IGCSE Additional Mathematics0606

IGCSE Additional Mathematics 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. Calculus · about 26% of the marksOur estimate: calculus is the largest of the 14 syllabus topics (differentiation, integration, areas, optimisation and kinematics) and usually fills the long questions at the end of both papers.
2. Circular measure and trigonometry · about 14% of the marksOur estimate: an identity proof and trig equations on Paper 1 with exact values, and radian sector work plus equations on Paper 2, appear in most sittings.
3. Quadratics, polynomials and equations · about 11% of the marksOur estimate from syllabus topics 2 to 5: completing the square, the discriminant, the factor theorem and modulus equations are short regular questions.
4. Coordinate geometry · about 11% of the marksOur estimate: the circle topic added for 2025 (centre, radius, tangents, chords) joins straight lines and perpendicular bisectors, about one question per paper.
5. Series · about 9% of the marksOur estimate: a binomial expansion on one paper and arithmetic or geometric progressions on the other is the usual pattern.
6. Logarithms and exponentials · about 9% of the marksOur estimate: log laws and a substituted exponential equation without a calculator, and a straight-line form (lg y against x) question with one.
7. Functions · about 8% of the marksOur estimate: inverse and composite functions with domains and ranges, often with exponential or logarithmic functions, once per paper.
8. Vectors · about 7% of the marksOur estimate: position and unit vectors on Paper 1 and a velocity or collision problem on Paper 2.
9. Permutations and combinations · about 6% of the marksOur estimate: one short selection or arrangement question per paper, with repetition and circular arrangements outside the syllabus.

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