AS & A2 Levels

AS & A2 Levels

Mathematics (Pure)

  • Proof
  • Algebra and functions
  • Coordinate geometry
  • Sequences and series
  • Trigonometry
  • Exponentials and logarithms
  • Differentiation
  • Integration
  • Numerical methods
  • Vectors
  • Statistics: sampling, data presentation, probability, distributions, hypothesis testing
  • Mechanics: kinematics, forces, Newton’s laws, moments, energy, power, momentum

Further Mathematics (Core)

  • Complex numbers
  • Matrices
  • Roots of polynomials
  • Series and summation
  • Hyperbolic functions
  • Further calculus
  • Polar coordinates
  • Vectors and 3D geometry
  • Differential equations
  • Proof (incl. induction)

Options (vary by board): Further Pure, Mechanics, Statistics, Decision/Discrete Maths

Physics

  • Measurements and errors / Working as a physicist
  • Particles and radiation / Atomic/nuclear physics
  • Waves
  • Mechanics and materials
  • Electricity and electric circuits
  • Further mechanics and thermal physics
  • Fields (gravitational, electric, magnetic) and their consequences
  • Nuclear physics
  • Optional modules: astrophysics, medical, engineering, turning points, electronics (depending on board)
Classroom

Chemistry

  • Atomic structure and the periodic table
  • Bonding and structure
  • Amount of substance / formulae, equations, redox
  • Energetics
  • Kinetics
  • Equilibria
  • Group chemistry (Group 2, Group 7, transition metals)
  • Periodicity
  • Organic chemistry: introduction, alkanes, alkenes, halogenoalkanes, alcohols
  • Organic analysis / spectroscopy
  • Further organic: carbonyls, carboxylic acids and derivatives, aromatic chemistry, amines, polymers, amino acids and DNA
  • Advanced analysis: NMR, chromatography, mass spectrometry

Biology

  • Biological molecules
  • Cells and membranes
  • Exchange of substances in organisms
  • Genetic information, variation and relationships
  • Biodiversity and evolution
  • Energy transfers (photosynthesis, respiration)
  • Organisms respond to changes (nervous, hormonal systems)
  • Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems
  • Control of gene expression
  • Immunity and disease
  • Ecology and ecosystems

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