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Maths. Level 1 to 18.

From counting and fractions to calculus, statistics and the maths of a university degree. All of it is planned; 3 sample lessons are the only part you can try today.

11 strands · 80 topics · about 364 modules planned · 31 specified · 3 with a sample lesson. From Primary 1 to Master's topics.

Series MAMAMathsWave 1
Wave 1: the near-term promise for ages 10 to 15.

Number

Place value to surds, and number theory beyond school.

Previews Mathematics

  1. Place value

    MA-NUM-PLV · Primary 1 to Primary 5 · about 6 modules planned

    Ones, tens, hundreds and beyond: what each digit is worth.

    • About 6 planned
  2. Rounding and estimating

    MA-NUM-RND · Primary 3 to JSS 1 · about 4 modules planned

    Rounding to the nearest ten, hundred or decimal place, and sensible estimates.

    • About 4 planned
  3. Negative numbers

    MA-NUM-NEG · Primary 4 to JSS 2 · about 4 modules planned

    Numbers below zero: temperatures, debts and the number line.

    • About 4 planned
  4. Factors, multiples and primes

    MA-NUM-FAC · Primary 4 to JSS 3 (BECE) · about 5 modules planned

    Factors, multiples, primes, HCF and LCM.

    • About 5 planned
  5. Powers and roots

    MA-NUM-POW · Primary 6 to SSS 1 · 1 of about 5 modules specified

    Squares, cubes, square roots and the laws of indices.

  6. Standard form

    MA-NUM-STF · JSS 2 to SSS 2 · about 3 modules planned

    Writing very large and very small numbers, from distances in space to the size of cells.

    • About 3 planned
  7. Surds

    MA-NUM-SRD · SSS 1 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 3 modules planned

    Exact answers with roots: simplifying and rationalising.

    • About 3 planned
  8. Number theory

    MA-NUM-NTH · A level / JUPEB / foundation year to 300 Level · about 6 modules planned

    Divisibility, modular arithmetic and primes, the maths behind cryptography.

    • About 6 planned

Arithmetic

The four operations, times tables, long methods and the order of operations.

  1. Operations

    MA-ARI-OPS · Primary 1 to Primary 4 · 4 modules specified

    Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing, and how they connect.

  2. Times tables

    MA-ARI-TBL · Primary 2 to Primary 5 · about 6 modules planned

    Tables up to 12 × 12, patterns in them, and quick recall games.

    • About 6 planned
  3. Long multiplication and division

    MA-ARI-LMD · Primary 4 to JSS 1 · about 4 modules planned

    Written methods for bigger numbers, with estimates to check.

    • About 4 planned
  4. Order of operations

    MA-ARI-ORD · Primary 5 to JSS 1 · 1 of about 2 modules specified

    BODMAS: which part of a calculation to do first, and how brackets change it.

Fractions, decimals and percentages

From the first half and quarter to percentage change.

  1. Fraction sense

    MA-FDP-FRS · Primary 2 to Primary 6 · 6 modules specified

    What a fraction is, where it sits on a number line, and when two fractions are the same.

  2. Fraction operations

    MA-FDP-OPS · Primary 4 to JSS 1 · 4 modules specified

    Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions and mixed numbers.

  3. Decimals

    MA-FDP-DEC · Primary 4 to JSS 2 · about 6 modules planned

    Tenths and hundredths, decimal place value, and calculating with decimals.

    • About 6 planned
  4. Percentages

    MA-FDP-PCT · Primary 5 to JSS 3 (BECE) · about 5 modules planned

    Out of a hundred: percentages of amounts, discounts and interest.

    • About 5 planned
  5. Converting fractions, decimals and percentages

    MA-FDP-CNV · Primary 6 to JSS 3 (BECE) · about 3 modules planned

    Three ways to write the same amount, and when each is handiest.

    • About 3 planned
  6. Percentage change

    MA-FDP-PCH · JSS 2 to SSS 2 · about 4 modules planned

    Increases, decreases, profit and loss, and reverse percentages.

    • About 4 planned

Ratio and proportion

Sharing, scaling and comparing: ratio, proportion, rates, scale and units.

Previews Economics, Engineering

  1. Ratio

    MA-RAT-RAT · Primary 6 to JSS 3 (BECE) · about 4 modules planned

    Comparing quantities, simplifying ratios and sharing in a ratio.

