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International GCSE

Mathematics A (2016)

Listed for November 2026 and June 2027; regional options differ

The 2026/2027 International GCSE entry manual, page 25, lists linear 4MA1 Foundation and Higher entries in both series; regional FR/HR entries are listed for June 2027 only.

StudyForA coverage: Partial: original learning pathways available

258 lessons teach 242 mapped objectives, with 774 guided, independent and application tasks. Teaching and practice are linked from 39 of 39 specification sections: Integers, Fractions, Decimals, Powers and roots, Set language and notation, Percentages, Ratio and proportion, Degree of accuracy, Standard form, Applying number, Electronic calculators, Use of symbols, Algebraic manipulation, Expressions and formulae, Linear equations, Proportion (Higher only), Simultaneous linear equations, Quadratic equations, Inequalities, Sequences, Function notation (Higher only), Graphs (teaching linked; review pending), Calculus (Higher only), Angles, lines and triangles, Polygons, Symmetry, Measures, Construction, Circle properties, Geometrical reasoning, Trigonometry and Pythagoras' theorem, Mensuration of 2D shapes, 3D shapes and volume, Similarity, Vectors (Higher only), Transformation geometry, Graphical representation of data, Statistical measures, Probability. The other 0 sections remain gaps. Check the Foundation or Higher requirements in the course notes; modular Mathematics A is a separate entry.

The checked source inventory contains 242 lettered requirements across both tiers. 242 have links to lessons with worked examples and all three practice stages; 0 still lack those links. Foundation has 162 of 162 requirements linked. Higher includes those Foundation requirements plus the additional Higher content.

A lettered requirement can contain several skills or conditions. These counts describe lesson links; they do not verify that every part has been taught, practised or mastered.

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Specialist review is pending. Self-check answers are learning support, not official exam marks or proof of mastery. Practical, oral, performance and coursework requirements, where applicable, need appropriate teacher or centre supervision and assessment.

Examination-year entries: 2026–2027

Pearson Qualifications Information Manual 2026/2027 · pages 25 ↗

These entries were checked on 2026-10-17. Confirm the current rules and your centre’s eligibility before making an examination entry.

Award codes and required units
  • 4MA1 · Mathematics Specification A (linear) · International GCSE

    Enter both papers at the chosen tier using the appropriate F, H, FR or HR option.

    Listed award series: November 2026; June 2027.

    Teaching: Partial: follow the course coverage map.

Paper and unit entry options
  • 4MA1 · F · Foundation: 1F and 2F

    Listed series: November 2026; June 2027.

  • 4MA1 · H · Higher: 1H and 2H

    Listed series: November 2026; June 2027.

  • 4MA1 · FR · Regional Foundation: 1FR and 2FR

    Listed series: June 2027.

  • 4MA1 · HR · Regional Higher: 1HR and 2HR

    Listed series: June 2027.

  • Regional-paper eligibility depends on centre location; check the manual and your centre.
  • This is entry availability, not a claim that StudyForA covers the full qualification.

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Maths A books and topic references

Choose the edition you use. Pearson lists the second-edition Student Books for first teaching from September 2026 and describes them as supporting both linear and modular routes. A new book edition does not by itself change your qualification or examination entry.

Check current Pearson editions and availability ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17.

Student Book 1 · second edition

Print with eBook: ISBN 9781292486178. Separate eBook: ISBN 9781292543963. Pearson lists three-year digital access; check the product and licence before ordering.

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Student Book 2 · second edition

Print with eBook: ISBN 9781292753997. Separate eBook: ISBN 9781292772042. Pearson lists three-year digital access; check the product and licence before ordering.

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Other official Maths A resources
  • Maths A Exam Practice Book · ISBN 9781292394961. Print practice product.
  • Maths A Higher Revision Guide · ISBN 9781292284477. Print revision product.
  • Maths A Teaching Hub · ISBN 9781446974407. Annual digital subscription.

These are separate support products. Listing a resource does not grant access to its contents or establish StudyForA teaching coverage.

Find a chapter by its topic heading

The 50 chapter references below come from Pearson’s 2026 modular teaching map. Book-map page ranges and sample chapter starts are shown separately because they disagree in several places. Use the heading and check your own edition; final book pagination remains unverified.

