MATHS

IGCSE Maths (9-1) Specification A (4MA1)

HIGHER TEIR

MY SUPER
IGCSE
RECORD
BOOK

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CONTENTS

TOPIC LIST AND RECORD SHEET

FORMULAE SHEET

EXAM DETAILS

EQUIPMENT LIST

REVISION ADVICE

GLOSSARY

PAST PAPER CHECKLIST

NOTATION

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TOPIC LIST AND RECORD SHEET

ASSESSMENT
NUMBER Teacher Self
1.01 BiDMAS (also known as BoDMAS)
1.02 Using a Calculator
1.03 Conversion Between Metric Units (+ Units of Time)
1.04 Rounding (Significant Figures + Decimal Places)
1.05 Fractions (The Four Rules, Fraction Equivalences)
1.06 Ratio
1.07 Scales (Maps and Scale Models)
1.08 Product of Primes
1.09 HCF and LCM
1.10 Direct & Inverse Proportion (Inc. Recipes + Exchange Rates)
1.11 Percentages (Standard)
1.12 Percentages (Increase and Decrease)
1.13 Percentages (Compound)
1.14 Percentages (Reverse)
1.15 Approximating Answers to Calculations
1.16 Upper and Lower Bounds
1.17 Powers and Roots
1.18 Recurring Decimals (Converting to Fractions)
1.19 Standard Form
1.20 Surds
1.21 Sets (Members and Elements)
1.22 Sets (Venn Diagrams)

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 ASSESSMENT
EQUATIONS & FORMULAE Teacher Self
2.01 Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
2.02 Rules for Indices
2.03 Expanding Brackets (One, Two or Three* Brackets)
2.04 Factorising
2.05 Linear Equations
2.06 Quadratic Equations
2.07 Completing the Square*
2.08 Simultaneous Equations (Linear)
2.09 Simultaneous Equations (Quadratic)
2.10 Simultaneous Equations (Graphical Solutions)
2.11 Formulae (Substitution and Rearranging)
2.12 Formulae for Density and Pressure*
2.13 Generating Algebraic Expressions
2.14 Algebraic Proof (Linear Equations)
2.15 Algebraic Proof (Quadratic Equations)
2.16 Inequalities and Number Lines (Inc. Quadratics)
2.17 Inequalities (Graphs)
2.18 Non-Linear Proportion (Direct and Inverse)
2.19 Algebraic Fractions (Simplifying)
2.20 Algebraic Fractions (Equations)

* New in 2018

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 ASSESSMENT
SEQUENCES, FUNCTIONS & GRAPHS Teacher Self
3.01 Sequences (Inc. Formulae for Arithmetic Sequences*)
3.02 Straight Line Graphs (Inc. Length and Mid-Point)
3.03 Perpendicular Lines*
3.04 Graphs of Polynomials
3.05 Graphs of Sine, Cosine and Tangent*
3.06 Gradient of a Curve (By Drawing a Tangent)
3.07 Graphical Solutions to Equations
3.08 Functions
3.09 Transformations of Functions*
3.10 Speed, Distance and Time Calculations
3.11 Travel Graphs (Distance/Time and Speed/Time*)
3.12 Differentiation (Graphs)
3.13 Differentiation (Velocity and Acceleration)
3.14 Differentiation (Wider Contexts, Inc. Areas & Volumes)

* New in 2018

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 ASSESSMENT
GEOMETRY & TRIGONOMETRY Teacher Self
4.01 Constructions (Bisectors, Triangles & Quadrilaterals)
4.02 Angles within Parallel Lines
4.03 Properties of Triangles and Quadrilaterals
4.04 Angles in Polygons (Interior and Exterior)
4.05 Bearings
4.06 Pythagoras
4.07 Trigonometry (SOH CAH TOA)
4.08 3D Trigonometry (Inc. Pythagoras)
4.09 Area and Perimeter of 2D Shapes (Inc. Circles)
4.10 Similar Shapes (Inc. Similar Solids)
4.11 Surface Area (and Volume) of a Prism
4.12 Spheres, Cones and Cylinders
4.13 Angles in Circles (Inc. Circle Theorems)
4.14 Chord and Tangent Properties of Circles
4.15 Sectors (Area and Perimeter of Part-Circles)
4.16 Sine and Cosine Rule
4.17 Area of Triangle (Using A=1/2abSinC)

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 ASSESSMENT
VECTORS & TRANSFORMATIONS Teacher Self
5.01 Column Vectors
5.02 Vector Diagrams
5.03 Translations
5.04 Reflections
5.05 Rotations
5.06 Enlargements

ASSESSMENT
STATISTICS & PROBABILITY Teacher Self
6.01 Averages and the Range
6.02 Interquartile Range (from Numbers)
6.03 Frequency Tables (Totals and Averages)
6.04 Cumulative Frequency (Inc. Interquartile Range)
6.05 Histograms
6.06 Probability (Single Events)
6.07 Probability (Compound Events - Inc. Non-Replacement)
6.08 Probability Trees
6.09 Probabilities from Venn Diagrams*

* New in 2018

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EXAM DETAILS
Exam Board: Pearson Edexcel* (www.pearson.com)

Specification: International GCSE, Specification A (4MA1).

