IGCSE REVISION CHECKLIST

STATISTICS 20% ALL OF THIS SECTION USUALLY COMEs UP

Calculate the mean, median and mode for discrete data including solving problems
Calculate the mean, median and mode for grouped data
Construct cumulative frequency diagrams and find median and interquartile range
Construct and interpret histograms
Estimate probabilities from previously collected data
Know that probabilities add up to 1 and use the addition rule for mutually exclusive events
Solve problems using sample spaces and tree diagrams including algebraic ones.
SHAPE 25%
Understand that congruence means same shape and size
construct triangles, kites, and other 2D shapes using ruler/compasses to scale
Construct perpendicular bisector and angle bisector
Angle properties - finding missing angles in triangles and with parallel lines
Calculate interior and exterior angles in polygons especially regular polygons
Circle theorems and circle properties (inc intersecting chords not in textbook)
Ue Pythagoras Theorem in 2D and 3D to find hypotenuse and shorter sides
Use Sin Cos and Tan in right angled triangles (SOHCAHTOA) in 2D and 3D
Use Sine and Cosine rules in non right angled triangles
Area and perimeter of triangle, rectangle
Use area of triangle=1/2 a b sin c
Convert between metric units of length, area, volume , mass and capacity
Area of parallelogram, trapezium
Circumference and areas of circle
Volume of prisms inc cuboids and cylinders
Find perimeters and areas of sectors of circles
Find surface areas and volumes of spheres and cones
Finding lengths, areas and volumes of Similar shapes
Vectors. Finding a vector as a resultant of two or more other vectors
Do simple vector arithmetic and find linear combinations of vectors
Find the magnitude of a vector
Apply vectors to simple proofs e.g. show two lines are parallel or three points are collinear.
Transformations: Reflection, rotation, translation and enlargement (positive scale factor)
NUMBER / ALGEBRA 55%
Write a number as a product of Prime factors
Lowest Common Multiple, Highest Common Factor
Add/Subtract/Multiply/Divide Fractions
Convert between fractions, decimals and Percentages
Convert recurring decimals into fractions
Understand and manipulate surds
Understand and use set theory notation and use Venn diagrams.
Express a number as a percentage of another
Solve percentage problems including percentage increase and decrease
Solve inverse percentage problems
Divide a quantity in a given ration and solve word problems about ratio
Use estimates to approximate the answers to calculations
Identify upper and lower bounds and solve problems with them
Convert numbers into and from standard form
Solve problems involving standard form
Use a scientific calculator for calculations
Use index notation and laws with positive, negative and fractional powers
Simplifying expressions including collect like terms
Multiply out single and double brackets
Factorise expressions with common factors
Factorise quadratic expressions
Simplify algebraic fractions by factorising numerator and denominator
Add/Subtract/Multiply/Divide algebraic Fractions
Substitute numbers into expressions and formulae
Change the subject of a formula including those with the subject appearing twice
Solve linear equations with x on one or both sides including brackets
Solve equations including fractions
Set up linear, simultaneous or quadratic equations from a problem
Set up problems involving direct or inverse proportion
Solve simultaneous equations algebraically including where one is a quadratic
Solve simultaneous equations graphically
Solve quadratic equations by factorising
Solve quadratic equations by using the formula
Solve inequalities and show solutions on a number line
Show inequalities in two variables by shading regions on a graph
Solve quadratic inequalities
nth term of a sequence
Understand functions, find domain and range
Find composite and inverse functions
y=mx+c. Find the gradient and intercept from an equation
Find gradient from a graph or from 2 points
Plot straight lines and curved graphs
Use distance/time speed/time and currency conversion graphs
Use speed=distance/time
Find the gradient of a curved graph by drawing a tangent
Find the intersection of two graphs graphically or algebraically
Differentiation - finding dy/dx and finding the gradient at a point
Find and categorise maximum/minimum points using differentiation
Use differentiation to solve problems including displacement, velocity and acceleration