Mathematics explores areas of pure mathematics such as geometry, algebra and trigonometry. It also deepens your knowledge of statistics and probability, considering the application of these in real life, including learning how to use and analyse a real-world large data set. Mechanics is a new topic to most students; this is the study of how things move and interact with each other. As well as building on topics you have studied at school, there are new branches of mathematics to explore, including calculus - differentiation and integration, exponentials and logarithms and vectors. As well as these pure topics, the applied section including statistics and mechanics is also new to the majority of students, taught from real-life examples and interpreted back into the real world; you will develop your analytical and problem-solving skills.
To study at RSFC, you must have achieved a minimum of five GCSEs or equivalent at grade 4 or above across four separate subjects, including GCSE Mathematics and/or English Language. In addition, a grade 6 or above is required in GCSE Mathematics.
There are three exams at the end of the second year of study. Two of these are on pure mathematics, worth 100 marks each. The third consists of two sections, one statistics and one mechanics; these are worth 50 marks each.
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| Region | North West |
| Local Authority | Rochdale |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | College Road, Rochdale, OL12 6HY |
Mathematics explores areas of pure mathematics such as geometry, algebra and trigonometry. It also deepens your knowledge of statistics and probability, considering the application of these in real life, including learning how to use and analyse a real-world large data set. Mechanics is a new topic to most students; this is the study of how things move and interact with each other. As well as building on topics you have studied at school, there are new branches of mathematics to explore, including calculus - differentiation and integration, exponentials and logarithms and vectors. As well as these pure topics, the applied section including statistics and mechanics is also new to the majority of students, taught from real-life examples and interpreted back into the real world; you will develop your analytical and problem-solving skills.
To study at RSFC, you must have achieved a minimum of five GCSEs or equivalent at grade 4 or above across four separate subjects, including GCSE Mathematics and/or English Language. In addition, a grade 6 or above is required in GCSE Mathematics.
There are three exams at the end of the second year of study. Two of these are on pure mathematics, worth 100 marks each. The third consists of two sections, one statistics and one mechanics; these are worth 50 marks each.