    • About 4 planned
  2. Proportion

    MA-RAT-PRP · JSS 1 to SSS 1 · about 4 modules planned

    Direct and inverse proportion, from recipes to journey times.

    • About 4 planned
  3. Rates

    MA-RAT-RTE · JSS 1 to SSS 1 · about 3 modules planned

    Speed, price per kilogram and other rates.

    • About 3 planned
  4. Scale

    MA-RAT-SCL · Primary 6 to JSS 3 (BECE) · about 3 modules planned

    Maps, scale drawings and scale factors.

    • About 3 planned
  5. Units and conversions

    MA-RAT-UNT · Primary 3 to JSS 2 · about 5 modules planned

    Length, mass, capacity and time, and converting between units.

    • About 5 planned

Algebra

Letters for numbers: expressions, equations, graphs and functions, up to linear and abstract algebra.

Previews Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Physics

  1. Expressions

    MA-ALG-EXP · Primary 6 to JSS 3 (BECE) · 1 of about 5 modules specified

    Using letters for numbers, collecting like terms and expanding brackets.

  2. Linear equations

    MA-ALG-LIN · Primary 5 to JSS 3 (BECE) · 7 modules specified

    Finding the unknown: from a balanced scale to inequalities.

  3. Formulae

    MA-ALG-FRM · JSS 1 to SSS 2 · 2 of about 4 modules specified

    Substituting into formulae and changing the subject, as scientists and engineers do.

  4. Inequalities

    MA-ALG-INQ · JSS 3 (BECE) to SSS 2 · about 3 modules planned

    Inequalities on graphs, regions and quadratic inequalities.

    • About 3 planned
  5. Sequences

    MA-ALG-SEQ · Primary 6 to SSS 2 · about 5 modules planned

    Number patterns, nth terms, and arithmetic and geometric sequences.

    • About 5 planned
  6. Graphs

    MA-ALG-GRF · JSS 1 to SSS 2 · about 6 modules planned

    Coordinates, straight-line graphs, gradients and real-life graphs.

    • About 6 planned
  7. Simultaneous equations

    MA-ALG-SIM · JSS 3 (BECE) to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 4 modules planned

    Two equations, two unknowns: elimination, substitution and graphs.

    • About 4 planned
  8. Quadratics

    MA-ALG-QUA · SSS 1 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 6 modules planned

    Factorising, completing the square, the formula and parabolas.

    • About 6 planned
  9. Functions

    MA-ALG-FUN · SSS 1 to A level / JUPEB / foundation year · about 5 modules planned

    Function notation, inverses, composites and transformations of graphs.

    • About 5 planned
  10. Indices and logarithms

    MA-ALG-IDX · JSS 3 (BECE) to A level / JUPEB / foundation year · about 5 modules planned

    Laws of indices, logarithms and exponential growth.

    • About 5 planned
  11. Polynomials

    MA-ALG-POL · SSS 2 to A level / JUPEB / foundation year · about 4 modules planned

    Dividing polynomials, the factor and remainder theorems.

    • About 4 planned
  12. Linear algebra

    MA-ALG-LAL · A level / JUPEB / foundation year to 300 Level · about 8 modules planned

    Vectors, matrices, linear maps and eigenvalues, the maths behind graphics and machine learning.

    • About 8 planned
  13. Abstract algebra

    MA-ALG-ABS · 200 Level to Master's topics · about 6 modules planned

    Groups, rings and fields: the structure underneath arithmetic.

    • About 6 planned

Geometry and measurement

Shapes, angles, area and volume, through to vectors, and geometry beyond school.

Previews Architecture, Engineering, Surveying and Geoinformatics, Mathematics

  1. Shapes

    MA-GEO-SHP · Primary 1 to Primary 6 · about 5 modules planned

    Naming and sorting 2D and 3D shapes by their properties.

    • About 5 planned
  2. Perimeter and area

    MA-GEO-PER · Primary 3 to JSS 2 · about 5 modules planned

    Measuring round and inside shapes, from a farm plot to a classroom floor.

    • About 5 planned
  3. Angles

    MA-GEO-ANG · Primary 4 to JSS 3 (BECE) · about 5 modules planned

    Measuring angles, angle facts, parallel lines and polygons.

