Core Maths
Enrichment
Enrichment
This Core Maths qualification is designed to better prepare you for the mathematical demands of study, employment and life. It will develop your ability to think mathematically, logically and analytically and will build skills in applying maths to new problems and issues. The course has been developed with employers, universities and professional bodies as valuable preparation for university study and employment.
Core Maths will maintain and develop your real-life mathematical skills. The study is not purely theoretical or abstract, it can be applied on a day-to-day basis in work, study or life and includes a financial mathematics element. The Core Maths initiative is a major part of the government’s plan to increase participation and raise standards in mathematics. Studying Core Maths will also support other A-Level subjects – in particular with science, geography, business studies, product design, psychology and economics.
Paper 1: Compulsory Content
Analysis of Data
Maths for personal finance
Estimation
Critical analysis of given data and models (including spreadsheets and tabular data).
Paper 2: Optional Content
The normal distribution
Probabilities and estimation
Correlation and regression
or
Critical path analysis
Expectation and cost benefit analysis
or
Graphical methods
Rates of change
Exponential functions
This Level 3 qualification is distinct from A Level Mathematics and it should be taken alongside your main programme of study. It equates to half an A Level.
Course Entry Requirements
5 or above in GCSE Mathematics
Course Specification
AQA Level 3 Mathematical Studies