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A-level Mathematics builds on topics in the GCSE curriculum, such as algebra and trigonometry, and also extends it into new areas such as calculus.  Modules in statistics and mechanics help students begin to see practical applications of mathematics that are extremely relevant in society today.

Sparx Maths Summer Transition Booklet 

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Curriculum Overview

Year 12 Term 1 Term 1.5 Term 2
Development of topic:

Pure Year 1

Ch1: Algebraic Expressions

Ch2: Quadratics

Ch3: Equations and Inequalities

Ch4: Graphs & Transformations

Ch5: Straight Line Graphs

Ch6: Circles

Pure Year 1

 Ch7: Algebraic Methods

 Ch8: Binomial Expansion

 Ch9: Trig Ratios

 Ch10: Trig Identities &

 Ch11: Vectors

 Ch12: Differentiation

Pure Year 1

 Ch13: Integration

 Ch14: Exponentials 

 Statistic

Ch1: Data Collection

 Ch2: Location & Spread

 Mechanics

Ch8: Modelling

 Ch9: Const Acceleration

Previous Knowledge Required: Year 10 and 11 GCSE Higher Content

Year 10 and 11 GCSE Higher Content

+ Half Term 1

Year 10 and 11 GCSE Higher Content

+ Half Term 1,2
Skills Taught:

Pure Year 1

Ch1: Algebraic Expressions

  • Expanding Brackets
  • Factorising
  • Indices
  • Surds

Ch2: Quadratics

  • Solving Quadratics
  • Completing the square
  • Functions
  • Quadratic Graphs
  • Discriminant

Ch3: Equations and Inequalities

  • Simultaneous Eqn’s
  • Quadratic Sim Eqn’s
  • Linear & Quadratic ineqs
  • Inequalities on graphs
  • Regions

Ch4: Graphs & Transformations

  • Cubic graphs
  • Quartic graphs
  • Reciprocal graphs
  • Points of intersection Translations

Ch5: Straight Line Graphs

  • y = mx + c
  • Eqns of straight lines
  • Parallel & perpendicular lines
  • Lengths & areas
  • Problem solving

Ch6: Circles

  • Midpoint & perp bisectors
  • Eqn of a circle
  • Straight lines & circles
  • Tangents & chords
  • Circles & triangles

Pure Year 1

Ch7: Algebraic Methods

  • Algebraic Fractions
  • Polynomial Division
  • The Factor Theorem
  • Mathematical proof
  • Methods of proof

Ch8: Binomial Expansion

  • Pascal’s Triangle
  • Factorial Notation
  • The Binomial Expansion

Ch9: Trig Ratios

  • Cosine Rule, Sine Rule
  • Area = ½abSinC
  • Solving problems
  • Trig Graphs
  • Transformations

Ch10: Trig Identities &

  • Equations
  • Angles in 4 quadrants
  • Trig identities & equations
  • Equations & Identities

Ch11: Vectors

  • Magnitude & direction
  • Position Vectors
  • Geometrical Problems

Ch12: Differentiation

  • Gradient of curves
  • Diff’ating xn & quadratics
  • Diff’ating two+ terms
  • Tangents & Normals
  • Increasing/ decreasing fns
  • 2nd derivatives
  • Stationary points

Pure Year 1

Ch13: Integration

  • Integrating x^n
  • Indefinite integrals
  • Finding functions
  • Definite integrals
  • Area under a curve
  • Area under x-axis
  • Area between curve & a line

Ch14: Exponentials &

  • Logarithms
  • Exponential fns
  • Y=ex & Ln(x)
  • Exponential modelling
  • Laws of logs
  • Equations with logs
  • Logs/non-linear data

Statistic

Ch1: Data Collection

  • Populations & Samples
  • Sampling
  • Non-random sampling
  • Types of data
  • The Large Dataset

Ch2: Location & Spread

  • Central tendency
  • Measures of location
  • Measures of spread
  • Variance & Standard deviation
  • Coding

Mechanics

Ch8: Modelling

  • Constructing a model
  • Assumptions
  • Quantities & units
  • Vectors

Ch9: Const Acceleration

  • D-time graphs
  • Velocity-time graphs
  • Const accel 1
  • Const accel 2
Motion under gravity
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Year 12 Term 2.5 Term 3 Term 3.5
Development of topic:

Statistics

 Ch3: Representing Data

 Ch4: Correlation

 

 Ch5: Probability

 

 Mechanics

Ch10: Forces & Motion

 Ch11: Variable Accel

Statistics

Ch6: Binomial Distr.

