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ЦТ Mathematics study plan

ЦТ Mathematics · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Algebraic expressions, equations, systems of equations and identities & Numbers and computation: natural, integer, rational, irrational and real numbers; powers and roots; proportions and percentages

  • Simplify and evaluate 60 expressions built from powers, roots and absolute values, including rationalising denominators and combining radicals.

  • Factor, expand and recognise the standard polynomial patterns (difference of squares, perfect square, sum and difference of cubes) until each is reproduced from memory in under 30 seconds.

  • Reduce, add, multiply and divide rational expressions, stating the admissible values of the variable for every result.

  • Solve linear and quadratic equations by factoring, by completing the square and by the discriminant, then verify each root by substitution.

  • Translate 15 short verbal statements into algebraic expressions or equations and check each translation numerically.

Your checkpoint

A 45-minute closed-book diagnostic of 30 items on domains 1 and 2, scored and error-logged, with a target of 80% or better and every missed item reworked in writing.

Week 2

Algebraic expressions, equations, systems of equations and identities & Inequalities, systems of inequalities and solution sets on the number line

  • Solve 2x2 and 3x3 linear systems by substitution, elimination and determinants, and label each system as consistent, dependent or inconsistent.

  • Solve rational, radical and absolute-value equations, rejecting extraneous roots by explicit checking.

  • Solve linear, quadratic, rational and absolute-value inequalities and write each answer set in interval notation and on a number line.

  • Sketch the solution region of systems of two inequalities and justify the choice of test points.

  • State and apply Vieta's relations to recover sums and products of roots without solving.

Your checkpoint

A one-page decision tree mapping each equation or inequality type to its method, plus 40 mixed problems solved at 90% accuracy.

Week 3

Planimetry: triangles, quadrilaterals, circles, similarity, areas, coordinate and vector methods

  • Apply triangle congruence and similarity criteria to compute unknown sides, angles and ratios, and write the similarity proportion explicitly before substituting.

  • Compute the area of triangles and quadrilaterals using at least four distinct tools: base-height, Heron's formula, the sine formula and diagonals.

  • Use the Pythagorean theorem, median and angle-bisector properties and the sine and cosine rules in combined problems.

  • Prove three standard planimetry statements from scratch (sum of angles, midline theorem, Thales proportionality).

Your checkpoint

A 25-problem planimetry set completed in 50 minutes, plus a hand-drawn formula sheet listing every triangle and quadrilateral relation used.

Week 4

Planimetry: triangles, quadrilaterals, circles, similarity, areas, coordinate and vector methods & Trigonometry: identities, trigonometric equations and inequalities, inverse functions

  • Apply inscribed-angle, tangent-chord and cyclic-quadrilateral theorems to find arcs, angles, chords and tangent lengths in circle configurations.

  • Compute distances, midpoints, slopes and vector components in the coordinate plane, and use the dot product to test perpendicularity and find angles.

  • Convert freely between degrees and radians and evaluate sine, cosine and tangent at standard and quadrantal angles without a table.

  • Derive the Pythagorean identity and use it, with the sign-by-quadrant rule, to recover all trigonometric functions from a single given value.

Your checkpoint

A 30-item mixed set on planimetry plus introductory trigonometry, timed at 60 minutes, with an 85% target and a written log of every geometry fact that had to be looked up.

Week 5

Trigonometry: identities, trigonometric equations and inequalities, inverse functions

  • Derive and apply the sum, difference, double-angle and half-angle formulas and the reduction formulas to simplify compound trigonometric expressions.

  • Solve trigonometric equations of the forms sin x = a, cos kx = b and quadratic-in-sine type, writing the full general solution before restricting to the requested interval.

  • Solve trigonometric inequalities on a stated interval and shade the solution set on the unit circle.

  • Evaluate inverse trigonometric functions and their compositions while respecting principal ranges, and identify where an inverse does not exist.

Your checkpoint

A formula and unit-circle card rebuilt from memory and checked against notes, plus 30 trigonometric equations solved with general solutions stated correctly in at least 90% of cases.

Week 6

Functions and graphs: domain, range, monotonicity, extrema, transformations & Sequences, arithmetic and geometric progressions

  • Determine domain, range, parity, zeros and asymptotes of rational, radical, exponential and logarithmic functions.

  • Sketch graphs from a parent function using shifts, stretches, reflections and absolute values, then read off monotonicity intervals and extrema.

  • Find inverse functions where they exist and state the domain restriction that makes the inverse valid.

  • Compute terms and partial sums of arithmetic and geometric progressions, including infinite geometric sums with ratio of modulus below one.

  • Model and solve growth, decay and simple interest situations with linear, exponential and logarithmic equations.

Your checkpoint

A portfolio of 12 hand-sketched graphs, each annotated with domain, range and monotonicity, plus a 20-item progressions quiz scored at 90% or above.

Week 7

Stereometry: lines and planes in space, polyhedra, solids of revolution, surface areas and volumes & Elements of combinatorics, probability theory and statistics

  • Determine the relative position of lines and planes in space and compute angles between lines and planes and distances from a point to a plane.

  • Compute volumes and total and lateral surface areas of prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones, spheres and frustums, including composite solids.

  • Draw and use cross-sections of polyhedra and solids of revolution to set up a volume calculation before computing it.

  • Count outcomes with the multiplication rule, permutations and combinations, and decide correctly whether order matters in a given selection.

  • Compute classical and complementary probabilities and interpret the mean, median and spread of a small data set.

Your checkpoint

A solids formula sheet (volume, lateral area, total area) rebuilt from memory with no notes, plus a 25-item combined stereometry and probability set at 85% accuracy.

Week 8

Applied and word problems: modeling, motion, work, mixtures, optimization and estimation

  • Set up and solve motion, work, mixture and percentage-change word problems by defining variables and writing one equation per unknown before solving.

  • Solve optimization and estimation problems by testing boundary cases, comparing candidate values and rounding answers sensibly.

  • Re-solve without notes every item recorded in the error log from weeks 1 to 7 and retire each entry only after two clean attempts.

  • Complete two full-length timed mock tests under exam conditions and compute a domain-by-domain score profile from the results.

Your checkpoint

Two completed timed mock tests with a written domain-by-domain score profile and a final one-page weak-spots sheet naming the 15 error types still costing points.

Milestones

Week 2: Closed-book 30-item set on domain 2 scored at 85% or higher, with no missed item left unanalysed and a written cause recorded for each error.

Week 4: Planimetry accuracy of at least 85% on a 60-minute timed set, and the trigonometric identity card reproduced from memory with no notes.

Week 6: All 12 assigned function graphs sketched with correct domain, range and monotonicity, and the progressions quiz at 90% or above.

Week 8: Both mock tests within 10 points of the target score, with domains 2 and 7 each at 80% or higher and no single domain below 60%.