Mathematics (Further)
Abingdon School - Oxfordshire
01235521563
Park Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DE
Course summary

Further Maths is designed to stretch and challenge able mathematicians and prepare them for university courses in Mathematics and related quantitative and scientific subjects. You will need a grade 8 or above at GCSE to select this A Level in which Maths and Further Maths are studied alongside each other. The course is fast paced enabling students to gain deeper insight into how seemingly unrelated areas of Maths are linked.

Entry requirements

An overall average of a grade 6 at GCSE or IGCSE in all subjects is required for entry to our Sixth Form, with a minimum of a grade 7 in the subjects you wish to study at A Level (a minimum of a grade 8 in Further Maths). In addition, you will be expected to take on greater responsibility for your own independent learning as part of the transition from life at school to university and further career.

How you'll be assessed

Paper 1 and Paper 2 (25% each) 1 hour 30 minutes\written exam each Complex numbers Matrices Further Algebra Further Calculus Vectors Proof Hyperbolic Functions Paper 3 and Paper 4 (25% each) 1 hour 30 minutes written exam each Further Mechanics 1 - Collisions, Work, Energy and Power, Hooke’s Law. Further Mechanics 2 - Circular motion, Centres of mass, Further Kinematics. Further Statistics 1 - Further discrete distributions, Hypothesis testing andmQuality of tests, Chi-squared tests, Probability Generating Functions. Further Decision Maths 1 - Algorithms, Graphs and network problems, Linear Programming.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionSouth East
Local AuthorityOxfordshire
Ofsted Rating
Gender TypeBoys
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Boarding Fee£40,650 - £49,800
Sixth Form Fee£24,420
AddressPark Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DE