Yearly Teaching Plan 2016 (Upper 6 Science) Second Term

Mathematics T (STPM)
Week

Topic/Subtopic

Learning Outcome

7)
Limits and
Continuity

Candidates should be able to:

7.1) Limits

(a) determine the existence and values of the

left-hand limit, right-hand limit and limit of a
function;
(b)use the properties of limits;

7.2) Continuity

8)
Differentiation
8.1) Derivatives

Teaching
Periods
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(c) determine the continuity of a function at a
point and on an interval;
(d)use the intermediate value theorem.
Candidates should be able to:
(a) identify the derivative of a function as a limit;
(b)find the derivatives of xn (nQ), ex, Inx, sinx,
cosx, tanx, sin1x, cos1x, tan1x, with constant
multiples, sums, differences, products,
quotients and composites;
(c) perform implicit differentiation;
(d)find the first derivatives of functions defined
parametrically;

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Remarks

Week

Topic/Subtopic

Learning Outcome

Teaching
Periods

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8.2) Applications
of
differentiation

(e) determine where function is increasing,

decreasing, concave upward and concave
downward;
(f) determine the stationary points, extremum
points and points of inflexion;
(g)sketch the graphs functions, including
asymptotes parallel to the coordinate axes;
(h)find the equations of tangents and normals to
curves, including parametric curve;
(i) solve optimization problem.

9) Integration

Candidates should be able to:

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9.1) Indefinite
integrals

(a) identify integration as the reverse of

differentiation;
(b)integrate xn (nQ), ex, Inx, sinx, cosx, sec2x,
with constant multiples, sums and
differences;
(c) integrate rational functions by means of
decomposition into partial fractions;
(d)use trigonometric identities to facilitate the
integration of trigonometric functions;
(e) use algebraic and trigonometric substitutions
to find integrals;
(f) perform integration by parts;

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9.2) Definite
integrals

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Remarks

Week

Topic/Subtopic

10) Differential
Equations

Learning Outcome
(g)identify a definite integral as the area under a
curve;
(h)use the properties of definite integrals;
(i) evaluate definite integrals;
(j) calculate the area of a region bounded by a
curve (including a parametric curve) and lines
parallel to the coordinate axes, or between
two curves;
(k) calculate volumes of solids of revolution
about one of the coordinate axes.
Candidates should be able to:

Teaching
Periods

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(a) find the general solution of a first order

differential equation with separable variables;
(b)find the general solution of a first order linear
differential equation by means of an
integrating factor;
(c) transform, by a given substitution, a first
order differential equation into one with
separable variables or one which is linear;
(d)use a boundary condition to find a particular
solution;
(e) solve problems, related to science and
technology, that can be modeled by
differentia; equations.
11) Maclaurin
Series

Candidates should be able to:

(a) find the Maclaurin series for a function and
the interval of convergence;
(b)use standard series to find the series
expansions of the sums, differences,

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Remarks

Week

Topic/Subtopic

Learning Outcome

Teaching
Periods

Remarks

products, quotients and composites of

functions;
(c) perform differentiation and integration of a
power series;
(d)use series expansions to find the limit of a
function.
12) Numerical
Methods

Candidates should be able to:

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12.1) Numerical
solution of
equations

12.2)Numerical
integration

Prepared by,

(a) locate a root of an equation approximately by

means of graphical considerations and by
searching for a sign change;
(b)use an iterative formula of the form xn+1=f(xn)
to find a root of an equation to a prescribed
degree of accuracy;
(c) identify an iteration which converges or
diverges;
(d)use the Newton-Raphson method;

(e) use the trapezium rule;

(f) use sketch graphs to determine whether the
trapezium rule gives an over-estimate or an
under-estimate in simple cases.

Verified & Approved by,

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(LOO SIAW CHOON)
Head of Mathematics T Unit
Assistant

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(SII AI SIAN)
Form 6 Senior