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A Level : Further Mathematics

at Melton Vale Sixth Form College · sixth form college

Ofsted rated their overall effectivenessOutstanding2023see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Further Mathematics extends your mathematical knowledge beyond the A Level in Mathematics. Further Mathematics is a great A Level for those students who have an intrinsic love of the subject or who wish to study mathematics or other courses with a high maths content, such as Physics or Computer Science at degree level. During the first year of the course, Core Pure Mathematics will comprise half of the content, with the other half being distributed between the applied mathematics section of the course, to include Statistics and Decision Mathematics. Statistics further develops the learning of statistics for the mathematics A Level. Decision Mathematics however will be entirely new. This is an exciting area of mathematics, which examines algorithms and among other things, considers problems associated with networks (maps etc.) A Satnav finds the most efficient route between two points and decision maths looks at the algorithms that underpin such operations. The second year of the course will have the same content as the first year, but again, the mathematics becomes more complex and the problems more sophisticated.

What you need to get on

To study A-Levels at MV16 you must have achieved a minimum of grade 4+ in GCSE English and Maths, plus 3 grade 5's in other subject areas and to include subject specific entry requirements where stated. To study Further Maths you will need to have achieved a minimum grade of '7' in GCSE Maths.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Melton Vale Sixth Form College

    Burton Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1DN

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