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JAMB does not set questions outside its official syllabus, so mastering these topics gives you a strong advantage
Areas of Concentration for Mathematics JAMB 2026
Below is the complete list of mathematics topics JAMB will test in 2026, arranged clearly from the official syllabus.
SECTION I: NUMBER AND NUMERATION
1. Number Bases and Modular Arithmetic
- Operations in different number bases: Operations in bases from 2 to 10.
- Conversion: Conversion from one base to another including fractional parts.
- Modular Arithmetic: Operations in modular arithmetic.
2. Fractions, Decimals, Approximations, and Percentages
- Fractions and Decimals: Basic operations on fractions and decimals.
- Significant Figures: Expressing numbers to specified significant figures.
- Decimal Places: Expressing numbers to specified decimal places.
- Percentage Errors: Calculating percentage errors.
- Commercial Arithmetic: Simple interest, profit and loss percent.
- Ratios and Rates: Ratio, proportion, and rate.
- Financial Application: Shares and Value Added Tax (VAT).
3. Indices, Logarithms, and Surds
- Indices: Laws of indices, equations involving indices, and standard form.
- Logarithms: Laws of logarithms, logarithm of any positive number to a given base, change of bases in logarithm and application, relationship between indices and logarithms.
- Surds: Simplify and rationalize surds; perform basic operations on surds.
4. Sets
- Types of Sets: Identify types of sets (empty, universal, complements, subsets, finite, infinite, and disjoint sets).
- Algebra of Sets: Solve problems involving cardinality of sets and set problems using symbols.
- Venn Diagrams: Use Venn diagrams to solve problems involving not more than 3 sets.
SECTION II: ALGEBRA
1. Polynomials
- Formulas: Change of subject of formula.
- Operations: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of polynomials.
- Factorization: Factorization of polynomials of degree not exceeding 3; application of factor and remainder theorems.
- Roots: Roots of polynomials not exceeding degree 3.
- Simultaneous Equations: Solving simultaneous equations including one linear and one quadratic.
- Graphs: Graphs of polynomials of degree not greater than 3 (interpreting maximum and minimum values).
2. Variation
- Types of Variation: Direct, inverse, joint, and partial variations.
- Applications: Percentage increase and decrease in variation.
3. Inequalities
- Linear Inequalities: Analytical and graphical solutions.
- Quadratic Inequalities: Quadratic inequalities with integral roots only.
4. Progression
- Arithmetic Progression (A.P.): Determine the nth term and sum of A.P.
- Geometric Progression (G.P.): Determine the nth term, sum of G.P., and sum to infinity of a given G.P.
5. Binary Operations
- Properties: Closure, commutativity, associativity, and distributivity.
- Elements: Identity and inverse elements (simple cases only).
6. Matrices and Determinants
- Algebra of Matrices: Operations not exceeding 3 x 3 matrices.
- Determinants: Determinants of matrices not exceeding 3 x 3.
- Inverses: Inverses of 2 x 2 matrices (excluding quadratic and higher degree equations).
SECTION III: GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY
1. Euclidean Geometry
- Angles and Lines: Properties of angles and lines.
- Polygons: Triangles, quadrilaterals, and general polygons.
- Circles: Angle properties, cyclic quadrilaterals, and intersecting chords.
- Construction: Construction procedures of special angles (e.g., 30°, 45°, 60°, 75°, 90°).
2. Mensuration
- Plane Figures: Lengths and areas of plane geometrical figures.
- Circles: Lengths of arcs and chords; perimeters and areas of sectors and segments.
- Solids: Surface areas and volumes of simple solids (cuboids, cylinders, cones, pyramids, prisms, spheres) and composite figures.
- The Earth: The earth as a sphere (longitudes and latitudes).
3. Loci
- 2D Locus: Locus in 2 dimensions based on geometric principles relating to lines and curves (parallel lines, perpendicular bisectors, angle bisectors, and circles).
4. Coordinate Geometry
- Lines: Midpoint and gradient of a line segment; distance between two points.
- Relationships: Parallel and perpendicular lines.
- Equations: Equations of straight lines (two-point form, point-slope form, slope-intercept form, and general form).
5. Trigonometry
- Ratios: Trigonometrical ratios of angles; sine, cosine, and tangent of angles between -360° ≤ θ ≤ 360°.
- Applications: Angles of elevation and depression; bearings.
- Triangles: Areas and solutions of triangles; sine and cosine formulae.
- Graphs: Graphs of sine and cosine.
SECTION IV: CALCULUS
1. Differentiation
- Fundamentals: Limit of a function.
- Methods: Differentiation of explicit algebraic and simple trigonometrical functions (sine, cosine, and tangent).
2. Application of Differentiation
- Rate of Change: Solving problems involving applications of rate of change.
- Maxima and Minima: Solving problems involving maxima and minima.
3. Integration
- Methods: Integration of explicit algebraic and simple trigonometrical functions.
- Application: Area under the curve (simple cases only).
SECTION V: STATISTICS
1. Representation of Data
- Tables: Frequency distribution.
- Charts: Histogram, bar chart, and pie chart.
2. Measures of Location
- Central Tendency: Mean, mode, and median of ungrouped and grouped data (simple cases only).
- Cumulative Frequency: Use Ogive to find the median, quartiles, and percentiles.
3. Measures of Dispersion
- Calculation: Range, mean deviation, variance, and standard deviation of ungrouped and grouped data.
4. Permutation and Combination
- Arrangements: Linear and circular arrangements.
- Repeated Objects: Arrangements involving repeated objects.
5. Probability
- Experimental: Experimental probability (tossing of coin, throwing of a dice, etc.).
- Operations: Addition and multiplication of probabilities (mutual and independent cases).
Recommended Texts
- Adelodun A. A. (2000). Distinction in Mathematics: Comprehensive Revision Text (3rd Edition).
- Anyebe, J. A. B. (1998). Basic Mathematics for Senior Secondary Schools and Remedial Students in Higher Institutions.
- Channon, J. B. & Smith, A. M. (2001). New General Mathematics for West Africa SSS 1 to 3.
- David-Osuagwu, M. et al. (2000). New School Mathematics for Senior Secondary Schools.
- Egbe. E et al (2000). Further Mathematics.
- Ibude, S. O. et al. (2003). Algebra and Calculus for Schools and Colleges.
- Tuttuh – Adegun M. R. et al. (1997). Further Mathematics Project Books 1 to 3.
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Conclusion
If you study all the areas listed above, practice past questions, and understand calculations, you will not be surprised in the exam. JAMB strictly follows this syllabus.
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