Specification at a glance
This qualification is linear. Linear means that students will sit all their exams at the end of the course.
This AS qualification builds on the skills, knowledge and understanding set out in the whole GCSE subject content for mathematics and the subject content for AS and A-level mathematics.
This AS Further Mathematics qualification can be taught alongside the AS Mathematics qualification as the content does not significantly overlap with or depend upon the other content of A-level Mathematics.
Subject content
All students must study this core content.
- Compulsory content
- OT1: Mathematical argument, language and proof
- OT2: Mathematical problem solving
- OT3: Mathematical modelling
Students must study two of these options.
- Optional application 1 – mechanics
- Optional application 2 – statistics
- Optional application 3 – discrete
Assessments
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What's assessed May assess content from the following sections:
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How it's assessed
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Questions A mix of question styles, from short, single-mark questions to multi-step problems. |
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What's assessed One question paper answer booklet on Discrete and One question paper answer booklet on Statistics. |
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How it's assessed
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Questions A mix of question styles, from short, single-mark questions to multi-step problems. |
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What's assessed One question paper answer booklet on Statistics, one question paper answer booklet on Mechanics. |
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How it's assessed
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Questions A mix of question styles, from short, single-mark questions to multi-step problems. |
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What's assessed One question paper answer booklet on Mechanics and one question paper answer booklet on Discrete. |
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How it's assessed
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Questions A mix of question styles, from short, single-mark questions to multi-step problems. |
