Specification at a glance

This qualification is linear. Linear means that students will sit all their exams at the end of the course.

Subject content

Core content 
  • OT1: Mathematical argument, language and proof (page 11)
  • OT2: Mathematical problem solving (page 11)
  • OT3: Mathematical modelling (page 12)
  • A: Proof (page 12)
  • B: Algebra and functions (page 12)
  • C: Coordinate geometry in the (x,y) plane (page 13)
  • D: Sequences and series (page 14)
  • E: Trigonometry (page 14)
  • F: Exponentials and logarithms (page 15)
  • G: Differentiation (page 16)
  • H: Integration (page 16)
  • J: Vectors (page 16)
  • K: Statistical sampling (page 17)
  • L: Data presentation and interpretation (page 17)
  • M: Probability (page 18)
  • N: Statistical distributions (page 18)
  • O: Statistical hypothesis testing (page 19)
  • P: Quantities and units in mechanics (page 19)
  • Q: Kinematics (page 19)
  • R: Forces and Newton’s laws (page 20)

Assessments

Paper 1

What's assessed

Content from the following sections:
  • A: Proof
  • B: Algebra and functions
  • C: Coordinate geometry
  • D: Sequences and series
  • E: Trigonometry
  • F: Exponentials and logarithms
  • G: Differentiation
  • H: Integration
  • J: Vectors
  • P: Quantities and units in mechanics
  • Q: Kinematics
  • R: Forces and Newton’s laws

How it's assessed

  • Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 80 marks
  • 50% of AS

Questions

A mix of question styles, from short, single-mark questions to multi-step problems.

Paper 2

What's assessed

Content from the following sections:
  • A: Proof
  • B: Algebra and functions
  • C: Coordinate geometry
  • D: Sequences and series
  • E: Trigonometry
  • F: Exponentials and logarithms
  • G: Differentiation
  • H: Integration
  • K: Statistical sampling
  • L: Data presentation and interpretation
  • M: Probability
  • N: Statistical distributions
  • O: Statistical hypothesis testing

How it's assessed

  • Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 80 marks
  • 50% of AS

Questions

A mix of question styles, from short, single-mark questions to multi-step problems.