AQA GCSE Further Maths Topic Checklist Organised by Topic
AQA GCSE Further Maths Topic Checklist Organised by Topic
AQA GCSE Further Maths Topic Checklist Organised by Topic
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AQA Further Maths Topic Checklist
2 papers (one calculator, one non calculator)
Topics
Number
Product Rule for Counting
Surds
Algebra
Functions – domain and range, composite and inverse
Expanding brackets and collecting like terms
Factorising (common factor, product sum, AC method, grouping, diff of 2 squares)
Binomial expansion
Algebraic fractions
Re-arranging equations to make the subject
Factor theorem
Completing the square
Sketching functions – linear, quadratic, exponential and piecewise
Solving linear equations
Solving quadratic equations
Simultaneous equations (linear and quadratic) - 2 unknowns
Simultaneous equations (linear) - 3 unknowns
Solving inequalities - linear
Solving inequalities - quadratic
Indices
Proofs - algebraic
Sequences – nth term and limiting value
nth term of linear sequences
nth term of quadratic sequences
Coordinate Geometry
Gradients
Distance between two points (using Pythagoras)
Use ratio to find the coordinates of a point on a line given the coordinates of two other points
Equation of a straight line (drawing and finding)
Circles
Equation of a tangent to a circle
Calculus
Basic differentiation of 𝑘𝑥 ! where 𝑛 is any integer
Equations of tangents and normals
Increasing/decreasing functions
Second derivative
Stationary points
Classifying maximum and minimum
Sketching a curve based on max and min points
Matrix Transformations (2x2 or 2x1 matrices)
Multiplying matrices
Identity matrix
Transformation matrices
Geometry
Surface area and volume of prisms, cylinders, sphere, cones and pyramids (assumed)
Sine and cosine rule
Area of any triangle
Pythagoras in 2D and 3D
Trig graphs
Trig identities
Trig - special angles
Solving trig equations