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Further Mathematics

at King Ecgbert School, Sheffield · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2024see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Within this course you will learn about: Further Pure Mathematics: Inequalities; series; complex numbers; numerical solution of equations; first and second order differential equations; polar coordinates; matrix algebra; vectors; Maclaurin and Taylor series; numerical methods; proof. Mechanics: Kinematics of a particle moving in a straight line or plan; centres of mass; work and energy; collisions; statics of rigid bodies; further kinematics; elastic strings and springs; further dynamics; motion in a circle. Statistics: The Binomial and Poisson distributions; continuous random variables; continuous distributions; samples; hypothesis tests Decision Mathematics: Algorithms; algorithms on graphs; the route inspection problem; critical path analysis; linear programming; matchings; flows in networks. And a further applied module

What you need to get on

Grade 8 or above in Maths (strong 7’s will be considered)

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

  • King Ecgbert

    Totley Brook Road Dore, Sheffield, S17 3QU

    DaytimeClassroom based
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