Mathematics (Numeracy)

Assessment

Assessment is by two exams, both 2 hours long (72 marks each, equal weighting to final mark). Both exams will contain questions based on pre-released material that is given two months in advance. There will be a real life problem that needs to be addressed such as income tax and national insurance payments. Paper 1 – quantitative methods: financial mathematics, probability and risk, graph analysis, normal distribution Paper 2 – critical analysis: unseen problem solving, Fermi estimations, analysis and evaluation of data, mathematical modelling