Pearson
Level 1/Level 2
QN: 601/4700/3
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Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in Mathematics
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Pearson. Classified as a GCSE (9 to 1). Total guided learning hours: 120 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 1/Level 2
Awarding Body
Pearson
Syllabus Units
3 Units
Guided Hours
120 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Algebra
Sequences
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Generate terms of a sequence from either a term-to-term or a position-to-term rule
- Recognise and use sequences of triangular, square, and cube numbers, simple arithmetic progressions, Fibonacci-type sequences, quadratic sequences, and simple geometric progressions (r^n where n is an integer, and r is a rational number > 0)
- Deduce expressions to calculate the nth term of linear and quadratic sequences
2
Algebra
Solving equations and inequalities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Solve linear equations in one unknown algebraically
- Solve quadratic equations (including those that require rearrangement) algebraically by factorising, by completing the square, and by using the quadratic formula
- Solve linear inequalities in one variable; represent the solution set on a number line
3
Algebra
Graphs
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Work with coordinates in all four quadrants
- Plot graphs of equations that correspond to straight-line graphs in the coordinate plane; use the form y = mx + c to identify parallel and perpendicular lines
- Interpret the gradient of a straight line graph as a rate of change; find the gradient of a straight line from two points
4
Algebra
Notation, vocabulary and manipulation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Use and interpret algebraic notation, including ab in place of a × b, 3y in place of y + y + y and 3 × y, a² in place of a × a, a³ in place of a × a × a, a²b in place of a × a × b, a/b in place of a ÷ b, brackets
- Substitute numerical values into formulae and expressions, including scientific formulae
- Simplify and manipulate algebraic expressions (including those involving surds and algebraic fractions) by: collecting like terms, multiplying a single term over a bracket, taking out common factors, expanding products of two or more binomials, factorising quadratic expressions including the difference of two squares
5
Geometry and measures
Mensuration
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Calculate perimeters and areas of 2-D shapes including triangles, quadrilaterals, circles, and composite shapes
- Calculate surface areas and volumes of 3-D shapes including prisms, cylinders, cones, spheres, and composite solids
- Know and apply formulae to calculate: area of triangles, parallelograms, trapezia; volume of cuboids and other right prisms (including cylinders)
6
Geometry and measures
Vectors and transformation geometry
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Describe translations as 2D vectors
- Apply addition and subtraction of vectors, multiplication of vectors by a scalar, and diagrammatic and column representations of vectors
- Use vectors to construct geometric arguments and proofs
7
Geometry and measures
Properties and constructions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Use conventional terms and notations: points, lines, vertices, edges, planes, parallel lines, perpendicular lines, right angles, polygons, regular polygons
- Apply the properties of angles at a point, angles at a point on a straight line, vertically opposite angles; understand and use alternate and corresponding angles on parallel lines
- Derive and use the sum of angles in a triangle (e.g., to deduce and use the angle sum in any polygon, and to derive properties of regular polygons)
8
Number
Surds
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Calculate exactly with surds
- Simplify surd expressions involving squares (e.g., √12 = 2√3)
- Rationalise denominators
9
Number
Structure and calculation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand and use place value for decimals, measures, and integers of any size
- Order positive and negative integers, decimals, and fractions; use the symbols =, ≠, <, >, ≤, ≥
- Use the concepts and vocabulary of prime numbers, factors (divisors), multiples, common factors, common multiples, highest common factor, lowest common multiple, prime factorisation, including using product notation and the unique factorisation theorem
10
Number
Fractions, decimals and percentages
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Work interchangeably with terminating decimals and their corresponding fractions (such as 3.5 and 7/2 or 0.375 and 3/8)
- Define percentage as 'number of parts per hundred'; interpret percentages and percentage changes as a fraction or a decimal, and interpret these multiplicatively
- Express one quantity as a fraction of another, where the fraction is less than 1 or greater than 1
11
Number
Indices, powers and roots
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Use the concepts and vocabulary of squares, cubes, and roots
- Use index notation for squares, cubes, and powers of 10
- Use positive integer powers and associated real roots (square, cube, and higher), recognise powers of 2, 3, 4, 5
12
Number
Standard form
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret and compare numbers in standard form A × 10^n, where 1 ≤ A < 10 and n is an integer
- Calculate with numbers in standard form, including multiplication, division, and addition/subtraction
13
Probability
Conditional probability
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand and use conditional probability, including using tree diagrams, Venn diagrams, and two-way tables
- Know and apply the formula P(A given B) = P(A∩B)/P(B)
14
Probability
Basic probability
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Record, describe, and analyse the frequency of outcomes of probability experiments using tables and frequency trees
- Apply the property that the probabilities of all possible outcomes sum to 1
- Calculate the probability of independent and dependent combined events, including using tree diagrams and other representations
15
Ratio, proportion and rates of change
Ratio and proportion
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Express a multiplicative relationship between two quantities as a ratio or a fraction
- Divide a given quantity into two parts in a given part:part or part:whole ratio; express the division of a quantity into two parts as a ratio
- Understand and use proportion as equality of ratios; solve problems involving direct and inverse proportion, including graphical and algebraic representations
16
Ratio, proportion and rates of change
Rates of change
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the gradient of a straight line graph as a rate of change; find the gradient of a straight line from two points
- Calculate compound interest and repeated percentage change
- Solve problems involving compound measures including: speed, density, pressure
17
Statistics
Data representation and interpretation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret and construct tables, charts, and diagrams, including: frequency tables, bar charts, pie charts, pictograms, stem-and-leaf diagrams, and scatter graphs
- Interpret and construct cumulative frequency tables and cumulative frequency graphs
- Interpret and construct histograms with equal or unequal class intervals
18
Statistics
Measures of central tendency and spread
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Calculate and interpret measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode) and spread (range, interquartile range, standard deviation)
- Compare distributions using measures of central tendency and spread
- Understand and use the concept of outliers
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/4700/3
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Pearson
- Qualification Type
- GCSE (9 to 1)
- Operational Start
- Sept 2015