MATHEMATICS BASICS

1. FOUR BASIC OPERATIONS

1.1 Addition (Inverse Operation to Subtraction)
1.2 Subtraction (Inverse Operation to Addition)
1.3 Multiplication (Inverse Operation to Division)
1.4 Division (Inverse Operation to Multiplication)

2. B O D M A S RULE

B BRACKETS ( ) or [ ] or { }
O OF OF
D DIVISION

M MULTIPLICATION

A ADDITION

S SUBTRACTION

3. PROPERTIES OF EQUAL RELATION

3.1 a = a (reflexive property; a quantity is equal to itself)
3.2 If a = b, and b = c, then a = c (Transitivity; transitive property; equal third)
3.3 If a = b, then a + c = b + c (Addition Property; equal addition)
3.4 If a = b, then a c = b c (Subtraction Property; equal subtraction)
3.5 If a = b, then (Multiplication Property; equal multiplication)

3.6 If a = b, and (Division Property; equal division)

4. FACTORING (REVERSE PROCESS OF SIMPLIFICATION)

4.1 (Taking out a common factor)

4.2 (Difference of two squares)

4.3 (Sum of two cubes)

4.4 (Difference of two cubes)

5. SIMPLIFICATION (REVERSE PROCESS OF FACTORING)

5.1 (Distributive Law)

5.2 (Difference of two squares)

5.3 (Sum of two cubes)

5.4 (Difference of two cubes)

Page 1 of 5 @ Macefits Consulting Services CC

 6. SIMILAR FIGURES

6.1 (Invertendo)

6.2 (Alternando)

6.3 (Componendo)

6.4 (Dividendo)

6.5 (Componendo et dividendo)

7. ALGEBRAIC GRAPHS

7.1 Linear Graphs:

7.1.1 Given gradient m and y-intercept
y= mx + c

7.1.2 Given a point P and gradient m:

7.1.3 Given two points P and Q :

7.1.4 Given dual intercepts (a;0) and (0;b)

Page 2 of 5 @ Macefits Consulting Services CC

 7.2 Parabola:

Given

7.2.1 Shape: and

7.2.2 Y-intercept:

X-intercepts/Roots:

Solve for x (factorisation; completing a square; formula)

7.2.4 Co-ordinates of the turning point:

Write in the form

Turning point will be (-p;q)

Alternatively,

Substitute into to obtain

y-coordinate of turning point

7.2.5 Use facts from 7.2.1 to 7.2.4 to plot the graph

8. TRIGONOMETRIC GRAPHS
9. CALCULUS
10. STATISTICS
11. SOLUTION OF QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
Using:
11.1 Factorisation
11.2 Completing a square

Page 3 of 5 @ Macefits Consulting Services CC

 (Take the term that is independent of x to the
RHS)

( Divide throughout by the coefficient of )

(Add the square of half the coefficient of x to

both

sides and simplify the RHS)

(Express LHS as square of a binomial)

(Find the square root of each side)

(Solve for x)

11.3 a Formula:

12. NATURE OF ROOTS

12.1 Use of (Delta) to determine the nature of roots

12.1.1 If = 0, then the roots are real, rational and equal

12.1.2 If then the roots are real

12.1.3 If then the roots are non-real (imaginary)

12.1.4 If and a perfect square, then the roots are real, rational and unequal

12.1.5 If and not a perfect square, then the roots are real, irrational and
unequal

12.2 Determine the value of an unknown in a quadratic equation if the nature

of roots
is given

Page 4 of 5 @ Macefits Consulting Services CC

13. INVERSE FUNCTIONS

14. GEOMETRY

http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/geometry-help.html#CircleTheorems

http://study.com/academy/topic/high-school-geometry-triangles-theorems-and-
proofs.html

https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/circle-theorems.html

REFERENCES

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/polynomial-factorization/factoring-
polynomials-3-special-product-forms/v/factoring-differ

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/polynomial-factorization/factoring-
quadratics-perfect-squares/a/factoring-quadratics-perfect-squares

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/polynomial-functions/advanced-
polynomial-factorization-methods/v/factoring-5th-degree-polynomial-to-find-real-
zeros

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/polynomial-functions/advanced-
polynomial-factorization-methods/v/factoring-sum-of-cubes

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/polynomial-functions/advanced-
polynomial-factorization-methods/v/difference-of-cubes-factoring

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_(mathematics)#Logical_formulations

http://academic.sun.ac.za/mathed/shoma/MATUNIT24_05.htm

https://www.mathsisfun.com/sets/sets-introduction.html

Page 5 of 5 @ Macefits Consulting Services CC