Edexcel Pure Maths A-Level

The Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Mathematics consists of three externally-examined papers.

Paper 1 and 2 are pure mathematics and paper 3 is mechanics and statistics.

Edexcel Pure Maths A-Level

Papers 1 and 2: Paper codes: 9MA0/01 and 9MA0/02

Both papers are 2 hour written exam papers which are weighted at 33.33% with a total of 100 marks. Calculators can be used.

Students must complete all assessment in May/June in any single year.

Further resources:

Edexcel Pure Maths A Level Specification

Edexcel A Level Pure Maths Specification

Please note: The AS Pure Maths content is contained within this module.

Check out the video tutorials for Edexcel Pure maths A-Level from the topic lists below.

Algebra Basics – Playlist

  1. Expanding Brackets
  2. Terms in expressions and equations
  3. Identity or equation - what is the difference?
  4. Linear equations
  5. f(x) notation
  6. Polynomials

Pythagoras’ Theorem – Playlist

  1. Pythagoras' theorem

Trigonometry Introduction – Playlist

  1. Introduction to trigonometry
  2. Finding the length of a side
  3. Finding an angle
  4. Mixed Exercise - Pythagoras and Trigonometry

Indices – Playlist

  1. Introduction to indices (exponents)
  2. Multiplication rules for indices
  3. Division rule for indices
  4. Negative indices
  5. Fractions raised to a negative index
  6. Rational (fractional) indices
  7. Simplifying terms with negative powers
  8. Expressing terms in the form axn
  9. Equations in which the power has to be found
  10. Summary of indices
  11. Exam Questions - Indices

Surds – Playlist

  1. Surds - introduction & simplifying
  2. Addition and subtraction of surds
  3. Multiplying surds
  4. Dividing surds
  5. Rationalising surds
  6. Exam Questions - Surds

Factorising – Playlist

  1. Introduction to factorising
  2. Highest common factor (HCF)
  3. Factorising by grouping
  4. Factorising quadratic expressions
  5. Mixed Exercise - Factorising
  6. Exam Questions - Factorising

Completing the Square – Playlist

  1. Completing the square
  2. Applications of completing the square
  3. Exam Questions - Completing the square

Quadratic Equations – Playlist

  1. Solve by factorising
  2. Solve by completing the square
  3. Solve by the quadratic formula
  4. Exam Questions - Solved by the quadratic formula
  5. Solving quadratic equations in some function of x

Quadratic Equations – Roots and Discriminant – Playlist

  1. Roots and discriminant of a quadratic equation
  2. Exam Questions - Roots and discriminant

Quadratic Graphs Playlist

  1. Sketching quadratic graphs

Simultaneous Equations – Playlist

  1. Elimination method for linear equations
  2. Substitution method for linear and non-linear equations
  3. Exam Questions - Simultaneous equations

Inequalities – Playlist

  1. Linear inequalities
  2. Rules for reversing the inequality sign
  3. Solving a linear type
  4. Solving a double inequality
  5. Exam Questions - Solving a double inequality
  6. Shading regions for a linear inequality
  7. Quadratic inequalities
  8. Exam Questions - Quadratic inequalities
  9. Exam Questions - Simultaneous inequalities

Algebraic Long Division – Playlist

  1. Algebraic long division

Factor Theorem – Playlist

  1. The factor theorem
  2. How to solve a cubic equation
  3. Exam Questions - Factor theorem

Rational Expressions: Simplifying – Playlist

  1. Simplifying algebraic fractions
  2. Exam Questions - Simplifying a rational expression
  3. Addition and subtraction of algebraic fractions
  4. Exam Questions - Addition & subtraction
  5. Multiplication of algebraic fractions
  6. Further simplifying of 'stacked fractions'
  7. Division of algebraic fractions
  8. Exam Questions - Algebraic long division

Gradient of Straight Lines – Playlist

  1. Line segment
  2. Parallel lines
  3. Perpendicular lines

Straight Lines – Playlist

  1. Equation of a straight line: y=mx+c
  2. Equation of a line given the gradient and point
  3. Distance between two points
  4. Mid-point of a line segment
  5. Equation of a parallel line
  6. Equation of a perpendicular bisector

Intersection of Graphs – Playlist

  1. Intersection of two straight lines
  2. Intersection of a straight line and a parabola
  3. Intersection of a straight line and a hyperbola
  4. Nature of the intersection

