A Level Further Maths AQA Past Papers

AQA A Level Further Maths Spec at a glance

The new AQA A level further maths specification came into effect in 2017 with first exams in 2018. The following list details the core content within the AQA A level maths course.

·OT1: Mathematical argument, language and proof

·OT2: Mathematical problem solving

·OT3: Mathematical modelling

·Compulsory content

Options

Students must select two of these options to study:

·Optional application 1 – mechanics

·Optional application 2 – statistics

·Optional application 3 – discrete

The following outlines the content and structure of each of the AQA A level further maths exam papers.

Paper 1

The following topics can be assessed:

·A: Proof

·B: Complex numbers

·C: Matrices

·D: Further Algebra and Functions

·E: Further Calculus

·F: Further Vectors

·G: Polar coordinates

·H: Hyperbolic functions

·I: Differential equations

·J: Trigonometry

·K: Numerical Methods

Exam Structure:

·Written exam: 2 hours

·100 marks

·33⅓ % of A-level

Paper 2

The following further maths topics can be assessed:

·A: Proof

·B: Complex numbers

·C: Matrices

·D: Further Algebra and Functions

·E: Further Calculus

·F: Further Vectors

·G: Polar coordinates

·H: Hyperbolic functions

·I: Differential equations

·J: Trigonometry

·K: Numerical Methods

Exam Structure:

·Written exam: 2 hours

·100 marks

·33⅓ % of A-level

Paper 3

There are three options for paper 3 all with the same exam structure.

Option 1:

One question paper answer booklet on Discrete and one question paper answer booklet on Statistics will be provided and these papers contain any question types from within these topic areas.

Option 2:

One question paper answer booklet on Statistics and one question paper answer booklet on Mechanics.

Option 3:

One question paper answer booklet on Mechanics and one question paper answer booklet on Discrete.

Exam Structure

·Written exam: 2 hours

·100 marks

·33⅓ % of A-level