AQA AS-Level Mathematics 7356 Past Papers
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Available years: 2023, 2022
Slightly more demanding than 2022: stronger emphasis on differentiation (including first principles and graph transformations), calculus optimisation on Paper 2, and a heavier kinematics-by-calculus strand in Mechanics. Statistics again closes on sampling, the binomial and a hypothesis test.
A balanced AS paper: routine Pure skills (calculus, logs, coordinate geometry) dominate Section A, with Mechanics on Paper 1 and Statistics on Paper 2. Most marks are accessible; the discrimination comes from multi-step 'fully justify' and 'show that' questions.
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