Aims and Objectives

1 Aims :

• To enable students to cope confidently with the mathematics needed in their future studies, workplaces or daily life in a technological and information-rich society, the curriculum aims at developing students:
• the ability to conceptualize, inquire, reason and communicate mathematically, and to use mathematics to formulate and solve problems in daily life as well as in mathematical contexts;
• the ability to manipulate numbers, symbols and other mathematical objects;
• the number sense, symbol sense, spatial sense and a sense of measurement as well as the capability in appreciating structures and patterns;
• a positive attitude towards mathematics and the capability in appreciating the aesthetic nature and cultural aspect of mathematics.

2 Objectives :

2.1 Knowledge Domain

• To induce children to understand and grasp the knowledge of the following:
  the directed numbers and the real number system;
• the algebraic symbols to describe relations among quantities and number patterns;
• the equations, inequalities, identities, formulas and functions;
• the measures for simple 2-D and 3-D figures;
• the intuitive, deductive and analytic approach to study geometric figures;
• the trigonometric ratios and functions;
• the statistical methods and statistical measures;
• the simple ideas of probability and laws of probability.

2.2 Skill Domain

• To develop the following skills and capabilities in:
• basic computations in real numbers and symbols and an ability to judge reasonableness of results;
• using the mathematical language to communicate ideas;
• reasoning mathematically, i.e. they should conjecture, test and build arguments about the validity of a proposition;
• applying mathematical knowledge to solve a variety of problems;
• handling data and generating information;
• number sense and spatial sense;
• using modern technology appropriately to learn and do mathematics;
• learning mathematics independently and collaboratively for the whole life.

2.3 Attitude Domain

• To foster the attitudes to:
• be interested in learning mathematics;
• be confident in their abilities to do mathematics;
• willingly apply mathematical knowledge;
• appreciate that mathematics is a dynamic field with its roots in many cultures;
• appreciate the precise and aesthetic aspect of mathematics;
• appreciate the role of mathematics in human affairs;
• be willing to persist in solving problems;
• be willing to work cooperatively with people and to value the contribution of
  others