Reference

A Level Maths formula sheets

Everything given in the exam (and everything you need to memorise). Works across Linear, Edexcel IAL and CIE 9709.

Pure Mathematics

Differentiation

Power rule$$\frac{d}{dx}(x^n) = nx^{n-1}$$
Product$$\frac{d}{dx}(uv) = u\frac{dv}{dx} + v\frac{du}{dx}$$
Quotient$$\frac{d}{dx}\left(\frac{u}{v}\right) = \frac{v u' - u v'}{v^2}$$
Chain$$\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{dy}{du}\cdot\frac{du}{dx}$$

Integration

$$\int x^n \, dx = \frac{x^{n+1}}{n+1} + C, \quad n \ne -1$$
$$\int \frac{1}{x} \, dx = \ln|x| + C$$
By parts$$\int u \, dv = uv - \int v \, du$$

Trigonometric identities

$$\sin^2\theta + \cos^2\theta = 1$$
$$\sin(A \pm B) = \sin A \cos B \pm \cos A \sin B$$
$$\cos(A \pm B) = \cos A \cos B \mp \sin A \sin B$$

Binomial expansion

$$(a+b)^n = \sum_{r=0}^{n} \binom{n}{r} a^{n-r} b^r$$

๐Ÿ“š More topics to be added: sequences & series, exponentials/logs, vectors, coordinate geometry, parametrics. This scaffold is ready to accept contributions.

Statistics

Binomial distribution

$$X \sim B(n, p) \Rightarrow P(X = r) = \binom{n}{r} p^r (1-p)^{n-r}$$

Normal distribution

$$Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}, \quad Z \sim N(0, 1)$$

Test statistic for correlation ($r$)

$$t = r\sqrt{\frac{n-2}{1-r^2}}$$

๐Ÿ“š To be added: Poisson (IAL/CIE only), regression lines, hypothesis test frameworks.

Mechanics

Kinematics (constant acceleration)

$$v = u + at, \quad s = ut + \tfrac{1}{2}at^2, \quad v^2 = u^2 + 2as$$

Newton's 2nd law

$$F = ma$$

Energy

$$\text{KE} = \tfrac{1}{2}mv^2, \quad \text{PE} = mgh$$

๐Ÿ“š To be added: moments, projectile trajectory formulas, impulse & momentum, circular motion.