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Related StudyForA links lead to existing linear 4MA1 lessons with matching reference codes. They are navigation aids, not proof that a whole chapter or every skill is complete. The publisher’s map is not an exhaustive checklist for the linear specification. Specialist review and formal assessment validation remain open.

The map uses the modular subpart F6.1Aii, which must not be counted as the whole linear F:6.1A requirement. It also lists H2.6A without explicitly listing F2.6A; both tiers contain the simultaneous linear equations requirement in the modular specification.

Book 1: 25 chapter references
  1. Number 1

    Book map: pages 1–17 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 1.

    Publisher’s modular references: F1.2F, F1.2I, F1.8B. Check map page 1 ↗

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  2. Algebra 1

    Book map: pages 18–31 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 18.

    Publisher’s modular references: F2.1B, F2.2A, F2.2B, F2.2C, F2.2D, F2.4A, F2.4B. Check map page 1 ↗

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  3. Graphs 1

    Book map: pages 32–51 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 32.

    Publisher’s modular references: F3.3B, F3.3C, F3.3D, F3.3G, F3.3H, F3.3I, H3.3F, H3.3G. Check map page 1 ↗

    Pearson’s modular map tags H3.3G in this chapter. The separate uncorrected-proof contents list Perpendicular lines in Book 1 Graphs 2 at page 135. These are different navigation references, not proof of final-edition topic alignment; no Graphs 2 H3.3G tag is inferred.

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  4. Number 2

    Book map: pages 52–59 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 52.

    Publisher’s modular references: F1.6B, H1.3A. Check map page 1 ↗

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  5. Shape and Space 1

    Book map: pages 60–99 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 60.

    Publisher’s modular references: F4.1B, F4.1C, F4.1D, F4.2B, F4.2C, F4.8A, F4.9B, F4.9C, F4.9D, F4.9E, H4.7A, H4.9A. Check map page 2 ↗

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  6. Number 3

    Book map: pages 100–108 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 100.

    Publisher’s modular references: F1.4C, H1.4C. Check map page 2 ↗

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  7. Algebra 2

    Book map: pages 109–119 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 109.

    Publisher’s modular references: F2.1C, F2.1D, H2.1A, H2.2C. Check map page 2 ↗

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  8. Graphs 2

    Book map: pages 120–149 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 120.

    Publisher’s modular references: F3.3A, F3.3E, F3.3F. Check map page 3 ↗

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  9. Sets 1

    Book map: pages 150–175 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 150.

    Publisher’s modular references: F1.5A, F1.5B, F1.5C, F1.5D, F1.5E, H1.5A, H1.5B, H1.5C, H1.5D. Check map page 3 ↗

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  10. Shape and Space 2

    Book map: pages 176–197 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 176.

    Publisher’s modular references: F4.8B, F4.8C, H4.8B. Check map page 3 ↗

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  11. Number 4

    Book map: pages 198–206 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 199.

    Publisher’s modular references: F4.9A. Check map page 3 ↗

    The map starts this chapter at a different page from the uncorrected sample contents. Confirm the heading in your edition.

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  12. Algebra 3

    Book map: pages 207–215 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 208.

    Publisher’s modular references: F2.4A, H2.2C. Check map page 4 ↗

    The map starts this chapter at a different page from the uncorrected sample contents. Confirm the heading in your edition.

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  13. Graphs 3

    Book map: pages 216–227 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 217.

    Publisher’s modular references: F3.3A, F3.3I. Check map page 4 ↗

    The map starts this chapter at a different page from the uncorrected sample contents. Confirm the heading in your edition.

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  14. Handling Data 1

    Book map: pages 228–242 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 229.

    Publisher’s modular references: F6.3A, F6.3B, F6.3C, F6.3E, F6.3G, F6.3H, F6.3J, H6.3D. Check map page 4 ↗

    The map starts this chapter at a different page from the uncorrected sample contents. Confirm the heading in your edition.

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  15. Shape and Space 3

    Book map: pages 243–254 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 244.

    Publisher’s modular references: H4.8D, H4.8F. Check map page 4 ↗

    The map starts this chapter at a different page from the uncorrected sample contents. Confirm the heading in your edition.

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  16. Number 5

    Book map: pages 255–268 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 256.

