Mathematics

Course summary

This award is a two year A Level qualification. There are three components: •Pure Mathematics 1 •Pure Mathematics 2 •Statistics and Mechanics Content Component 1 Pure Mathematics 1 Proof, Algebra and functions, Coordinate geometry in the (x,y) plane, Sequences and series, Trigonometry, Exponentials and logarithms, Differentiation, Integration, Vectors. Component 2 Pure Mathematics 2 Proof, Algebra and functions, Coordinate geometry in the (x,y) plane, Sequences and series, Trigonometry, Differentiation, Integration, Numerical methods. Component 3 Statistics and Mechanics Section A: Statistics: Statistical sampling, Data presentation and interpretation, Probability, Statistical distributions, Statistical hypothesis testing Section B: Mechanics: Quantities and units in mechanics, Kinematics, Forces and Newton’s laws, Moments.