Support achievement in the latest syllabus (9709), for examination from 2020, with a stretching, practice-driven approach that builds the advanced skills required for Cambridge exam success and progression to further study.

This new edition is fully aligned with the Pure Mathematics 1 part of the latest International AS & A Level syllabus, and contains a comprehensive mapping grid so you can be sure of complete support.

Get students ready for higher education with a focus on real world application. From parabolic reflectors to technology in sport, up-to-date, international examples show how mathematics is used in real life.

Students have plenty of opportunities to hone their skills with extensive graduated practice and thorough worked examples. Plus, give students realistic practice for their exams with exam-style questions covering every topic.

Answers are included in the back of the book with full step-by-step solutions for all exercises and exam-style questions available on the accompanying support site.

a basic level and going up to exam standard, allowing you plenty of opportunities to practise your skills. Together, the examples and exercises put maths in a real-world context, with a truly international focus.

At the start of each chapter, you will see a list of objectives that are covered in the chapter. These objectives are drawn directly from the Cambridge AS & A Level syllabus. Each chapter then begins with a Before you start section, which you should complete to ensure you have all the requisite skills for the chapter, and finishes with a Summary exercise and Chapter summary, ensuring that you fully understand each topic. Each chapter contains key mathematical terms to improve understanding, highlighted in colour, with full definitions provided in the Glossary of terms at the end of the book.

The answers given at the back of the book are concise. However, when answering exam-style questions, you should show as many steps in your working as possible. All exam-style questions, as well as Paper A and Paper B have been written by the authors.