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UPPER SIXTH STATISTICS

WWEKLY WORKLOAD: 8 PERIODS A WEEK

S/N TOPIC WEEK SUB TOPIC

1 - Data collection and Representation; Frequency Tables
2 - Frequency Polygons and cumulative Frequency Curves
3 - Measures of Location: Calculations of Mode, Median, Mean for
Simple and grouped frequency distributions
1 DESCRIPTIVE
STATISTICS 4 - Geometric and Indexed mean
- Measures of Variability: Range, Variance and Standard
5 Deviations
- Combining sets of data
- Relations between Measures of Dispersion
6 - Sample Space, Event and probability of an event
- Probability of Mutually exclusive, Independent events
2 EMPERICAL
- Conditional Probability and Baye’s theorem
PROBABILITY
7 - Useful Methods: Atleast situations, GP, Permutations,
- Tree Diagrams
INTEGRATION ACTIVITY AND FORMATIVE EVALUATION
RANDOM - Discrete Random Variables and the Probability Density
VARIABLES AND 8 function; Expectation and expected Variance
- Two Independent variables
3 PROBABILITY
- The Continuous Random Variable and the Probability Mass
DISTRIBUTIONS 9 function; Expectation and expected Variance, Mode and Median
DISCRETE DISTRIBUTIONS:
10 - Bernoulli (Binomial) Distributions; expectations and variance;
Mode and Mean
- Geometric Distributions; expectations and variance
11 - The Poisson Distribution;
- Rectangular Distributions;
4 SPECIAL
PROBABILITY CONTINUOUS DISTRIBUTIONS:
DISTRIBUTION - The Uniform Rectangular Continuous Distribution
12 - The Exponential Distribution

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 - The Normal Distributions and the Standard Normal Distributions
Their Modes, Medians, means, variance and Standard Deviations

- Using the Normal to approximate the Binomial

13 - The Moment Generating Function
INTEGRATION ACTIVITY AND FORMATIVE EVALUATION
SAMPLES - Sample distribution and sample distribution of mean, Sample
THEORY 14 variance
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15 -
Use Sample Statistics to estimate population parameters; mean
Standard Deviation and proportions The Central Limit Theory
END OF THIRD PERIOD
- Interval Estimation: Interval Limits
16 - Confident Intervals
INTERVAL - Statistical Decision Theory; Hypothesis Testing; One-Tail and
6 ESTIMATION 17 Two-Tail Tests
AND
HYPOTHESIS - Errors in Hypothesis Testing and Power of a test
TESTING 18 - Testing Means and Proportions

END OF FOURTH PERIOD

- Scatter Diagrams and correlations
7 CORRELATION 19 - Measures of correlations: Product-Moment, Ranked correlations;
AND Spearman’s, Kendall’s
REGRESSION
20 - Regression functions; Least Square Regression Lines and their
significance
21-33 - Revision, mock and mock revision!
END OF FIFTH AND SIXTH PERIOD

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PAIX – TRAVAIL – PATRIE PEACE – WORK – FATHERLAND
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REGION DE L’OUEST WEST REGION
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DÉLÉGATION RÉGIONALE DES ENSEIGNEMENTS SECONDAIRES REGIONAL DELEGATION FOR THE SECONDARY EDUCATION
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INSPECTION RÉGIONALE DE PÉDAGOGIE CHARGÉE DES SCIENCES REGIONAL INSPECTORATE OF PEDAGOGY IN CHARGE OF SCIENCES
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SECTION : MATHS MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
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BP 1061 Bafoussam ; Tél :233442945 PO BOX:1061 ; Phone :233442945
Email : irpscience@gmail.com Email :irpscience@gmail.com

UPPER SIXTH MECHANICS

WEEKLY WORK LOAD: 8 PERIODS A WEEK

S/N TOPIC WEEK SUBTOPIC

- Sample Space, Event and probability of an event
1 PROBABILITY 1 - Probability of Mutually exclusive, Independent events
- Conditional Probability and Baye’s theorem
2 - Useful Methods: Atleast situations, GP, Permutations,
- Tree Diagrams
- Discrete Random Variables and the Probability
3 Density function; Expectation and expected Variance
2 PROBABILITY - Two Independent variables
DISTRIBUTION - The Continuous Random Variable and Probability
4 Mass function; Expectation and expected Variance,
Mode and Median
- DIFFERENTIATION WITH RESPECT TO A
SCALAR
- Position vectors
3 VECTORS 5 - Velocities v =
- Acceleration a =
- INTEGRATION OF VECTORS
r = ∫vdt, v = ∫adt
END OF FIRST SEQUENCE
- Centre of mass of a system of particles in a plane

4 7 (Random masses) x 
 mi xi , etc
CENTRE OF MASS OF
UNIFORM RIGID  mi
BODIES
- Centre of mass By integration x 
 xydx etc
CENTRE OF GRAVITY
ydx
- Composite bodies using symmetry (Uniform Lamina)
- Equilibrium of suspended bodies,
8 - Angles of inclination of a suspended particle to a given
direction

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5 - Types of forces, resolving forces,
9 - Triangle of Forces, Polygon of Forces
- System of forces in equilibrium
- FRICTION
FORCES 10 - Friction and the coefficient of friction
- Equilibrium of rigid bodies under coplanar forces,
(Uniform rods, Bars, Ladders etc)
11 - Moment (Or Torque) of a force about a given axis,
application of basic conditions of a force, conditions for
moments,
END OF SECON D PERIOD
13 - Connected particles and relative motions
- Couples
6 - Newton’s Equations of Motion;
KINEMATICS OF A - Acceleration
PARTICLES MOVING IN 14 - Velocity v = u + at : v2 = u2 + 2as
A STRAIGHT LINE - Displacement
- Vertical Motion under gravity
- Velocity and Acceleration as Vectors
- Statement of laws, F = ma
Newton’s laws - Motion against a Resistant Force
15 - Motion of connected particles
of motion - On a horizontal plane
- Motion of connected particles
16 - Motion on inclined planes.
7 - Over smooth pulleys
WORK, ENERGY - Hooke’s law; State and explain Hooke’s law;
AND POWER x
17 - The relations T ∝ x and T =
l
- The work energy principle. Work done by a fixed and
variable force.
- Work done by an External Force

THIRD SEQUENCE REVISION AND EVALUATION

- Work done in stretching an elastic string:
x 2
19 Workdone = = ∫ T dx = ∫ dx
2l
- Energy; Kinetic and Potential;
- Change in energy concept
- Principle of conservation of energy
20 - Hooke’s law and elastic potential energy
- POWER, p = Fv
- Forces in circular motion, equations of motion in a
21 circle.
- Relationship between circular and linear motion, radial
8 CIRCULAR and tangential acceleration
MOTION THE CONICAL PENDULUM
- Establish relation between tension, length, periodic
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 22 time, angle of inclination etc
- E.g. Particle in a smooth inner surface of a bowl
- E.g. 2 particles connected, one hanging freely while the
other is circular motion.
- As motion in two dimension, range, time of flight,
9 PROJECTILES 23 maximum height
- Exercises on projectile motion.

END OF FOURTH PERIOD

MOMENTUM -
Impulse momentum principle, conservation of linear
10 AND momentum.
IMPULSE 25 - Direct impact of elastic bodies and the coefficient of
restitution. Knowledge of 0 ≤ e ≤1 is expected.
- Impact with a fixed obstacle
REVISION, MOCK, AND MOCK REVISION