Notes:

• This record book is for the IGCSE (not the GCSE) – most of the
topics are the same, but there are a few differences.

• Students sit the two higher tier papers - 1HR and 2HR

• Each paper is two hours

• The papers are of approximately equal difficulty and any of the

topics could be covered in either of the papers.

• Topics covered in detail within the 1HR paper are unlikely to be

covered again in the 2HR paper, but it is possible!

*In the past the exam board was known as just ‘Edexcel’.

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EQUIPMENT LIST
FOR MOST OF YOUR WORK:
Black pen – preferably two
Calculator – with a ‘proper’ fraction key

FOR DRAWING:
Pencil (HB) – preferably two; suitably sharpened.
Rubber
Ruler (15 cm or more) – undamaged edge
Protractor – one make of protractor is sometimes different to
another, so make sure that you are familiar with the protractor that
you are going to use.
A Pair of Compasses – with their own short pencil. Make sure that
the hinge is not loose and that the pencil is sharp.

Drawing Hints:
Do not rub out the compass arcs when you construct bisectors,
triangles or quadrilaterals.
Make sure that your final lines (in constructions and on graphs) are
quite dark – they need to visible after your answers are scanned into a
computer and sent to the examiner.

OTHER EQUIPMENT:
Clear pencil case
Spare calculator – with a ‘proper’ fraction key
Tracing paper – this will usually be provided; ask for it if you need to.

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CALCULATORS

A scientific calculator is vital for IGCSE Maths.

Make sure that you are familiar with the calculator that you are going
to use.
If it does not have a ‘proper’ fraction key, buy a new one!
Be sure that the battery is strong – if there has been any indication
that the battery is getting weak, replace it.

Resetting your calculator:

It might be a good idea to reset your calculator before your exam –
this will restore the factory settings and make sure that the values for
sin, cos and tan are correct.

Press ‘SHIFT’, ‘9’, ‘3’, ‘=’ and then ‘AC’

Note that resetting your calculator will return it to ‘STANDARD’ mode

which displays answers as fractions and surds, rather than displaying
answers as decimals.

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REVISION ADVICE
The best way to get good at maths is to practise, but there are also
facts and rules that you need to take the time to learn.
It could be a good idea to write down the maths facts and rules that
you need to know on small cards and make sure that you learn them –
you could ask someone else to test you!

Some of the things that you need to learn:

Facts:
Angle facts – particularly for interior and exterior angles in polygons
Words – such as the meaning of alternate and corresponding angles
Circle theorems – learn them word-for-word
Symbols – particularly the symbols used for sets and inequalities

Rules: BEST ADVICE

For indices – including use of negative, EVER:
fractional and zero powers DO AS MANY PAST
For manipulating surds QUESTIONS AS
For differentiating POSSIBLE
Methods:
Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions
Converting recurring decimals into fractions
Constructing bisectors, triangles and quadrilaterals
Solving simultaneous equations
Finding the coordinates of a turning point
… and many, many more…

A lot of the methods can take a long time to learn fully and you should
aim to be quite good at them many weeks before your exam so that in
the last few days you are in a good position to master them.

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GLOSSARY
Write down important words and make certain that you understand
what they mean. Here is a start…

Alternate angles Bearing

Corresponding angles Perpendicular

Prism Cone Pyramid Cylinder

Quadratic Cubic

Sector Segment

Chord Arc Tangent

Translation Vector

Cumulative Frequency Inter-quartile range

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PAST PAPER CHECKLIST
1H 2H 1H(R) 2H(R)
May/June NOT AVAILABLE YET!!!
2019
January
2018 May/June

3H 4H 3H(R) 4H(R)
2018 January
May/June
2017
January
May/June
2016
January
May/June
2015
January
May/June
2014
January
May/June
2013
January
May/June
2012
January
2011 May/June
November
2010
May/June
November
2009
May/June
November
2008
May/June
November
2007
May/June

Note that in 2018, the paper references 3H and 4H were changed to 1H and 2H.
Also note that xH(R) is a different version of the xH paper. The xH(R) papers are taken in
countries which are not in the UK.

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NOTATION

Notation used within the exam paper includes the following:

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