Mathematics

Course summary

AS Level: Pure mathematics – Proof; algebra and function; coordinate geometry in the (x,y) plane; sequences and series; trigonometry; exponentials and logarithms; differentiation; integration; vectors. Statistics – Statistical sampling; data presentation and interpretation; probability; statistical distributions; statistical hypothesis testing. Mechanics – quantities and units in mechanics; kinematics; forces and Newton’s laws A Level: All of the content of AS mathematics, plus additional work in: Pure mathematics – Proof; algebra and functions; coordinate geometry in the (x,y) plane; sequences and series; trigonometry; differentiation; integration; numerical methods Statistics – Statistical sampling; data presentation and interpretation; probability; statistical distributions; statistical hypothesis testing Mechanics – Quantities and units in mechanics; kinematics; forces and Newton’s laws; moments