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Mathematics (Further)
St Gabriel's School - West Berkshire
01635555680
St Gabriel's, Sandleford Priory, Berkshire, RG20 9BD
Course summary

A level or AS Further Mathematics could be taken as a fourth option in the Sixth Form. Further Mathematics AS or A2 level is available to students with the necessary ability and it would be especially suitable for those pupils who have studied AQA Further Mathematics GCSE in Year 11 or those considering reading mathematics, engineering or physics at university. You will study the compulsory pure content as shown below, but you will have the opportunity to develop your interests in the areas of mechanics, statistics or decision mathematics. Further Pure Mathematics 1—Further calculus, further differential equations, coordinate systems, further vectors, further numerical methods, inequalities Further Pure Mathematics 2—Groups, further calculus, further matrix algebra, further complex numbers, number theory, further sequences and series Further Statistics 1—Linear regression, statistical distributions (discrete), statistical distributions (continuous), correlation, hypothesis testing, chi squared tests Further Statistics 2—Probability distributions, combinations of random variables, estimation, confidence intervals and tests using a normal distribution, other hypothesis tests and confidence intervals, probability generating functions, quality of tests and estimators Further Mechanics 1—Momentum and impulse, collisions, centres of mass, work and energy, elastic strings and springs Further Mechanics 2—Further kinematics, further dynamics, motion in a circle, statics of rigid bodies, elastic collisions in two dimensions Decision Mathematics 1—Algorithms and graph theory, algorithms on graphs, algorithms on graphs II, critical path analysis, linear programming Decision Mathematics 2—Transportation problems, allocation (assignment) problems, flows in networks, dynamic programming, game theory, recurrence relations, decision analysis

Entry requirements

A typical Sixth Form student will join Year 12 with a minimum of six GCSEs at Level 5 or above, including Mathematics and English, with Level 6 achieved in those subjects they propose to study at A Level.

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RegionSouth East
Local AuthorityWest Berkshire
Ofsted Rating
Gender TypeCo-Educational
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Boarding FeeUnknown
Sixth Form Fee£12,909 - £21,078
AddressSt Gabriel's, Sandleford Priory, Berkshire, RG20 9BD