A Level Further Mathematics

Course summary

Further Mathematics is a qualification which both broadens and deepens the mathematics covered in A-level Mathematics. It is designed to be learnt alongside A-level Mathematics over a two year course. Students taking Further Mathematics overwhelmingly find it an enjoyable, rewarding, stimulating and empowering experience. For someone who enjoys mathematics, the course provides a challenge and a chance to explore new and/or more sophisticated mathematical concepts. It also enables students to distinguish themselves as able mathematicians in applying to university and, later, in the employment market. Topics studied in the course include: Pure mathematics: Proof, Complex numbers, Matrices, Further vectors, Further algebra, Series, Hyperbolic functions, Further calculus, Polar coordinates, Differential equations. Mechanics: Dimensional analysis, Work, energy and power, Impulse and momentum, Motion in a circle, Centre of mass, Further dynamics and kinematics.