Studying A Level Mathematics is stimulating, challenging and can be the most elegant and succinct way to describe the world around us. It will provide you with rational and logical processing skills, the necessary tools for a problem solver. The mathematician’s skillset is highly transferable and very desirable.
The A Level Maths course is popular for students who wish to purse careers in the fields of STEM, Finance and Economics. Due to Mathematics being universal, it can also be useful for other subjects including Business and Geography.
Content Overview – A Level Mathematics
The A Level Mathematics course will be taught over two years and is split into three areas: Pure Mathematics, Statistics and Mechanics. You will be examined in all three areas in both the first and second year with content becoming progressively more challenging.
Year 1
Pure Mathematics
- Algebraic Expressions
- Quadratics
- Equations & Inequalities
- Graphs and Transformations
- Straight Line Graphs
- Equations of Circles
- Algebraic Methods
- Binomial Expansion
- Trigonometric Identities and Equations
- Vectors
- Differentiation
- Integration
- Exponentials & Logs
Statistics
- Data Collection
- Measures of Location and Spread
- Representations of Data
- Correlation and Probability
- Statistical Distributions
- Hypothesis Testing
Mechanics
- Modelling in Mechanics
- Constant Acceleration
- Forces and Motion
- Variable Acceleration
Year 2
Pure Mathematics
- Algebraic Methods
- Functions & Graphs
- Sequences and Series
- Binomial Expansion
- Radians
- Trigonometric Functions
- Trigonometry & Modelling
- Parametric Equations
- Differentiation
- Numerical Methods
- Integration
- Vectors
Statistics
- Regression, Correlation and Hypothesis Testing
- Conditional Probability
- The Normal Distribution
Mechanics
- Moments
- Forces and Friction
- Projectiles
- Applications of Forces
