Mathematics

Course summary

A Level Maths is a stimulating subject if you enjoy a structured process of problem solving and a logical way of thinking. Throughout the course you will: • Develop an understanding of Mathematics in a way that promotes confidence and fosters enjoyment • Develop skills in logical reasoning, problem solving, modelling, and constructing mathematical proofs • Extend your range of mathematical skills and techniques and use them in more difficult unstructured problems • Recognise how a situation may be represented mathematically, and understand the relationship between ‘real world’ problems and other mathematical models and how these can be refined and improved • Develop an awareness of the relevance of Mathematics to other fields of study, the world of work, advancing technologies and society in general • Take increasing responsibility for your own learning and the evaluation of your own mathematical development. Year One You will be introduced to advanced pure mathematical concepts such as proofs, coordinate geometry, exponentials and logarithms, as well as calculus techniques involving differentiation and integration. You will also be introduced to core concepts from statistics and mechanics, including topics such as statistical hypothesis testing and distributions, kinematics, and Newton’s Laws of Motion. Year Two You will study the same core concepts as in year one, but the techniques involved will be taken even further with techniques introduced to help work with all sorts of functions, new calculus techniques and higher level trigonometric problems. Concepts such as moments will be added to the mechanics section, and the statistics section will require the use of a large data set. All pure mathematics content will be examined at the end of the course in two equally weighted papers. The applied statistics and mechanics content will be examined in one single exam of equal weight to each individual pure mathematics examination.