Maths - Year 12 :: Queen Elizabeth High School

AS Mathematics (OCR – 3892) - Year 12

There are three modules to AS Mathematics, Core 1, Core 2 and Statistics 1. Core 1 is assessed by examination in January of Year 12, Core 2 and Statistics 1 are assessed by examinations in May/June of Year 12. Each module carries equal weighting to the overall grade at AS level, and contribute to a total of 50% of the full A level. Generally the course is taught by two teachers, both teaching Core 1 then each teaching either Core 2 or Statistics 1.

TEACHER 1 Core 1 (4721)	TEACHER 2 Core 1 (4721)
Half Term 1 (September - October)
Course introduction and study skills Polynomials, expanding brackets The discriminant Solving quadratics, simultaneous equations. Line segments mid points and gradients Straight line equations Negative reciprocals and perpendicular lines Equations of circles	Indicies and surds Solving equations Introduction to differentiation Second derivatives and notation Gradients Maximum and minimum points
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 2 (November - December)
Graphs of nth powers Graph transformations Revision	Equations of normals and tangents Applications of differentiation Revision
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

TEACHER 1 Core 2 (4722)	TEACHER 2 Statistics 1 (4732)
Half Term 3 (January - February)
Core 1 examination Trigonometry, graphs Solving equations with trig functions Introduction to trig identities Solving quadratic trig equations Sine rule and cosine rule Radians Arc lengths and areas of sectors Geometric and arithmetic series Binomial expansions	Core 1 Examination Representation of data Standard deviation and mean for grouped data. Probability recap Conditional probability Permutations and Combinations Discrete random variables Probability distributions
External Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 4 (March - April)
Integration areas bound by curves Infinite and improper integrals Trapezium rule Factor and remainder theorem Logarithms	Binomial distributions Geometeric Distributions Bivariate Data and correlation Linear regression Revision
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 5 (May - June)
S1 and C1 examinations	S1 and C1 examinations
External Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Suggested Course reading list
Core 1&2. Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN 978-0-521-54896-0
Statistics 1. Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN 0-521-54893-4