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WAEC Mathematics syllabus

The WAEC Mathematics syllabus has 20 examinable topics, listed in full below. This is the same breakdown Handbook uses to track which topics you have mastered and which are still costing you marks.

All 20 topics on the WAEC Mathematics syllabus

  1. 01Angles of elevation and depression
  2. 02Bearings
  3. 03Circles
  4. 04Differentiation
  5. 05Fractions, Decimals and Approximations
  6. 06Indices
  7. 07Logarithms
  8. 08Modular Arithmetic
  9. 09Number bases
  10. 10Probability
  11. 11Quadratic Equations
  12. 12Sequence and Series
  13. 13Sets
  14. 14Sine, Cosine and Tangent of an angle
  15. 15Solution of Linear Equations
  16. 16Statistics
  17. 17Surds (Radicals)
  18. 18Variation
  19. 19Vectors in a Plane
  20. 20Volumes

Frequently asked questions

How many topics are on the WAEC Mathematics syllabus?
20 topics. All of them are listed on this page.
What is the first topic on the WAEC Mathematics syllabus?
The syllabus opens with Angles of elevation and depression. The full ordered list of all 20 topics appears above.
Is the WAEC Mathematics syllabus free to view on Handbook?
Yes. The full topic list is free to read with no account. A Handbook subscription adds timed practice questions and topic-level progress tracking against the same syllabus.

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