Mathematics (Further)

Course summary

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.