Pearson Edexcel A-level Further Mathematics questions by topic
Pearson Edexcel A-level Further Mathematics (9FM0) has two compulsory Core Pure papers and two option papers chosen from further pure mathematics, further statistics, further mechanics and decision mathematics. ALN lists every option paper on its own (Papers 3A to 3D and 4A to 4D), so you can practise only the routes your school has chosen.
Step-by-step model answers
243 of 548 questions in this course have a model answer that walks through how to earn each mark, not just what the mark scheme lists. More are added paper by paper.
See a real example- 548 questions
- 70 past papers
- 7 exam series, June 2019 to June 2025
- Paper Analysis for 31 of 70 papers
The Free plan includes a daily allowance of questions with their mark schemes. Questions are shown only after you log in.
Topics in this course
Specification headings, with how many ALN questions are matched to each. A question can test more than one heading. So far 243 of 548 questions are matched to topics; the rest can still be practised by paper.
- core-pure · Core Pure Mathematics120 questions
- Decision Mathematics 252 questions
- Further Mechanics 122 questions
- Further Statistics 149 questions
Most-examined topics
From Paper Analysis: the sub-sections that came up in the largest share of the papers we have analysed. These are past counts, not predictions.
- 3 · Geometric and negative binomial distributionsFurther Statistics 1 · in 7 of 7 analysed Paper 3B papers, about 25 marks when it appears
- 2 · Poisson & binomial distributionsFurther Statistics 1 · in 7 of 7 analysed Paper 3B papers, about 22 marks when it appears
- 9 · Differential equationsCore Pure Mathematics · in 7 of 7 analysed Paper 1 papers, about 22 marks when it appears
- 2 · Complex numbersCore Pure Mathematics · in 7 of 7 analysed Paper 2 papers, about 18 marks when it appears
- 8 · Quality of testsFurther Statistics 1 · in 7 of 7 analysed Paper 3B papers, about 17 marks when it appears
The full breakdown by specification point, with the questions behind each count, is in Paper Analysis on the Basic and Premium plans.
Model answers by paper
Counts update automatically as papers and model answers are added. Recent papers appear once the exam board has released them publicly.
| Paper | With model answers | Questions | Past papers | In Paper Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | 60 (100%) | 60 | 7 | 7 of 7 |
| Paper 2 | 60 (100%) | 60 | 7 | 7 of 7 |
| Paper 3A | 0 (0%) | 59 | 7 | 0 of 7 |
| Paper 3B | 49 (100%) | 49 | 7 | 7 of 7 |
| Paper 3C | 22 (43%) | 51 | 7 | 3 of 7 |
| Paper 3D | 0 (0%) | 50 | 7 | 0 of 7 |
| Paper 4A | 0 (0%) | 61 | 7 | 0 of 7 |
| Paper 4B | 0 (0%) | 54 | 7 | 0 of 7 |
| Paper 4C | 0 (0%) | 52 | 7 | 0 of 7 |
| Paper 4D | 52 (100%) | 52 | 7 | 7 of 7 |