Mathematics

Course summary

When covering material in Core Mathematics, students will be developing their knowledge from GCSE on algebra, coordinate geometry, and trigonometry. Initially a lot of the work extends on previous topics, developing into learning new material such as calculus. Students will cover work in two areas of Applied Mathematics. The first of these is statistics, which extends the work covered in GCSE on statistics and probability as well as introducing new ideas such as the Normal and Binomial Distribution. The second area of Applied Mathematics covered will be Mechanics, which links closely to Physics and studies topics including objects moving and the effects of forces on objects. An A Level in Mathematics is highly desirable for not just Maths based degrees, but many science-based courses seek it alongside the desired Science A Level.