AS/A Level Mathematics Course
Exam board: WJEC
AS Level: 2300QS – A level: 1300QS
Our WJEC AS and A level in Mathematics provides a broad, coherent, satisfying and worthwhile course of study. It encourages learners to develop confidence in, and a positive attitude towards, mathematics and to recognise its importance in their own lives and to society. The specification has been designed to respond to the proposals set out in the report of the ALCAB panel on mathematics and further mathematics.
The WJEC AS and A level in Mathematics encourages learners to:
- develop their understanding of mathematics and mathematical processes in a way that promotes confidence and fosters enjoyment;
- develop abilities to reason logically and recognise incorrect reasoning, to generalise and to construct mathematical proofs;
- extend their range of mathematical skills and techniques and use them in more difficult, unstructured problems;
- develop an understanding of coherence and progression in mathematics and of how different areas of mathematics can be connected;
- recognise how a situation may be represented mathematically and understand the relationship between ‘real world’ problems and standard and other mathematical models and how these can be refined and improved;
- use mathematics as an effective means of communication;
- read and comprehend mathematical arguments and articles concerning applications of mathematics;
- acquire the skills needed to use technology such as calculators and computers effectively, recognise when such use may be inappropriate and be aware of limitations;
- develop an awareness of the relevance of mathematics to other fields of study, to the world of work and to society in general;
- take increasing responsibility for their own learning and the evaluation of their own mathematical development.
Curriculum
- The Maths A level course comprises 19 modules.
- The following modules need to be studied by all students.
- Module 1 Proof
- Module 2 Algebra and Functions
- Module 3 Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane
- Module 4 Sequences and Series – The Binomial Theorem
- Module 5 Trigonometry
- Module 6 Exponentials and logarithms
- Module 7 Differentiation
- Module 8 Integration
- Module 9 Vectors
- Module 10 Statistical Sampling
- Module 12 Data presentation and interpretation
- Module 13 Probability
- Module 14 Statistical distributions
- Module 15 Statistical hypothesis testing
- Module 16 Quantities and units in mechanics
- Module 17 Kinematics
- Module 18 Forces and Newton’s laws
- Module 19 Vectors
Assessment
This specification is divided into a total of 4 units, 2 AS units and 2 A2 units. Weightings noted below are expressed in terms of the full A level qualification. All units are compulsory.
This is a unitised specification, which allows for an element of staged assessment. Assessment opportunities will be available in the summer assessment period each year, until the end of the life of the specification.
- WJEC GCE Mathematics – 3300PH
- AS Qualification – 2300QS
- A level Qualification – 1300QS
| Unit 1: Pure Mathematics A | Unit 3: Pure Mathematics B |
| Unit 2: Applied Mathematics A
The paper will comprise two sections:
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Unit 4: Applied Mathematics B
The paper will comprise two sections:
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Exam Access Arrangements
Exam access arrangements allow candidates/learners with special educational needs, disabilities or temporary injuries to access the assessment without changing the demands of the assessment. For example, readers, scribes and Braille question papers. In this way Awarding Bodies will comply with the duty of the Equality Act 2010 to make ‘reasonable adjustments’.
We can arrange access arrangement and assess you with our special assessor. The deadline for application to the exam board is the February of the year the leaner sits exams.
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