Maths course outline Sept 2017(mma)(Sixth Form/ course outlines)

Windsor Sixth Form Mathematics A Level

Course Outline

Faculty Mathematics

Subject Mathematics

Course title and code AS Maths 8MA0 / A Level Maths 9MA0

Exam Board Edexcel

Specific entry requirements Grade 6 or above at GCSE Mathematics

Subject Mission Statement Mathematics is a stimulating subject for those who enjoy a structured process of problem solving

and a logical way of thinking. Throughout the course you will:

● develop an understanding of mathematics in a way that promotes confidence and fosters enjoyment;

● develop skills to reason logically, problem solving, modelling and generalising and constructing mathematical proof;

● extend your range of mathematical skills and techniques and use them in more difficult unstructured problems;

● recognise how a situation may be represented mathematically and understand the relationship between ‘real world’ problems and standard and other mathematical models and how these can be refined and improved;

● develop an awareness of the relevance of mathematics to other fields of study, the world of work, advancing technologies and society in general;

● take an increasing responsibility for your own learning and the evaluation of your own mathematical development.

Course Outline Year 12 Students will be introduced to advanced pure mathematical concepts such as proof, coordinate geometry, exponentials and logarithms, as well as calculus techniques involving differentiation and integration. Students will also be introduced to core concepts from statistics and mechanics, including topics

such as statistical hypothesis testing and distributions, kinematics, and Newton’s laws.

Year 13 Students will study the same core concepts as in Year 12 mathematics, but the techniques involved will be taken even further, with techniques introduced to help work with all sorts of functions, new calculus techniques and higher level trigonometric problems. Concepts such as moments will be added to the mechanics section, and the statistics section will require the use of a large data set.

Maths course outline Sept 2017(mma)(Sixth Form/ course outlines)

All pure mathematics content will be examined at the end of the course in two equally weighted papers. The applied statistics and mechanics content will be examined in one single examination of equal weight to each individual pure mathematics examination. Goes well with Mathematics works well with a number of other subjects such as chemistry, physics, statistics, ICT, computing, geography and geology. Mechanics concentrates on the physical laws of motion and is useful if you wish to become an engineer or have chosen physics. Statistics looks at interpreting data and is applied in subjects such as biology, geography and psychology. Careers and Higher Education Mathematics is a common part of degree courses such as business, architecture, chemistry, biology, psychology, management science and computing. Mathematics is essential for courses such as engineering, physics and mathematics itself. The problem solving skills and statistical techniques taught are part of the course are a useful tool for the study of a variety of scientific courses, such as medicine, nursing and geology, but are also useful for the study of accounting and finance, sports studies, geography, design to name but a few. Mathematics A-Level keeps many doors open and is valuable for almost every future career plan. The study of mathematics, even today, is held in great esteem by employers, as it shows an ability to think logically, and can help to gain that chosen career or elusive university place! Completed by: Mr T Wootton Date: October 2017