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COPY RIGHT © 2011 Institute of Interdisciplinary Business Research 192
JANUARY 2011
VOL 2, NO 9
In 2000, Ministry of Education undertook a revision for basic sciences subjects and in
2002 for social sciences subjects. Once again, it was decided that there should be General
Mathematics for Humanities group. National curriculum of Mathematics Grades I-XII
was introduced in 2006 and National curriculum of general mathematics in 2007.
Ministry of Education announced that the new curriculum will be implemented in the
academic year 2010-2011, but until now, it is not implemented.
National curriculum of general mathematics (2007) documented the following
characteristics of General Mathematics
� Recognize mathematics as integral to the development cultures and civilizations of
the society.
� Gain and understanding of financial instruments and terminology used in business
finance.
� Compare the services offered by a variety of financial institutions.
� Familiarize him/her self with the partnership, foreign exchange, leasing/financing and
life and vehicle insurance.
� Apply problem-solving strategies to solve problems encountered by consumers i.e.,
computation of personal income and utility bills.
� Understand real-life situations where calculation of Zakat, Ushr and various taxes is
required.
Table 1: Comparison of Content of General Mathematics (2007) and Content of
Integrated Mathematics
Content of General Mathematics (2007) Content of Integrated Mathematics(Currently in
Practice)
Chapter Chapter Name Remarks Chapter
Chapter Name
No.
No.
1 Percentage, Ratio and
Proportion
1 Sets
2 Zakat, Ushr and
Inheritance
2 System of Real Numbers
3 Business
Mathematics
3 Logarithms
4 Financial
Mathematics
4 Algebraic Expression
5 Consumer
5 Factorization, H.C.F, L.C.M
Mathematics
Simplification and Square Root
6 Exponents and
Logarithms
6 Matrices and Determinants
7 Arithmetic and
Geometric Sequences
7 Fundamental concepts of Geometry
8 Sets and Functions 8 Demonstrative Geometry
9 Linear Graphs 9 Practical Geometry
Until now Not Implemented