The Advanced Level Mathematics course is a two year course based around extending your knowledge of GCSE maths into 3 further areas of mathematics: • Pure Mathematics • Mechanics • Statistics Two thirds of the course is based around pure mathematics with the other third being made up of the applied modules mechanics and statistics. There are three equally weighted two hour long examinations taken at the end of the two year course in June of year 13. All three papers include a mix of question styles from short single mark questions to multi step problems. Paper 1 tests just the pure mathematics part of the course. Paper 2 tests pure mathematics and mechanics and paper 3 tests pure mathematics and statistics. Studying A level Mathematics will give you an understanding of the principles of mathematics that you will need for further study of mathematical related disciplines at University. There is an option to study further areas of mathematics this leads to a second A level in Further Mathematics. This option should be considered by all those students expecting to take mathematics as a subject at degree level.