas of spheres, pyramids and cones

• Arc length and sector area

  • express arc length as a fraction of circumference and sector area as a fraction of the area of a circle
  • find arc length and sector area
  • solve problems involving arc length and sector area

Algebra

• Algebraic manipulation and formulae

  • expand products of simple algebraic expressions
  • factorize algebraic expressions of the form:
    ax + ay
    ax + bx + kay + kby
    a²x² . b²y²
    a² ± 2ab + b²
    ax² + bx + c
  • manipulate simple algebraic fractions
  • transform simple formulae

• Solutions of equations

  • Simultaneous linear equations

    • solve simultaneous linear equations in two unknowns
    • solve problems involving simultaneous linear equations

  • Simple fractional equations

    • solve fractional equations involving numerical and linear algebraic denominators
    • solve problems involving simple fractional equations

  • Quadratic equations

    • solve quadratic equations by factorization
    • solve problems involving quadratic equations

Graphs

• Graphs of linear and quadratic functions

  • use cartesian coordinates in two dimensions
  • draw graphs of linear and quadratic functions
  • use graphical methods to solve simultaneous linear equations

• Graphs in practical situations

  • interpret and use graphs in practical situations
  • draw graphs using data from practical situations

Geometry

• Motion geometry

  • Reflection, rotation, translation, enlargement

    • draw the reflection of a simple plane figure in horizontal or vertical lines
    • draw the rotation of a simple plane figure, about the origin of the x-y plane, or a vertex or a mid-point of an edge of the figure, through multiples of 90°
    • draw the translation of a simple plane figure in the x-y plane
    • draw an enlargement of a given plane figure
    • identify reflection, rotation, translation and enlargement of a given plane figure
    • draw the image of a figure involving combined movements

• Similar and congruent figures

  • recognise similar and congruent figures
  • find unknown sides/angles of similar/congruent figures

• Angle properties of polygon

  • calculate
    • the sum of interior angles of a polygon
    • the sum of exterior angles of a polygon
  • calculate unknown angles of a polygon

• Scale drawing

  • read and make scale drawings

• Symmetry

  • Line symmetry and rotational symmetry

    • identify line and rotational symmetry of plane figures
    • use symmetrical properties of triangles, quadrilaterals and regular polygons
    • use symmetrical properties of prisms, cylinders, pyramids and cones

Statistics

• Averages

  • find mean, median and mode

Trigonometry

• Pythagoras' theorem

  • state Pythagoras’ theorem
  • apply Pythagoras’ theorem to find a side of a right-angled triangle
  • solve problems applying Pythagoras’ theorem

• Trigonometrical ratios: sine, cosine and tangent

  • state the sine, cosine and tangent ratios for an acute angle of a right-angled triangle
  • find the values of the trigonometrical ratios with a calculator
  • apply the sine, cosine or tangent ratio for an acute angle to find
    • a side of a right-angled triangle
    • an angle of a right-angled triangle
  • solve trigonometrical problems in two dimensions

Problem solving

• Problem solving heuristics

  • use appropriate heuristics to solve problems

• Practical uses of mathematics

  • solve mathematical problems in everyday life

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