Mathematics

Course summary

All students will study pure mathematics, mechanics and statistics. First year of study: Students will study a range of mathematical topics such as; mathematical modelling, algebra, co-ordinate geometry, polynomials, sequences and series, trigonometry, calculus, curve sketching, vectors, kinematics, force, Newton’s laws of motion, processes, data presentation, probability, discrete random variables and binomial distribution. Second year of study: For the second year, students will extend their knowledge by investigating topics in more depth as well as studying new topics, studies will include; proof, logarithms, functions, calculus, numerical methods, sequences and series, trigonometry, parametric equations, calculus, vectors, force, normal distribution and statistical hypothesis testing.