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AQA Certificate Level 3 Mathematical Studies1350

SpecificationPlanning resourcesTeaching resourcesAssessment resourcesKey dates
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Specification at a glance
3.0 Subject content
3.1 Analysis of data
3.2 Maths for personal finance
3.3 Estimation
3.4 Critical analysis of given data and models (including spreadsheets and tabular data)
3.5 The normal distribution
3.6 Probabilities and estimation
3.7 Correlation and regression
3.8 Critical path analysis
3.9 Expectation
3.10 Cost benefit analysis
3.11 Graphical methods
3.12 Rates of change
3.13 Exponential functions
4.0 Scheme of assessment
5.0 General administration
6.0 Grade descriptions
7.0 Formulae sheet
8.0 Statistical tables
Level 3 Mathematical Studies Specification for first teaching in 2014

Level 3 Mathematical Studies Specification for first teaching in 2014

03 Dec 2020

PDF | 1.06 MB

3.8 Critical path analysis

R1 Compound projects

 

Content

Additional information

R1.1

representing compound projects by activity networks

 

R1.2

activity-on-node representation will be used

 

R2 Critical activities

 

Content

Additional information

R2.1

using early time and late time algorithms to identify critical activities and find the critical path(s)

 

R3 Gantt charts

 

Content

Additional information

R3.1

using Gantt charts (cascade diagrams) to present project activities

 
3.7 Correlation and regression
3.9 Expectation
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