Mathematics and Further Mathematics
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2024Mathematics and Further Mathematics at A Level (1).pptxI am currently studying maths for AS in Archbishop Mcgrath. I chose this subject as I have an interest in economics and politics and maths is a requirement in most universities where I’d like to study these subjects. So far, I have found the course to be as I expected. It is quite hard, and I would recommend reviewing notes and going over lessons at home to help you excel. This has really helped me to grow and prosper through maths this year. Maths links closely to numerous subjects, especially the sciences as we study statistics and mechanics in the course. My favourite topic we have covered is polynomials, I find it interesting and even though it looks difficult it is quite simple when you get the hang of it! Throughout this course, Miss Timbrell and Miss Earnshaw have been tremendously helpful. I joined the class late, around the middle of September, and both teachers were extremely supportive in helping me to catch up with what I had missed. We usually get one piece of homework each lesson (per teacher) due the week after. Both teachers are extremely accommodating and willing to help you with anything you need. Furthermore, they are also very understanding when it comes to the homework assignments, and they won’t push you in any way. Maths is a hard subject, but if you persevere and work hard then you can succeed. Moreover, other students are always happy to help support new students to maths and if you have any questions older students are happy to help.
I hope that this testimony is helpful when choosing your options for sixth form. If you are confident with maths, I would definitely recommend taking it as it can guide you into numerous different areas of work!
Grace Trotman Year 12 Maths Student
I am currently in Archbishop McGrath studying Maths for AS level. The reason that I picked maths is because I have always had aspirations to go into medicine as a career, and having a maths A level allows me to do so. Overall, my experience in maths has been quite enjoyable since I have always been quite good with numbers. I would say that some of the content between GCSE and A-Level overlapped so it made the first couple of weeks in AS relatively straightforward. My favourite topic that we have learnt so far has got to be differentiation from first principles because I excel at it and it motivates me to not only do better within lessons but also to help other students struggling. We have also started covering stats and mechanics which will be a separate exam paper to the pure maths. Miss Timberell and Miss Earnshaw both have differentiating teaching styles but they both are eager to help when help is needed. In my opinion maths A level is quite difficult but if you work hard, then you will excel in the subject. We are set one homework piece of homework, per teacher, every lesson which is due the next week. If you were to take maths A-level, then you would be rewarded in the future as it opens doors for future opportunities.
I hope that this recommendation will be helpful for anyone considering choosing maths A-level.
Tanay Chandra Year 12 Maths A-level student
The reason that I decided to take Maths AS Level is because I wanted to further my knowledge of the world of maths and I am really enjoying learning all about the different topics in the world of maths and gain a deeper understanding of how to use different equations to figure out complex questions. I am enjoying this course is because of the fact that we always get feedback from our teachers about every task that we do so that if we are making mistakes then we can correct it before we make them again. I highly recommend doing this as an AS Level as it is great at furthering your knowledge with the support of some great teachers.
Joshua ex Year 13 Maths Student
I chose further maths for a number of reasons, I had a genuine love of mathematics and problem solving and I also saw the great advantages and benefits it brings as a subject. When studying further maths, you will cover a range of topics from complex numbers to matrices. I found complex numbers really interesting because I had never heard of the complex number plane and I found it quite thought provoking to work with imaginary numbers, I am also looking forward to studying further mechanics as I will be able to apply that to my study of physics. Doing this subject has a range of benefits, one being that it makes regular maths seem far easier, but although questions are harder, they are equally more interesting and enjoyable to do. It will equip you with new and useful methods to solving problems, but it more importantly enhances the way you approach problems making you a far more efficient mathematician. If you are going to choose this subject I would recommend however that you really do enjoy maths because you will be doing a lot of it and the workload given can be quite large, but definitely manageable, which in turn builds your time-management skills. It is also helpful to do two mathematic subjects because they tie in well together, as previously mentioned further maths will help you in ordinary maths, but as well it keeps your work more focused in an area that you hopefully enjoy. When going on to study at university, further maths is a great aid to many subjects, namely mathematics as the first year is based around the further maths course, physics, engineering and any subject which involves data handling (which is quite a lot) such as finance, architecture, and economics etc. Universities will recognise your advanced ability in mathematics making you a really good candidate for a lot of courses over other students who have studied further maths. If you are looking to study physics or engineering at somewhere like Imperial College London, then you spend the first semester there catching up on further maths if you didn’t study it at A-level, accompanied by the regular work of the course, so doing further maths can rally save you time and effort later on as it equips you with many techniques needed for the mathematical aspect of these degrees. I want to study physics at university and so doing further maths is very useful as complex numbers (a topic you will see a lot) are the basis of mathematical reasoning for quantum mechanics, as well as this the further mechanics you do at A-level will aid me in the classical mechanics I will later on come to study. Hopefully after reading this you can see the benefits that this subject has to offer and would like to deepen your love of maths by studying further, thank you for reading.
Louis Year ex 13 Further Maths Student
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