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Further Mathematics
A LEVEL FURTHER MATHEMATICS
Who is this course for?
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The course is designed for students who really enjoy mathematics and achieved outstanding GCSE results or equivalent in mathematics. Students must also choose Mathematics A Level as one of their options. Mathematics is one of the most widely studied subjects at A Level and is highly desirable for the study of many university courses and many careers. It demonstrates core intelligence, a logical mind and excellent problem-solving skills. Study of Further Mathematics at A Level is for those students who want to go on to study a mathematics related degree or embark on a career which requires a high level of mathematics.
Course Details
Students follow the Edexcel Further Mathematics A Level course, 9FM0, over a 2-year period and course components consist of two compulsory core Pure Mathematics and two Applied components. Options currently available are Decision Mathematics and Further Statistics but these can be changed to suit the needs and capabilities of the participants.
Core Content: Pure Mathematics
Proof, complex numbers, matrices, further algebra and functions, further calculus, further vectors, polar coordinates, hyperbolic functions, differential equations.
Applied Mathematics Options
Students must take two of the following options:
Further Statistics, Further Mechanics, Decision and Further Pure.
Further Statistics
Linear regression, statistical distributions (discrete), statistical distributions (continuous), correlation, hypotheses testing, Chi squared tests.
Decision
Algorithms, graphs and networks, graphs on algorithms, route inspection, the travelling salesman problem, linear programming, the simplex algorithm and critical path analysis.
Assessment
COMPONENT FORMAT
Paper 1 Core Pure Mathematics Paper 2 Core Pure Mathematics Paper 3 Applied Mathematics Paper 4 Applied Mathematics
DURATION WEIGHTING
1.5 hours 25% 1.5 hours 25% 1.5 hours 25% 1.5 hours 25%
Career Opportunities
Please refer to Mathematics A Level but note that mathematicians are at the heart of space research, aircraft design and many engineering disciplines as well as at the forefront of information technology.
