MATHEMATICS Lesson Note JSS 1
MATHEMATICS Lesson Note JSS 1
Week 13 Topic: Review of The First Half Term’s Work and Periodic Test
SECOND TERM
Week 7 Topic: Review of First Half Term’s Work and Periodic Test
THIRD TERM
Sample note
Topic: Development of Number Systems
It is most likely that mathematics began when people started to count and measure.
Counting and measuring are part of everyday life. Nearly every language in the world
contains words for numbers and measures.
People have always used their fingers to help them when counting. This led to collect
numbers in groups: sometimes fives (fingers of one hand), sometimes tens (both
hands) and even in groups of twenty (hands and feet). For example, someone with
twenty three sheep might say, ‘I have four five and three’ sheep or one twenty and
three’ sheep. It will depend on local custom and language. In every case, the number
of sheep would be the same.
When people group numbers in fives we say that they are using a base five method of counting. Most
people use base ten when counting. For this reason base ten is used internationally.
The table 1.1.below gives the words for the number 1 to 20 in the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba languages.
Hausa Igbo Yoruba
1 Daya Out Ookan
Roman system
There are many ancient methods of writing numbers. The Roman system is still used
today. The Romans used capital letters of the alphabets for numerals. In the Roman
system I’s stand for units, X’s stands for tens ad C’s stands for hundreds. Other letters
stand for 5’s, 50’s and 500’s. Table 1.2 below shows how the letters were used.
1I 20 XX
2 II 40 XL
3 III 50 L
4 IIII or IV 60 LX
5V 90 XC
6 VI 100 C
7 VII 400 CD
8 VIII 500 D
9 IX 900 CM
10 X 1000 M
Roman numerals were first used about 2 500 years ago. They are still in use today.
You sometimes find Roman numerals on clockfaces and as chapter number in books.
Example
What number does MDCLXXVIII represent?
Work from the left:
M = 1000
D = 500
C = 100
L = 50
(two tens) XX = 20
V=5
(three units) III = 3
Addings: MDCLXXVIII = 1678
A simple code
The Romans used letters of the alphabet to stand for numbers. We can use numbers to
stand for letters of the alphabet. This gives a simple code shown in Table 1.3 beow.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 26
ASSESSMENT
1. What does (6, 1, 20)(2, 15, 25) mean in the code in table 1.3 above?
2. Find the total of 2 weeks 6 days, 5days and 6 weeks 5 days. Give the
(a) in weeks and days (b) in days.
3. What number does CCXC represent
ANSWER
1. From the table,
6 = F, 1 = A, 20 = T
(6, 1, 20) = FAT
2 = B, 15 = 0, 25 = Y
(2, 15, 25) = BOY
Thus (6, 1, 20)(2, 15, 25) means FAT BOY.
2.
wk. d Method in days column:
2 6 6+ 5 + 5 = 16 days
0 5 = 2 x 7 days + 2 days
6 5 = 2 weeks + 2 days
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10 2 Write down 2 days and carry 2 weeks
(a) 10 weeks and 2 days
(b) 10 weeks and 2 days = 10 x 7 = 70 days
70 days+ 2 days = 72 days
3. CC = 200
XC = 90
Adding: CCXC = 290