Specification at a glance
This qualification is linear. Linear means that students will sit all their exams at the end of the course.
This A-level 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.
Subject content
Core content
All students must study this content.
- OT1: Mathematical argument, language and proof
- OT2: Mathematical problem solving
- OT3: Mathematical modelling
- Compulsory content
Options
Students must study two of these options.
- Optional application 1 – mechanics
- Optional application 2 – statistics
- Optional application 3 – discrete
Assessments
Paper 1 |
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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. |
Paper 2 |
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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. |
Paper 3 |
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What's assessed One question paper answer booklet on Discrete and one question paper answer booklet on Statistics. |
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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Paper 3 |
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What's assessed One question paper answer booklet on Statistics and one question paper answer booklet on Mechanics. |
How it's assessed
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Questions A mix of question styles, from short, single-mark questions to multi-step problems. |
OR
Paper 3 |
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What's assessed One question paper answer booklet on Mechanics and one question paper answer booklet on Discrete. |
How it's assessed
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Questions A mix of question styles, from short, single-mark questions to multi-step problems. |