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Further Mathematics

A Level

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Availability & Details

Mathematics (Further) - A Level HF1-MATFAL/C01

Venue
Havant Campus

Type of study
A Levels

Dates
(2 years)

Examination board
Oxford Cambridge & RSA Examinations

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Overview

Further Mathematics is an intensive course that is ideal for the student who really enjoys Mathematics.

It is studied alongside A Level Mathematics but will expose you to a broader application of the subject. You must have very strong mathematical skills and be willing to work hard to master a wide range of rigorous methods.

Further Mathematics can be applied in many disciplines. Students taking this A level have gone on to study engineering, computer science, economics, physics and mathematics at degree level.

Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English Language. You must also have a grade 7 or above in GCSE Mathematics. This course must be studied alongside A Level Mathematics.

This is a linear course run over two years.
The course consists of pure mathematics, mechanics and statistics:

Pure mathematics (50% of the course)
– Complex numbers
– Proof
– 3D Vectors
– Matrices
– Second order differential equations
– Polar coordinates

Statistics (25% of the course)
– Combinatorics
– Discrete and continuous distributions
– Advanced probability
– Further hypothesis testing (chi-squared, Spearman’s rank)

Mechanics (25% of the course)
– Newton’s law of restitution
– Dimensional analysis
– Circular motion
– Centres of mass
– Work, energy & power

You will sit four exams at the end of the two-year course: two 90-minute exams on the pure mathematics content and two 90-minute exams on the applied mathematics content.

Most students progress to Higher Education to study a wide variety of subjects. If you are planning to study for a degree in a subject rich in mathematics (including engineering, sciences, computing, finance) you will benefit from taking Further Mathematics. The most prestigious universities have an expectation of Further Mathematics for entry to their more mathematics-related courses.


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