A Level Maths Edexcel Past Papers

Edexcel A Level Maths Spec at a glance

The Edexcel A level maths specification contains core, mechanics and statistics. The exams consist of 3 papers which are 2 core papers and a combined mechanics and statistics paper.

Paper 1: Pure Mathematics 1 (*Paper code: 9MA0/01)

Exam Structure:

·2-hour written examination

·33.33% of the qualification

·100 marks

Content assessed within this exam paper:

·Topic 1 – Proof

·Topic 2 – Algebra and functions

·Topic 3 – Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane

·Topic 4 – Sequences and series

·Topic 5 – Trigonometry

·Topic 6 – Exponentials and logarithms

·Topic 7 – Differentiation

·Topic 8 – Integration

·Topic 9 – Numerical methods

·Topic 10 – Vectors

Assessment overview

Paper 1 will assess all the topics listed above. Some or all the topics may be assessed. Calculators can be used in this paper.

Paper 2: Pure Mathematics 2 (*Paper code: 9MA0/02)

Exam Structure:

·2-hour written examination

·33.33% of the qualification

·100 marks

Content assessed within this exam paper:

·Topic 1 – Proof

·Topic 2 – Algebra and functions

·Topic 3 – Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane

·Topic 4 – Sequences and series

·Topic 5 – Trigonometry

·Topic 6 – Exponentials and logarithms

·Topic 7 – Differentiation

·Topic 8 – Integration

·Topic 9 – Numerical methods

·Topic 10 – Vectors

Assessment overview

Paper 2 will assess all the topics listed above. Some or all the topics may be assessed. Calculators can be used in this paper.

Paper 3: Statistics and Mechanics (*Paper code: 9MA0/03)

Exam Structure:

·2-hour written examination

·33.33% of the qualification

·100 marks

Content assessed within this exam paper:

Section A: Statistics

·Topic 1 – Statistical sampling

·Topic 2 – Data presentation and interpretation

·Topic 3 – Probability

·Topic 4 – Statistical distributions

·Topic 5 – Statistical hypothesis testing

Section B: Mechanics

·Topic 6 – Quantities and units in mechanics

·Topic 7 – Kinematics

·Topic 8 – Forces and Newton’s laws

·Topic 9 – Moments

Assessment overview

Paper 3 will assess both statistics and mechanics as shown above. Students can use a calculator for this exam.