A-Level Further Mathematics 9231 · 2026 / 2027 Syllabus

The full syllabus, mapped.

All four papers of Cambridge AS & A Level Further Mathematics 9231, section by section. AS takes Further Pure 1 with Further Mechanics or Further Statistics; A Level takes all four. Lessons built around worked examples are arriving section by section, starting with roots of polynomial equations.

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Paper 1 Further Pure 1 · 2h · 75 marks
Paper 2 Further Pure 2 · 2h · 75 marks
Paper 3 Further Mechanics · 1h 30m · 50 marks
Paper 4 Further Prob. & Stats · 1h 30m · 50 marks

AS components: Papers 1, 3 and 4.

AS Level = Paper 1 (Further Pure 1) with either Paper 3 (Further Mechanics) or Paper 4 (Further Probability & Statistics).

Further Pure 1 is compulsory for every route
PAPER 1AS

Further Pure Mathematics 1.

The compulsory paper for every route: roots of polynomials, rational functions and their graphs, summing series, matrices, polar coordinates, vectors and proof by induction.

PAPER 3AS

Further Mechanics.

Projectiles, rigid bodies in equilibrium, circular motion, Hooke's law, motion under a variable force and oblique collisions.

3.1Motion of a projectile
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3.2Equilibrium of a rigid body
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3.3Circular motion
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3.4Hooke's law
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3.5Linear motion under a variable force
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3.6Momentum
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PAPER 4AS

Further Probability & Statistics.

Continuous random variables, inference with normal and t-distributions, chi-squared tests, non-parametric tests and probability generating functions.

4.1Continuous random variables
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4.2Inference using normal and t-distributions
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4.3Chi-squared tests
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4.4Non-parametric tests
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4.5Probability generating functions
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A Level adds Paper 2.

A Level = all four papers. Paper 2 assumes the Further Pure 1 content and 9709 Pure 3.

Further Pure Mathematics 2
PAPER 2A Level

Further Pure Mathematics 2.

The second pure paper, A Level only: hyperbolic functions, eigenvalues, further differentiation and integration, complex numbers and second-order differential equations.