In the first year of the Mathematics you will study two separate areas of Mathematics.

Pure Mathematics: extends topics and material introduced at GCSE in algebra, trigonometry and sequences in addition to introducing calculus, numerical methods and logarithms. This makes up approximately two thirds of the course.

Decision Maths: uses modelling and algorithms with the specific aim of finding the shortest, quickest or most cost efficient option to a variety of specified problems. As many of the problems look at optimisation the methods you will study are applicable to many real world problems allowing you to choose routes that are the shortest journey.

In the second year of the course there is an opportunity to study either Mechanics or Statistics.

Mechanics: investigates the behaviour and motion of physical bodies when subjects to forces or displacements in two or three dimensions - from cars on the street, people in a lift or satellites revolving around a planet.

Statistics: is the collection, analysis, interpretation, explanation and presentation of data using models and probability. As many of the problems look at real world problems to help us to understand the likelihood of events happening under certain situations and determine which events are unusual.

Further Mathematics

Further Mathematics provides the opportunity to studymore Pure Maths in addition to studying Mechanics and further Decision Maths. You cannot study Further Mathematics without also studying Mathematics.

Further Pure Mathematics: provides an opportunity to study new topics in Pure Maths in addition to increasing your knowledge of some areas of Pure Maths that you previously studied in AS and A2 Mathematics. As with Mathematics Further Pure Mathematics makes up approximately two thirds of the course.

Gary Brady
Head of Mathematics