Ch7: Hypothesis Testing

Pure year 2

Ch1: Algebraic Methods

 Ch2: Functions & Graphs

Pure year 2

 Ch3: Sequences & Series

 Ch4: Binomial Expansion

 Ch5: Radians

 Ch6: Trig Functions

Previous Knowledge Required:

Year 10 and 11 GCSE Higher Content

+ Half Term 1,2,3

Year 10 and 11 GCSE Higher Content

+ Half Term 1,2,3

Year 10 and 11 GCSE Higher Content

+ Half Term 1,2,3

Skills Taught:

Statistics

Ch3: Representing Data

  • Outliers
  • Box plots
  • Cumulative
  • frequency
  • Histograms
  • Comparing data

Ch4: Correlation

  • Correlation
  • Linear Regression

 

Ch5: Probability

 

  • Calculating probability
  • Venn diagrams
  • Mutually exclusive & independent events
  • Tree Diagrams

 Mechanics

Ch10: Forces & Motion

  • Force diagrams
  • Forces as vectors
  • Forces & acceleration
  • Motion in 2D
  • Connected particles

 Ch11: Variable Accel

 

  • Functions of time
  • Using differentiation
  • Maxima/minima
  • Using integration

Const acceleration

Statistics

Ch6: Binomial Distr.

  • Probability distributions
  • Binomial distributions
  • Cumulative probabilities

 

Ch7: Hypothesis Testing

  • Hypothesis testing
  • Critical values
  • One-tailed tests
  • Two-tailed tests

 

*Finish Mech/Stats topics or revise using past papers

 

Pure year 2

Ch1: Algebraic Methods

  • Proof by Contradiction
  • Algebraic Fractions
  • Partial Fractions
  • Repeated Factors
  • Algebraic Division

 

Ch2: Functions & Graphs

  • Modulus Function
  • Functions & Mappings
  • Composite Functions
  • Inverse Functions
  • |f(x)| & f(|x|)
  • Combining transformations
  • Solving modulus functions

Pure Year 1

Ch3: Sequences & Series

  • Arithmetic Sequences
  • Arithmetic Series
  • Geometric sequences
  • Geometric Series
  • Sum to infinity
  • Sigma notation
  • Recurrence relations
  • Modelling with series

 

 

Ch4: Binomial Expansion

  • Expanding (1+x)n
  • Expanding (a+bx)n
  • Using Partial Fractions

 

Ch5: Radians

  • Radian Measure
  • Arc length
  • Sectors & segments
  • Trig equations
  • Small angle approximations

 

Ch6: Trig Functions

  • sec, cosec, cot
  • graphs sec, cosec, cot
  • using sec, cosec, cot
  • Trig identities

Inverse trig functions

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Year 13 Term 1 Term 1.5 Term 2
Key Topic:

Trigonometry

Differentiation
Integration Statistics and Mechanics
Development of topic:

Ch. 7 Trigonometry and Modelling

Ch. 8 Parametric Equations

Ch. 9 Differentiation

Ch. 10 Numerical Methods

Ch. 12 Vectors

Ch. 11 Integration

Stats Ch.1 Regression

 

Mechanics Ch. 4 Moments

Previous Knowledge Required:
  • Y1 A-level Trigonometry
  • Y12 A-level Differentiation

Y1 A-level Integration

Y1 Stats and Mechanics

Skills Taught:
  • Addition formulae
  • Angle addition formula
  • Double angle formulae
  • Solving trig equations
  • Simplifying acosx ± bsinx
  • Proving trig identities
  • Modelling with trig identities

 

  • Parametric equations
  • Using trig identities
  • Curve sketching
  • Points of intersection
  • Modelling with parametric equations.
  • Diff’ating sinx & cosx Diff’ating ex, ax, lnx Chain rule
  • Product rule Quotient rule
  • Diff’ating trig functions Diff’ating parametrics
  • Implicit diff’ation 2nd derivatives Rates of change
  • Locating roots Iteration
  • Newton-Raphson Application
  • 3D coordinates
  • Vectors in 3D Vector problems
  • Applications to mechanics
  • Integrating Standard functions Integrating f(ax + b)
  • Using trig identities Reverse chain rule Substitution
  • By parts
  • Partial fractions
  • Finding areas
  • Trapezium rule
  • Differential equations
  • Modelling with Diff Eqns
  • Exponential models
  • Correlation
  • Hypothesis testing
  •  
  • Moments
  •  
  • Resultant moments
  • Equilibrium
  • Centres of mass
  • Tilting
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Year 13 Term 2.5 Term 3
Key Topic: Statistics and Mechanics

