Original post by ZeroSuitJawauh well you have to do core 1 and 2 in AS followed by an applied module, normally statistics 1 or mechanics 1 depending on your school. In A2 you do core 3 and 4, with again, an applied module. In total there are six modules over the two years.
Core 1 is mainly an extension of what you learnt in GCSE whereas in core 2 it is an extension of core 1 with additional stuff like logarithms, introduction of radians within trigonometry and a few sequences.
In terms of difficulty, it is subjective, so far it has been pretty easy and enjoyable, but im weird like that cuz i love it! If you got an A* or A at GCSE or predicted, then the jump shouldn't be too large. Id say core 3 is difficult, just because there are so many new things, but it is pretty fun. You may find the applied modules like mechanics 1 difficult or easy depending on if you like physics, statistics 1 has generally been viewed as the easy module, which i would agree with. Buts it's very boring (IMO).
Revision tips, i would say just brush up some difficult maths stuff from GCSE to ease the transition, and actually revise each day so that any new stuff learnt stays stuck in your head (unlike some deadbeat students in my class who complain day and night that they cant do the maths questions, claiming that they have never heard of 'x' formula/method, revise you fool and actually listen in class geez.......)
Hope you enjoy maths A level!