Overview
This challenging discipline extends and deepens a student’s knowledge and understanding beyond the standard A level Mathematics.
Board: Edexcel
In addition, in cases where the two A levels are being studied together, helps to boost exams results in the standard A level Mathematics.
Course Structure
Teaching begins in September (January for 18 month courses). In the first year you will cover the following topics::
- Proof, complex numbers, matrices, further algebra and functions; further calculus; further vectors
- Further Pure Mathematics 1 & 2; Further Pure Mathematics 1 and Further Statistics 1; Further Pure Mathematics 1 and Further Mechanics 1; Further Pure Mathematics 1 and Decision Mathematics 1; Further Statistics 1 and Further Mechanics 1; Further Statistics 1 and Decision Mathematics 1; Further Statistics 1 & 2; Further Mechanics 1 and Decision Mathematics 1; Further Mechanics 1 & 2; Decision Mathematics 1 & 2
Students may take the AS exam at the end of the first year of the programme. The second year then builds on this foundation for the completion of the full A level. In the second year you will focus on the following topics:
- Proof, complex numbers, matrices, further algebra and functions, further calculus, further vectors, polar coordinates, hyperbolic functions, differential equations
- One of Further Pure Mathematics 1, Further Statistics 1, Further Mechanics 1, Decision Mathematics 1
- One of Further Pure Mathematics 1, Further Statistics 1, Further Mechanics 1, Decision Mathematics 1, Further Statistics 2, Further Mechanics 2, Decision Mathematics 2
Exam Structure
A level Exam Format
| Papers 1&2 | Papers 3&4 |
|---|---|
| Core Pure Mathematics 1 hour and 30 minutes each paper |
Further Mathematics: Option 1&2 1 hour and 30 minutes each paper |
Further Mathematics One-Year A level
We follow the Edexcel legacy syllabus for resit candidates..
Programme Requirements
Students are normally required to have at least grade 7 at GCSE Mathematics, or equivalent.
Related Further Study and Careers
Further mathematics is very useful for those who want to read mathematics at university, but it is also highly suited to those who want to study other numerate subjects such as engineering or physics. Mathematics is often studied by those who want to pursue economics or finance-related subjects.
