HISTORY MATHEMATICS A Level Units % of A Level A Level Units % of A Level Unit 1 The Later Tudors 1547-1603: Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots, the Spanish Armada, Revolts Paper 1 9MA0/01 Pure Mathematics 1 (2 hours, 100 marks) 33.3% 25% and Rebellions Paper 2 9MA0/02 Pure Mathematics 2 (2 hours, 100 marks) 33.3% Unit 2 South Africa 1948-99: Apartheid, Nelson Mandela and world reaction 15% Paper 3 9MA0/03 Statistics and Mechanics (2 hours, 100 marks) 33.3% Unit 3 The Middle East 1908-2011: Israel, Terrorism, The Gulf War and the “Arab Spring” 40% Unit 4 Personal Study. Independent research on a topic of your choice, with support and NB Students taking 3 other A levels can choose to take AS Mathematicsin June of Year 12. There are two papers: guidance from your teacher, to produce an extended essay. Current Year 13 students are Pure Mathematics (62.5%) and Statistics and Mechanics(37.5%) and the course is taught alongside A level in 20% studying topics such as Hitler's rise to power, the Spanish Civil War, 18th Century piracy, the Year 12. beginning of the Cold War as well as the French Revolution Super-Curriculum Super-Curriculum Course Outline Course Outline History is a fascinating subject in its own right. We A Level Mathematics is aimed at students who enjoy the analytical We visit the University of Gloucestershire Library to We run a KS5 maths trip to Florence or hope students have enjoyed their GCSE courses and problem-solving aspects of GCSE Mathematics. Strong assist students with their Personal Study research, Athens at October half-term. and want to have the opportunity to study it further. Algebraic Manipulation skills in GCSE topics such as quadratic whilst in recent years we have also visited Sixth Form equations, surds, laws of indices and rearranging formulae are a History conferences in London. We have established As strong mathematicians we value History explains why the world is like it is today and pre-requisite of the course. The mathematics course is divided links with the local Archaeology unit and the your help as Year 12 mentors for KS3 gives students an understanding of how societies into two separate areas: Pure and Applied. Gloucestershire Archives and Museum Service to and 4. We encourage the most able to deal with problems and opportunities. supportstudents wishing to gain experience in careers take part in the UK Senior Mathematics Pure mathematics extends GCSE as well as introducing new topics associated with History. In recent years we organised a Challenge. Just think of the news at the moment: financial and includes: functions, coordinate geometry, sequences, series, visitto the Tutankhamun Exhibition in London and have meltdown; worries about European power; crisis in trigonometry, exponentials, logarithms, calculus, vectors and recentlyenjoyedthe musical "Six” about Henry VIII at the Subject Specific the Middle East; tense relations with Russia; the numerical methods. Everyman Theatre. Students are also encouraged to power of religion to cause conflict. take part in various History based competitions such Entry Requirements The applied elements of the course are statistics and Mechanics. as the Great Debate organised by the Historical All these things have happened before, and by Statistics includes data handling, modelling and probability. Association. We have also had a group of A level 7 or equivalent in Maths at GCSE. learning from the past we can understand how to Initially, the course reviews GCSE elements on data, averages and students take part in a prestigious project to help tell deal with the present. spread, as well as probability, but develops to look in detail at the stories of the diverse population of Gloucester, GCSE Further Mathematics, or statistical distributions and hypothesis testing. Mechanics is culminating in an exhibition at the City Museum. equivalent, is an advantage but is not usually new for most students although there are overlaps with essential. Careers Physics. The course covers: mathematical models in mechanics; vectors, kinematics of a particle moving in a straight line; Subject Specific History is one of the most popular subjects for Contact dynamics of a particle moving in a straight line or plane; statics of students to study at university, and we have been Entry Requirements a particle and moments. Miss M Adamson, Subject Leader for successful in helping many students to gain places Mathematics at Oxbridge and other top universities over the 6 or equivalent in History at GCSE. Careers [email protected] years. As well as being a very interesting and important History students are in demand for a variety of Contact degree subject in its own right and leading to a careers in business, government, finance, the variety of careers, A Level Mathematics is a vital media and Law because of the skills they learn: Mr N Salmon, Subject Leader for History & Politics building block for many other subjects. A typical to sift information and decide what is reliable; • [email protected] university course in medicine, geography, science, to reach informed judgements about major psychology, economics, engineering and computer issues; science, for example, will use knowledge and to present ideas coherently both orally and in techniques covered in A level Mathematics. The writing. course also provides students with the necessary skills to begin to explain the world around them in Also, many universities value History as an A Level an elegant and concise way. Research by the for students wishing to study medicine, as the Russell Group of leading UK universities states that above qualities, allied to excellence in Science, help students taking A Level Mathematics increase their to make students effective communicators and earnings by over 13%, compared with those of non- team-workers. mathematicians. In a nutshell ... A level Mathematics is enjoyable, interesting and highly valuable. 18 19