    • About 5 planned
  4. Circle theorems

    MA-GEO-CIR · SSS 1 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 4 modules planned

    Angles in circles, tangents and chords.

    • About 4 planned
  5. Constructions

    MA-GEO-CON · JSS 1 to SSS 1 · about 3 modules planned

    Ruler-and-compass constructions and loci.

    • About 3 planned
  6. Transformations

    MA-GEO-TRN · Primary 5 to SSS 1 · about 4 modules planned

    Reflection, rotation, translation and enlargement.

    • About 4 planned
  7. Pythagoras' theorem

    MA-GEO-PYT · JSS 2 to SSS 1 · 1 of about 3 modules specified

    The longest side of a right-angled triangle, and why it works.

  8. 3D shapes, surface area and volume

    MA-GEO-TDS · Primary 6 to SSS 2 · about 5 modules planned

    Nets, surface area and volume of prisms, cylinders, cones and spheres.

    • About 5 planned
  9. Vectors

    MA-GEO-VEC · SSS 1 to A level / JUPEB / foundation year · 1 of about 4 modules specified

    Quantities with size and direction, used for forces and movement.

  10. Bearings

    MA-GEO-BRG · JSS 3 (BECE) to SSS 2 · about 3 modules planned

    Three-figure bearings, navigation and scale drawings.

    • About 3 planned
  11. Differential geometry

    MA-GEO-DGE · 300 Level to Master's topics · about 5 modules planned

    Curves and surfaces studied with calculus.

    • About 5 planned
  12. Topology (introduction)

    MA-GEO-TOP · 300 Level to Master's topics · about 4 modules planned

    Shapes that stretch: continuity, connectedness and holes.

    • About 4 planned

Trigonometry

From right-angled triangles to identities: the maths of angles, slopes and waves.

Previews Engineering, Surveying and Geoinformatics, Physics, Architecture

  1. Right-angled trigonometry

    MA-TRG-RAT · JSS 3 (BECE) to SSS 2 · 3 of about 4 modules specified

    Sine, cosine and tangent: finding sides and angles in right-angled triangles.

  2. Exact values

    MA-TRG-EXA · SSS 1 to SSS 2 · about 2 modules planned

    Exact trigonometric values from special triangles.

    • About 2 planned
  3. Sine and cosine rules

    MA-TRG-SCR · SSS 1 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 4 modules planned

    Solving any triangle, and the area formula ½ab sin C.

    • About 4 planned
  4. Trigonometric graphs

    MA-TRG-GRF · SSS 2 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 3 modules planned

    The graphs of sine, cosine and tangent, and their transformations.

    • About 3 planned
  5. Radians

    MA-TRG-RAD · SSS 3 (WASSCE) to A level / JUPEB / foundation year · about 2 modules planned

    Measuring angles in radians, arc length and sector area.

    • About 2 planned
  6. Identities and equations

    MA-TRG-IDN · SSS 3 (WASSCE) to A level / JUPEB / foundation year · about 4 modules planned

    Trigonometric identities and solving trigonometric equations.

    • About 4 planned

Statistics and probability

Collecting and reading data, chance, and mathematical statistics beyond school.

Previews Statistics, Actuarial Science, Data Science, Economics

  1. Data

    MA-STA-DAT · Primary 1 to JSS 1 · about 6 modules planned

    Collecting, sorting and showing data in tables, pictograms, bar charts and pie charts.

    • About 6 planned
  2. Averages and spread

    MA-STA-AVG · Primary 5 to JSS 3 (BECE) · about 4 modules planned

    Mean, median, mode and range, and choosing the right one.

    • About 4 planned
  3. Correlation

    MA-STA-COR · JSS 3 (BECE) to SSS 2 · about 3 modules planned

    Scatter graphs, correlation and lines of best fit.

    • About 3 planned
  4. Sampling

    MA-STA-SMP · JSS 3 (BECE) to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 3 modules planned

    Populations, samples and bias.

    • About 3 planned
  5. Probability

    MA-STA-PRB · Primary 6 to SSS 1 · about 5 modules planned

    Chance on a scale from 0 to 1, outcomes and experiments.

    • About 5 planned
  6. Tree diagrams

    MA-STA-TRE · JSS 3 (BECE) to SSS 2 · about 3 modules planned

    Combined events, tree diagrams and conditional probability.

