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Which A-Level H2 Maths topics come up most often?
We counted every question in 24 A-Level H2 Maths papers in Rae's library: 530 questions across 19 topics. The most common single topic is Counting methods and probability rules, at 8.1% of all questions.
Every topic, ranked
| Topic | Questions | Share | Papers | Avg marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counting methods and probability rules | 43 | 8.1% | 20 | 3.4 |
| Arithmetic and geometric sequences/series | 43 | 8.1% | 14 | 4.2 |
| Discrete random variables and binomial distribution | 41 | 7.7% | 16 | 4.4 |
| Graph sketching and curve transformations | 38 | 7.2% | 14 | 3.4 |
| Normal distribution and its applications | 38 | 7.2% | 16 | 4.3 |
| Complex numbers in Cartesian form | 37 | 7.0% | 17 | 4.6 |
| Differentiation rules and applications | 32 | 6.0% | 16 | 4.9 |
| First-order differential equations and modelling | 31 | 5.8% | 15 | 5.1 |
| Functions: domain, range, inverse, composite | 31 | 5.8% | 15 | 3.5 |
| Hypothesis testing for population mean | 29 | 5.5% | 13 | 4.6 |
| Vectors: lines and planes in 3D | 27 | 5.1% | 14 | 5.4 |
| Maclaurin series expansions | 25 | 4.7% | 15 | 4.8 |
| Integration techniques (substitution, parts, standard forms) | 25 | 4.7% | 12 | 3.9 |
| Correlation and linear regression analysis | 21 | 4.0% | 8 | 2.3 |
| Scalar and vector (cross) products | 21 | 4.0% | 14 | 4.1 |
| Solving equations and inequalities (algebraic/graphical) | 16 | 3.0% | 10 | 4.1 |
| Definite integrals: area and volume of revolution | 14 | 2.6% | 9 | 6.2 |
| Sampling distributions and Central Limit Theorem | 11 | 2.1% | 6 | 2.0 |
| Modelling real-world problems using calculus/vectors | 7 | 1.3% | 4 | 3.1 |
How to use this
Topic frequency is a guide to where revision time pays back, not a prediction. The three topics that appear most here (Counting methods and probability rules, Arithmetic and geometric sequences/series, Discrete random variables and binomial distribution) are worth being fluent in, but a topic near the bottom of the table can still carry a whole question in any given year.
Method, and what this is not
These counts come from real A-Level H2 Maths papers held in Rae's library (papers dated 2017 to 2026), which include school preliminary papers as well as national papers. Each question is labelled with one topic. This is a count of what our library contains, not an official SEAB distribution, and it does not tell you what will be set in a future exam. Questions that could not be labelled with a single topic are excluded from the counts.
You are welcome to cite or link to this page. If you would like the underlying counts in another format, get in touch through the A-Level H2 Maths page.