We counted every question in our own AS & A Level Mathematics 9709 question bank — 334 questions worth 2,400 marks, 2020 to 2026 — and sorted them into the 5 chapters of the syllabus. Kinematics carries the most marks.
Every chapter, heaviest first
| Chapter | Questions | Marks | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinematics | 101 | 770 | 32.1% | |
| Newton's Laws of Motion | 64 | 529 | 22.0% | |
| Energy, Work and Power | 74 | 508 | 21.2% | |
| Forces and Equilibrium | 65 | 420 | 17.5% | |
| Momentum | 30 | 173 | 7.2% |
The top 2 of 5 chapters hold half the marks in the bank. The three heaviest are Kinematics, Newton's Laws of Motion, Energy, Work and Power. The lightest is Momentum, at 7.2% of the marks.
Inside the chapters
| Sub-topic | Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velocity as a function of time | Kinematics | 21 | 198 |
| Pulley with a particle on a plane | Newton's Laws of Motion | 15 | 158 |
| Motion on a rough inclined plane | Newton's Laws of Motion | 15 | 135 |
| Coplanar forces in equilibrium | Forces and Equilibrium | 19 | 112 |
| Acceleration as a function of time | Kinematics | 13 | 109 |
| Velocity–time graphs | Kinematics | 16 | 99 |
| Variable acceleration in stages | Kinematics | 8 | 81 |
| Limiting friction on an inclined plane | Forces and Equilibrium | 11 | 77 |
| Vehicle towing a trailer | Newton's Laws of Motion | 11 | 76 |
| Resultant of coplanar forces | Forces and Equilibrium | 11 | 74 |
How to use this
Revise the heaviest chapters first. A chapter worth 32% of the marks deserves more than one worth 7.2%.
Use it to decide what to practise, not what to skip. A light chapter can still be the difference between two grades, and Cambridge can set anything on the syllabus.
Check yourself chapter by chapter rather than by whole papers, so a weak topic shows up while there is still time to fix it.
These are ExamYard’s own figures: the questions in our AS & A Level Mathematics 9709 question bank, grouped into the chapter of the syllabus each one tests, and added up by the marks each carries. No question text, mark scheme or examiner report is reproduced on this page. The printed book and the online bank are counted separately, so the totals on this page need not match the book’s own page.