Is there a possible way I can study AS/A Level Further Maths from Home?

I am doing A Level Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics. Currently I am in year 12 and I would like to join an online course which does Further Mathematics and at the end I can give an exam. So basically it counts as an A Level. Is there like a website that I can study from?

Thanks for all the help!

Reply 1

username3154254

16

I assume you want to do computer science at university. If so you are correct in assuming further maths will be really helpful. You could theoretically purchase the text books and self teach yourself the course, there are resources like exam solutions and dr frost maths. Also I haven't done that much research into this but im pretty sure there is a website called the further mathematics support programe, and they have some courses (I could be very wrong).

If you do go the self teach path, maybe at your school, any of your maths teachers can help when you get stuck on a question. Hope this helps, good luck :smile:

Reply 2

Compost

19

I believe there are lots of resources on line and talk to your school about whether they could offer any help and whether they would be willing to let you enter for the exams there although they may charge you the entry fee (around £50).

(edited 6 years ago)

Reply 3

Meltend

11

Check the further mathematics support programme you can get it done through them or you can ask your teachers for advice.

Yeah do it

OP

Thank you so much everyone! This should help. But one more question! If I self teach further maths, I will know the content but I wont have a qualification if you know what I mean to prove it. and yes my major is going to be computer science. Would i have to have a qualification or should I just self teach the course and it will come in use later on anyways?

Reply 6

Meltend

11

You will get the qualification if you sit the exam simple.
You will probably have to pay some money to sit the exam.

Reply 7

11gharg

13

You can sit the exam at school if you feel confident enough, but you will have to pay

Reply 8

liam12345677

10

I am in almost the exact same position as you (just slightly different subjects). I self-teach further maths but might be in a better position in terms of resources compared to yourself or anyone else self-teaching. I have a lot of contact with the two further maths teachers at my school and make sure to ask them any questions that I'm having trouble with, and they give me chapter assessments and stuff for 'homework' that has more loose deadlines than the actual FM class.

My school has a login for integral, a maths website, which contains literally every exam board for maths and further maths, and has some pretty detailed notes as well as practice questions and topic assessments (although I do not have access to these assessments, the teachers have to upload them to the school network for me to see them).

In addition to this, I've bought the textbooks for the topics I need to know for the exam (core pure book plus applied books) and they have some decent explanations (I use the Integral explanations primarily, but I check the textbook for additional explanation if I don't understand), but more importantly they have question which are more challenging than those on Integral. Since we're the first to do this spec, there's some mistakes in some questions which is frustrating but it's just something we have to deal with (but the exam boards really need to get their **** together imo).

Physics and maths tutor online is something I plan to use in the Xmas holidays when I do a bit of revision for the January mocks, since even if you have to use the old maths spec questions, the specification hasn't really changed much, and if you're worried that doing an entire FP1 exam (or whatever) would mean you see questions that aren't included in our new spec maths, then they have simple question topic banks where you can just do questions on things like matrices only, binomial distribution only etc.

I've been entered to do mock exams in January on further maths which means I'll sit the same exams and get my tests marked with a grade back, and this summer I'll be sitting the real AS examinations (my school still does them). I haven't been told anything about whether I'll have to pay to enter the exams, but I would assume I wouldn't, since my school hasn't made anyone pay for other exam related stuff like re-marks and people sitting extra GCSEs.

If you plan to sit the AS exam at the end of year 12 this year, I would suggest doing a good amount of catchup work towards the end of this term and over christmas because there's a fair amount to cover, and while it does have some overlaps and you do have enough time to learn it, you don't want to be stressing out in february/march where you should be preparing for your other end of year exams.

Reply 9

999tigger

19

Your other option is to do a distance learning course. That gets you past the teaching side or makes it easier, then you just find a place for the exam.

Reply 10

noumanahaq

OP

9

Original post by liam12345677

I am in almost the exact same position as you (just slightly different subjects). I self-teach further maths but might be in a better position in terms of resources compared to yourself or anyone else self-teaching. I have a lot of contact with the two further maths teachers at my school and make sure to ask them any questions that I'm having trouble with, and they give me chapter assessments and stuff for 'homework' that has more loose deadlines than the actual FM class.

My school has a login for integral, a maths website, which contains literally every exam board for maths and further maths, and has some pretty detailed notes as well as practice questions and topic assessments (although I do not have access to these assessments, the teachers have to upload them to the school network for me to see them).

In addition to this, I've bought the textbooks for the topics I need to know for the exam (core pure book plus applied books) and they have some decent explanations (I use the Integral explanations primarily, but I check the textbook for additional explanation if I don't understand), but more importantly they have question which are more challenging than those on Integral. Since we're the first to do this spec, there's some mistakes in some questions which is frustrating but it's just something we have to deal with (but the exam boards really need to get their **** together imo).

Physics and maths tutor online is something I plan to use in the Xmas holidays when I do a bit of revision for the January mocks, since even if you have to use the old maths spec questions, the specification hasn't really changed much, and if you're worried that doing an entire FP1 exam (or whatever) would mean you see questions that aren't included in our new spec maths, then they have simple question topic banks where you can just do questions on things like matrices only, binomial distribution only etc.

I've been entered to do mock exams in January on further maths which means I'll sit the same exams and get my tests marked with a grade back, and this summer I'll be sitting the real AS examinations (my school still does them). I haven't been told anything about whether I'll have to pay to enter the exams, but I would assume I wouldn't, since my school hasn't made anyone pay for other exam related stuff like re-marks and people sitting extra GCSEs.

If you plan to sit the AS exam at the end of year 12 this year, I would suggest doing a good amount of catchup work towards the end of this term and over christmas because there's a fair amount to cover, and while it does have some overlaps and you do have enough time to learn it, you don't want to be stressing out in february/march where you should be preparing for your other end of year exams.