History of "A" Level Maths
Mathematics Syllabus
(1) 1978 - 1985 Mathematics Syllabus 848
(2) 1986 - 2001 Mathematics Syllabus 9205
(3) 2002 - 2006 Mathematics Syllabus 9233
(4) 2007 - Mathematics Syllabus 9740
Examination Format
(1) Mathematics Syllabus 848
Paper 1
Section A : Answer all the questions
Section B : Answer 3 questions but not more than two questions from Partcle
Mechanics, Probability and Statistics, Numerical Analysis and Computation
or Algebraic Structure
Paper 2
Section A : Answer all the questions
Section B : Answer 3 questions but not more than two questions from Partcle
Mechanics, Probability and Statistics, Numerical Analysis and Computation,
Algebraic Structure or Analysis and Differential Equations
(2) Mathematics Syllabus 9205
Paper 1
Section A : Answer all the questions
Section B : Answer any 4 out of 7 questions
Paper 2
Answer 7 questions but not more than 4 questions from Particle Mechanics,
Probability and Statistics or Pure Mathematics
(3) Mathematics Syllabus 9233
Paper 1
Answer all questions except that the last question will have a choice of
2 alternatives
Paper 2
Section A (Pure Mathematics) : Answer all the questions
Answer all questions in either Section B (Applied Mathematics), Section C
(Particle Mechanics) or Section D (Probability and Statistics)
(4) Mathematics Syllabus 9740
Paper 1 (Pure Mathematics)
Answer all the questions
Paper 2
Section A (Pure Mathematics) : Answer all the questions
Section B (Statistics) : Answer all the questions