Exam Questions – Straight Lines

  1. Exam Questions - Straight lines

Circles – Playlist

  1. Equation of a circle
  2. Finding the centre and radius
  3. Circle properties
  4. Equation of a tangent to a circle
  5. Equation of a circle through 3 points
  6. Exam Questions - Circles

Parametric Equations – Playlist

  1. Parametric equations
  2. Converting to Cartesian form
  3. Exam Questions - Parametric to Cartesian equations
  4. Sketching parametric graphs
  5. Parametric equations of circle, ellipse, parabola and hyperbola
  6. Finding Points of Intersection between a Parametric and Cartesian Equation
  7. Exam Questions - Parametric equations

Sketching Cubic and Reciprocal Curves – Playlist

  1. Sketching cubic curves
  2. Sketching reciprocal curves of the form y = k/x

Modulus Functions, Equations and Inequalities – Playlist

  1. The modulus function
  2. Graphing y=|f(x)|
  3. Modulus equations
  4. Exam Questions - Modulus equations
  5. Modulus inequalities
  6. Exam Questions - Modulus inequalities

Working with Functions – Playlist

  1. f(x) notation
  2. Domain and range
  3. Exam Questions - Domain and range
  4. Combination of functions
  5. The inverse of a function
  6. Graphical relationship between f(x) and its inverse
  7. Exam Questions - Inverse functions
  8. Exam Questions - Functions

Graph Transformations – Playlist

  1. Basic graphs used in transformations
  2. Translations of graphs
  3. Reflections of graphs
  4. Stretches of graphs
  5. Exam Questions - Graph transformations

Asymptotes – Playlist

  1. Asymptotes - horizontal and vertical types

Partial Fractions – Playlist

  1. Partial fractions
  2. Denominator contains 2 or 3 linear factors
  3. Denominator contains repeated factors
  4. Exam Questions - Partial fractions

Binomial Expansion – Playlist

  1. Binomial expansion
  2. Exam Questions - Binomial expansion for positive integer powers
  3. Exam Questions - Binomial expansion, comparing coefficients
  4. Exam Questions - Binomial expansion, estimating a value
  5. Exam Questions - Binomial expansion, other
  6. Exam Questions - Binomial expansion for rational and negative powers
  7. Exam Questions - Partial fractions with the binomial expansion

Working with Sequences and Series – Playlist

  1. Definition and finding the nth term
  2. Recurrence relationships
  3. Sigma notation
  4. Exam Questions - Recurrence relationships

Arithmetic Sequence and Series – Playlist

  1. Arithmetic progressions
  2. Sum of the first n terms
  3. Finding a and d given two terms
  4. Working with consecutive terms
  5. Exam Questions - Arithmetic sequences and series
  6. Examsolutions Beastie - Arithmetic progressions

Geometric Sequence and Series – Playlist

  1. Geometric series
  2. Proof of sum of first n terms, Sn
  3. Sum to infinity
  4. Exam Style Questions - Geometric Series and Progressions
  5. Exam Questions - Geometric series

Trigonometric Ratios – Playlist

  1. Trigonometric ratios for 30°, 45° and 60°
  2. Trig ratios for multiples of 30°, 45° and 60°

Trigonometric Graphs and Transformations – Playlist

  1. Trigonometric graphs
  2. Translations of trig graphs
  3. Reflections of trig graphs
  4. Stretches of trig graphs
  5. Combining transformations
  6. Exam Questions - Trigonometric graphs and transformations

Applications of Trigonometry – Playlist

  1. Area of a triangle - Given two sides and an included angle
  2. Sine rule
  3. Exam Questions - Sine rule
  4. Cosine rule
  5. Radians
  6. Arcs, sectors and segments
  7. Exam Questions - Arcs, sectors and segments

Trigonometric Equations – Playlist

  1. Quadrant rule to solve trig equations
  2. Trig equations with different ranges
  3. Trig equations with multiple angles
  4. Trig equations that factorise

Trigonometric Identities – Playlist

  1. Using the identities: tanθ ≡sinθ/cosθ and sin²θ+cos²θ ≡1
  2. Using the identities: cos(θ) ≡ cos(-θ), sin(θ) ≡ -sin(-θ)
  3. Solving equations using identities
  4. Exam Questions - Trigonometric identities

