Further Mathematics AS
- Course Level: AS Level
- Duration: 2 Year
- Start date: September 2012
- Awarded By: AQA
Introduction to course
Further Mathematics is a second AS (or A2) in Mathematics which you could consider if you enjoy Mathematics a lot and are good at it.
You must study A Level Mathematics as well to be on this course.
Course Details
In the first year you will simply study more topics than students doing Maths as a single subject; it is not significantly harder. It means that almost 50% of your timetable will be spent doing Mathematics.
If you take Further Mathematics A Level then you will need to complete twelve modules altogether (six for Mathematics A Level and six for Further Mathematics).
If you take Further Mathematics AS then you will need to complete nine modules (six for Mathematics A Level and three for Further Mathematics AS).
In Maths & Further Maths AS you will study C1, C2, M1, S1, FP1, and D1.
At present we offer AS Further Maths to both first and second year students.
Entry Requirements
In addition to the general entry requirements, you are also required to have the following:
Grade A or A* at GCSE Maths.
Additional Maths FSMQ level 3 (at any grade) would be a great advantage to those studying this course, but is not necessary.
Click here for the general entry requirements
Where the course lead
Maths and Further Maths at A2 will put you in an excellent position if you wish to study mathematics or a subject with a very high mathematical content at university.
An increasing number of university mathematics courses ask for Further Maths AS at least.
This course combines well with
Students doing A Level Further Maths study a wide variety of other subjects - the most popular being Economics and Physics. However, students studying Humanities and the Social Sciences are also well represented in Further Maths classes.
This course is not suitable with
Use of Maths or Statistics AS/A2
Course Assessment
By 1.5 hr modular exams in either January or June
Careers
With Maths and Further Maths at A Level an enormous number of career choices are available to you from Business to Engineering to Finance to Teaching. You will be in demand!
Links
mathscareers.org (an excellent site for researching careers in maths and lots of exciting examples of how maths can be used in the real world)
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