    • About 3 planned
  7. Mathematical statistics

    MA-STA-MST · 100 Level to 400–500 Level · about 8 modules planned

    Distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing.

    • About 8 planned
  8. Stochastic processes

    MA-STA-STO · 300 Level to Master's topics · about 5 modules planned

    Random processes over time: Markov chains and queues.

    • About 5 planned

Sets, logic and number systems

Sets, number bases, logic and matrices (heavily tested in WASSCE), then discrete maths.

Previews Computer Science, Mathematics

  1. Sets and Venn diagrams

    MA-SET-SET · JSS 1 to SSS 2 · about 4 modules planned

    Set notation, Venn diagrams and problems with two or three sets.

    • About 4 planned
  2. Number bases

    MA-SET-BAS · JSS 1 to SSS 2 · about 4 modules planned

    Binary and other bases: converting and calculating.

    • About 4 planned
  3. Logic

    MA-SET-LOG · JSS 3 (BECE) to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 4 modules planned

    Statements, truth tables and valid arguments.

    • About 4 planned
  4. Matrices

    MA-SET-MAT · SSS 1 to A level / JUPEB / foundation year · about 4 modules planned

    Matrix arithmetic, determinants and inverses.

    • About 4 planned
  5. Discrete mathematics

    MA-SET-DSC · A level / JUPEB / foundation year to 200 Level · about 6 modules planned

    Proof, relations and recursion for computing.

    • About 6 planned
  6. Graph theory

    MA-SET-GRT · 100 Level to 300 Level · about 5 modules planned

    Networks of nodes and edges: paths, trees and colouring.

    • About 5 planned
  7. Combinatorics

    MA-SET-CMB · A level / JUPEB / foundation year to 300 Level · about 5 modules planned

    Counting arrangements and selections cleverly.

    • About 5 planned

Calculus

The maths of change: limits, derivatives and integrals, then analysis.

Previews Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Economics

  1. Limits

    MA-CAL-LIM · SSS 3 (WASSCE) to A level / JUPEB / foundation year · about 3 modules planned

    What happens as numbers get closer and closer.

    • About 3 planned
  2. Differentiation

    MA-CAL-DIF · SSS 2 to A level / JUPEB / foundation year · about 6 modules planned

    Gradients of curves, rates of change and optimisation.

    • About 6 planned
  3. Integration

    MA-CAL-INT · SSS 3 (WASSCE) to A level / JUPEB / foundation year · about 6 modules planned

    Areas under curves and reversing differentiation.

    • About 6 planned
  4. Multivariable calculus

    MA-CAL-MVC · 100 Level to 200 Level · about 6 modules planned

    Partial derivatives and multiple integrals.

    • About 6 planned
  5. Differential equations

    MA-CAL-DEQ · 100 Level to 300 Level · about 6 modules planned

    Equations of change: growth, cooling, circuits and motion.

    • About 6 planned
  6. Real analysis

    MA-CAL-RAN · 200 Level to 400–500 Level · about 6 modules planned

    Proving why calculus works.

    • About 6 planned
  7. Complex analysis

    MA-CAL-CAN · 300 Level to 400–500 Level · about 5 modules planned

    Calculus with complex numbers.

    • About 5 planned

Applied and computational maths

Maths for money, computation and modelling the real world.

Previews Actuarial Science, Banking and Finance, Operations Research, Engineering

  1. Financial maths

    MA-APP-FIN · JSS 2 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 5 modules planned

    Interest, loans, savings and depreciation, worked through honestly.

    • About 5 planned
  2. Numerical methods

    MA-APP-NUM · 100 Level to 300 Level · about 6 modules planned

    Approximating answers a computer can find: iteration, interpolation and error.

    • About 6 planned
  3. Optimisation

    MA-APP-OPT · 200 Level to 400–500 Level · about 5 modules planned

    Finding the best: linear programming and beyond.

    • About 5 planned
  4. Mathematical modelling

    MA-APP-MOD · 100 Level to 400–500 Level · about 5 modules planned

    Building and testing models of real systems, from crops to epidemics.

    • About 5 planned

Help light the classroom where Maths begins.

Every module here is written to be learned at a Lantern, offline, at a child’s own pace. Four Lanterns are planned and waiting for light.