UNLOCK 2025 JAMB CBT Mathematics Syllabus: Prepare to Excel in UTME!

2025 Mathematics JAMB CBT Syllabus Released: Gear Up for UTME Success!

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DETAILED 2025/2026 MATHEMATICS JAMB SYLLABUS

TOPIC
SECTION I: NUMBER AND NUMERATION

1. Number bases:

(a) operations in different number bases from 2 to 10:

(b) conversion from one base to another including fractional parts.

 2. Fractions, Decimals, Approximations and Percentages:

(a) fractions and decimals;

(b) significant figures;

(c) decimal places;

(d) percentage errors;

(e) simple interest;

(f) profit and loss percent;

(g) ratio, proportion and rate;

(h) shares and valued added tax (VAT).

3. Indices, Logarithms and Surds:

(a) laws of indices;

(b) equations involving indices;

(c) standard form;

(d) laws of logarithm;

(e) logarithm of any positive number to a given base;

(f) change of bases in logarithm and application;

(g) relationship between indices and Logarithm

(h) Surds.

4. Sets:

(a) types of sets

(b) algebra of sets

(c) Venn diagrams and their applications.

SECTION II: ALGEBRA

1. Polynomials:

(a) change of subject of formula;

(b) multiplication and division of polynomials;

(c) factorization of polynomials of degree not exceeding 3;

(d) roots of polynomials not exceeding degree 3;

(e) factor and remainder theorems;

(f) simultaneous equations including one linear one quadratic;

(g) graphs of polynomials of degree not greater than 3.

2. Variation:

(a) direct;

(b) inverse;

(c) joint;

(d) partial;

(e) percentage increase and decrease.

3. Inequalities:

(a) analytical and graphical solutions of linear inequalities;

(b) quadratic inequalities with integral roots only.

4. Progression:

(a) nth term of a progression

(b) sum of A. P. and G. P.

5. Binary Operations:

(a) properties of closure, commutativity, associativity and distributivity; (b) identity and inverse elements (simple cases only).

6. Matrices and Determinants:

(a) algebra of matrices not exceeding 3 x 3;

(b) determinants of matrices not exceeding 3 x 3:

(c) inverses of 2 x 2 matrices; [excluding quadratic and higher degree equations].

SECTION III: GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY

1. Euclidean Geometry:

(a) Properties of angles and lines

(b) Polygons: triangles, quadrilaterals and general polygons;

(c) Circles: angle properties, cyclic quadrilaterals and intersecting chords: (d) construction.

2. Mensuration:

(a) lengths and areas of plane geometrical figures;

(b) lengths of arcs and chords of a circle;

(c) Perimeters and areas of sectors and segments of circles;

(d) surface areas and volumes of simple solids and composite figures;

(e) the earth as a sphere: longitudes and latitudes.

3. Loci:

locus in 2 dimensions based on geometric principles relating to lines and curves.

4. Coordinate Geometry:

(a) midpoint and gradient of a line segment;

(b) distance between two points;

(c) parallel and perpendicular lines;

(d) equations of straight lines.

5. Trigonometry:

(a) trigonometrical ratios of angles;

(b) angles of elevation and depression;

(c) bearings;

(d) areas and solutions of triangle;

(e) graphs of sine and cosine;

(f) sine and cosine formulae.

SECTION IV: CALCULUS

1. Differentiations:

(a) limit of a function

(b) differentiation of explicit algebraic and simple trigonometrical functions sine, cosine and tangent.

2. Application of differentiation:

(a) rate of change;

(b) maxima and minima.

3. Integration:

(a) integration of explicit algebraic and simple trigonometrical functions; (b) area under the curve.

SECTION V: STATISTICS

1. Representation of data:

(a) frequency distribution;

(b) histogram, bar chart and pie chart.

2. Measures of Location:

(a) mean, mode and median of ungrouped and grouped data (simple cases only);

(b) cumulative frequency.

3. Measures of Dispersion:

range, mean deviation, variance and standard deviation.

4. Permutation and Combination:

(a) Linear and circular arrangements;

(b) Arrangements involving repeated objects. Candidates should be able to: solve simple problems involving permutation and combination.

5. Probability:

(a) experimental probability (tossing of coin, throwing of a dice etc);

(b) Addition and multiplication of probabilities (mutual and independent cases).

CONCUSION: