Mathematics (Further)

Course summary

This is a combination course which takes up two of your A Level options. In the first year, pupils study A Level Mathematics and then go on to extend this to Further Mathematics in year two. If you enjoy solving mathematical problems and have found GCSE Mathematics straightforward then this might be the course for you. In your first year (ie the Mathematics A-level course) you will study three components: Core Mathematics, Mechanics and Statistics. Core Mathematics builds on the skills you have developed at GCSE. You will continue to develop your abilities in algebra, geometry, trigonometry as well as learning about new techniques and concepts. The two applied modules explore these techniques in a practical context. The Mechanics module is a very mathematical approach to solving Physics problems and Statistics involves interpreting data and probability. In the second year (ie the Further Mathematics course) you will study: Core Pure Mathematics, and then a choice of two options from the following: -Further Pure Mathematics -Further Statistics -Decision Mathematics -Further Mechanics The Core Pure Mathematics modules build on the skills and techniques studied in the Core Mathematics modules. You will learn about new topics such as Complex Numbers, Matrices and Hyperbolic Functions and develop more complicated techniques in topics like integration so that you can solve harder problems.