IGCSE Additional Mathematics Tuition Online (Cambridge 0606)
Afterkelas teaches Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics (0606) online to students at international and private schools in Malaysia. Tutors matched to the 0606 syllabus teach live in English, 1-to-1 or in small groups, across both papers and all fourteen topics.
- Syllabus
- Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics 0606, fourteen topics
- Papers
- Two papers: Paper 1 without a calculator, Paper 2 with a scientific calculator
- Grading
- A* to E
- Who takes it
- Students strong in IGCSE Mathematics, usually alongside it
- Formats
- 1-to-1, or a small group of 2 to 8 students on the same syllabus
- Language
- English
- Reply time
- An academic advisor replies on WhatsApp, usually within one working day
What Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics covers
The fourteen topic areas of the 0606 syllabus. Schools teach them in their own order over the two-year course, and tutors follow the school's order rather than the list.
Syllabus topics (0606)
- Functions
- Quadratic functions
- Factors of polynomials
- Equations, inequalities and graphs
- Simultaneous equations
- Logarithmic and exponential functions
- Straight-line graphs
- Coordinate geometry of the circle
- Circular measure
- Trigonometry
- Permutations and combinations
- Series
- Vectors in two dimensions
- Calculus
Where students lose marks in 0606
The non-calculator paper decides a lot. Students who have leaned on a calculator since lower secondary find Paper 1 hard for reasons that have little to do with the topics: surds left unsimplified, exact trigonometric values forgotten, logarithms that have to be combined by hand. Tutors build that fluency deliberately, with short non-calculator drills in most classes.
The second leak is in how answers are written. Many 0606 questions ask the student to show a result or to give an answer in exact form, and a decimal approximation of a correct answer can lose the final mark. The working has to reach the stated result line by line, with nothing assumed.
Calculus, the largest topic, is where time runs short. Its questions tend to be long and multi-part, so students practise them under time from the point the school finishes teaching them, instead of meeting that pressure for the first time in the mock examinations.
Coming to 0606 from KSSM Additional Mathematics
A student who has taken KSSM Additional Mathematics in a national school will recognise much of 0606: functions, quadratic functions, logarithms, circular measure, permutations and calculus all appear in both. The differences are in what is added and how it is examined.
0606 adds topics KSSM does not cover in the same way, such as the factor and remainder theorems for polynomials and the binomial expansion in the Series topic, and its non-calculator paper asks for more exact working than a KSSM student is used to. Tutors start from what the student already knows and spend the time on those differences.
Who teaches IGCSE Additional Mathematics
Tutors are university students and graduates, screened before they teach, who are matched to the 0606 syllabus and to the school's exam series. An academic advisor asks for the syllabus code on the entry, the exam session and the latest school report before proposing a tutor.
Classes follow the school's order through the syllabus. Each one mixes the current topic with a few minutes of non-calculator practice on earlier ones, so the Paper 1 skills are kept sharp all year instead of being revised in a rush before the examinations.
A question, worked through
A question in the style of 0606 on quadratic functions and the discriminant, the kind that suits the non-calculator paper.
Find the set of values of k for which the line y = kx − 2 does not meet the curve y = x² + 2x + 2.
- Where the line and the curve meet, their y-values are equal: x² + 2x + 2 = kx − 2.
- Collect every term on one side as a quadratic in x: x² + (2 − k)x + 4 = 0.
- The line does not meet the curve when this quadratic has no real roots, so its discriminant is negative: (2 − k)² − 4(1)(4) < 0.
- Simplify: (2 − k)² < 16, so −4 < 2 − k < 4.
- Solve each inequality for k: 2 − k < 4 gives k > −2, and 2 − k > −4 gives k < 6.
Answer: −2 < k < 6.
Frequently asked questions
Should my child take 0606 alongside IGCSE Mathematics?
If they are comfortably on course for a top grade in Mathematics and enjoy it, 0606 is a strong addition and a good preparation for A-Level Mathematics. If Mathematics itself is a struggle, securing it usually matters more than adding a second, harder paper.
Is 0606 the same as SPM Additional Mathematics?
They overlap a great deal, but they are different syllabuses with different papers. 0606 adds topics such as polynomials and the binomial expansion, has a non-calculator paper, and is written and marked in English by Cambridge.
How much does IGCSE Additional Mathematics tuition cost?
The fee depends on the format (1-to-1 or a small group), how often classes run and the tutor, so there is no single figure. Message us on WhatsApp with the exam session and the latest school report, and you will get the current packages and a quote, usually within one working day.
When should 0606 tuition start?
When the school starts the course, if the student already finds the pace demanding, because the early topics on functions and quadratics are used throughout. A student who is coping well can start a term before the mock examinations and spend that time on past papers and the non-calculator paper.
Do you teach Pearson Edexcel Further Pure Mathematics as well?
Tell the advisor the qualification and code on the entry. The Pearson Edexcel International GCSE in Further Pure Mathematics covers similar ground to 0606 with its own papers, and the tutor is matched to whichever the student sits.
Tell us what the student needs
Send an academic advisor the level, the subjects and what is going wrong. You will get a tutor recommendation and current packages back, usually within one working day.