Maths
“He who can properly define and divide is to be considered a god” – Plato
“Mathematics is the most beautiful and most powerful creation of the human spirit” – Stefan Banach
“May not music be described as the mathematics of the sense, mathematics as music of the reason? The musician feels mathematics, the mathematician thinks music: music the dream, mathematics the working life” – James Sylvester
Department Members:
Mr S. McNamara
Mr J. White
Mr S. Hayes
Ms M. Kenneally
Leaving Certificate Mathematics is offered at three levels – Foundation, Ordinary and Higher.
There is no coursework, your result is decided by the final examination.
| Level | Foundation | Ordinary & Higher | |
| Exam Paper(s) | One Paper (300 marks)
Section A (200 marks) Section B (100 marks) |
Paper 1 (300 marks)
Section A – Concepts and Skills (150 marks) Section B – Contexts and Applications (150 marks) |
Paper 2 (300 marks) Section A – Concepts and Skills (150 marks) Section B – Contexts and Applications (150 marks)
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| Topics | Coordinate Geometry
Geometry Statistics Probability Area and Volume Trigonometry Algebra Number Patterns Financial Maths Functions |
Algebra Number Patterns and Sequences Financial Maths Functions Calculus
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Coordinate Geometry
Statistics Probability Area and Volume Geometry Trigonometry |
The Mathematics Leaving Certificate syllabus is available at:
Textbooks
Text & Tests 3 (Ordinary Level)
Text & Tests 4 (Higher Level)
Text & Tests 5 (Higher Level)
Other Required Material
Maths copy
Casio scientific calculator
Mathematical set
Leaving Certificate Mathematics examination papers
Formulae and Tables booklet
Careers
Careers that need a knowledge of Mathematics ? All of them.
