IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · 2025 / 2026 / 2027 Syllabus

The full syllabus, mapped.

All 9 topics of Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580, Core and Extended, in syllabus order. Every topic has interactive graph-paper labs, and lessons built around worked examples are arriving topic by topic.

9
Main Topics
72
Sub-Topics
90
Lessons Published
25
Labs Live
Paper 1 Core non-calculator · 1h 30m · 80 marks
Paper 2 Extended non-calculator · 2h · 100 marks
Paper 3 Core calculator · 1h 30m · 80 marks
Paper 4 Extended calculator · 2h · 100 marks
TOPIC 01

Number.

Types of number, sets, powers, fractions and percentages, standard form, accuracy, ratio, rates, interest, time and money, then exponential growth and surds for Extended.

1.4Fractions, decimals and percentages
1.11Ratio and proportion
1.17Exponential growth and decay (Extended)
TOPIC 02

Algebra and graphs.

Manipulating expressions, solving every kind of equation and inequality, sequences, graphs of functions and, for Extended, proportion, differentiation and functions.

2.3Algebraic fractions (Extended)
TOPIC 03

Coordinate geometry.

Straight lines on a grid: gradient, y = mx + c, parallel lines, and for Extended the length and midpoint of a segment and perpendicular lines.

3.3Gradient of linear graphs
3.4Length and midpoint (Extended)
3.5Equations of linear graphs
3.6Parallel lines
3.7Perpendicular lines (Extended)
LABSInteractive labs for this topic
TOPIC 04

Geometry.

The language of shapes, constructions, scale drawings and bearings, similarity, symmetry, angle facts and the circle theorems.

TOPIC 05

Mensuration.

Units, perimeter and area, circles, arcs and sectors, and the surface area and volume of prisms, cylinders, cones, pyramids and spheres.

5.3Circles, arcs and sectors
5.5Compound shapes and parts of shapes
TOPIC 06

Trigonometry.

Pythagoras and SOH CAH TOA in right-angled triangles, then for Extended exact values, trig graphs and equations, the sine and cosine rules and 3D problems.

6.1Pythagoras' theorem
6.3Exact trigonometric values (Extended)
6.6Pythagoras' theorem and trigonometry in 3D (Extended)
TOPIC 07

Transformations and vectors.

Reflect, rotate, enlarge and translate, then for Extended vectors, their magnitude and vector proofs.

7.2Vectors in two dimensions (Extended)
7.3Magnitude of a vector (Extended)
7.4Vector geometry (Extended)
LABSInteractive labs for this topic
TOPIC 08

Probability.

The probability scale, relative and expected frequency, combined events with sample spaces, Venn and tree diagrams, and conditional probability for Extended.

8.1Introduction to probability
8.2Relative and expected frequencies
8.4Conditional probability (Extended)
TOPIC 09

Statistics.

Types of data, averages and spread, charts and scatter diagrams, then cumulative frequency and histograms for Extended.

9.1Classifying statistical data
9.2Interpreting statistical data
9.4Statistical charts and diagrams
9.6Cumulative frequency diagrams (Extended)