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A level Further Mathematics
Fakenham Sixth Form
Field Lane, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9QT
GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent
Level 3
Available start dates
Available start dates
Tuesday, 01 September 2026
Fakenham Sixth Form
2 Year(s)
Full time
Daytime/working hours
Block E
Application Instructions
There are a number of specific subject entry requirements, please visit our website to review the courses and entry requirements or alternatively please contact the Sixth Form for specific details.
*Please choose 3 subject courses from different blocks, you will automatically be added to Maths or English resit classes on enrolment if you do not achieve required 4 in Maths or English Lit/Lang but you must still meet requirements for entry per subject.
Course Details
AQA A Level 7367
QAN 603/1841/7
WHAT WILL I STUDY?
This course is for student who really enjoy maths and would like to learn more. It covers many fascinating and challenging topics. As with A Level Maths, two thirds of the course consists of pure maths topics and one third applied maths. The pure maths includes many interesting areas of mathematics not covered in A Level Mathematics. Students will discover complex numbers which involve the square root of -1. They will learn about matrices and how they are used to describe transformations and to solve simultaneous equations. Polar coordinates, hyperbolic functions and differential equations are also studied. The course deepens and expands on the content of the Mathematics A-level.
For the applied portion of the course, there is the option to study two topics out of statistics, mechanics or discrete maths. Which topics we study will be decided according to the needs and interests of the group, although we usually follow the mechanics and discrete modules. The mechanics and statistics options develop the ideas met in the Mathematics A-level. The discrete option introduces the study of networks, graphs and algorithms. This is relevant to problems such as how a sat nav calculates an optimum route between two places.
HOW IS THE COURSE ASSESSED?
The entire course is assessed by examination. There will be three 2 hour exams at the end of year 13.
QAN 603/1841/7
WHAT WILL I STUDY?
This course is for student who really enjoy maths and would like to learn more. It covers many fascinating and challenging topics. As with A Level Maths, two thirds of the course consists of pure maths topics and one third applied maths. The pure maths includes many interesting areas of mathematics not covered in A Level Mathematics. Students will discover complex numbers which involve the square root of -1. They will learn about matrices and how they are used to describe transformations and to solve simultaneous equations. Polar coordinates, hyperbolic functions and differential equations are also studied. The course deepens and expands on the content of the Mathematics A-level.
For the applied portion of the course, there is the option to study two topics out of statistics, mechanics or discrete maths. Which topics we study will be decided according to the needs and interests of the group, although we usually follow the mechanics and discrete modules. The mechanics and statistics options develop the ideas met in the Mathematics A-level. The discrete option introduces the study of networks, graphs and algorithms. This is relevant to problems such as how a sat nav calculates an optimum route between two places.
HOW IS THE COURSE ASSESSED?
The entire course is assessed by examination. There will be three 2 hour exams at the end of year 13.
Entry requirements
What will I need to study this course?
Students will need to have achieved at least a grade 6 in GCSE Mathematics and also be studying A Level Mathematics.
Students will need to have achieved at least a grade 6 in GCSE Mathematics and also be studying A Level Mathematics.
Your next steps...
Where next?
Further Mathematics is a well recognised qualification that universities value in students taking science or engineering degrees. If students are intending to study mathematics, physics or engineering at University, it introduces many ideas they will encounter there and will greatly help their studies.
Further Mathematics is a well recognised qualification that universities value in students taking science or engineering degrees. If students are intending to study mathematics, physics or engineering at University, it introduces many ideas they will encounter there and will greatly help their studies.
Additional information
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