EXAM BOARD 

EDEXCEL 

STRUCTURE OF COURSE 

Further Pure Mathematics 1

Further Pure Mathematics 2

Further Statistics 1

Further Mechanics 1

ASSESSMENT 

Each component is assessed by a written examination lasting 1½ hours and all units carry an equal weighting of 75 marks.

CONTENT 

Further Pure Mathematics 1

Proof, Complex numbers, Matrices, Further algebra and functions, Further calculus, Further vectors

Further Pure Mathematics 2

Complex numbers, Further algebra and functions, Further calculus, Polar coordinates, Hyperbolic functions, Differential equations

Further Statistics 1

Discrete random variables, the Poisson, Geometric and Negative Binomial distributions, hypothesis testing and quality of tests, the central limit theorem, chi-squared test and probability generating functions.

Further Mechanics 1

Momentum, impulse, work and power, conservation of energy, Hooke’s law, elastic collisions in one and two dimensions.

Note 1 – Students choosing Further Maths will be taught Mathematics within the same group and will end up with an A-level in Maths and Further Maths (Also see A-level Mathematics information)

Note 2 – Depending on the group the final component may be a further mechanics component instead of Further Pure Maths 4

POSSIBLE CAREER PATHS 

POSSIBLE SUBJECT COMBINATIONS