• Paper 1: Pure Mathematics (*Paper code: 8MA0/01)
  Written examination: 2 hours
  62.5% 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 – Vectors
  Assessment overview
  ● Students must answer all questions.
  ● Calculators can be used in the assessment

Paper 2: Statistics and Mechanics (*Paper code: 8MA0/02)
Written examination: 1 hour 15 minutes
37.5% of the qualification
60 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
Assessment overview
● The assessment comprises two sections: Section A – Statistics and
Section B – Mechanics.
● Students must answer all questions.
● Calculators can be used in the assessment.

The Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Mathematics consists of three externally-examined papers.
Students must complete all assessment in May/June in any single year.
Paper 1: Pure Mathematics 1 (Paper code: 9MA0/01) Paper 2: Pure Mathematics 2 (Paper code: 9MA0/02)
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: 9MA0/03)
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.