    Publisher’s modular references: F4.4G, F1.10C. Check map page 5 ↗

    The map starts this chapter at a different page from the uncorrected sample contents. Confirm the heading in your edition.

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  17. Algebra 4

    Book map: pages 269–286 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 270.

    Publisher’s modular references: F2.2E, F2.7A, H2.2A, H2.2B. Check map page 5 ↗

    The map starts this chapter at a different page from the uncorrected sample contents. Confirm the heading in your edition.

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  18. Graphs 4

    Book map: pages 287–302 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 288.

    Publisher’s modular references: F2.7A, F3.3A, H2.2A, H3.3A. Check map page 5 ↗

    The map starts this chapter at a different page from the uncorrected sample contents. Confirm the heading in your edition.

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  19. Handling Data 2

    Book map: pages 303–328 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 304.

    Publisher’s modular references: F6.3F, F6.3I, H6.3A, H6.3B, H6.3C. Check map page 6 ↗

    The map starts this chapter at a different page from the uncorrected sample contents. Confirm the heading in your edition.

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  20. Shape and Space 4

    Book map: pages 329–355 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 329.

    Publisher’s modular references: H3.3A, H4.8A, H4.8C, H4.8E. Check map page 6 ↗

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  21. Number 6

    Book map: pages 356–367 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 356.

    Publisher’s modular references: F1.8C, F1.8D, F1.11A, H1.8A. Check map page 6 ↗

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  22. Algebra 5

    Book map: pages 368–383 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 368.

    Publisher’s modular references: H2.7A, H2.7B, H2.7C, H2.2D. Check map page 7 ↗

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  23. Number 7

    Book map: pages 384–397 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 383.

    Publisher’s modular references: H1.4A, H1.4B. Check map page 7 ↗

    The map starts this chapter at a different page from the uncorrected sample contents. Confirm the heading in your edition.

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  24. Handling Data 3

    Book map: pages 398–428 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 397.

    Publisher’s modular references: F6.3D, H6.1A. Check map page 7 ↗

    The map starts this chapter at a different page from the uncorrected sample contents. Confirm the heading in your edition.

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  25. Algebra 6

    Book map: pages 429–440 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 428.

    Publisher’s modular references: H2.2C. Check map page 7 ↗

    The map starts this chapter at a different page from the uncorrected sample contents. Confirm the heading in your edition.

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Book 2: 25 chapter references
  1. Number 8

    Book map: pages 1–17 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 1.

    Publisher’s modular references: F1.4D, F1.4E, F1.7A, F1.7B, F1.7E, F1.9A, H1.9A. Check map page 8 ↗

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  2. Algebra 7

    Book map: pages 18–31 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 18.

    Publisher’s modular references: F2.3A, F2.3B, F2.3C, F2.3D, F2.3E, F2.3F, H2.3A. Check map page 8 ↗

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  3. Graphs 5

    Book map: pages 32–38 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 32.

    Publisher’s modular references: H2.6A, H2.6B. Check map page 8 ↗

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  4. Handling Data 4

    Book map: pages 39–60 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 39.

    Publisher’s modular references: F6.1Aii, F6.1B, F6.1C, F6.2A, F6.2B. Check map page 9 ↗

    F6.1Aii is a modular Unit 2 subpart. It is not the whole linear F:6.1A requirement.

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  5. Shape and Space 5

    Book map: pages 61–75 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 61.

    Publisher’s modular references: F4.6B, H4.6B, H4.6C. Check map page 9 ↗

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  6. Number 9

    Book map: pages 76–92 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 76.

    Publisher’s modular references: F1.6D, F1.6E, F1.6F, F1.6G, H1.6A, H1.6B. Check map page 9 ↗

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  7. Algebra 8

    Book map: pages 93–104 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 93.

    Publisher’s modular references: H2.6A. Check map page 9 ↗

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  8. Graphs 6

    Book map: pages 105–117 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 105.

    Publisher’s modular references: H2.7D, H3.3E. Check map page 10 ↗

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  9. Handling Data 5

    Book map: pages 118–127 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 118.

    Publisher’s modular references: F6.2B, F6.2C, F6.2D. Check map page 10 ↗

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  10. Shape and Space 6

    Book map: pages 128–160 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 128.

