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A-level: How much harder is Further maths than regular maths?

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lljkk · 23/04/2018 20:25

or is FM more like parallel level of difficulty, rather than the next stage on of difficulty? I'm asking after a conversation about when do people hit their 'ceiling' with math, wondering if FM is just a bit harder or much harder than regular maths so more likely someone could hit their ceiling with it.

Hoping NobleG is around & I'll get her attention. Thanks in Advance.

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lljkk · 23/04/2018 22:03

Ta 4 bump

DD wants to do reg. math A-level at end of yr12, then chemistry-bio-FM as her 3 UCAS eligible A-levels for end of yr13.

6th form is being obstructive (peeved emoticon). One warning school didn't actually make, but came from an admissions tutor, is that everyone reaches their 'Wow this is hard I'm struggling!' limit with any subject, and FM could be that threshold ("ceiling") for DD. So we're trying to gauge that risk.

(b/c it seems relevant) DD is top of her yr group for math at end of yr11, predicted a 9.

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GeorgeTheHippo · 23/04/2018 22:02

Next stage of difficulty based on what my kids (both of whom do it) say.

MrSlant · 23/04/2018 21:54

I am also interested in this so will give it a bump! From DS asking in school it's the same topics as they cover in maths A level but extended. Except sometimes they don't cover the topics at the same time and other times they cover them in further maths before actual maths but that's ok because they work a way round it. So that's not particularly helpful.

Been told by friend with older children that if they want to pursue maths/physics at uni then they need to do it or they will fall behind really quickly. Won't know if school are running it until, ooh, next term. So that's also not particularly helpful!

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lljkk · 23/04/2018 21:48

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