Entry Requirements:
Enjoyed GCSE Mathematics and gained a strong grade 6 or above.
You can:
Apply to enrol on the Mathematics A level Course.
This will mean:
You will have gained a valuable and broad based qualification in Mathematics.
This course will appeal to any student who:
Wishes to study Mathematics, Engineering or Physics at university or who simply enjoys challenging their mathematical understanding. This is also a highly valued qualification for a variety of higher and degree level apprenticeships.
You will:
Develop your Mathematical argument, language and proof and be able to problem solve within a variety of different interesting mathematical areas such as:
• Proof
• Algebra and functions
• Coordinate geometry in the (x,y) plane
• Sequences and series
• Trigonometry
• Exponentials and logarithms
• Differentiation
• Integration
• Numerical methods
• Vectors
• Statistical sampling
• Data presentation and interpretation
• Probability
• Statistical distributions
• Statistical hypothesis testing
• Quantities and units in mechanics
• Kinematics
• Forces and Newton’s laws
• Moments
Course Modules are:
A2 Exam consists of three two hour papers each worth a third of the A level.
- Paper 1 Mainly Pure Maths content.
- Paper 2 Pure Maths and the Mechanics content.
- Paper 3 Pure Maths and the Statistics content.
With this subject you could:
Enter virtually any Higher Education course which has a scientific or statistical element. The qualification is also highly regarded by most employers in similar fields. In short this is one of the most valuable A Level courses on offer.
For more information contact:
Mrs H Penman [email protected] (Head of Maths)