AS OCR Pure Maths Notes

Exam code: H230

Pure maths is assessed in both papers: Paper 1 combines pure maths and statistics; Paper 2 combines pure maths and mechanics. These resources are for OCR A, not OCR MEI.

Papers 1 & 2 – Pure Topics

Proof

Proof Methods: Deduction & Exhaustion

Algebra & Functions

Laws of Indices & Working with Surds

Simultaneous Equation Methods

Quadratic Functions & Equations

Inequality Methods

Manipulating Polynomials

Curve Sketching & Graph Transformations

Function Models in Context

Coordinate Geometry

Straight Lines in the Coordinate Plane

Circles in the Coordinate Plane

Sequences & Series

Using the Binomial Expansion

Trigonometry

Sine, Cosine, Tangent & Triangle Rules

Trigonometric Functions & Their Graphs

Trigonometric Identities & Equations

Exponentials & Logarithms

Exponential Equation Methods

The Laws of Logarithms

Models Using Exponentials & Logarithms

Differentiation

Differentiation Using First Principles

Differentiation of Functions

Tangent & Normal Equations

Stationary Points & Their Classification

Integration

Integration of Functions

Definite Integral Methods

Vectors

Two-Dimensional Vector Methods