South Sudan Secondary Mathematics S-2 Curriculum

This curriculum is based on the South Sudan Secondary Mathematics 2 Student's Book, developed by the Ministry of General Education and Instruction. The book aims to provide a practical approach to mathematics while imparting lifelong skills. It fully covers the national syllabus for Secondary 2. The textbook includes:

• Comprehensive coverage of the S-2 syllabus.
• Foundational mathematics concepts.
• Clear explanations and presentations.
• Diverse practice exercises, including real-world applications.
• Collaborative group work activities.
• Engaging illustrations.

Textbook Units:

• Unit 1: Numerical Concepts
• Indices: Covers base, exponent, and evaluating expressions with indices.
• Laws of Indices: Includes rules for multiplication, division, and powers of indices.
• Surds: Introduction to surds, operations with surds (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), simplifying surds, and rationalizing the denominator.
• Commercial Arithmetic: Foreign exchange rates, simple interest, income tax calculations, compound interest, appreciation and depreciation, and hire purchase.
• Unit 2: Geometric Figures and Pythagoras Theorem
• Review of Surface Area of Shapes: Calculating surface area for various shapes.
• Coordinate Geometry: Cartesian plane, plotting points, and equations of lines.
• The Equation of a Line: Understanding and applying the equation of a line.
• Gradient: Calculating and interpreting the gradient of a line.
• Proving Pythagoras' Theorem: Exploring different proofs of the theorem.
• The Unit Circle: Trigonometric functions (sine, cosine, tangent) and their relationship to the unit circle.
• Unit 3: Algebra
• Algebraic Expressions and Equations: Expanding and simplifying algebraic expressions.
• Expansion: Expanding brackets and simplifying quadratic expressions.
• Solving Quadratic Equations: Factorizing and solving quadratic equations.
• Vectors: Vector translations, position vectors, and operations with vectors.
• Sets: Definition of sets, set notation, subsets, complements, union, intersection, and Venn diagrams.
• Matrices: Definition of matrices, matrix operations (addition, subtraction, scalar multiplication, matrix multiplication), identity matrix, determinant, inverse of a matrix, and solving simultaneous equations using matrices.
• Functions: Definition of functions, function notation, composite functions, and inverse functions.
• Unit 4: Statistics
• Mean, Mode, and Median: Review of measures of central tendency.
• Assumed Mean: Calculating the mean using an assumed mean.
• Cumulative Frequency: Cumulative frequency tables and graphs (ogives), finding median, quartiles, and percentiles.