Sec θ, Cosec θ and Cot θ – Playlist

  1. Trig functions sec θ, cosec θ and cot θ
  2. Graphs of sec θ, cosec θ and cot θ

Inverse trigonometric functions – Playlist

  1. Inverse trigonometric functions - arcsin x, arccos x, arctan x
  2. Examples using Inverse trigonometric functions

Identities & Equations – Pythagorean Type – Playlist

  1. sin²x + cos²x ≡1 , 1 + tan²x ≡ sec²x , 1 + cot²x ≡ cosec²x
  2. Examples using Pythagorean identities
  3. Solving equations using Pythagorean identities

Small-angle Approximations – Playlist

  1. Small-angle approximations
  2. Exam Questions - Small Angle Approximations

Identities – Addition type – Playlist

  1. sin(A±B), cos(A±B) and tan(A±B)
  2. Using the Addition formulae to get exact values
  3. Proving identities using the addition formulae
  4. Identities - Addition type - Equations

Identities & Equations – Double angle type – Playlist

  1. Identities for sin2A, cos2A and tan2A
  2. Examples using double angle identities
  3. Solving equations using double angle identities
  4. Exam Questions - Double Angles

Identities – Half angle type – Playlist

  1. Examples using half angle identities

Identities – Triple angle type – Playlist

  1. Identity for cos 3θ and sin 3θ

Identities & Equations – Harmonic Formulae – Playlist

  1. Harmonic Identities Rsin(x ± α), Rcos(x ± α)
  2. Equations using harmonic identities
  3. Harmonic identities - Max and Min
  4. Exam Questions - Harmonic identities and equations

Exam Questions – Mixed trigonometry

  1. Exam Questions - Mixed trigonometry

Exponential Functions and Logarithms – Playlist

  1. Exponential functions: what they are and their graphs
  2. What do we mean by a log?
  3. Rules of logs
  4. Logarithms - Change of Base
  5. Simplifying and expanding
  6. Exponential and log equations
  7. Simultaneous equations
  8. Solving inequalities
  9. Exam Questions - Logarithms

The Exponential Function ex and Natural Log Functions – Playlist

  1. The exponential function ex
  2. Sketching exponential graphs based on transformations
  3. The natural logarithmic function, ln x
  4. Exam Questions - Natural log functions

Modelling Curves of the form y=kxn and y=kax – Playlist

  1. Modelling curves - Converting to linear form

Differentiation – Introduction – Playlist

  1. The gradient function dy/dx
  2. Differentiation - terms of the form axn
  3. The second derivative
  4. Exam Questions - Differentiation: introduction

Tangents and Normals – Playlist

  1. Equations of tangents and normals
  2. Exam Questions - Tangents and normals

Stationary Points – Playlist

  1. Stationary points
  2. Nature of a stationary point
  3. Exam Questions - Stationary points
  4. Applications of stationary points
  5. Exam Questions - Applications of stationary points

Increasing and Decreasing functions – Playlist

  1. Increasing and decreasing functions
  2. Exam Questions - Increasing and decreasing functions

Standard Differentials – Playlist

  1. Exponential function ex
  2. The natural log function, ln(x)
  3. The trig functions sin(x), cos(x) and tan(x)

The Chain Rule – Playlist

  1. Chain rule: Polynomial to a rational power
  2. Chain rule: Exponential types
  3. Chain rule: Natural log types
  4. Chain rule: Trigonometric types

The Product and Quotient Rules – Playlist

  1. The product rule
  2. The quotient rule
  3. Exam Questions - Quotient Rule

More Standard Differentials – Playlist

  1. The trig functions, sec(x), cosec(x) and cot(x)

The Reciprocal Function of dy/dx – Playlist

  1. The reciprocal function of dy/dx

Exam Questions – Differentiation

  1. Exam Questions - Differentiation methods
  2. Exam Questions - Differentiation: tangents, normals and stationary points
  3. Exam Questions - Exponential rates of change

Exponential Functions – Playlist

  1. Differentiation: Exponential functions of the form y=ax

Parametric Functions – Playlist

  1. Differentiation: Parametric functions
  2. Tangents and normals

Implicit Functions – Playlist

  1. Implicit functions
  2. Tangents and normals
  3. Exam Questions - Implicit functions

Connected Rates of Change – Playlist

  1. Connected rates of change
  2. Using three connected rates of change
  3. Connected rates of change cone type problems
  4. Exam Questions - Connected rates of change

