Maths @ Mavis: Integrated Mathematics Algebra for Secondary 1 (G3 & IP)

Maths @ Mavis: Integrated Mathematics aims to ensure students are ready to take on the demands of the upper secondary mathematics syllabus and be ready for national (Singapore) examinations.

The examples and questions are paced to help students understand concepts, recognize common steps, see through typical trick questions and apply mathematical knowledge taught and learned.

While the progressive practices ensure familiarity and exposure to a wide variety of question types, there are opportunities to exercise higher order thinking through the challenging questions provided in every topic.

Detailed solutions are included to guide and help students through critical thinking processes.

Contents

• 1 Introduction to Algebra
• 2 Expansion
• 3 Operations on Algebraic Expressions
• 4 Algebraic Fractions: Addition and Subtraction of Algebraic Fractions
• 5 Factorisation: Extracting Common Factors
• 6 Solving Simple Linear Equations
• 7 Solving Fractional Equations
• 8 Problem Solving
• 9 Number Patterns
• Solutions

About the author

Alex Lim received his Bachelor of Science (Applied Mathematics) degree from the National University of Singapore in 2005. He is currently the Mathematics Curriculum Specialist for Mavis Tutorial Centre. He spearheaded the development of the Secondary Mathematics program in Mavis Tutorial Centre and continues to train and conduct workshops for the teachers in the team. Thousands of students have also benefitted from his classes and he remains an active advisor and instructor in related mathematics seminars and camps.