Further Maths must be taken alongside regular A Level Mathematics and develops some of the topics taught in that course, whilst introducing further ideas. It is particularly useful for those planning to study mathematics at degree level.

Course content:

Year 12

Students will study various complex topics including: matrices, complex numbers, polynomial roots, conics, hyperbolics and further calculus, alongside challenging elements of statistics and mechanics.

Year 13

Much of year 13 is spent developing and deepening the ideas taught in Year 12, whilst introducing first and second order differential equations, new statistical models, centres of mass and moments. The course becomes fairly challenging during this year and is a real chance for the best mathematicians to shine.

Assessment criteria:

At the end of the course there are three two-hour exams covering all content taught.