This course is ideal for students with an interest in mathematics who are thinking of studying for a degree in mathematics or in a subject with a strong mathematical content such as computing science, engineering or physics. It is a demanding course, requiring students to have good mathematical skills, indicated initially by having achieved a high grade at GCSE. Students must be self-starters who are prepared to undertake independent learning with teacher support. This may also include working with tutors from the Further Mathematics Support Programme. This course covers topics from Pure Mathematics such as: proof, complex numbers, matrices, further algebra and functions, further calculus, further vectors, polar coordinates, hyperbolic functions, differential equations, trigonometry and coordinate geometry. There is an optional part of the course and students will be required to answer questions from two of the three topic areas within the applied specification. Applied units consist of discrete mathematics, statistics and mechanics. The choice of units studied will be tailored to the needs of the cohort within each year group.
Students must achieve 5 qualifications at Grade 4 or above to return to 6th Form at PCHS and a minimum of a Grade 7 in GCSE Maths.
The course is assessed via three separate two hour calculator papers, each worth a third of the A level qualification. There is no coursework in A-Level Further Mathematics..
About Education Provider
| Region | North East |
| Local Authority | Northumberland |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Moor Road, Prudhoe, NE42 5LJ |
This course is ideal for students with an interest in mathematics who are thinking of studying for a degree in mathematics or in a subject with a strong mathematical content such as computing science, engineering or physics. It is a demanding course, requiring students to have good mathematical skills, indicated initially by having achieved a high grade at GCSE. Students must be self-starters who are prepared to undertake independent learning with teacher support. This may also include working with tutors from the Further Mathematics Support Programme. This course covers topics from Pure Mathematics such as: proof, complex numbers, matrices, further algebra and functions, further calculus, further vectors, polar coordinates, hyperbolic functions, differential equations, trigonometry and coordinate geometry. There is an optional part of the course and students will be required to answer questions from two of the three topic areas within the applied specification. Applied units consist of discrete mathematics, statistics and mechanics. The choice of units studied will be tailored to the needs of the cohort within each year group.
Students must achieve 5 qualifications at Grade 4 or above to return to 6th Form at PCHS and a minimum of a Grade 7 in GCSE Maths.
The course is assessed via three separate two hour calculator papers, each worth a third of the A level qualification. There is no coursework in A-Level Further Mathematics..