Edexcel A Level Mathematics Paper 2 (9MA0 02) - 13th June 2023 [Exam Chat]

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Edexcel A Level Mathematics Paper 2 (9MA0 02) - 13th June 2023
[Exam Chat]

Welcome to the exam discussion thread for this exam. Introduce yourself! Let others know what you're aiming for in your exams, what you are struggling with in your revision or anything else.

Wishing you all the best of luck.

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Date/Time: 13th Jun 2023/ PM
Length: 2 hours

Resources:
Edexcel A Level Mathematics
Congratulations on finishing your exam

(edited 10 months ago)

Reply 1

Z_GAMER

17

this couldn't be the wrong chat.
will the topics that came up in paper 1 come up in paper 2 again if not all the topics came up in paper 1?

Reply 2

ate3

13

Original post by Z_GAMER

this couldn't be the wrong chat.
will the topics that came up in paper 1 come up in paper 2 again if not all the topics came up in paper 1?

A lot the main ones can come up again, such as differentiation and integration, when revising its best to assume that all the topics will come up again. However, with paper 2 it's easier to predict what might come up, as if something didn't in paper 1 its bound to come up in paper 2.

Reply 3

ruslanarutledge

5

based on paper 1 topics im guessing will come up
- a lott of trig
- a big integration question
- parametric equations
- binomial expansion
- maybe some graphs and inequalities
- partial fractions

Reply 4

Pxnyl_

10

Is there likely to be more questions on modelling or would the other topics take precedence?

Reply 5

m184

13

unless this paper is insanely difficult i’m scared for the grade boundaries this year

Reply 6

helloavs

10

Original post by m184

unless this paper is insanely difficult i’m scared for the grade boundaries this year

guys pls dw, take 2018 as a good idea of what it could be as a MAXIMUM! don't stress, prepare well, and look out for getting as high MARKS as possible, and grades will come accordingly!

Reply 7

mathsstudent222

6

Original post by m184

unless this paper is insanely difficult i’m scared for the grade boundaries this year

Well.
The grade boundaries are scaled based off of student performance.
So if we do get off lightly this year, with easy papers, then yeah, the A* boundary could well be 225 (as opposed to 2022s 217), but the same PROPORTION of people will get such grade.
Please dont worry and just focus on your next exam.

Reply 8

LOST_CASEXOXO

12

just 2 more papers left guyss we have got this !!!!

Reply 9

hfjkjkbv3838

6

Does anyone have suggestions of finding like A/A* level questions for each topic? I've exhausted many past papers, and the madasmaths ones as well

Reply 10

Kingemperor07

11

Original post by hellohello212005

Does anyone have suggestions of finding like A/A* level questions for each topic? I've exhausted many past papers, and the madasmaths ones as well

I mean if you completed all those questions, you are pretty much guaranteed an A*, just review the papers you've already completed and answer specific questions like those that you failed previously.

Reply 11

EleaB

7

Original post by hellohello212005

Does anyone have suggestions of finding like A/A* level questions for each topic? I've exhausted many past papers, and the madasmaths ones as well

Have you looked at the crash maths papers? although i think there are limited ones as they have not uploaded most of them. Or maybe papers from old spec? You can find them all grouped in the physicsmathstutor website, unless you've already done all of them

Reply 12

SarahS.A.S

5

is there gonna be a coord geo, like rhombus question yall think or nah, cuz we already had circle

Reply 13

navbh

6

Original post by SarahS.A.S

is there gonna be a coord geo, like rhombus question yall think or nah, cuz we already had circle

We've had circles so they won't come up again but there could well be parametrics.

Reply 14

mindlessly

For anyone asking about topics, Bicen Maths made a list of predicted topics based on what was in the first paper. Please note this is purely speculative and you should still revise everything that you struggled on previously regardless and really everything to make sure you don’t get rusty

The list:
Indices problem
- Graph transformations
- Binomial expansion
- Trig equations and identities - maybe harmonic identity? Double angle?
- Proof by contradiction
- Modulus graphs
- Arithmetic sequences, sigma notation
- Parametric - differentiation, integration, modelling?
- Integration - maybe 2 questions?
- Differential equations
- Implicit differentiation
- I think Partial Fractions will feature somewhere too, maybe in integration

Reply 15

THEPIE34

8

Original post by mindlessly

For anyone asking about topics, Bicen Maths made a list of predicted topics based on what was in the first paper. Please note this is purely speculative and you should still revise everything that you struggled on previously regardless and really everything to make sure you don’t get rusty

The list:
Indices problem
- Graph transformations
- Binomial expansion
- Trig equations and identities - maybe harmonic identity? Double angle?
- Proof by contradiction
- Modulus graphs
- Arithmetic sequences, sigma notation
- Parametric - differentiation, integration, modelling?
- Integration - maybe 2 questions?
- Differential equations
- Implicit differentiation
- I think Partial Fractions will feature somewhere too, maybe in integration

Was the roller coaster not harmonic just ina different fone than usual, don’t think it’ll come up again

Reply 16

SarahS.A.S

5

Original post by THEPIE34

Was the roller coaster not harmonic just ina different fone than usual, don’t think it’ll come up again

lol whats harmonic, harmonic music? Lol

Reply 17

mathshnj

10

Original post by SarahS.A.S

lol whats harmonic, harmonic music? Lol

lol they mean harmonic identities like Rcos(theta+alpha) or Rsin those types of questions

Reply 18

toxicgamage56

Universities Forum Helper

19

Original post by mathsstudent222

Well.
The grade boundaries are scaled based off of student performance.
So if we do get off lightly this year, with easy papers, then yeah, the A* boundary could well be 225 (as opposed to 2022s 217), but the same PROPORTION of people will get such grade.
Please dont worry and just focus on your next exam.

If more people do well, I don't see why a larger proportion of people shouldn't get an A*? It's a test of our own ability, not a matter of national ranking surely, because that seems quite unfair.