Mathematics

Course summary

Why should I study Mathematics? Mathematics at A Level builds on work you will have encountered at GCSE, but also involves many new ideas. If you enjoy maths, have a strong work ethic and relish the challenge of problem solving then this is the course for you. What does the course look like? The Mathematics course covers three main areas: Pure, Statistics & Mechanics. Pure Mathematics will build upon familiar topics such as algebra, functions and co-ordinate geometry that have been studied at GCSE. New topics include sequences and series, a wider view of trigonometry, and calculus. Statistics involves statistical sampling, data presentation and probability, leading to the study of statistical distributions with special properties at the end of your first year. Mechanics includes the mathematics used to study the physical world, modelling the motion of objects and the forces acting on them.