Form 1
Intensive Mathematics - Form 1 (Second Edition)
Written by N. Cheung, Y. S. Pang & S. H. Cheung
First edition: April 2007
Second Edition: July 2020
ISBN 978-962-296-099-2
Contents
Basic Mathematics
Directed Numbers
Algebraic Expressions
Manipulation of Polynomials
Linear Equations in One Unknown
Approximate Values and Numerical Estimation
Percentages (I)
Introduction to Geometry
Areas and Volumes (I)
Congruent and Similar Triangles
Angles and Parallel Lines (I)
Introduction to Coordinates
Linear Equations in Two Unknowns (I)
Introduction to Statistics (I)
Final Revision Exercise Test 1
Final Revision Exercise Test 2
Previous Edition (Discontinued)
Intensive Mathematics - Form 1
Written by S. H. Cheung, N. Cheung & Y. S. Pang
First Edition: April 2007
ISBN 978-962-296-056-5
Contents
Directed Numbers
Algebraic Expressions
Manipulation of Polynomials
Algebraic Equations
Numerical Estimation
Percentages
Introduction to Geometry
Area and Volume
Congruence and Similarity
Transformation and Symmetry
Angles Related with Lines and Rectilinear Figures
Introduction to Coordinates
Linear Equations in Two Unknowns
Introduction to Statistics I
Final Revision Test - Test 1
Final Revision Test - Test 2
Introduction to the First Edition
This book consists of 14 chapters which including 2 final revision tests. Each chapter consists of five parts:
Notes - To introduce the mathematical concepts and method of calculations.
Exploration - To explain and establish by examples, sometimes includes analysis and discussion to solutions under the example.
Warm-up Zone - There are simple questions similar to typical examples for basic skill training. Students can easily complete them by referring to the examples given. As students have gone through all the questions in this section, the questions in “Challenging Problems” are relatively more difficult than those in “Warm-up Zone”.
Challenging Problems - For students of different levels of ability, there are questions of different types and levels in exercises, which enhance students’ skill in problem solving.
Revision Test - Part A is multiple choice questions, which contains of 10 different questions and 30 marks. Students at least answer five questions correctly. Part B is word problems, which contains short and long questions and 70 marks. Pass: 50 marks or above; Good: 75 marks or above; Excellent: 90 marks or above.
This book comes with a “Solution Guide” to aid students in problem solving. It consists of:
Solution for harder problems (with the asterisk sign *)
Further notes and explication
Further chapter summaries to summarize the key points, concepts and terms
From the front page, we mentioned “the main purpose is to provide students with a well-organized in learning revision and method of revision”. However, this may be difficult for students to do that. Therefore, we suggest the following points to students.
(1) Highlights
Clear steps
Classification of questions
Handling main points
Comparison of difference situations
Several solving methods
(2) Differences area of summary
Chapter key point summary
Question oriented summary
(3) Difference types of summary
Point Form - Easy to classify of questions, main points or methods
Tree diagram - Easy to classify of questions
Flow chart - Easy to express the solving steps
Method of comparison - Easy to compare two differences of question
Method of tabling - Easy to compare more differences of question
(4) Systemic summary
There are various types of summaries to give students more choices for concept illustration and technique discussion.