Hey Guys, my name is Roman, Im 16 and currently living abroad, this year I have finished my IGCSE's and chose to study edexcel international a level mathematics and further mathematics, and tbh Im a little confused as to how the a level maths curriculum works; what units does the course consists of? what exams do I have to sit and when? and basically all relevant information will be appreciated. Im asking this as I couldn't find any relevant information online. Thank you soo much in advance
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Hi Roman, we are glad to have you on OnlyPhysics. Feel free to ask any other questions that you may have.
The course is similar to other A-Level qualifications (such as the one in the UK) in the sense that the course is split up into many different units - 14 in total. They are:
P1-4 : Pure Mathematics 1-4
M1-3: Mechanics 1-3
S1-3: Statistics 1-3
D1: Decision Mathematics 1
Unit FP1-FP3: Further Pure 1-3
Each qualification, though, consists of 6 units (12 in total for further maths and maths).
To obtain an A-Level in maths (not Further) you MUST sit P1-P4. Then you can choose between the following:
M1 and S1 or
M1 and D1 or
M1 and M2 or
S1 and D1 or
S1 and S2
For Further Maths, you must do unit FP1 and then must do one between either FP2 or FP3. Afterwards, you can select 4 Further units from:
FP2, FP3, M1, M2, M3, S1, S2, S3, D1.
Each unit is equally weighted for your final qualification.
In terms of exam dates, I will explain to Jen ‘First Assessment Dates’. 2019 is the first year of the course (so Year 12) and 2020 is the second year of the course (Year 13):
P1 - Jan 2019
P2 - June 2019
P3 - Jan 2020
P4 - June 2020
FP1 - June 2019
FP2 - June 2020
FP3 - June 2020
M1 - June 2019
M2 - June 2020
M3 - June 2020
S1 - June 2019
S2 - June 2020
S3 - June 2020
D1 - June 2019
Hope this helped. Feel free to ask any other questions :).