Introduction – Playlist

  1. Integration - Terms of the form axn
  2. Exam Questions - Integration: introduction

Equations of Curves – Playlist

  1. Finding the equation of a curve given the gradient function
  2. Exam Questions - Equations of curves

Definite Integration – Playlist

  1. Definite integration
  2. Exam Questions - Definite Integration

Integration – Common Functions – Playlist

  1. Integration:(ax+b)n types
  2. Exam Questions - Integration:(ax+b)n types
  3. Integrating exponential functions ex, eax and e(ax+b)
  4. Exam Questions - Integrating exponential functions ex, eax and e(ax+b)
  5. Integrating reciprocal functions 1/x and 1/(ax+b)
  6. Exam Questions - Integrating reciprocal functions 1/x and 1/(ax+b)
  7. Integrals of the form : f '(x)/f(x)
  8. Integrals of the form : f'(x)ef(x)

Integrals of Trigonometric Functions – Playlist

  1. Integrals of sin x, cos x, sec² x
  2. Integrals of the form sin(ax+b), cos(ax+b), sec² (ax+b) types
  3. Integrals Using Trigonometric Identities
  4. sin2x and cos2x types
  5. Exam Questions - Trigonometric types

Integrals involving Partial fractions – Playlist

  1. Integrals involving partial fractions
  2. Exam Questions - Integrals involving partial fractions

Integration by Substitution – Playlist

  1. Integration by substitution
  2. Square root types
  3. Integration of trigonometric functions by substitution
  4. Integration of exponential types by substitution
  5. Integration by substitution using limits
  6. Integration of trigonometric functions by substitution with limits
  7. Exam Questions - Integration by substitution

Integrals of the form f[g(x)]g'(x) by inspection – Playlist

  1. Integrating products of the form f[g(x)]g'(x) by inspection

Integration by Parts – Playlist

  1. Integration by parts
  2. Integration by parts (ln types)
  3. eaxsin(bx) and eaxcos(bx) types
  4. Integration by parts using limits
  5. Proof of the formula - Integration by parts
  6. Exam Questions - Integration by parts

General Methods – Integration – Playlist

  1. Integration - General Methods
  2. Mixed Examples - Integration
  3. Exam Questions - Integration

Applications of Integration – Area bound by a curve – Playlist

  1. Area bound by a curve and x-axis
  2. Exam Questions - Area bound by a curve and x-axis
  3. Area under a graph : parametric type

Differential equations – Separating the variables – Playlist

  1. Differential Equations - Finding a general and a particular solution
  2. Working with constants in log types
  3. Differential Equations - Exponential and trig type

Differential equations – Forming differential equations – Playlist

  1. Direct proportion type
  2. Inverse proportion type
  3. Newton's law of cooling
  4. Exam Questions – Forming differential equations

Solution of Equations by Numerical methods – Playlist

  1. Graphical methods
  2. Change of sign
  3. Iteration
  4. Exam Questions - Iteration
  5. Newton-Raphson method for locating a root in a given interval
  6. Exam Questions - Newton-Raphson

Numerical Integration – Playlist

  1. Trapezium rule
  2. Exam Questions - Trapezium rule

Vectors – Playlist

  1. What is a vector and a scalar quantity?
  2. Vector notation 2d
  3. Vector notation
  4. Position vectors 2d
  5. Position vectors
  6. Equal and negative vectors
  7. Multiplying a vector by a scalar 2d
  8. Multiplying a vector by a scalar
  9. Addition and subtraction of vectors 2d
  10. Addition and subtraction of vectors
  11. Magnitude of a 2 dimensional vector
  12. Magnitude of a 3 dimensional vector
  13. Unit vectors
  14. Exam Questions - Vectors

Proof – Playlist

  1. Proving Identities
  2. Proof by Exhaustion and Deduction
  3. Using a Counter-Example
  4. Exam Questions - Proof By Counter Example

Edexcel Pure Maths A-Level Past Papers

Paper 1 : Pure Maths

June 2018
Sample Assessment

Paper 2: Pure Maths

June 2018
Sample Assessment