AS Mathematics

Cambridge Assessment International Examination’s goals for its Mathematics courses include:

To enable students to:

• develop a positive attitude towards mathematics in a way that encourages enjoyment, establishes confidence and promotes enquiry and further learning
• develop a feel for number and understand the significance of the results obtained
• apply their mathematical knowledge and skills to their own lives and the world around them
• use creativity and resilience to analyse and solve problems
• communicate mathematics clearly
• develop the ability to reason logically, make inferences and draw conclusions
• develop fluency so that they can appreciate the interdependence of, and connections between, different areas of mathematics
• acquire a foundation for further study in mathematics and other subjects.

The components for AS and A Level candidates involve options and the teaching program may vary from school to school: