Paper 1
Non-calculator written paper
- Time
- 2 hr
- Marks
- 80
- Weight
- 50%
Syllabus and practice guide
A clear map of what the course covers, how it is assessed, and where real archive practice fits.
The short version
The course develops algebra, functions, coordinate geometry, trigonometry, series, vectors, and calculus at a higher level of fluency. Practice should move from single-technique questions into problems where the method is not named for you.
Assessment at a glance
All candidates take two equally weighted written papers. Paper 1 is non-calculator; Paper 2 allows a scientific calculator.
Non-calculator written paper
Calculator written paper
The archive covers older syllabus cycles as well as the current one.
Historical topic frequency
Bar length compares topic-tag counts across the covered years. The longest bar is the most frequently tagged topic in this archive.
This is observed historical frequency: the strongest archive-backed estimate of relative topic prevalence, not an official syllabus weighting or a guarantee of what appears next. A question can carry more than one topic label, so counts can overlap.
Paper practice
Each page explains the archive slice, then opens the same bank explorer with the exact paper filter applied.