| Overview | The Core Mathematics units (C1 to C4, S1 and M1) are studied and examined in Year 12. There are 3 Further Pure Mathematics units (FP1, FP2 and FP3) and 3 Applied units (S2, M2 and Decision Mathematics 1). These additional 6 units lead to a GCE in Further Mathematics. The units are equally weighted and assessment is by formal written exams only. Each paper is 90 minutes long. |
| Examination board | The Sixth Form Further Mathematics course at Queen Elizabeth’s follows the EDEXCEL specification. Full details of the specification and additional support materials can be accessed here. |
Unit 1 - Further Pure 1 Examination to be taken in January of Year 13 | - Complex numbers
- Numerical solutions of equations
- Coordinate systems
- Matrix algebra
- Series
- Proof
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Unit 2 - Statistics 2 Examination to be taken in January of Year 13 | - The Binomial and Poisson distributions
- Continuous random variables
- Continuous distributions
- Samples
- Hypothesis tests
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Unit 3 - Mechanics 2 Examination to be taken in January of Year 13 | - Kinematics of a particle moving in a straight line or plane
- Centres of mass
- Work and energy
- Collisions
- Statics of rigid bodies
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Unit 4 - Further Pure 2 Examination to be taken in June of Year 13 | - Inequalities
- Series
- Further complex numbers
- First and second order differential equations
- Maclaurin and Taylor series
- Polar coordinates
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Unit 5 - Further Pure 3 Examination to be taken in June of Year 13 | - Hyperbolic functions
- Further coordinate systems
- Differentiation
- Integration
- Vectors
- Further matrix algebra
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Unit 6 - Decision Mathematics 1 Examination to be taken in June of Year 13 | - Algorithms
- Algorithms on graphs
- The route inspection problem
- Critical path analysis
- Linear programming
- Matchings
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| Course support & enrichment at QE | All pupils participate in the Senior UK Maths Challenge in November. Some advance to the Olympiad. We also organise a study trip where pupils attend a series of lectures on the application of Mathematics to real-life situations. |
| Progression from A-level Further Mathematics | An A level in Further Mathematics is recommended to those intending to read Mathematics at Oxford and Cambridge as well as institutions such as UCL, Imperial College and Warwick. |
Recommended further reading This is particularly relevant for those considering further study beyond A-level | All titles on the Mathematics reading list and additionally: - The pleasures of counting by T.W Cromer
- Numbers and proofs by Allenby
- Music of the Primes by Marcus du Santoy
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