Should I do Further Maths?

I'm now in year 11 and I only got an A in GCSE Maths. Do you think Further Maths is too difficult for me. Can a good grade (let's say A/A*) be achieved in the subject through a few hours of revision a week/day?

Do you know anyone who got lower than an A* in GCSE Maths and found Further Maths managble?

Thanks.

I'm now in year 11 and I only got an A in GCSE Maths. Do you think Further Maths is too difficult for me. Can a good grade (let's say A/A*) be achieved in the subject through a few hours of revision a week/day?

Do you know anyone who got lower than an A* in GCSE Maths and found Further Maths managble?

Thanks.

Wow. What about you because you said your in his class?

Thanks fo the reply.

I got an A* at GCSE and I guess I'm probably on the same level as that guy, exams results wise I probably edge him though I would say he is a better rounded mathematician.

How many hours of work did you put in to achieve a good grade?

Any grade at GCSE maths won't gurantee you a good grade in FM. I got a B in GCSE and I got an A in Maths (2years) and im currently doing the whole A-Level FM this year. It depends on the person, there was someone in my class with an A* in GCSE maths who failed the A-Level. AS FM is okay, but A2 is really tough.

Haven't done it yet . Got my A* in normal maths a level last year and revised when it came to exam time and just did homework and that was pretty much it. But this year for further maths sometimes I have to go over stuff twice to make sure I understand whats going on.

So would you say if the right amount of effort/hard work is put in it's possible to get a good grade? Do practicing questions help a lot? Sorry for asking so much

Definitely, if you enjoy maths and have at least some natural ability you will do well with a bit of work.

Definatly do it! It's great fun, you could probably manage and if not, just drop it!


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How are you finding it so far as well as the workload?
How many hours of revision/work do you put in a day or week?

Sorry for asking so many questions I just wanna be sure before I pick an AS subject.

Its okay. I've already finished S2 and FP1 and my class has just covered a topic in FP2. Im starting S3 after the half term. As you can tell if you're doing FM you're going to have to work at a fast pace and I can only just manage that. I takes quite a bit of time to fully understand a topic compared to my class mates, like I only click on half way through the lesson. TBH apart from homework I have done zero revision. I plan to do some FP1 past papers over half term and recap a bit of S2 and thats it. There is no point in rushing your revision, because you'll just forget by the time it gets to summer. Thats how I worked for Maths anyway, I find people revising everyday a bit too hardcore.

Are you going to be teaching yourself it or learning it in school? I've found it much more interesting than core maths and therefore found it really easy to put lots of time into learning it. Take a look at the specification for it, does it look like stuff you might enjoy?