Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics

This series of resources has been developed to support teachers and students of Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics (9709). They are written to introduce new mathematical skills with clear explanations and provide practice materials in order to help students consolidate their knowledge and progress through the syllabus. The series encourages the discussion of mathematical concepts and offers the opportunity for deeper investigation of how mathematics can be applied to solve a variety of problems.

The coursebook provides clear explanations and practice exercises to help students master maths skills. This edition comes with a subscription to the Probability & Statistics 1 Cambridge Online Mathematics component. With all of the materials found within the coursebook, including answers, Cambridge Online Mathematics offers students the facility to demonstrate their working, as well as opportunities for self-assessment, and allows teachers to set classroom and homework exercises to individual students or classes, with the ability to track progress. The online resource requires internet access. For more information on how to use Cambridge Online Mathematics, please see inside the front cover.

Features

• Clear explanations and worked examples leading into practice exercises for students to familiarise themselves with concepts and apply them to answer questions.
• Written specifically for the syllabus for examination from 2020, giving teachers and learners confidence that the content of the syllabus is comprehensively covered.
• Clear diagrams assist with visual learning of ideas.
• Explore' feature provides opportunities for further investigation to encourage discussion and reflection upon key mathematical concepts.
• Weblinks to further resources from Underground Mathematics promote deeper understanding of concepts.
• Exam-style and past-paper questions at the end of each chapter and cross-topic revision exercises to provide opportunities for assessment.

CONTENTS

• 1. Representation of data
• 2. Measures of central tendency
• 3. Measures of variation
• Cross-topic revision exercise 1
• 4. Probability
• 5. Permutations and combinations
• Cross-topic revision exercise 2
• 6. Probability distributions
• 7. The binomial and geometric distributions
• 8. The normal distribution
• Cross-topic revision exercise 3
• Practice paper
• Answers
• Glossary
• Index