Changes in the new Syllabus for 2008 “O Level ” Mathematics (4016)
(1) No change in examination format and allocation of marks
(2) Calculator can be used in both papers
(3) New Additions
(a) Very Large Numbers and Very Small Numbers eg micro,
nano, pico, mega, giga, tera
(b) Use of a calculator for the four operations of numbers,
fractions and decimals, conversion among fraction,
decimal and percentage
(c) Calculation of Compound Interest with a Formula
(d) Sets
(e) Matrices
(f) Use of radian in angle measure, arc length and area of a
sector
(g) Sketch of graphs of the form
(i) y = +- (x-p)^2 + q
(ii) y = +- (x-a)(x-b)
(h) Standard deviation for ungrouped and grouped data
(i) Box and Whisker plot
(4) Residual Topic
(a) Enlargement and Reduction with scale factor
(5) Deletions
(a) Locus
(b) Transformation
(c) Percentage Profit and Loss
(d) Mid-point Formula, Conditions for Parallel and
Perpendicular lines
(e) Solving vector equations with two unknowns
(f) Histogram with unequal interval
(g) Alternate Segment Theorem
PS : For students who are still taking the old syllabus, you can buy Hillview TYS 2004 to 2008 as it still includes the 2008 E.Maths 4017 examination questions. ShingLee, Dyna and SAP TYS no longer includes the 2008 E.Maths 4017 examination questions.