Cambridge IGCSE · 0606 · Data 2020–2025
Most-tested topics in IGCSE Additional Mathematics
Just 3 chapters — Calculus, Logarithmic and exponential functions, Trigonometry — carry about 52% of all the marks. Revise those first.
Based on 84 real Cambridge past papers and 17,230 tagged marks, 2020–2025. Ranked by marks, not guesswork.
Historical counts from past papers — not an exam prediction. Download the data (CSV)
Revise these first
The topics that carry the most marks, highest first. Each opens the free past-paper questions.
- 1Practise →Differentiation7% of marksCalculusEvery year
- 2Practise →Application of dy/dx5% of marksCalculusEvery year
- 3Practise →Integration4% of marksCalculusEvery year
- 4Practise →Solving trigonometric equation3% of marksTrigonometryEvery year
- 5Practise →Solving logarithm equation3% of marksLogarithmic and exponential functionsEvery year
- 6Practise →Arithmetic Progression3% of marksSeriesEvery year
- 7Practise →Geometric Progression3% of marksSeriesEvery year
- 8Practise →Rule of logarithm2% of marksLogarithmic and exponential functionsEvery year
See the full breakdown — all 76 topics across 14 chapters
Calculus
35% of marks- DifferentiationEvery year1168 marks · 144 qs
- Application of dy/dxEvery year882 marks · 108 qs
- IntegrationEvery year682 marks · 83 qs
- Rules of dy/dxEvery year375 marks · 50 qs
- Application of integrationEvery year370 marks · 43 qs
- dy/dx of trigonometric functionEvery year347 marks · 45 qs
- KinematicsEvery year339 marks · 40 qs
- dy/dx of exponential and logarithmmic functionEvery year323 marks · 44 qs
- Definite integrationEvery year269 marks · 33 qs
- Integration of exponential function and 1/xEvery year233 marks · 30 qs
- Displacement, velocity & accelerationEvery year214 marks · 25 qs
- Integration of trigonometric functionEvery year196 marks · 24 qs
- a) Equation of tangent & normalRecurring122 marks · 15 qs
- Graph of motionEvery year113 marks · 13 qs
- Rules of integrationEvery year78 marks · 11 qs
- dy/dx of composite functionEvery year66 marks · 9 qs
- Integration of composite functionRecurring47 marks · 6 qs
- Concept of dy/dxRecurring42 marks · 5 qs
- b) Area under the curveRecurring28 marks · 3 qs
- Concept of integrationRecurring24 marks · 3 qs
- a) Equation of curveRecurring22 marks · 3 qs
- b) Stationary pointRecurring17 marks · 2 qs
- d) Approximation changeOne-off7 marks · 1 qs
- c) Rate of changeOne-off4 marks · 1 qs
Logarithmic and exponential functions
9% of marks- Solving logarithm equationEvery year522 marks · 73 qs
- Rule of logarithmEvery year404 marks · 57 qs
- Exponential functionEvery year282 marks · 36 qs
- Natural logarithmsEvery year251 marks · 28 qs
- Graph of logarithmEvery year80 marks · 9 qs
- Conversion of index to logaritm and vice versaRecurring19 marks · 4 qs
Trigonometry
8% of marks- Solving trigonometric equationEvery year588 marks · 70 qs
- Trigonometric IdentityEvery year384 marks · 48 qs
- Six trigonometric functions and special anglesEvery year261 marks · 32 qs
- Graph of trigonometric functionsEvery year192 marks · 39 qs
Straight-line graphs
7% of marks- Gradient and equation of intercept formEvery year287 marks · 39 qs
- MidpointEvery year240 marks · 31 qs
- Distance between two pointsEvery year209 marks · 27 qs
- Parallel & perpendicular linesEvery year205 marks · 26 qs
- Linear Law (After logarithm)Every year198 marks · 29 qs
- Area of rectilinear figuresRecurring44 marks · 6 qs
Series
7% of marks- Arithmetic ProgressionEvery year437 marks · 43 qs
- Geometric ProgressionEvery year433 marks · 44 qs
- Binomial ExpansionEvery year281 marks · 43 qs
Factors of polynomials
6% of marks- Factor TheoremEvery year289 marks · 39 qs
- Factorisation of cubic equationEvery year252 marks · 36 qs
- Solving cubic equationEvery year216 marks · 28 qs
- Remainder TheoremEvery year208 marks · 28 qs
- Polynomial divisionRecurring23 marks · 4 qs
Circular measure
5% of marks- Area of sectorEvery year323 marks · 41 qs
- Arc lengthEvery year315 marks · 40 qs
- Area of segmentEvery year129 marks · 17 qs
- Solution of triangleRecurring99 marks · 13 qs
- Angle conversionRecurring49 marks · 6 qs
Functions
5% of marks- Inverse functionEvery year346 marks · 38 qs
- Concept of object, image, domain, rangeEvery year266 marks · 31 qs
- Composite functionEvery year262 marks · 30 qs
- Type of relationshipRecurring23 marks · 3 qs
Vectors in two dimensions
5% of marks- Concept of vectors and resultant vectorsEvery year390 marks · 50 qs
- Vectors in Cartesian planeEvery year224 marks · 29 qs
- Concept of collinearEvery year117 marks · 14 qs
- Postion and velocity vectorEvery year116 marks · 15 qs
Quadratic functions
4% of marks- Solving Quadratic EquationEvery year336 marks · 48 qs
- Type of rootsEvery year137 marks · 27 qs
- Stationary point (Max/Min)Every year116 marks · 16 qs
- Quadratic InequalitiesEvery year74 marks · 14 qs
Permutations and combinations
3% of marks- PermutationEvery year306 marks · 43 qs
- CombinationEvery year294 marks · 42 qs
Simultaneous equations
3% of marks- Simultaneous equation of a linear and non linear functionEvery year397 marks · 53 qs
- Simultaneous equation of 2 linear functionRecurring107 marks · 15 qs
Equations, inequalities and graphs
3% of marks- Sketching graph of cubic equationEvery year243 marks · 41 qs
- Solving cubic inequalitiesEvery year107 marks · 21 qs
- Solution of modulus linear equationEvery year55 marks · 10 qs
- Solution of modulus linear inequalitiesEvery year41 marks · 8 qs
Coordinate geometry of the circle
0% of marks- Equation of a CircleOne-off47 marks · 8 qs
- Tangents to CircleOne-off27 marks · 4 qs
- Intersection of two circlesOne-off11 marks · 2 qs
Turn the data into practice
Every topic above is drawn from real Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics papers, tagged to the syllabus. Students can drill the high-frequency topics in the free bank; teachers can turn any of them into a ready-to-print worksheet in seconds. Or explore the full six-year trends in the interactive records.