Mathematics

Course summary

WHAT WILL I LEARN? Michaela pupils will study the Edexcel A Level course, which has three main components: Pure, Statistics and Mechanics. The Pure Maths component focuses on deepening your understanding of Algebra and in particular its links with Geometry. You will also begin to learn about one of mankind’s greatest discoveries, Calculus. Although Pure Maths focuses on skills in a mostly abstract setting, skills such as Differentiation and Integration are necessary to pursue a wide range of subjects to the highest level. The Statistics component will equip you with the tools needed to process, analyse and interpret data in a variety of forms. You will also learn new methods to calculate probabilities. The Mechanics component is the Maths of how things move and of modelling physical events mathematically.