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📐 A-Level Further Mathematics

Year 1 / AS Year 2 / A-Level All Boards (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, CCEA)

Free A-Level Further Mathematics revision notes. 7 topics across AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, and CCEA specifications.

🔀 Board Differences

Board specifications differ in assessment structure and emphasis. The core content is shared across boards; these are the genuine differences by board:

AQA: Core Pure plus an optional applied component; two option papers from a pool. Good range of additional Pure content.
Edexcel: Core Pure plus two option papers chosen from Further Pure, Further Statistics, Further Mechanics and Decision Mathematics, with restrictions on combinations. The most widely taught route.
OCR: Offered as OCR A and OCR B (MEI). MEI includes a distinctive problem-solving emphasis and a comprehension-style component; strong applied element.
WJEC: Pure plus applied options; the specific pathway chosen by the centre or school determines the applied content.
CCEA: Pure-heavy specification; applied modules vary by centre.

📊 Course Overview

A-Level Further Mathematics covers 5 topic areas with 7 topics total across AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, and CCEA specifications.

Complex (2 topics)

Hyperbolic (1 topic)

Matrices (2 topics)

Polar (1 topic)

Vectors (1 topic)