A-level Mathematics for Year 12 - Course 1: Algebraic Methods, Graphs and Applied Mathematics Methods

Module 1Indices and Surds

• Recognise and use the laws of indices for all rational exponents
• Use and manipulate surds, including rationalising the denominator
• Solve a variety of problems that include surds and indices

Module 2 Inequalities

• Solve linear and quadratic inequalities in a single variable and interpret these solutions graphically
• Express the solutions to linear and quadratic inequalities usingnumber lines and inequality notation, and using the terms ‘and’and ‘or’and set notation
• Represent linear and quadratic inequalities in two variables graphically, using standard A-level conventions

Module 3 The Factor Theorem & Algebraic Division

• Manipulate polynomials algebraically, using the factor theorem to write a polynomial as the product of linear factors or a combination of linear and quadratic factors
• Divide one polynomial by another of a lower order by equating coefficients

Module 4Coordinate Geometry

• Solve problems using the coordinate geometry of the circle
• Complete the square to find the centre and radius of a circle from its equation
• Solve problems using the properties of the angle in a semicircle, the perpendicular from the centre to a chord, and a tangent from a poin

Module 5 Graphical Transformation and Curve Sketching

• Use curve sketching techniques based on the the shapes and symmetries of standard curves
• Identify key features of a curve from its equation and transform the equations of linear, quadratic, rational and trigonometrical curves using translations, rotations and stretches
• Use knowledge of the symmetry and asymptotes of standard curves to create sketches

Module 6 An Introduction to Mechanics

• Interpret and accurately use the term distance, speed, displacement, velocity, and acceleration
• Interpret graphs to do with speed against time, distance against time, velocity against time and acceleration against time, and solve problems involving motion in a straight line with constant acceleration
• Apply the formulae for constant acceleration to solve problems involving motion in a straight line

Module 7 An Introduction to Statistics

• Identify the ideas of a population and a sample and use simple sampling techniques to draw informal inferences about populations
• Apply critical thinking to issues of representative sampling
• Interpret histograms to draw informal inferences about univariate data
• Interpret scatter diagrams, regression lines and the ideas of correlation to draw informal inferences about bivariate data