Mathematics (Further)
The Ecclesbourne School - Derbyshire
01332840645
Wirksworth Road, Duffield, Belper, DE56 4GS
Course summary

If you are an exceptional mathematician and looking for a maths based career, then further maths is for you. It takes you beyond the scope of single maths and is a separate A Level in its own right. If you choose to study maths and further maths A Levels, it takes up only one of your options; you are recommended to choose 2 other subjects. You will be taught maths and further maths separately from the other A level mathematicians. You will have two teachers; one will deliver all the Pure Topics and the other all the Mechanics and Statistics Topics. We do not offer the option of Decision Maths. In Year 12 you will cover all the content from the maths course followed by these Further Maths Topics: Proof, Complex Numbers, Matrices, Polar Coordinates, Hyperbolic Functions, MacLauren’s, Further Calculus and Vectors; alongside Dimensional Analysis, Momentum and Collisions, Work, Energy, Power, Circular Motion; Discrete Random Variables, Continuous Random Variables, Chi Tests and Confidence Intervals. You will take an A/S exam in further maths at the end of Year 12(not in Maths though). This will give you a qualification so you will be able to opt in Year 13 to either continue with further maths or switch to A Level maths only. In Year 13 you will first cover the remainder of the A level content and then complete the Further Maths content revisiting and further developing all the Year 12 further maths topics and additionally studying; Differential Equations, Numerical Methods, Centres of Mass and Moments, Exponential and T distributions.

Entry requirements

5 GCSES 4-9 or A*-C to include English Lang or Lit Grade 5 and Maths Grade 7.

How you'll be assessed

Paper 1: Any content from the Further Pure Topics: 2 hour exam 33.3% Paper 2: Any content from the Further Pure Topics: 2 hour exam 33.3% Paper 3: Any content from Further Mechanics & Statistics: 2 hour exam 16.6% Pure, 16.6% Statistics

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast Midlands
Local AuthorityDerbyshire
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressWirksworth Road, Duffield, Belper, DE56 4GS