9709 is Cambridge AS & A Level Mathematics. This page explains what the code covers, which papers it is examined by, and which topics carry the most marks — counted from 1,962 real past-paper questions set between 2020 and 2026.
9709 is the Cambridge syllabus code for AS & A Level Mathematics.
ExamYard publishes 5 question books for this syllabus, covering these papers:
Every topic in the 9709 banks, with how many questions and marks each has carried since 2020. The heaviest topics are where revision time pays back fastest.
| Topic | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Quadratics | 50 | 265 |
| Functions | 76 | 552 |
| Coordinate Geometry | 49 | 418 |
| Circular Measure | 45 | 333 |
| Trigonometry | 58 | 339 |
| Series | 107 | 641 |
| Differentiation | 67 | 521 |
| Integration | 71 | 531 |
Heaviest topic: Series, 641 marks across 107 questions.
| Topic | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Algebra | 69 | 390 |
| Logarithmic and Exponential Functions | 50 | 210 |
| Trigonometry | 44 | 292 |
| Differentiation | 68 | 501 |
| Integration | 66 | 536 |
| Numerical Solution of Equations | 34 | 268 |
| Vectors | 47 | 450 |
| Differential Equations | 47 | 406 |
| Complex Numbers | 76 | 472 |
Heaviest topic: Integration, 536 marks across 66 questions.
| Topic | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Forces and Equilibrium | 65 | 420 |
| Kinematics | 101 | 770 |
| Momentum | 30 | 173 |
| Newton's Laws of Motion | 64 | 529 |
| Energy, Work and Power | 74 | 508 |
Heaviest topic: Kinematics, 770 marks across 101 questions.
| Topic | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Representation of Data | 60 | 446 |
| Permutations and Combinations | 58 | 485 |
| Probability | 48 | 324 |
| Discrete Random Variables | 81 | 530 |
| The Normal Distribution | 72 | 615 |
Heaviest topic: The Normal Distribution, 615 marks across 72 questions.
| Topic | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| The Poisson Distribution | 49 | 387 |
| Linear Combinations of Random Variables | 47 | 346 |
| Continuous Random Variables | 44 | 369 |
| Sampling and Estimation | 67 | 386 |
| Hypothesis Tests | 78 | 612 |
Heaviest topic: Hypothesis Tests, 612 marks across 78 questions.
Across every 9709 paper in these banks, the three heaviest topics are Kinematics (770 marks), Series (641 marks) and The Normal Distribution (615 marks). The first of those alone is about 5% of every mark on offer. The lightest is Momentum at 173 marks.
That matters because revising by whole past paper spreads your time evenly over topics the examiner does not weight evenly. Working topic by topic lets you spend the most time where the most marks are, and it shows you the handful of question shapes each topic actually uses rather than meeting one of them every few weeks.
Past papers are easiest to use when the questions are already sorted by topic, so you can finish one topic before starting the next instead of meeting it once every few papers. ExamYard prints the real Cambridge questions for AS & A Level Mathematics 9709 arranged that way, with the mark scheme kept separate from the question. Chapter 1 of every book is free to read, with no account and no email address.
9709 is Cambridge AS & A Level Mathematics.
The questions in these banks come from papers set between 2020 and 2026. Nothing older is included, because Cambridge changes syllabuses and older questions can test content that is no longer examined.
1,962 real Cambridge questions worth 14,025 marks, sorted by topic.