Maths and Further Maths

Exam Board: Edexcel | Head of Department: Mr K Tyas

Top three reasons to choose Maths

1 Because, “it is the language with which God wrote the universe.” It’s a fascinating and challenging course. 2 “It is fundamental to the future of mankind and civilisation and many academic subjects. ” 3 Without Mathematics there would be... nothing.

Without mathematics, there’s nothing you can do. Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers.

Shakuntala Devi

What grades and skills do students need to study Maths?

At least a grade 7 in Mathematics but more importantly you need to love algebra.

Subject areas covered

• Pure Mathematics – the building blocks of the subject, such as calculus, number theory, analysis. • Statistics – interpreting data, correctly! • Mechanics – the effects of forces acting on bodies in practical situations. • Decision – process a practical situation using an algorithm.

What next?

Literally anywhere doing anything, without Maths your options are seriously restricted; ‘the moment you decide not to study Maths anymore that sound you can hear is doors closing’. In particular universities will expect A level Mathematics for most Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Economics courses.. The best universities will expect Further Mathematics for these courses.