JAMB Syllabus for Mathematics 2023

The latest JAMB Syllabus for Mathematics 2023 is the focus of this article. First, what exactly is a syllabus?

A syllabus is a written summary of all the material that will be covered in a class or during an exam. To prepare for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, students must read the Jamb Syllabus, which is a collection of specified topics.

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This page is for you if you’re taking the upcoming UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination) and require the Jamb Mathematics outlines topic to read in order to prepare for the Jamb Examination;

How to prepare for the 2023/2024 Jamb Exam;

• selecting a course
• conduct research on the subject.
• Look up the course’s O-level requirements.

Then, check the course’s Jamb Subject Combination. You are good to go if Mathematics is a part of the course combination you want to take.

JAMB Syllabus for Mathematics 2023

This 2023/2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Mathematics syllabus’s main goal is to get students ready for the Board test. It is intended to gauge whether or not the course’s goals—which include

• developing computational and manipulative skills,
• formal, exact, and logical reasoning abilities, and
• deductive abilities for interpreting graphs, diagrams, and data—have been met.
• Use mathematics to answer problems that arise in daily life.

Jamb Syllabus for Mathematics 2023/2024

Part A: Number and Numeration

1. Number Base:

(a) operations using various number bases between 2 and 10;

(b) Conversion from one base to another including fractional parts.

2. Fractions, Decimals, Approximation, and Percentage:

(a) Fractions and decimals;

(b) Significant figures;

(c) Decimal places;

(d) Percentage errors;

(e) Simple interest;

(f) Profit and loss percent;

(g) Ratio, proportion, and rate;

(h) Shares and value-added tax (VAT).

3. Indices, Logarithm, and Surds:

(a) Laws of indices;

(b) Standard form;

(c) Laws of logarithm;

(d) Logarithm of any positive number to a given base;

(e) Change of bases in logarithm and application;

(f) Relationship between indices and logarithm;

(g) Surds.

4. Sets:

(a) Types of sets

(b) Algebra of sets

(c) Venn diagrams and their applications.

Part B: Algebra

1. Polynomials;

(a) Change of subject of the formula

(b) Factor and remainder theorems

(c)Polynomial Factorization with a maximum degree of three.

(d) Multiplication and division of polynomials

(e) Roots of polynomials not exceeding degree 3

(f) Simultaneous equations including one linear one quadratic;

(g) Graphs of polynomials of degree not greater than 3.

2. Variation;

(a) Direct

(b) Inverse

(c) Joint

(d) Partial

(e) Percentage increase and decrease.

3. Inequalities;

(a) Analytical and graphical solutions of linear inequalities;

(b) Quadratic inequalities with integral roots only.

4. Progression;

(a) nth term of a progression

(b) sum of A. P. and G. P.

5. Binary Operations;

(a) Properties of closure, commutativity, associativity, and distributivity;

(b) Identity and inverse elements (simple cases only).

6. Matrices and Determinants;

(a) Algebra of matrices not exceeding 3 x 3;

(b) Determinants of matrices not exceeding 3 x 3;

(c) Inverses of 2 x 2 matrices [exclding quadratic and higher degree equations].

Part C: Geometry and Trigonometry

1. Euclidean Geometry;

(a) Properties of angles and lines

(b) Polygons: triangles, quadrilaterals and general polygons;

(c) Circles: angle properties, cyclic quadrilaterals and intersecting chords;

(d) Construction.

2. Mensuration;

(a) Lengths and areas of plane geometrical figures;

(b) Lengths of arcs and chords of a circle;

(c) Perimeters and areas of sectors and segments of circles;

(e) Surface areas and volumes of simple solids and composite figures;

(f) The earth as a sphere:- longitudes and latitudes.

3. Locus;

(a) Locus in 2 dimensions based on geometric

(b) Principles relating to lines and curves.

4. Coordinate Geometry;

(a) Midpoint and gradient of a line segment;

(b) Distance between two points;

(c) Parallel and perpendicular lines;

(d) Equations of straight lines.

5. Trigonometry;

(a) Trigonometrical ratios of angels;

(b) Angles of elevation and depression;

(c) Bearings;

(d) Areas and solutions of a triangle;

(e) Graphs of sine and cosine;

(f) Sine and cosine formulae.

Part D: Calculus

1. Differentiation;

(a) Limit of a function

(b) Differentiation of explicit algebraic and simple trigonometrical functions – sine, cosine and tangent.

2. Application of Differentiation;

(a) Rate of change;

(b) Maxima and minima.

3. Integration;

(a) Integration of explicit algebraic and simple trigonometrical functions;

(b) the area under the curve.

Part E: Statistic

1. Representation of Data;

(a) Frequency distribution;

(b) Histogram, bar chart, and pie chart.

2. Measures of Location;

(a) Mean, mode, and median of ungrouped and grouped data – (simple cases only);

(b) Cumulative frequency.

3. Measures of Dispersion;

(a) Range, mean deviation, variance and standard deviation.

4. Permutation and Combination;

(a) Linear and circular arrangements;

(b) Arrangements involving repeated objects.

5. Probability;

(a) Experimental probability (tossing of a coin, throwing of a dice etc);

(b) Addition and multiplication of probabilities (mutual and independent cases).