This AS and A level course is designed for those who wish to extend the Maths they learnt at school and/or progress to higher education. From September 2017, these are going to be linear courses consisting of 4 papers. You will complete 2 at the end of Year 1 and the other 2 at the end of Year 2. When you successfully pass all 4 papers you will be awarded the full A-level. You will study 3 components per paper starting with 2 compulsory modules of Pure Maths plus 1 module of either Statistics or Decision Maths with the same pattern repeated in Year 2. It is also possible to achieve an A-level in Further Mathematics by studying a further 6 modules including 3 further modules of Pure Maths plus 2 modules of mechanics and 1 module of statistics or decision Maths. Pure Maths topics include: Algebra, Functions, Co-ordinate Geometry, Sequences and Series, Trigonometry, Differentiation, Integration, Exponentials, Logarithms, Complex Numbers, Vectors, Matrices and Transformations. Mechanics topics include: Vectors, Forces, Newton's Laws of Motion, Connected Particles, Moments, Centers of Mass, Projectiles, Kinematics, Circular Motion, Work, Energy and Power. Decision Maths topics include: Algorithms, Graphs and Networks, Spanning Tree Problems, Shortest Paths in Network, Travelling Salesperson Problem, Linear Programming. Statistics topics include: Confidence Intervals, Probability, Probability Distributions, Correlation and Regression, Hypothesis Testing. You can also have access to UKMT maths challenge, every day lunch time walk in session. Trips may also be arranged to such places as, Woolsthorpe Manor (Newton's house), and Practical Insights into Maths by TP professionals.
Name: GCE AS Level in Further Mathematics Qualification title: GCE AS Level in Further Mathematics Qualification type: Assessment Awarding Assessment & Qualifications Alliance Created 20161026 10:30:45 Updated 20161026 10:30:45
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Boston College
Further Education
info@boston.ac.uk
01205 313218
http://www.boston.ac.uk
Skirbeck Road Town: Boston County:Lincolnshire
Title: GCE AS Level in Further Mathematics Qualification: GCE AS Level in Further Mathematics Classification: Science and Mathematics