Edexcel IAL Maths revision notes

Q: What should I do after reading a note?

Check the formulas you used against the IAL formula sheet , answer exam-style questions on the same topic, then sit a timed paper from the Edexcel IAL past papers and mark it with the official mark scheme.

Concise, exam-focused notes for Edexcel International A Level Maths, one page per topic across P1–P4, S1 and M1. Check the formulas on the IAL formula sheet, then practise with Edexcel IAL past papers. Taking UK A Level (AQA, Edexcel 9MA0, OCR)? Revise from the A Level Maths topic pages.

Pick a topic

Notes with a green ✓ are fully written. The rest are being drafted — pick anyway and you'll see a friendly placeholder.

✓ Algebra (IAL P1) ✓ Differentiation (IAL P1) Coordinate Geometry (IAL P1) Trigonometric Ratios (IAL P1) Integration (IAL P1) Graphs & Transformations (IAL P1) Sequences & Series (IAL P2) Logs & Exponentials (IAL P2) Binomial Expansion (IAL P2) Circles (IAL P2) Radians & Trig Identities (IAL P2) Algebraic Methods (IAL P2) ✓ Proof (IAL P2) ✓ Algebraic Methods (IAL P3) ✓ Exponentials and Logarithms (IAL P3) ✓ Functions (IAL P3) ✓ Further Differentiation (IAL P3) ✓ Further Integration (IAL P3) ✓ Numerical Methods (IAL P3) ✓ Trigonometric Addition Formulae (IAL P3) ✓ Trigonometric Functions (IAL P3) ✓ Binomial Expansion (IAL P4) ✓ Coordinate Geometry (IAL P4) ✓ Differential Equations (IAL P4) ✓ Differentiation (IAL P4) ✓ Integration (IAL P4) ✓ Parametric Equations (IAL P4) ✓ Partial Fractions (IAL P4) ✓ Proof (IAL P4) ✓ Vectors (IAL P4) ✓ Correlation & Regression (IAL S1) ✓ Data — Types & Sampling (IAL S1) ✓ Discrete Random Variables (IAL S1) ✓ Measures of Location & Spread (IAL S1) ✓ Normal Distribution (IAL S1) ✓ Probability (IAL S1) ✓ Representation (IAL S1) ✓ Dynamics (IAL M1) ✓ Forces & Newton's Laws (IAL M1) ✓ Kinematics (IAL M1) ✓ Moments (IAL M1) ✓ Momentum & Impulse (IAL M1) ✓ Statics of a Particle (IAL M1) ✓ Vectors (IAL M1)

Questions and worked examples by unit

Each unit page lists its topics, a worked example with its mark scheme, how often each topic came up in recent papers and the mistakes examiners report.

IAL P1 · IAL P2 · IAL P3 · IAL P4 · IAL S1 · IAL M1 · Calculator guide

Questions about these notes

Which exam board are these notes for?

Pearson Edexcel International A Level (IAL) Mathematics: Pure 1 to 4 (WMA11 to WMA14), Statistics 1 (WST01) and Mechanics 1 (WME01). If you take UK A Level Maths with AQA, Edexcel (9MA0) or OCR, use the A Level Maths topic pages, which show the Year 12 and Year 13 content and where each board examines it.

Are all the notes finished?

Notes marked with a green ✓ are fully written. The rest are being drafted; until they are, practise those topics in the Edexcel IAL practice engine.

What should I do after reading a note?

Check the formulas you used against the IAL formula sheet, answer exam-style questions on the same topic, then sit a timed paper from the Edexcel IAL past papers and mark it with the official mark scheme.

Can I use a calculator in every IAL unit?

Yes. A calculator is allowed in every Edexcel IAL maths unit, P1 included, but you still need to show your method to earn the M marks. Our calculator guide shows the keystrokes step by step.