A Level Mathematics with Statistics (Fast Track) Course

This distance learning A level course builds on work covered in GCSE Maths at Higher Level, so you need to be familiar with all the mathematics at this level, and your skills should be at least up to GCSE Grade B standard. If you have not studied maths for some time, it would be advisable to brush up your skills by revising some of the Higher Level GCSE topics. One way to do this is on the BBC website "GCSE Bitesize" which provides an interactive revision programme.

This course is designed for students working at home. The topics are presented in small "chunks" with worked examples followed by activities for the student. Revision tests are provided after every three or four sections, and there is a Test Paper at the end of each module, which is a mock exam, so you should revise the content of the module before you do the Test Paper.

You will need a graphics calculator, but you will also need to be skilled in manipulating numbers without using a calculator. In particular, no calculator is allowed in the exam for the first module, and the work in this module is built around working out answers without a calculator.

Specification

This course follows the AQA Specification 6360.

Course Overview

A Level Maths (with Statistics) consists of 6 modules:

AS Level

Module 1 MPC1, Module 2 MPC2, Module 3 MS1B

A2 Level

Module 4 MPC3, Module 5 MPC4, Module 6 MS2B

Each module has 1 Written paper of 1 hour 30 minutes.

There is no coursework.

A student who passes all three AS level modules achieves the qualification AS Mathematics.

Passes in the 3 A2 level modules are then required to achieve the qualification A level Mathematics.

Course materials are provided in paper format and delivered direct to your door within 7 days of enrolment

Unit 1: MPC1 Core 1

Co-ordinate Geometry
Quadratic functions
Differentiation
Integration

Unit 2: MPC2 Core 2

Algebra and Functions
Sequences and Series
Trigonometry
Exponentials and logarithms
Differentiation
Integration

Unit 3: MS1B Statistics 1B

Statistical Measures
Probability
Discrete Random Variables
Normal Distribution
Estimation

Unit 4: MPC3 Core 3

Algebra and Functions
Trigonometry
Exponentials and Logarithms
Differentiation
Integration
Numerical Methods

Unit 5: MPC4 Core 4

Algebra and Functions
Coordinate Geometry in the (x, y) plane
Sequences and Series
Trigonometry
Exponentials and Logarithms
Differentiation and Integration
Vectors

Unit 6: MS2B Statistics 2

Poisson distribution
Continuous random variables
The t-distribution
Hypothesis Testing
Chi-squared tests

To take this A Level it is recommended that you should have a GCSE grade B or Higher level.

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