Mathematics

Course summary

Course content: A Level Mathematics extends and deepens the knowledge acquired at GCSE level, and emphasises how mathematical ideas are interconnected and can be applied to modelling real-life situations. Students will learn how to make sense of data, how the physical world works and how to solve problems in a variety of contexts. The course has three overarching themes – mathematical argument, language and proof; problem-solving; and modelling. The content is then split into the following three strands: • Pure mathematics – proof, algebra, functions, graphs, coordinate geometry, sequences and series, trigonometry, exponentials and logarithms, calculus, numerical methods, and vectors. • Mechanics – kinematics, projectiles, forces, Newton’s laws of motion, and moments. • Statistics – includes working with data from a sample to make inferences about a population, probability, probability distributions, and hypothesis testing. Many degree courses list A-level mathematics as a highly desirable, if not essential, subject to study – Accounting, Computing, Economics, Engineering, Medicine, Physics, Statistics, Teaching, and Veterinary Science, to name but a few.