Pearson Edexcel · A Level (UK)9MA0 A Level Mathematics
3 components29 topics29 with lessons
Source: Pearson Edexcel 9MA0 specification · Confirm the syllabus year with your school.
Exam infoExam structure, syllabus and formula booklet1 official documents
First teaching 2017
| Paper | Time | Marks | Weighting |
|---|
| Paper 1 Pure Mathematics 1 | 2 h | 100 | 33⅓% |
| Paper 2 Pure Mathematics 2 | 2 h | 100 | 33⅓% |
| Paper 3 Statistics and Mechanics | 2 h | 100 | 33⅓% |
- All three papers are taken in the same May/June series.
- A calculator is allowed in every paper, and the formulae booklet is provided.
- Paper 3 assumes you know Pearson’s large data set; you do not take a copy into the exam.
Summarised from the official specification, checked 16 Oct 2026. The board's document is the final word.
PDFIssue 4 (February 2020)
A Level Mathematics 9MA0 — specification
Three 2-hour, 100-mark papers taken in the same May/June series: Pure 1, Pure 2, and Statistics & Mechanics. A formulae booklet is provided, but some formulae must be learnt (Appendix 1). Paper 3 assumes you have studied Pearson’s large data set.
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Paper 1Pure Mathematics 110 topics
- Proof
Deduction, exhaustion and counterexample1 lessons - Algebra and functions
Includes quadratic functions and completing the square
Completing the square and the vertex · Solving quadratic equations · The discriminant and the nature of roots · Linear and quadratic inequalities · Simultaneous equations and lines meeting curves · Indices and surds · Polynomials: division, factor and remainder theorems · Partial fractions · Modulus graphs and equations · Modulus inequalities · Curve sketching and transformations · Functions, domain and range · Composite functions · One-one and inverse functions · Graphs of a function and its inverse · Transformations of graphs16 lessons - Coordinate geometry
Gradient, length, midpoint and equations of lines · Parallel and perpendicular lines · The equation of a circle · Tangents, chords and intersections4 lessons - Sequences and series
Binomial expansion · Binomial expansion for any rational n · Arithmetic progressions · Geometric progressions · Sum to infinity5 lessons - Trigonometry
Sine rule, cosine rule and area · Radians · Arc length and sector area · Segments, chords and composite shapes · Exact values and the unit circle · Graphs and transformations · Trigonometric identities · Solving trigonometric equations · Inverse trigonometric functions · Reciprocal functions and their identities · Compound-angle formulae · Double-angle formulae · The R-form (harmonic form)13 lessons - Exponentials and logarithms
The functions eˣ and ln x · Laws of logarithms · Exponential equations and inequalities · Logarithmic equations · Exponential models and linear forms5 lessons - Differentiation
Gradients and the power rule · Tangents and normals · Stationary points and increasing functions · Optimisation and rates of change · Derivatives of eˣ, ln x and trigonometric functions · The chain rule · The product and quotient rules · Implicit differentiation · Parametric differentiation · Stationary points and tangents10 lessons - Integration
Indefinite integration · Definite integrals · Areas under and between curves · Integrating (ax + b)ⁿ · Integrating eˣ, 1/x and trigonometric functions · Integration using trigonometric identities · Exact definite integrals and logarithms · Integration by substitution · Integration by parts · The trapezium rule · Forming differential equations · Separating the variables · Particular solutions with harder integrals · Modelling with differential equations14 lessons - Numerical methods
Locating roots: sketches and sign changes · Fixed-point iteration · Rearrangements, staircases and cobwebs · Newton–Raphson, bisection and interpolation4 lessons - Vectors
2D and 3D vectors; vector equations of lines are in Further Mathematics
Position vectors, magnitude and unit vectors1 lessons
Paper 2Pure Mathematics 210 topics
- Proof
Proof by contradiction1 lessons - Algebra and functions
Completing the square and the vertex · Solving quadratic equations · The discriminant and the nature of roots · Linear and quadratic inequalities · Simultaneous equations and lines meeting curves · Indices and surds · Polynomials: division, factor and remainder theorems · Partial fractions · Modulus graphs and equations · Modulus inequalities · Curve sketching and transformations · Functions, domain and range · Composite functions · One-one and inverse functions · Graphs of a function and its inverse · Transformations of graphs16 lessons - Coordinate geometry
Gradient, length, midpoint and equations of lines · Parallel and perpendicular lines · The equation of a circle · Tangents, chords and intersections4 lessons - Sequences and series
Binomial expansion · Binomial expansion for any rational n · Arithmetic progressions · Geometric progressions · Sum to infinity5 lessons - Trigonometry
Sine rule, cosine rule and area · Radians · Arc length and sector area · Segments, chords and composite shapes · Exact values and the unit circle · Graphs and transformations · Trigonometric identities · Solving trigonometric equations · Inverse trigonometric functions · Reciprocal functions and their identities · Compound-angle formulae · Double-angle formulae · The R-form (harmonic form)13 lessons - Exponentials and logarithms
The functions eˣ and ln x · Laws of logarithms · Exponential equations and inequalities · Logarithmic equations · Exponential models and linear forms5 lessons - Differentiation
Gradients and the power rule · Tangents and normals · Stationary points and increasing functions · Optimisation and rates of change · Derivatives of eˣ, ln x and trigonometric functions · The chain rule · The product and quotient rules · Implicit differentiation · Parametric differentiation · Stationary points and tangents10 lessons - Integration
Indefinite integration · Definite integrals · Areas under and between curves · Integrating (ax + b)ⁿ · Integrating eˣ, 1/x and trigonometric functions · Integration using trigonometric identities · Exact definite integrals and logarithms · Integration by substitution · Integration by parts · The trapezium rule · Forming differential equations · Separating the variables · Particular solutions with harder integrals · Modelling with differential equations14 lessons - Numerical methods
Locating roots: sketches and sign changes · Fixed-point iteration · Rearrangements, staircases and cobwebs · Newton–Raphson, bisection and interpolation4 lessons - Vectors
Position vectors, magnitude and unit vectors1 lessons
Paper 3Statistics and Mechanics9 topics
- Statistical sampling
Populations and sampling methods1 lessons - Data presentation and interpretation
Stem-and-leaf diagrams and box plots · Histograms and cumulative frequency · Mean and standard deviation · Coded and combined data · Summary statistics and the PMCC · The least squares regression line6 lessons - Probability
Combined events and Venn diagrams · Tree diagrams and conditional probability · Independent and mutually exclusive events3 lessons - Statistical distributions
Probability distributions · The binomial distribution · Standardising and normal probabilities · Inverse normal and finding μ and σ · Normal approximation to the binomial5 lessons - Statistical hypothesis testing
Binomial and Poisson tests · Tests for a population mean · Type I and Type II errors3 lessons - Quantities and units in mechanics
Modelling assumptions and their meaning · Quantities, units and evaluating models2 lessons - Kinematics
Constant acceleration (suvat) · Motion graphs · Vertical motion under gravity · Variable acceleration · Position, velocity and acceleration vectors5 lessons - Forces and Newton's laws
Forces, components and resultants · Equilibrium of a particle · Newton’s laws and F = ma · Connected particles and pulleys · Lifts and vertical motion · Friction · Inclined planes · Motion on inclined planes8 lessons - Moments
Moments and beams on supports · Tilting and non-uniform rods2 lessons