Edexcel Further Maths

Hi,

Just wondering as to how I could cope with Further Maths at A-level. I also do Edexcel at GCSE and can achieve an A* with a bit of work. I am certainly planning on getting an A* anyway. I was just wondering how well should I be doing in GCSE Maths to consider taking it? Is it something I should only take, for example if I can ace GCSE with no effort?

I am asking this as I don't want to take it and it bring my other grades down because of all the extra work I have to put in as I'm struggling.

Any advice or opinions from people who have taken FM would be greatly appreciated.

Id say don't do fm if you dont get at least an A at gcse.

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Thanks for the reply. I think I can get an A* so that seems ok. Did you take FM if you don't mind me asking?

Thanks for the reply. I think I can get an A* so that seems ok. Did you take FM if you don't mind me asking?

Hi,

Just wondering as to how I could cope with Further Maths at A-level. I also do Edexcel at GCSE and can achieve an A* with a bit of work. I am certainly planning on getting an A* anyway. I was just wondering how well should I be doing in GCSE Maths to consider taking it? Is it something I should only take, for example if I can ace GCSE with no effort?

I am asking this as I don't want to take it and it bring my other grades down because of all the extra work I have to put in as I'm struggling.

Any advice or opinions from people who have taken FM would be greatly appreciated.

I take Further Maths and I had an A* at GCSE. I would say if you enjoy maths and you're willing to put the work in you should be fine. It is a little harder than normal maths, but like I said, if you're willing to put the work in it will all come together eventually. :-)

Thank you for the advice If you don't mind me asking do you think it helps you with just normal Maths at A-level? For example, you find A-level Maths easier because you took further.

Thank you for the advice If you don't mind me asking do you think it helps you with just normal Maths at A-level? For example, you find A-level Maths easier because you took further.

Yeah definitely. I wouldn't say there's an overlap of the content so that wouldn't make it easier but I think FM definitely makes you appreciate how nice the core modules are!


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Well that sounds good. Again I hope I'm not being too intrusive but how are you finding it difficulty wise, since you got an A*at GCSE. Do you feel if it's effecting your other grades at all?

It's fine, I don't mind helping. I'm not finding it too difficult to be honest, and if I find anything difficult I just look through my notes and practice questions on it. It's not affecting my other grades at all really, I think I manage my time well. I definitely think it sounds more scary than it actually is though! :-)


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Yeah I believe time management is a good skill. Thats the thing people at my school seem make out you need to be a maths genious to take it. That in fact put me off taking it for a while.

You don't need to be. If you enjoy maths and consider yourself naturally able to do maths you'll be fine. I actually took French to start off with and because of my A* in maths teacher encouraged me to take FM, so I dropped French. I didn't really think I'd be able to cope but I'm doing fine. I would say if you're considering it and you're willing to put the work in, do it.


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Also, consider what you want to do in the future I dropped further maths personally as meidince didn't like it

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Yeah its 1.2 times harder than normal maths

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