GCSE Mathematics (Edexcel)1MA1

GCSE Mathematics (Edexcel) study checklist

Revise in this order: the topics worth the most marks first. Tick a topic off when you can answer its questions in the paper above without notes.

1. Algebra · about 31% of the marksAlgebra is 27 to 33% of the Higher tier in the 1MA1 specification, the largest area: quadratics, simultaneous equations, functions, iteration, circle equations and proof run across all three papers.
2. Geometry and measures · about 20% of the marksGeometry and measures is 17 to 23% of Higher: trigonometry with the sine and cosine rules, circle theorems with reasons, vectors, similar shapes and surface area and volume.
3. Ratio, proportion and rates of change · about 19% of the marksRatio, proportion and rates of change is 17 to 23% of Higher: compound interest and depreciation, reverse percentages, direct and inverse proportion and compound measures such as speed, density and pressure.
4. Number · about 15% of the marksNumber is 12 to 18% of Higher: indices, surds, recurring decimals and fractions without a calculator on Paper 1, bounds and standard form on the calculator papers.
5. Statistics · about 8% of the marksStatistics and probability together are 12 to 18% of Higher; statistics takes about half: histograms, averages from grouped data, quartiles and capture-recapture sampling.
6. Probability · about 7% of the marksThe other half of the 12 to 18% for statistics and probability: tree diagrams without replacement, conditional probability from Venn diagrams and relative frequency.

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