Mathematics revision notes

WAEC and JAMB · SS2 and SS3 · 10 topics

Every topic below is written for the WAEC and JAMB syllabus: what you need to know, the key terms, a worked example with the steps shown, and the mistake that costs candidates the mark.

• Number and Numeration Almost every WASSCE objective paper carries eight to ten questions from this area, and Paper 2 usually opens…
• Indices, Logarithms and Surds This topic feeds three or four objective questions and often a full Paper 2 question. Examiners like it…
• Algebraic Expressions and Factorisation Factorisation and change of subject sit underneath quadratics, simultaneous equations and mensuration, so…
• Linear Equations and Inequalities Simultaneous equations appear in Paper 2 nearly every year, usually dressed as a word problem about prices or…
• Quadratic Equations A quadratic appears in Paper 2 almost without fail, often as a graph question worth ten or more marks. The…
• Sequences, Variation and Financial Maths This is where mathematics meets real money, and WASSCE sets it in naira: interest, discount, hire purchase…
• Plane Geometry and Circle Theorems Geometry questions are won by the reason, not only the number. WASSCE marking schemes award marks for naming…
• Mensuration Mensuration carries heavy Paper 2 marks and connects directly to everyday work: roofing, tanks, cement and…
• Trigonometry and Bearings Trigonometry carries one or two full Paper 2 questions, usually a bearing problem with a diagram and an…
• Statistics and Probability Statistics is the most predictable part of the paper and usually the easiest full question to score, built…