Mathematics

Course summary

Tormead mathematicians follow the Edexcel course. It is made up of two-thirds pure mathematics and one-third applied mathematics. The introductory applied modules for statistics and mechanics are studied. Course units – description and assessment Papers 1 and 2 Pure Mathematics (67% of A Level) Students study proof, algebra and function, coordinate geometry, sequences and series. trigonometry, exponentials and logarithms, numerical methods, differentiation, integration and vectors. Assessed by written exams. Statistics and Mechanics (33% of A Level) Students study applied mathematical topics covering both statistics and mechanics. In statistics they study sampling, data presentation and interpretation, correlation, regression, probability, statistical distributions and hypothesis testing. In mechanics, students study kinematics, forces and Newton’s Laws.