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Further Maths
| Specification | OCR A Level Further Mathematics H645 |
|---|---|
| Contact | Miss G Hughes (Learning Director of Mathematics) |
| Entry Requirements |
Potential students will need to have gained a Grade 8 or 9 at GCSE to be equipped for the challenge of Further Mathematics. Further Mathematics will need to be taken as a separate option alongside A Level Mathematics. |
Is this course for me?
If you are passionate about Mathematics, then Further Mathematics gives you the opportunity to gain a much wider and deeper understanding of advanced mathematics.
Opportunities
Further Mathematics is very favourably looked on by universities offering technical and engineering degrees, as well as being highly valuable for those who want to study Mathematics.
Maths is extremely useful if you are also studying a science subject.
Qualification Structure
The three overarching themes of the New A Level Further Mathematics specification are:
- Mathematical argument, language and proof
- Mathematical problem-solving
- Mathematical modelling
First Year
You will expand your understanding of the number system and algebra through complex numbers and new forms of algebraic proof. Your work in Further Mathematics will complement your work in Mathematics by expanding upon on the statistics work and applying Numerical Methods to some of the techniques learned.
Second Year
You will develop your understanding of the topics studied in the first year as well as learning about new types of functions and new ways of plotting coordinates. You will also build upon the mechanics work undertaken in Mathematics. At the end of the course you will take exams in Numerical Methods, Statistics, Mechanics and Pure Maths.