Specification
Specification
(PDF), Last Updated: 07 August 2007
Teaching from Autumn 2004, examination in 2005.
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Availability of GCSE Additional Mathematics (S/IF/34/07)
(PDF), Last Updated: 19 September 2007
We have divided the subject content of GCSE Additional Mathematics into two main sections: Pure Mathematics and Applied Mathematics. Applied Mathematics is further divided into Mechanics and Statistics.
Pure Mathematics continues the study of algebra and trigonometry beyond the requirement of GCSE Higher Tier. It also introduces three new topics:
- Matrices and Determinants
- Logarithms
- Calculus.
Mechanics is a branch of Mathematics that is introduced for the first time in this subject. It introduces the concept of a vector (a quantity that has direction as well as magnitude) and considers two examples of vector quantities (force and displacement) that can help explain what happens in the world about us.
Statistics develops concepts introduced in Handling Data in GCSE Mathematics and introduces two new topics:
- Time Series
- Bivariate Analysis.
For more information on subject content, please see Section 5 of the full specification.