A level Further Mathematics extends your knowledge into challenging areas of Mathematics that are quite different to those studied in GCSE or A level Mathematics, requiring resilience and creativity as well as mathematical skills. The course comprises four units: • Further Pure Mathematics in Y12 introduces you to the new areas of complex numbers, matrices and proof by induction. In Y13 you will extend those as well as meeting hyperbolic functions, differential equations and higher calculus topics. • Further Mechanics (only studied in Y13) develops the topics studied at A level Mathematics to include energy, Centre of Mass, Dimensional Analysis, Impulse and Momentum • Further Statistics include Bivariate Data, Chi-squared tests and the Poisson Distribution • Modelling with Algorithms introduces ideas of Graph Theory and Networks, Linear Programming, Optimisation and Algorithms.
Students with a GCSE average point score* of between 5.0 and 7.0 are strongly encouraged to take three A Level courses Grade 7 in GCSE Maths Students can choose to study either A Level Further Maths or AS Level Further Maths (only taught in Lower Sixth). Students must take A Level Maths to do Further Maths. The entry requirements are the same.
At the end of Lower Sixth, all students will sit AS Further Maths: three written papers, each 1 hour 15 minutes long. Those continuing to complete the full A Level qualification will sit four papers at the end of Upper Sixth, and the AS result will not count.
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| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Hertfordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Bowling Green Lane, Buntingford, SG9 9BT |
A level Further Mathematics extends your knowledge into challenging areas of Mathematics that are quite different to those studied in GCSE or A level Mathematics, requiring resilience and creativity as well as mathematical skills. The course comprises four units: • Further Pure Mathematics in Y12 introduces you to the new areas of complex numbers, matrices and proof by induction. In Y13 you will extend those as well as meeting hyperbolic functions, differential equations and higher calculus topics. • Further Mechanics (only studied in Y13) develops the topics studied at A level Mathematics to include energy, Centre of Mass, Dimensional Analysis, Impulse and Momentum • Further Statistics include Bivariate Data, Chi-squared tests and the Poisson Distribution • Modelling with Algorithms introduces ideas of Graph Theory and Networks, Linear Programming, Optimisation and Algorithms.
Students with a GCSE average point score* of between 5.0 and 7.0 are strongly encouraged to take three A Level courses Grade 7 in GCSE Maths Students can choose to study either A Level Further Maths or AS Level Further Maths (only taught in Lower Sixth). Students must take A Level Maths to do Further Maths. The entry requirements are the same.
At the end of Lower Sixth, all students will sit AS Further Maths: three written papers, each 1 hour 15 minutes long. Those continuing to complete the full A Level qualification will sit four papers at the end of Upper Sixth, and the AS result will not count.