Challenging but interesting, Mathematics builds on the work you have met at GCSE but also involves new ideas that some of the greatest minds of the last millennium have produced. Mathematics serves as very useful support for many other qualifications, as well as being a sought after qualification for the workplace and courses in Higher Education. Mathematics at AS and A level is divided into four branches: Core Mathematics - When studying core mathematics at AS and A level you will be extending your knowledge of such topics as algebra and trigonometry as well as learning some brand new ideas such as calculus. When you study statistics you will learn how to analyse and summarise numerical data in order to arrive at conclusions about it. When you study mechanics you will learn how to describe mathematically the motion of objects and how they respond to forces acting upon them, from cars in the street to satellites revolving around the planet. You will learn the technique of mathematical modelling; that is, of turning a complicated physical problem into a simpler one that can be analysed and solved using mathematical methods. Decision Maths - When you study decision maths you will learn how to problem solve through a series of steps that could be programmed to a computer. The course gives an idea of the thinking behind how you could program a series of simple instructions (algorithms) to solve a mathematical problem. These methods can be used in optimisation problems and are an early indicator of how businesses can get computers to quickly solve numerical, staffing and logistic issues. At AS, you will study Core 1, Core 2 and either Statistics 1 or Mechanics 1.
Name: Mathematics Qualification title: GCE AS level Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment Awarding Edexcel Created 20160317 10:20:45 Updated 20160317 10:20:45
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