# WME03 Topic Questions — Edexcel IAL Mechanics 3 > Edexcel IAL Mechanics 3: 5 topics with 440 WME03 topic questions from 28 papers (2014–2026). Browse questions by topic, then open the exact past-paper… - Canonical HTML: https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/ - Markdown mirror: https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/index.md --- Edexcel IAL · Mathematics · A Level Practise WME03 topic questions by topic. 5 topics from the 2014–current syllabus are drawn from 28 papers (2014–2026). Each topic below opens every past-paper question tagged to its syllabus points. - WME03 - 28 papers - 440 topic questions - 2,100 marks - Syllabus 2014–current - [Browse WME03 papers](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/) - [All paper codes](https://www.examsci.com/topics/) Core finding **Further dynamics leads WME03 with 123 topic questions and 492 marks across 28 papers.** Motion in a circle follows with 119 topic questions and 680 marks. The current 2014–current dataset covers 5 topics, 440 topic questions and 2,100 marks. Each MCQ or structured part counts as one item, and each topic counts only the parts tagged to it, so the ranking reflects exam exposure rather than the number of question stems. Rows also carry paper count, mark total and year range for cross-unit comparison. The native table reproduces every figure in curriculum order. ## Topic question count and mark distribution Topics are on the vertical axis and sorted from highest to lowest. Only the parts whose knowledge graph matches a topic are counted for that topic, and percentages are each row's share of the tagged total in that chart. A part tagged to several topics is counted in each bar, so the bars are not a partition of the unit total. ### Questions by topic question items - [Further dynamics](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/further-dynamics/) (28 papers) — 123 · 25.4% - [Motion in a circle](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/motion-in-a-circle/) (28 papers) — 119 · 24.5% - [Statics of rigid bodies](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/statics-of-rigid-bodies/) (28 papers) — 105 · 21.6% - [Elastic strings and springs](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/elastic-strings-and-springs/) (28 papers) — 85 · 17.5% - [Further kinematics](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/further-kinematics/) (28 papers) — 53 · 10.9% ### Marks by topic marks - [Motion in a circle](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/motion-in-a-circle/) (28 papers) — 680 · 29.1% - [Further dynamics](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/further-dynamics/) (28 papers) — 492 · 21.1% - [Statics of rigid bodies](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/statics-of-rigid-bodies/) (28 papers) — 492 · 21.1% - [Elastic strings and springs](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/elastic-strings-and-springs/) (28 papers) — 403 · 17.3% - [Further kinematics](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/further-kinematics/) (28 papers) — 267 · 11.4% ## Topic comparison matrix Curriculum order is by syllabus number, then alphabetically. Every topic links to its subtopic index. | Topic | Subtopics | Topic questions | Papers | Marks | Years | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **[Elastic strings and springs](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/elastic-strings-and-springs/)** | 2 | 85 | 28 | 403 | 2014–2026 | [Open topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/elastic-strings-and-springs/) | | **[Further dynamics](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/further-dynamics/)** | 3 | 123 | 28 | 492 | 2014–2026 | [Open topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/further-dynamics/) | | **[Further kinematics](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/further-kinematics/)** | 1 | 53 | 28 | 267 | 2014–2026 | [Open topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/further-kinematics/) | | **[Motion in a circle](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/motion-in-a-circle/)** | 4 | 119 | 28 | 680 | 2014–2026 | [Open topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/motion-in-a-circle/) | | **[Statics of rigid bodies](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/statics-of-rigid-bodies/)** | 2 | 105 | 28 | 492 | 2014–2026 | [Open topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/statics-of-rigid-bodies/) | ## Browse all topic questions - [Elastic strings and springs](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/elastic-strings-and-springs/) — 85 question items · 28 papers — 2 subtopics · 403 marks · 2014–2026 - [Further dynamics](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/further-dynamics/) — 123 question items · 28 papers — 3 subtopics · 492 marks · 2014–2026 - [Further kinematics](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/further-kinematics/) — 53 question items · 28 papers — 1 subtopics · 267 marks · 2014–2026 - [Motion in a circle](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/motion-in-a-circle/) — 119 question items · 28 papers — 4 subtopics · 680 marks · 2014–2026 - [Statics of rigid bodies](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/statics-of-rigid-bodies/) — 105 question items · 28 papers — 2 subtopics · 492 marks · 2014–2026 ## Other Mathematics paper codes - [D1 428 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/decision-mathematics-1-wdm11/) - [FP1 649 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/further-pure-mathematics-1-wfm01/) - [FP2 383 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/further-pure-mathematics-2-wfm02/) - [FP3 392 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/further-pure-mathematics-3-wfm03/) - [M1 701 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-1-wme01/) - [M2 637 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-2-wme02/) - [P1 645 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/) - [P2 600 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-2-wma12/) - [P3 550 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-3-wma13/) - [P4 432 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-4-wma14/) - [S1 1,111 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/statistics-1-wst01/) - [S2 956 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/statistics-2-wst02/) - [S3 437 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/statistics-3-wst03/) ## Topic questions: rules and edge cases **Where can I find WME03 topic questions?** This page groups every WME03 topic question by topic and syllabus point. Open a topic to see the question numbers, marks and the session each one comes from, then follow the link into the original paper. **How many topics are in the current WME03 syllabus?** This page lists 5 topics tagged to the current syllabus across 28 WME03 papers (2014–2026). Topics are ordered by syllabus number, then alphabetically. **How are question counts and marks calculated?** Each MCQ counts as one question item and each structured part counts as one item. Marks come from the official part marks. Only parts whose knowledge graph matches a topic are counted, and a part tagged to more than one topic is counted against each topic, so topic rows describe exam exposure rather than a partition of the paper. **Why is there no topic chart on the D1 index?** The D1 index intentionally stops at the paper-code level. Topic names are only shown after a code is selected, which prevents two units from claiming the same topic phrase or URL. **Which sessions are included?** All sessions tagged to the current syllabus are included, covering 2014–2026. Questions without a recognised syllabus tag are treated as current so they do not disappear from the index. --- Full page with native tables, bar charts and Practice Hub links: https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/mathematics/mechanics-3-wme03/