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Cambridge Vs OCR Vs Edexcel Vs AQA Maths Topic Checklist
Order of difficulty from greatest to least: Cambridge iGCSE Additional, OCR GCSE Additional, Edexcel iGCSE Further, AQA GCSE Further

Cambridge iGCSE: 2 or 3 papers depending on the specification chosen (always one of them is non calculator)
OCR GCSE: 1 paper (calculator)
Edexcel iGCSE: 2 papers (both calculator)
AQA GCSE: 2 papers (one calculator, one non calculator)

Topics
AQA Edexcel OCR Cambridge
Further Further Additional Additional
GCSE iGCSE GCSE iGCSE
Number
Product Rule for Counting
Algebra
Expanding brackets and collecting like terms
Factorising (common factor, product sum, AC method, grouping, diff of 2 squares)
Completing the square
Indices
Surds
Solving linear equations
Solving quadratic equations (via factorising, quadratic formula and completing the square)
Simultaneous equations (linear and quadratic) - 2 unknowns (algebraic and graphical
solutions)
Simultaneous equations (linear) - 3 unknowns
Forming equations – linear and quadratic
Forming equations – Cubic
Solving inequalities – linear
Solving inequalities - quadratic
Graphs of linear inequalities (shading)
Binomial expansion
Algebraic fractions
Re-arranging equations to make the subject
Factor theorem
Remainder theorem
Polynomial division
Solving cubics
Algebraic Proof
nth term of linear sequences
nth term of quadratic sequences
Sequences – nth term and limiting value
Recurrence relationships
Discriminant
Functions
Functions – basics
Functions – composite and inverse
Functions – Knowing when an inverse exists
Functions – domain and range
Function definitions – one to one, many to one etc
Modulus – solving equalities, inequalities, graphs and 𝒇(|𝒙|), |𝒇(𝒙)| notation

Graphing
Sketching functions – linear, quadratic, cubic, rational
Sketching functions – exponential
Sketching functions – trig
Sketching functions – piecewise
Basic graphs (modulus and inverse trig)
Graphing a modulus graph without being given the equation
Exponentials and Logarithms
Exponential and log graphs
Log rules/properties (index, multiplication, division, power and change of base)
Converting an exponential to a linear form
Solving exponentials
Modelling – growth and decay
Series
∑ notation
Arithmetic and geometric series
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Coordinate Geometry – Straight Line Graphs
Gradients
Midpoints
Distance between two points
Use ratio to find the coordinates of a point on a line given the coordinates of 2 other points
Equation of a straight line (drawing and finding the equation)
Parallel and perpendicular lines
Circles (equation of a circle)
Equation of a tangent to a circle
Linear programming – forming inequalities and shading in order to optimise + applications)
Calculus
Basic differentiation of 𝒌𝒙𝒏 where 𝒏 is any integer
Rates of change and connected rates of change understanding
Equations of tangents and normals
Stationary/turning points
Classifying maximum and minimum
Sketching a curve based on max and min points
𝟏
Differentiation of polynomials, trig and exponentials 𝒙𝒏 , , 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒂𝒙, 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒂𝒙, 𝒆𝒂𝒙 )
𝒙
Product and quotient rule
Increasing/decreasing functions
Second derivative
Kinematics
Basic integration
Integration of polynomials, trig and exponentials 𝒙𝒏 , 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒂𝒙, 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒂𝒙, 𝒆𝒂𝒙 ))
Definite versus indefinite integrals
Area under curve and between two curves
Composite functions differentiation techniques (𝒇(𝒙))𝒏 , 𝒍𝒏𝒇(𝒙), 𝒆𝒇(𝒙), 𝒂𝒇(𝒙) , 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒇(𝒙) 𝒆𝒕𝒄)
𝟏
Composite functions integration techniques ( (𝒇(𝒙))𝒏 , 𝒇(𝒙) , 𝒆𝒇(𝒙), 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒇(𝒙) etc)

Scalar and vector quantities


Addition and subtraction of vectors
Comparing components of vectors
Magnitude of a vector
Position vector
Unit vector
Geometry - parallel lines and collinearity
Matrix Transformations (2x2 or 2x1 matrices)
Multiplying matrices
Identity matrix
Transformation matrices
Trigonometry
Surface area and volume of prisms, cylinders, sphere, cones and pyramids (assumed)
Sine and cosine rule
Sine Rule - ambiguous case
Area of any triangle
Pythagoras and SOHCAHTOA in 2D and 3D
Trig graphs
𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙
Trig identities - 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝒙 + 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟐 𝒙 = 𝟏, 𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝒙 =
𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙
Trig identities - 𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝒂 ± 𝒃), 𝐜𝐨𝐬(𝒂 ± 𝒃) , 𝐭𝐚𝐧 (𝒂 ± 𝒃)
Identities and solving with 𝟏 + 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝟐 𝒙 = 𝐬𝐞𝐜 𝟐 𝒙 and 𝟏 + 𝐜𝐨𝐭 𝟐 𝒙 = 𝒄𝒐𝐬𝐞𝐜 𝟐 𝒙
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
Identities and solving with reciprocal functions: 𝐬𝐞𝐜 𝒙 = , 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜 𝒙 = . 𝐜𝐨𝐭 𝒙 =
𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙 𝐬𝐞𝐜 𝒙 𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝒙
Trig - special angles
Finding values of sin, cos and tan for any angle
Given value of one trig function, find the value of another trig function
Angles between a line and a plane and between 2 planes
Solving trig equations
Radians
Arc length and Area of a sector
Probability
Tree diagrams
Venn diagrams
Two-way tables
Permutations
Combinations
Numerical Methods
Iteration and change of sign to solve equations
Gradients of tangents to a curve
Using rectangles and trapezia to estimate the area under a curve (including over and under
estimate knowledge)

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