CAPS Maths Topics

Free guides for South African learners. Worked examples, exam tips, and the AI coach when you get stuck.

Grade 8 & 9 — Foundations

Fix the holes in your foundations now — before high school maths exposes them.

Variables, expressions, and the algebra moves you'll use for the next three years.

SOH-CAH-TOA, the special angles, and how to use trig in right-angled triangles.

Sketch them, read them, and answer the 25 marks they're worth in your paper.

The 6 identities you actually need and the 3-move trick for proofs.

Worth 35 marks in Paper 1. Learn the rules, not the magic.

Formulas you actually need, plus a trick for spotting which one to use.

Sketch sin, cos, tan with shifts in your sleep. Worth 15+ marks.