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What is maths? Teach to count then we take away the numbers then we make it totally incomprehensible – all the time we tell them – maths is fun!

This is maths To me – this is maths. Pont de Normandie – if been on it, exciting ride. How do they know that if you are in a heavy lorry at the bottom, you have the power in the engine to get to the top? Whats more, if you are at the top, how do they know that the brakes are strong enough to stop you at the bottom? What an extraordinary feat of engineering – how many metal bars do they need to be the strings that hold the bridge up? How thick? How strong? How did they make the curve? How do they know that a car going at 70mph has the steering ability to stay on the road and not fly off? How string do the crash barriers have to be? Where are the weak spot? I’ll try to avoid them!

This is maths This is maths too – How does this, do this, do this? I spent 12 hours in one of these recently – how extraordinary that they can cater for 300 people for 12 hours whilst 5 miles in the air? Its 57 metres long, 16 metres high, wingspan 60 metres an weighs 110 tonnes empty and 220 tonnes full. It travels at 600 miles per hour for hours an hours. 9000 aeroplanes in sky at 9.00am Weds morning – how come they don’t crash? Is the sky big enough?

This is maths This is maths too – a simple problem around since early 18th century. Konigsberg is a town in East Prussia. There are 7 bridges. A problem for the mathematician Leonard Euler Can you stand anywhere and then cross each bridge once and only once? Very quickly it becomes this, then this then this…………and with a pencil and paper see if you can draw it without taking your pencil off the page.

This is maths What about this? How do they know?

This is maths If z³=1 there must be 3 solutions…………. And for the further mathematicians – the cube root of 1 isn’t just 1………….there are two others! Something to do with a mathematician from 17th Century France. Called De Moivre

Each of these is worth ⅓ of the total award. Exam Board – AQA Syllabus Number - 7357 A Level Maths The Advanced Level examination is assessed through 3 papers. Each paper is 2 hours long. Paper 1 – Pure mathematics. Paper 2 – Pure mathematics and mechanics. Paper 3 –Pure mathematics and statistics. Each of these is worth ⅓ of the total award.

Each of these is worth ⅓ of the total award. Exam Board – AQA Syllabus Number - 7367 The Advanced Level examination is assessed through 3 papers. Each paper is 2 hours long. Paper 1 – Pure mathematics. Paper 2 – Pure mathematics. Paper 3 – choice of 2 of statistics, mechanics or discrete maths. Each of these is worth ⅓ of the total award. A Level Further Maths

We are very proud of our achievements at A level Results We are very proud of our achievements at A level 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 A* 5 7 6 4 1 A 9 14 11 B 12 8 C 3 D 2 E Total 39 33 35 31 36 24 A Level Maths

We are very proud of our achievements at A level Results We are very proud of our achievements at A level 2016 2015 2014 2013 A* 3 1 A 2 B C 4 D E Total 8 10 A Level Further Maths

Should you study Advanced Level Maths? Maths - Set 1 pupils should be able to easily cope with Advanced Level Mathematics – but you will need to score at least a “7” at GCSE to qualify for the course. Set 2 pupils will find Advanced level Maths difficult but with hard work may well cope. You will need a “7” at GCSE to qualify for the course

Should you study Further Maths? You will need to be one of the top 15 students in your class and you will need to be a top set student. We advise very strongly that you only take this course if you achieve an “8” or “9” at GCSE.

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