Edexcel A-level Maths Pure Mathematics 1 9MA0_01 - 06 Jun 2018 [Exam Discussion]

Edexcel A level Pure 1 Exam

Hey guys, here is our exam discussion thread for this exam :h:

Date: 6th June 2018
AM/PM: AM
Length: 2 hours
Specification: https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/A%20Level/Mathematics/2017/specification-and-sample-assesment/a-level-l3-mathematics-specification.pdf

Other resources:
Formula booklet: https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/A%20Level/Mathematics/2017/specification-and-sample-assesment/Pearson_Edexcel_A_Level_GCE_in_Mathematics_Formulae_Book.pdf
Sample Assessment papers: https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/A%20Level/Mathematics/2017/specification-and-sample-assesment/a-level-l3-mathematics-sams.pdf
See list on this thread: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5003372

OtherAS pure
AS applied : AS statistics / AS mechanics
A level pure 1
A level pure 2
A level applied : A level statistics / A level mechanics
Further AS pure
Further AS applied : Further pure / Statistics / Mechanics / Decision

Good luck with your revision! :work:

(edited 6 years ago)

Whoop

in

cud we find solutions to pastpapers somewhere?

Reply 4

chloecla

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Scared as hell since I desperately need an A* :frown:

Reply 5

have

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Around the 270/300 A*, 240/300 A mark
Perhaps a bit less, but that's what you should be aiming for

Reply 6

Anonymous221133

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Anyone got access to the 2018 specimen paper just released? Thanks in advance

Reply 7

RedGiant

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Original post by have

Around the 270/300 A*, 240/300 A mark
Perhaps a bit less, but that's what you should be aiming for

How can you justify that?

Reply 8

have

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Original post by RedGiant

How can you justify that?

I don't ****ing know. It's a prediction based on old spec grade boundaries. I haven't spent 10 hours researching it.

Reply 9

RedGiant

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Original post by have

I don't ****ing know. It's a prediction based on old spec grade boundaries. I haven't spent 10 hours researching it.

Exactly, so it's nothing more than a random guess. And the old spec grade boundaries were (or still are, for this year) 480/600 UMS (80%), with 180 UMS from C3 and C4, not 90%. Also, ofqual have stated they will award differently to the other A Level maths spec, for this cohort.

Reply 10

have

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Original post by RedGiant

Exactly, so it's nothing more than a random guess. And the old spec grade boundaries were (or still are, for this year) 480/600 UMS (80%), with 180 UMS from C3 and C4, not 90%. Also, ofqual have stated they will award differently to the other A Level maths spec, for this cohort.

Donny asked for a prediction, I gave him one. Give him a better one if you want. None of us actually know what the grade boundaries will be.

Very few people would get 90% in C3, C4 average and not get 90% in C1/C2.

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RedGiant

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Original post by have

None of us actually know what the grade boundaries will be.

Very few people would get 90% in C3, C4 average and not get 90% in C1/C2.

Correct, and I am saying that I doubt that it will be 90% overall. As I said, the grade boundaries from the old spec, were not as high as that. But we'll have to see, won't we.

Reply 12

RedGiant

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Ofqual have posted about new spec A Level maths:
https://ofqual.blog.gov.uk/2018/03/16/setting-standards-in-the-new-a-level-maths-qualifications/

I'd probably say the opposite tbh, which stuff do you find hard?

Reply 13

RedGiant

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Yeah I hate proofs, although I can do the "prove the number of primes is infinite" and "prove root 2/3 is irrational" as they're the important ones. And yeah I agree I suspect there will be a lot of modelling questions. I'm just doing loads of edexcel C34/C4/C3 papers. My fellow candidates are generally good, not super mathmos though, getting maybe like 70%-90% (although I don't know really).