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.
Number
Place value to surds, and number theory beyond school.
Previews Mathematics
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
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
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
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
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.
- Squares, cubes and rootsMA-NUM-POW-01, Planned
- 4 more planned
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
Surds
MA-NUM-SRD · SSS 1 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 3 modules planned
Exact answers with roots: simplifying and rationalising.
- About 3 planned
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.
Operations
MA-ARI-OPS · Primary 1 to Primary 4 · 4 modules specified
Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing, and how they connect.
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
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
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.
- Order of operationsMA-ARI-ORD-01, Planned
- 1 more planned
Fractions, decimals and percentages
From the first half and quarter to percentage change.
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.
- Parts of a wholeMA-FDP-FRS-01, Sample lesson in the demo
- Fractions of an amountMA-FDP-FRS-02, Planned
- Fractions on a number lineMA-FDP-FRS-03, Planned
- Equivalent fractionsMA-FDP-FRS-04, Planned
- Comparing and ordering fractionsMA-FDP-FRS-05, Planned
- Mixed numbers and improper fractionsMA-FDP-FRS-06, Planned
Fraction operations
MA-FDP-OPS · Primary 4 to JSS 1 · 4 modules specified
Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions and mixed numbers.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Rates
MA-RAT-RTE · JSS 1 to SSS 1 · about 3 modules planned
Speed, price per kilogram and other rates.
- About 3 planned
Scale
MA-RAT-SCL · Primary 6 to JSS 3 (BECE) · about 3 modules planned
Maps, scale drawings and scale factors.
- About 3 planned
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
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.
- Letters for numbersMA-ALG-EXP-01, Planned
- 4 more planned
Linear equations
MA-ALG-LIN · Primary 5 to JSS 3 (BECE) · 7 modules specified
Finding the unknown: from a balanced scale to inequalities.
- What an equation meansMA-ALG-LIN-01, Planned
- One-step equationsMA-ALG-LIN-02, Planned
- Two-step equationsMA-ALG-LIN-03, Sample lesson in the demo
- Unknowns on both sidesMA-ALG-LIN-04, Planned
- Brackets and fractionsMA-ALG-LIN-05, Planned
- Word problemsMA-ALG-LIN-06, Planned
- Linear inequalitiesMA-ALG-LIN-07, Planned
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.
Inequalities
MA-ALG-INQ · JSS 3 (BECE) to SSS 2 · about 3 modules planned
Inequalities on graphs, regions and quadratic inequalities.
- About 3 planned
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Circle theorems
MA-GEO-CIR · SSS 1 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 4 modules planned
Angles in circles, tangents and chords.
- About 4 planned
Constructions
MA-GEO-CON · JSS 1 to SSS 1 · about 3 modules planned
Ruler-and-compass constructions and loci.
- About 3 planned
Transformations
MA-GEO-TRN · Primary 5 to SSS 1 · about 4 modules planned
Reflection, rotation, translation and enlargement.
- About 4 planned
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.
- Pythagoras' theoremMA-GEO-PYT-01, Planned
- 2 more planned
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
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.
- Vectors: size and directionMA-GEO-VEC-01, Planned
- 3 more planned
Bearings
MA-GEO-BRG · JSS 3 (BECE) to SSS 2 · about 3 modules planned
Three-figure bearings, navigation and scale drawings.
- About 3 planned
Differential geometry
MA-GEO-DGE · 300 Level to Master's topics · about 5 modules planned
Curves and surfaces studied with calculus.
- About 5 planned
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
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.
Exact values
MA-TRG-EXA · SSS 1 to SSS 2 · about 2 modules planned
Exact trigonometric values from special triangles.
- About 2 planned
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sampling
MA-STA-SMP · JSS 3 (BECE) to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 3 modules planned
Populations, samples and bias.
- About 3 planned
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
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
Mathematical statistics
MA-STA-MST · 100 Level to 400–500 Level · about 8 modules planned
Distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing.
- About 8 planned
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
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
Number bases
MA-SET-BAS · JSS 1 to SSS 2 · about 4 modules planned
Binary and other bases: converting and calculating.
- About 4 planned
Logic
MA-SET-LOG · JSS 3 (BECE) to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 4 modules planned
Statements, truth tables and valid arguments.
- About 4 planned
Matrices
MA-SET-MAT · SSS 1 to A level / JUPEB / foundation year · about 4 modules planned
Matrix arithmetic, determinants and inverses.
- About 4 planned
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
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
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
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
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
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
Multivariable calculus
MA-CAL-MVC · 100 Level to 200 Level · about 6 modules planned
Partial derivatives and multiple integrals.
- About 6 planned
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
Real analysis
MA-CAL-RAN · 200 Level to 400–500 Level · about 6 modules planned
Proving why calculus works.
- About 6 planned
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
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
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
Optimisation
MA-APP-OPT · 200 Level to 400–500 Level · about 5 modules planned
Finding the best: linear programming and beyond.
- About 5 planned
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.