The document discusses the objectives and principles of designing curriculum for mathematics. It defines curriculum and lists several objectives of curriculum according to different scholars, including understanding, skills, attitudes, concepts and information. It then outlines 12 principles for designing the mathematics curriculum, such as practical value, disciplinary value, preparatory value, utility, cultural value, child-centeredness, community-centeredness, comprehensiveness, integration of theory and practice, incorporating latest developments, considering teachers' opinions, and maintaining correlation.