Statistics and Mechanics

Revision 
Development of topic:

 Stats Ch. 2 Conditional Probability

Ch.3 Normal Distribution

 Mechanics Ch.5 Forces and Friction

Ch.6 Projectiles

Ch.7 Applications of Forces

Mechanics Ch.8 Further Kinematics

 Revision and Exams

Previous Knowledge Required:

Y1 Stats and Mechanics

Y1 Mechanics

Skills Taught:
  • Set notation
  • Conditional probability
  • Venn diagrams
  • Formulae
  • Tree diagrams
  • The normal distribution
  • Finding probabilities
  • Inverse normal dist.
  • Standard normal dist.
  • Finding µ Ѳ
  • Approx. binomial dist.
  • Hypothesis test for the normal distribution
  • Resolving forces
  • Inclined planes
  • Friction
  • Horizontal projection
  • Horiz/vert projection
  • Projection at angle
  • Projectile motion
  • Formulae
  • Static particles
  • Modelling with statics
  • Friction and static particles
  • Static rigid bodies
  • Dynamics & inclined planes
  • Connected articles
  • Vectors in kinematics
  • Vector methods with projectiles
  • Variable acceleration in 1 dimension
  • Differentiating vectors
  • Integrating vectors
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Further Maths

Further Maths Transition Booklet

Year 12 - Further Maths Term 1 Term 1.5 Term 2
Key Topic: Complex Numbers and Matrices

Series

Polynomials

Proof

Trigonometry

Graph Theory
New Knowledge:

Ch. 1 Complex Numbers

Ch. 2 Argand Diagrams

 Ch. 6 Matrices

Ch.7 Linear Transformations

Ch. 3 Series

Ch. 4 Roots of Polynomials

Ch. 8 Proof by induction

Ch. 9 Vectors

Ch. 5 Volumes of Revolution

Pure Book Y2:

Ch. 6 Trigonometric Functions

Ch. 7 Trigonometry and modelling

Decision Maths:

Ch. 3 Algorithms on Graphs

Ch. 2 Graphs and Networks

Ch.4 Route Inspection

Ch. 1 Algorithms

Previous Knowledge Required: GCSE level Trigonometry, Pythagoras, Surds

Solving quadratic equations

Y1 A-level trigonometry

Skills Taught:
  • Imaginary & complex numbers
  • Multiplying complex numbers
  • Complex conjugation
  • Roots of quadratics
  • Solving cubics & quartics
  • Argand diagrams
  • Modulus argument
  • Modulus argument form
  • Loci
  • Regions
  • Multiplication
  • Determinants
  • Inverting 2x2’s
  • Inverting 3x3’s
  • Solving equations
  • Transformations in 2D
  • Reflections & rotations
  • Enlargements & stretches
  • Successive transformations
  • Transformations in 3D
  • Sum of natural numbers
  • Sum of squares & cubes
  • Roots of quadratics
  • Roots of cubics
  • Roots of quartics
  • Roots of a polynomial Transformations
  • Introduction Divisibility
  • Matrices
  • Eqn of a straight line in 3D
  • Eqn of a plane in 3D
  • Dot product
  • Angles between lines & planes
  • Points of intersection
  • Perpendiculars
  • Spin around the x-axis
  • Spin around the y-axis
  • Adding & subtracting volumes
  • Modelling
  • sec, cosec, cot
  • graphs sec, cosec, cot
  • using sec, cosec, cot
  • Trig identities
  • Inverse trig functions

 

  • Addition formulae
  • Double angle formulae
  • Solving trig equations
  • Simplifying acosx ± bsinx

 

  • Kruskal’s Prims
  • Prims & Matrix
  • Dijkstra’s
  • Modelling with graphs Graph Theory
  • Types of graphs
  • Graphs & networks & Matrices
  • Eulerian Graphs
  • Route inspection algorithm
  • Algorithms
  • Flow charts
  • Sorting algorithms
  • Bin-packing
  • Order of an algorithm
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Year 12 - Further Maths Term 2.5 Term 3 Term 3.5
Key Topic: Differentiation Integration

Complex Numbers

Method of Differences
Development of topic:

Pure Book Y2:

Ch. 9 Differentiation

 Decision Maths:

Ch. 6 Linear Programming

Ch. 8 Critical Path Analysis

Pure Book Y2:

Ch. 11 Integration

 Decision Maths:

