Mathematics (Further)

Assessment

Paper 1: Pure Mathematics 1 (*Paper code: 9MAO/01) Paper 2: Pure mathematics 2 (*Paper code: 9MAO/02) Each paper is: 2-hour written examination 33.33% of the qualification 100 marks Content overview 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 and Paper 2 may contain questions on any topics from the Pure Mathematics content. Students must answer all questions. Calculators can be used in the assessment. Paper 3: Statistics and Mechanics (*Paper code: 9MAO/03) 2-hour written examination 33.33% of the qualification 100 marks Content overview 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 contain questions on topics from the Statistics content in Section A and Mechanics content in Section B. Students must answer all questions. Calculators can be used in the assessment.