A-Level Mathematics exams

Hi,

I'm a GCSE student who will be going on to study A-Level Maths next year, and I'm wondering how the GCSE and A-Level exams actually differ.

I'm hoping that the A-Level exams will incorporate much more numbers and mathematical symbols as opposed to the wordy questions I'm used to at GCSE (which, despite understanding the Maths behind them, I find difficult to interpret).

So my questions are: are A-Level Maths exams less words and more numbers, how long is each A-Level Maths exam that I will be required to sit, and exactly what papers am I actually going to be examined in, because I look on the past paper website and I see a whole list of differently titled papers that mean absolutely nothing to me.

In case it matters, I will be with Edexcel.

Cheers in advance for any responses.

- Jack