    Publisher’s modular references: F4.2D, F4.2E, F4.3A, F4.4D, F4.5B, F4.5C, F4.5D, F4.11B. Check map page 10 ↗

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  11. Number 10

    Book map: pages 161–172 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 161.

    Publisher’s modular references: H2.5A. Check map page 10 ↗

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  12. Algebra 9

    Book map: pages 173–191 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 172.

    Publisher’s modular references: F1.7C, F1.7D, H2.5A. Check map page 11 ↗

    The map starts this chapter at a different page from the uncorrected sample contents. Confirm the heading in your edition.

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  13. Graphs 7

    Book map: pages 192–207 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 191.

    Publisher’s modular references: F2.8A, F2.8B, F2.8C, F2.8D, F2.8E, H2.8A, H2.8B. Check map page 11 ↗

    The map starts this chapter at a different page from the uncorrected sample contents. Confirm the heading in your edition.

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  14. Handling Data 6

    Book map: pages 208–222 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 207.

    Publisher’s modular references: H6.1B, H6.1C, H6.2A, H6.2B, H6.2C, H6.2D. Check map page 11 ↗

    The map starts this chapter at a different page from the uncorrected sample contents. Confirm the heading in your edition.

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  15. Shape and Space 7

    Book map: pages 223–248 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 222.

    Publisher’s modular references: F4.2F, F4.2G, F4.11A, F5.2A, F5.2B, F5.2C, F5.2D, F5.2E, F5.2F, F5.2G, F5.2H, F5.2I, F5.2J, F5.2K, F5.2L, F5.2M. Check map page 12 ↗

    The map starts this chapter at a different page from the uncorrected sample contents. Confirm the heading in your edition.

    The map places congruence and similarity references here; the sample contents place those topics in Shape and Space 6. Confirm the chapter before using the page range.

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  16. Number 11

    Book map: pages 249–260 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 248.

    Publisher’s modular references: F1.6E, F1.6F, F1.7E. Check map page 12 ↗

    The map starts this chapter at a different page from the uncorrected sample contents. Confirm the heading in your edition.

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  17. Algebra 10

    Book map: pages 261–283 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 260.

    Publisher’s modular references: H3.2A, H3.2B, H3.2C, H3.2D. Check map page 13 ↗

    The map starts this chapter at a different page from the uncorrected sample contents. Confirm the heading in your edition.

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  18. Graphs 8

    Book map: pages 284–304 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 283.

    Publisher’s modular references: H3.3B, H3.3C. Check map page 13 ↗

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  19. Algebra 11

    Book map: pages 305–325 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 304.

    Publisher’s modular references: F3.1A, F3.1B, F3.1C, H3.1A, H3.1B, H3.1C. Check map page 13 ↗

    The map starts this chapter at a different page from the uncorrected sample contents. Confirm the heading in your edition.

    The chapter objective list includes F3.1A and F3.1B, but the displayed Teaching Hub lesson entries do not explicitly name those two tags. This does not establish missing book content or complete skill coverage.

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  20. Shape and Space 8

    Book map: pages 326–349 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 325.

    Publisher’s modular references: H4.6A, H4.6C. Check map page 13 ↗

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  21. Algebra 12

    Book map: pages 350–358 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 349.

    Publisher’s modular references: H2.7D. Check map page 14 ↗

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  22. Shape and Space 9

    Book map: pages 359–385 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 358.

    Publisher’s modular references: F4.10C, F4.10D, F4.10E, F4.10F, H4.10A, H4.11A, H4.11B, H4.11C. Check map page 14 ↗

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  23. Graphs 9

    Book map: pages 386–415 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 385.

    Publisher’s modular references: H3.3D, H3.4A, H3.4B, H3.4C, H3.4D, H3.4E. Check map page 14 ↗

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  24. Algebra 13

    Book map: pages 416–426 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 415.

    Publisher’s modular references: H2.2E. Check map page 14 ↗

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  25. Shape and Space 10

    Book map: pages 427–450 · Sample contents: chapter starts at page 426.

    Publisher’s modular references: H5.1A, H5.1B, H5.1C, H5.1D, H5.1E, H5.1F, H5.1G. Check map page 15 ↗

    The map starts this chapter at a different page from the uncorrected sample contents. Confirm the heading in your edition.

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