Mathematics

Course summary

Paper 1: Proof, Algebra and functions, Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane, Sequences and series, Trigonometry, Exponentials and logarithms, Differentiation, Integration, Vectors. Paper 2: Statistics and Mechanics (37.5%)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 Modules for A-Level Paper 1: Pure Mathematics 1 (33%)Same content as AS Paper 1 but further developed and tested for A-Level. Paper 2: Pure Mathematics 2 (33%)Proof, Algebra and functions, Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane, Sequences and Series, Trigonometry, Differentiation, Integration, Numerical methods. Paper 2 content may contain Paper 1 content in parts of questions. Paper 3: Statistics and Mechanics (33%)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.