Mathematics and Further Mathematics (these are two separate subjects) The Course Students in Years 12 and 13 studying Mathematics A Level have five one hour Mathematics lessons per week. Regular formal homework tasks are set. In addition to this, students may need to complete additional work as necessary to consolidate their understanding of concepts, skills and techniques studied in class. We would expect that most students will need to complete one hour of work outside of class for every hour of work in class. Many students find that they benefit from peer discussion both in class and in independent study time as this allows them both to get help with topics they have found more challenging and also to improve their reasoning and communication skills by explaining topics they have understood well. Students in Years 12 and 13 studying Further Mathematics A Level have an additional five hour long Mathematics lessons per week and will be set corresponding homework tasks. We follow the Edexcel A Level Mathematics (2017) syllabus for Mathematics and Further Mathematics. Mathematics students in Year 12 and Year 13 study two Pure Mathematics modules. These consolidate key skills from GCSE as well as introducing students to key mathematical concepts such as series, calculus, logarithms and the binomial expansion. Students will also study Mechanics and Statistics module which will be assessed in one Applied Mathematics Exam. In addition, Further Mathematics students in Year 12 and 13 will study two core modules module in which they will meet complex numbers, a key concept in advanced Mathematics with many surprising applications in Physics and Engineering. They will also meet proof by induction. Students will also study two modules of Decision Mathematics D1 and Further Mechanics -FM1.