Mathematics (Further)

Assessment

The course is split into 2 parts; Pure worth 2/3 of the course and Applied worth 1/3. Applied consists of Discrete and Mechanics. Specific areas of study in Pure include aspects such as complex number, matrices, polar coordinates and hyperbolic functions. Discrete maths is a very different branch of the mathematics containing topics such as networks, game theory and introduces the idea of algorithms. Mechanics in further maths builds upon the mechanics studied in regular maths as well as introduces topics such as energy, power, dimensional analysis and center of mass. You sit three 2-hour papers at the end of y13. Paper 1 and 2 are 100% Pure, Paper 3 is 50% Discrete & 50% Mechanics.