Further Maths

A Level Further Mathematics

About A Level Further Mathematics

Entry requirements: Minimum grade 7 in GCSE Mathematics.

Course Content:

Students will follow the AQA A Level Further Mathematics course.

AQA have worked closely with higher education to ensure this qualification gives the students the best possible chance to progress. It will enable students to see the links between different areas of maths and to apply their maths skills across all areas.

All students will study the Pure Mathematics content as well as Mechanics and Statistics.

Pure content:

Proof, Complex Numbers, Matrices, Further Algebra and functions, Further Calculus, Further vectors, Polar Coordinates, Hyperbolic Functions, Differential Equations, Trigonometry, Coordinate Geometry

Assessment:

A Level: Assessment consists of 3 papers, each 2 hours long. Each paper is worth 33 1/3 % of the final mark.

Paper 1: All the Pure content

Paper 2: All the Pure content

Paper 3: Statistics and Mechanics

Higher Educations and Careers:

Studying both A-level Mathematics and A-level Further Mathematics provides a foundation for further studies in any Science or Mathematics-based course, including Physics, Engineering, Natural Sciences, Computer Science, Statistics and Actuarial Science.

What’s the difference between Mathematics and Further Mathematics?

Mathematics A level is very often a means to a different end, whereas Further Mathematics is usually studied due to a love of the subject in its own right and for its own sake. The Further Mathematician would never ask the question “When am I ever going to use this in the real world”, even though all of the Further mathematics content is certainly used in the real world.