Ch. 5 Travelling Salesman

 Ch 9. Simplex Algorithm

Pure Y2 Book:

Ensure all prerequisites for Y2 are covered

 Y2 Core FM Book:

 

Ch. 1 Complex Numbers

Ch. 2 Method of Differences

Previous Knowledge Required:

GCSE algebraic manipulation including indices

Y12 A-level integration

Y1 A-level FM Complex Numbers

Skills Taught:
  • Differentiating sinx & cosx
  • Differentiating ex and lnx
  • The chain rule
  • The product rule
  • The quotient rule
  • Differentiating trig functions
  •  Implicit Differentiation
  • Linear programming problems
  • Graphical methods
  • Locating the optimal point
  • Solutions with integer values
  • Modelling a project
  • Dummy activities
  • Early and late event times
  • Critical activities
  • The float of an activity
  • Gantt charts
  • Integrating Standard functions
  • Integrating f(ax + b)
  • Using trig identities
  • Reverse chain rule
  • Substitution
  • By parts
  • Partial fractions
  • Differential equations
  • *Classical & practical TSM problems
  • *Min spanning tree for upper bound
  • *Min spanning tree for lower bound
  • *Nearest Neighbour for upper bound
  • *Formulating problems
  • *Simplex method
  • *Integer solutions
  • *2-stage simplex method
  • *The Big-M
  • Exponential form
  • Multiplying and dividing complex numbers
  • De Moivres Theorem
  • Trigonometric Identities
  • Sums of series
  • Nth roots of a complex number
  • Solving geometric problems

 

  • The method of differences
  • Higher derivatives
  • Maclaurin series
  • Series expansion of compound functions
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Year 13 - Further Maths Term 1 Term 1.5 Term 2
Key Topic: Polar Coordinates

Differential Equations

Conic Sections

New Knowledge:

Ch3. Methods in Calculus

Ch.4 Volumes of Revolution

Ch. 5 Polar Coordinates

Ch. 6 Hyperbolics

Ch.7 Differential Equations

Ch. 8 Modelling with DEs

 

FP1 Ch. 1 Vectors

Ch. 2 Conic Sections 1

Ch. 3 Conic Sections 2

Ch. 4 Inequalities

Ch. 5 t-formulae

Ch 6. Taylor Series

Previous Knowledge Required:

Y1 FM Calculus

Y1 A-level Trigonometry

Y1 and 2 A-level calculus

Y1 A-level vectors

A-level Y1 and 2 Trigonometry

Modulus function

New Skills:
  • Improper integrals
  • The Mean Value Theorem
  • Diff’ating inverse trig functions
  • Integrating inverse trig functions
  • Integrating with partial fractions
  • Rotating around the x-axis
  • Rotating around the y-axis
  • Parametric curves
  • Modelling
  • Polar coordinates and equations
  • Sketching curves
  • Area enclosed by a polar curve
  • Tangents to polar curves
  • Introduction
  • Inverse hyperbolic functions
  • Identities & equations
  • Diff’ating hyperbolic functions
  • Integrating hyperbolic functions
  • 1st order ODE’s
  • 2nd order homogeneous ODE’s
  • 2nd order non-homogeneous ODE’s
  • Using boundary conditions
  • Modelling with 1st order ODE’s
  • Simple harmonic motion
  • Damped & forced harmonic motion
  • Coupled first order simultaneous eqns]
  • Cross product
  • Areas
  • Scalar triple product
  • Straight lines
  • Geometrical problems
  • Parametric equations Parabolas
  • Rectangular hyperbolas Tangents & normals Loci
  • Ellipses Hyperbolas Eccentricity
  • Tangents & normal (ellipses) Tangents & normal (hyperbola) Loci
  • Algebraic Methods Using Graphs to solve inequalities
  • Modulus inequalities
  • The t-formulae
  • Applying t-formulae
  • Solving trig equations Modelling
  • Taylor series
  • Limits
  • Diff’ntl equations
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Year 13 - Further Maths Term 2.5 Term 3
Key Topic: Calculus

Revision of all topics

Development of topic:

 Ch. 7 Methods in Calculus

Ch.8 Numerical Methods

Ch.9 Reducible Differential Equations

 

Previous Knowledge Required:

Previous work on Differential Equations

 

Skills Taught:
  • Leibnitz Thm
  • L’Hospital’s Rule
  • Weierstrass substitution
  • 1st order ODE’s
  • 2nd order ODE’s
  • Simpson’s rule
  • 1st order RDE’s
  • 2nd order RDE’s
  • Modelling
 
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