Maths Further A Level

Course summary

* Pure mathematics covers more advanced topics in algebra, calculus, trigonometry, geometry and vectors and numerical methods. These involve concepts such as scalar and cross product of vectors with application to 3-dimensional space, different co-ordinate systems, and solutions of a range of differential equations, hyperbolic functions, matrices and mathematical induction. Content is divided over three modules FP1, FP2 and FP3. * Mechanics covers relative motion, collisions, more complex motion in one dimension, stability, application of vectors in mechanics, variable mass, moments of inertia of a rigid body and rotation of a rigid body. The content is covered in module M2. * Statistics covers the binomial and Poisson distributions, continuous random variables, continuous distributions, samples and hypothesis tests and consists of the S2 unit, and possibly also the S3 as an option * Decision maths studies networks, algorithms for making optimum choices about routes and pathways, and linear programming for maximising efficiency and profits.