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Edexcel A-Level FP1 and FP2

Hi, I'm going into Year 13 and planning to self teach my Further Maths option modules, FP1 and FP2. I've flicked through both textbooks and it seems that there are only a few topics where I'll need to have some prior knowledge from Core Pure. At the moment though, I'm trying to plan my time and fill gaps in my timetable, just so that I have a rough idea of when I'll be finished with the content. From students who have finished the course and done these modules, what are the hardest topics that appear on these papers? What would you recommend going over in more detail (e.g. more than one "lesson")? I've tried to find some frequency analysis online but have been unsuccessful.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!
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Original post by Storvite
Hi, I'm going into Year 13 and planning to self teach my Further Maths option modules, FP1 and FP2. I've flicked through both textbooks and it seems that there are only a few topics where I'll need to have some prior knowledge from Core Pure. At the moment though, I'm trying to plan my time and fill gaps in my timetable, just so that I have a rough idea of when I'll be finished with the content. From students who have finished the course and done these modules, what are the hardest topics that appear on these papers? What would you recommend going over in more detail (e.g. more than one "lesson")? I've tried to find some frequency analysis online but have been unsuccessful.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

From FP1, students tend to find conics and numerical methods for differential equations the hardest, but it's only because they've never seen this before. It's actually straight forward.

Each chapter will take you however long it takes you to do the questions.

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