IB Math AA SL · 2019 to 2025

Math AA SL Paper 1

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Paper 1

Latest exam session: May 2026

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560
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exam sessions
11
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micro-topics
95

Where Paper 1 marks go, by unit

In syllabus order. The ring is the share of the marks each one carries.

Exam pattern

How often each micro-topic has been examined, year by year. Each label is explained under the grid.

Does it repeat?

Top 4 of 95 micro-topics for the next sitting. Numbers are questions per year.

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Micro-topic2019202120222023202420252026
1.7.2Laws of logarithmsRising · last May 26 P1 TZC
1Laws of logarithms, 2019: 1 question·Laws of logarithms, 2021: 0 questions3Laws of logarithms, 2022: 3 questions2Laws of logarithms, 2023: 2 questions2Laws of logarithms, 2024: 2 questions5Laws of logarithms, 2025: 5 questions2Laws of logarithms, 2026: 2 questions
5.3.1Differentiating powersRising · last May 26 P1 TZC
1Differentiating powers, 2019: 1 question1Differentiating powers, 2021: 1 question·Differentiating powers, 2022: 0 questions·Differentiating powers, 2023: 0 questions3Differentiating powers, 2024: 3 questions2Differentiating powers, 2025: 2 questions2Differentiating powers, 2026: 2 questions
3.8.1Solving trig equations
·Solving trig equations, 2019: 0 questions4Solving trig equations, 2021: 4 questions5Solving trig equations, 2022: 5 questions1Solving trig equations, 2023: 1 question2Solving trig equations, 2024: 2 questions2Solving trig equations, 2025: 2 questions1Solving trig equations, 2026: 1 question
5.8.1Stationary points
2Stationary points, 2019: 2 questions5Stationary points, 2021: 5 questions1Stationary points, 2022: 1 question1Stationary points, 2023: 1 question3Stationary points, 2024: 3 questions2Stationary points, 2025: 2 questions1Stationary points, 2026: 1 question

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  • DueSum of n terms· last Nov 24 P1 TZ2
  • Risingappearing more often in the last two years than before
  • Dueusually examined, but missing from the last two exam sessions

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Which Math AA SL exam sessions are covered for Paper 1?

11 exam sessions from 2019 to 2026, the latest May 2026. Every Paper 1 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 20 papers in this archive.

Which Paper 1 topic comes up most?

Laws of logarithms (1.7.2): in 23% of papers, last seen May 26 P1 TZC. Usually "show that / prove", worth about 4.6 marks in a paper that includes it.

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What do "banker", "due" and "rising" mean?

Banker: examined in at least one sitting in four and still appearing. Due: regular before, but absent for the last two exam sessions. Rising: clearly more common in the last two years. Our classification of real papers, not an IB statistic.

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