Mathematics

Course summary

The course is made up of 3 components: Pure, Mechanics, and Statistics. The Pure Mathematics component is all about algebra, graphs, geometry (angles, trigonometry, vectors), new types of numbers, and calculus. The Statistics component is about probability, and processing data using calculations and graphs. This is an extension of the Probability and Statistics that students will have covered at GCSE and adds more methods of working with data that model larger populations and can be used to test the significance of observations. The Mechanics component is best described as the Mathematics of Physics. In this, students learn more about linear and turning forces, deepen their understanding of the velocity-acceleration topics they will have seen in GCSE Science, learn to work with how objects move under constant or variable acceleration, how to work with connected particles, such as pulley systems, and projectile motion.