The A Level H2 Mathematics 2017 Solutions can be accessed below:

H2 Maths GCE A Level 2017 Paper 1 solutions

H2 Maths GCE A Level 2017 Paper 2 solutions

Comments on 2017 GCE A Level H2 Maths Paper 1

As usual, the 2017 A Level H2 Maths Paper 1 has a few non-standard questions such as Question 6 and Question 9(c). The rest of the questions are quite standard and how well the students can score is dependent on whether they are able to interpret the questions. Some of the questions are phrased differently (eg. Q10 on Vectors and Q11 on Differential Equations) but the questions are still testing on the same concepts. This paper also tested more on the students’ prior secondary school knowledge such as Modulus Function in Q2, Remainder and Factor Theorem in Q5 and Completing squares in Q10.

Question 6 on Vectors is one of the non-standard questions but the students should be able describe and interpret the equations of lines and planes.

Question 9(c) on Summation and Convergence of series could be difficult for some students as they might not have solved this type of question before.

Comments on 2017 A Level H2 Maths Paper 2

For Section A on Pure Mathematics, the topics for Pure Maths questions came out as expected on Functions, AP/GP, Area and Volume, Application of Differentiation (Parametric Equations) which were not tested in Paper 1. However, Equation of Tangent (Q1) and Transformation of curves (Q3) which were already tested in Paper 1 were surprisingly tested again. 

Most questions are standard except for Q3(a) on Transformation of curves. Care should be taken to read the question carefully that the question wants the x and y intercepts of new curve and not where the original intercepts are transformed to.

For Section B on Statistics, the questions are standard but students had to be very careful in reading the questions to interpret what the questions want.

Overall, the papers are manageable and most of the questions were quite standard. It seems that when there is a change in syllabus, the papers will be set with relatively less complexity as compared to the subsequent years.