International AS and A-level Mathematics (9660)

Unit P1: Pure Maths (AS)

Unit PSM1: Pure Maths, Statistics and Mechanics (AS)

Unit P2: Pure Maths (A2)

Unit S2: Statistics OR Unit M2: Mechanics (A2)

View the switching guide to see the differences between your old International AS/A-level Mathematics specification and the OxfordAQA specification (version updated November 2022).

OxfordAQA International AS/A-level Mathematics covers the following topics:

Pure Maths (AS and A-level)

• Algebra
• Coordinate geometry
• Differentiation
• Integration
• Sequences and Series

Pure, Statistics and Mechanics (AS and A-level)

• Circle
• Trigonometry
• Exponential and logarithms
• Further Probability
• Discrete Random Variables
• Bernoulli and Binomial Distribution
• Motion in a straight line with constant acceleration
• Motion in a straight line with variable acceleration
• Forces and Newton’s Laws
• Momentum and Impulse

Pure Maths (A-level only)

• Algebra and Functions
• Sequences and Series
• Coordinate Geometry in the (x, y) plane
• Trigonometry
• Exponentials and Logarithms
• Differentiation
• Integration
• Differential Equations
• Numerical Methods
• Vectors

Statistics (A-level only)

• Poisson Distributions
• Continuous Random Variables
• Exponential Distribution
• Normal Distribution
• Estimation
• Hypothesis Testing

Mechanics (A-level only)

• Mathematical Modelling
• Kinematics
• Statics and Forces
• Newton’s Law of Motion
• Projectiles
• Work and Energy
• Uniform Circular Motion

OxfordAQA provides all the resources and advice you need to teach the International AS and A-level Mathematics specification effectively.

• Download the specification
• Read our switching guide
• View our training courses to help you deliver OxfordAQA International AS and A-level Mathematics
• Approved textbooks and resources published by Oxford University Press
• Take the OxfordAQA International GCSE and A-level Mathematics Marking Guidance e-learning course

We have too many International AS and A-level Mathematics resources to list here, so please visit our resources for teachers area to see them all, including:

• Schemes of work to allow you to plan how to deliver the specification in a way that will best suit you and your students
• Teaching guidance to outline clearly the scope of teaching and learning
• Topic tests and mock exam analysers to allow you to track your students’ progress throughout the teaching year

This is a modular qualification, with four papers over the AS and A-level teaching period.

AS Paper 1 – Unit P1:

• Any part of the P1 section of the specification may be assessed
• Scientific calculator allowed
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• 80 marks
• 50% of AS-level, 20% of A-level

AS Paper 2 – Unit PSM1:

• Any part of the PSM1 section of the specification may be assessed
• Scientific calculator allowed
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• 80 marks
• 50% of AS-level, 20% of A-level

A-level Paper 1 – Unit P2:

• Any part of the P2 section of the specification may be assessed
• Scientific calculator allowed
• 2 hours 30 minutes
• 120 marks
• 37.5% of A-level

A-level Paper 2 (Option A) – Unit S2:

• Any part of the S2 section of the specification may be assessed
• Scientific calculator allowed
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• 80 marks
• 22.5% of A-level

A-level Paper 2 (Option B) – Unit M2:

• Any part of the M2 section of the specification may be assessed
• Scientific calculator allowed
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• 80 marks
• 22.5% of A-level

Re-sits:

• Candidates may re-sit a unit any number of times.
• The best result for each unit will count towards the final qualification.
• Candidates who wish to repeat a qualification may do so by re-sitting one or more units.

Take a look at:

• The OxfordAQA International A-level Mathematics switching guide 
• Example specimen exam paper and mark scheme

You must be an approved OxfordAQA centre to enter students for our exams. Make sure you become an OxfordAQA centre before you start teaching a course.