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A-Level Further Mathematics

AQA Exam Board

This qualification is linear. Linear means that students will sit all their exams at the end of the course. 

This A-level qualification builds on the skills, knowledge and understanding set out in the whole GCSE subject content for mathematics and the subject content for AS and A-level mathematics. 

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Course Units

This qualification is linear. Linear means that students will sit all their exams at the end of the course. 

This A-level qualification builds on the skills, knowledge and understanding set out in the whole GCSE subject content for mathematics and the subject content for AS and A-level mathematics. 

Pure:

  • Proof
  • Complex number
  • Matrices
  • Further algebra and functions
  • Further calculus
  • Further vectors
  • Polar coordinates
  • Hyperbolic functions
  • Differential equation
  • Trigonometry
  • K: Numerical Methods

Mechanics:

  • Dimensional analysis
  • Momentum and collisions
  • Work, energy and power
  • Circular motion
  • Centres of mass and moments


Discrete:

  • Graphs
  • Networks
  • Network flows
  • Linear programming
  • Critical path analysis
  • Game theory for zero-sum games
  • Binary Operations

Modules

Assessment method

Paper 1 

What’s assessed 

Pure content 

How it’s assessed 

  • Written exam: 2 hours 
  • 100 marks
  • 33⅓ % of A-level 

Questions 

A mix of question styles, from short, single-mark questions to multi-step problems. 

Paper 2 

What’s assessed  

Pure content 

How it’s assessed  

  • Written exam: 2 hours 
  • 100 marks 
  • 33⅓ % of A-level

Questions 

A mix of question styles, from short, single-mark questions to multi-step problems. 

Paper 3 

What’s assessed 

One question paper answer booklet on Mechanics and one question paper answer booklet on Discrete.  

How it’s assessed  

  • Written exam: 2 hours 
  • 100 marks 
  • 33⅓ % of A-level

Questions 

A mix of question styles, from short, single-mark questions to multi-step problems. 

Entry Criteria

Grade 7 and above at GCSE Maths

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