This is a lovely question I wrote for M25 mocks. Not in the typical A-level style, but IB does give questions like this every now and then. Many students were intimidated by its appearance, but getting 2 marks out of 7 is not out of reach. The order of the bullet points should've been reversed.

This is a question I wrote for the last season of mock exams for IB AAHL Paper 1. Would love to get your takes on it - especially regarding the ramp of demand within the question and the level of scaffolding provided. This question is intended to be solved WITHOUT any calculators. #ALevelMaths

DEEP DIVE ON TRIGONOMETRY! In this post, I sampled a few interesting questions from exams around the world. This post is a bit too long to share as a thread, so find the Substack link below! open.substack.com/pub/andrewph...

QUESTION DEEP DIVE This is a creation from a sleepless night. The key challenge in this question comes from parts (a)-(c), interweaving the use of double angle formulae and trigonometry. Let me know your thoughts! #ALevelMaths

LEAVING CERT DEEP DIVE - p1 Republic of Ireland's maths curriculum has changed significantly over the last decades, from a more "traditional" course to one that requires modelling and applications. (Would love to hear experience from Irish teachers delivering the course!)

HONG KONG DEEP DIVE - Part 3 The DSE Maths curriculum is split into the Compulsory Part (covered prev.) and the Extended Part (Modules 1 or 2). Students may take only ONE of the two modules. Module 1 is modelled after AS Maths and Stats. Module 2 is the first part of HKALE Pure. #ALevelMaths

HONG KONG DEEP DIVE - Part 2 Now we're moving on to RECENT syllabi, DSE. Compulsory Part (CP) is roughly equivalent to GCSE, with bits and pieces from AS Maths. STRONGEST TOPICS: Statistics, geometry, circle theorems. Both MCQ and FRQ are noteworthy.

HONG KONG DEEP DIVE A few days ago I shared a few questions from the old HKALE exams. Today we'll focus on HKCEE questions from the pre-DSE era. Questions taken from HKCEE Add Maths. STRONGEST TOPICS: They're pretty strong across the board! A lot of STEP-like questions. #ALevelMaths

New Zealand: Exam Takeaways The curriculum is currently undergoing massive reforms (plural). QUICK FACTS - 3 levels (levels 1-3 typically taken in years 11-13) - 4-7 standards per level, some external and some internal - each standards are 2-6 credits - schools can choose their own adventure

QUESTION DEEP DIVE - p9 Previously (on X) I've been jotting down my thoughts on past exam questions - some I absolutely adore and others that I dread. Today I'll be critiquing my own question. This question is intended to be at the end of the exam with discrimination at all grade levels.

New Zealand: Exam Takeaways The curriculum is currently undergoing massive reforms (plural). QUICK FACTS - 3 levels (levels 1-3 typically taken in years 11-13) - 4-7 standards per level, some external and some internal - each standards are 2-6 credits - schools can choose their own adventure

QUESTION DEEP DIVE - p9 Previously (on X) I've been jotting down my thoughts on past exam questions - some I absolutely adore and others that I dread. Today I'll be critiquing my own question. This question is intended to be at the end of the exam with discrimination at all grade levels.

International A-level syllabi - Part 2 In the previous part we've briefly discussed HK, SG and Sri Lanka. Today we'll go on to Malaysia and Carribean. This is just a brief introduction to international syllabi, inspired by @mr-man-maths.bsky.social's presentation at MathsConf.

As @mr-man-maths.bsky.social has covered International A-level Maths syllabi offered by Edexcel, Cambridge and Oxford AQA, I'd like to cover the local A-level syllabi that are taken in various countries just to see the differences in content and expectations. This is part 1 of the series.

Hiya! If this is your first time here, welcome! I write tests and mock exams here: adventurousandrewmaths.blogspot.com/2025/04/coll.... For more nerdy discussions on exams, check out my Substack: substack.com/@andrewphan1. Still on X at x.com/andrewmaths1.