Mathematics (Further)

Course summary

This qualification was new in 2017. It is linear which means that students sit all their exams at the end of the course. A-level specifications in further mathematics require students to demonstrate the overarching knowledge and skills contained in sections OT1, OT2, and OT3. These must be applied along with associated mathematical thinking and understanding across the whole of the detailed content. Overarching Themes: OT1: Mathematical argument, language, and proof OT2: Mathematical problem solving OT3: Mathematical modeling What will I learn? Paper 1: Further Pure Maths only - Proof, Complex numbers, Matrices, Further Algebra and Functions, Calculus, Vectors, Polar coordinates, Hyperbolic functions, Differential equations, Trigonometry and Coordinate Geometry. Paper 2: Further Pure Maths only - Proof, Complex numbers, Matrices, Further Algebra and functions, Calculus, Vectors, Polar coordinates, Hyperbolic functions, Differential equations, Trigonometry, and Coordinate geometry. Paper 3: Further Mechanics and Statistics - Dimensional analysis, Momentum and collisions, Work, Energy and Power, Circular motion, and Centres of mass and moments. Discrete random variables and expectations, Poisson Distribution, Type I and Type II errors, Continuous random variables, Chi tests for Association, Exponential Distribution, and Inference – one sample t-distribution.