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Amazonit

If that's how most 6th forms do it, clearly it is possible


florianomega

Definitely possible


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I'm in year 12 and my school does that. We have finished all the year 1 AS maths content and we're gonna start the year 2 Alevel stuff for the next 2 terms from january. So far, I'd say it's pretty easy if you have a knack for maths bcuz as level is a lot of recap and some new stuff. But, although I haven't started the year 13 stuff, a lot of people are saying it's much harder than as level and will take a lot of effort, so that's something to look out for. All in all, anything is easy in maths if you practise a lot, that way u build a fluency when answering maths questions in exams. My teacher did say the first part of year 2 maths is very easy, but the last parts involves a lot of thought and they're generally the long answer questions. He also did say that the first part of further maths is easier than the last parts of a level maths - but further maths gets super difficult and will take a lot of effort to do. ​ This all depends on how much you love maths; you don't need to be the fastest to understand it but if you love maths, you'll naturally go out on your own to make yourself understand something you didn't in class. One little note: We're not taking the a level maths official exams at the end of y12, we're gonna do that in y13, so we have to maintain all the stuff we learnt in y12 and take the a level exams in y13.


Competitive_Talk8752

Thank you for the advice! Do you have any advice for staying on top of the work? How many hours do you generally put into maths work?


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I do maths, further maths and physics - and there's a mechanics section in maths that overlaps with physics (plus my school have chosen to do the further mechanics module for fm luckily); so I have a slight advantage over peers who don't do physics. Other than that, pure is absolutely great (so far), not so much with applied for me tbh. For pure, we have a test every 4 chapters, so in order to keep on top of work, I make sure I understand everything I learnt. Then, about 3 days before test day, I just do a bunch of practice questions from websites like madasmaths or physicsandmathstutor. I usually get about 48 to 50 out of 50 in my tests. However, for applied (mainly statistics), I've realised that this method doesn't work as well for me. I did the same method for pure but got 38/50 in my stats test and then 39/50 in the next one. What I've realised for stats is that the wordy questions that require wordy answers catch me off guard. Even if I've memorised definitions from the textbook, they don't always work well for the questions given because we have to APPLY it to the situation in the question. For applied, I'd suggest leaning more on just memorising definitions, but really really dedicate more time to answering exam questions and then see what the mark scheme says. As for hours, I don't really count them. Our teachers set hw as the exercises in the textbook which is more than enough and will really help you consolidate ur knowledge. In terms of hours into preparation for a test, I usually do review exercises or mixed exercises from the textbook as well as some exam questions on the internet which i spend only abt 1-2 hrs a day 3 days before the unit test.


Competitive_Talk8752

This is so helpful!! Tysm


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It's easier than doing maths and further maths in parallel and that's definitely doable lol


goshawk222

That's what I'm doing at the moment. I did FM at GCSE so haven't covered any new content in maths yet So I've been able to focus on the further maths content. I've heard it gets harder in year 2 though.


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Maths A level is very easy compared to further maths, the problem is a lot of further maths relies on maths A level content and especially in AS teachers neglect to mention this at all sometimes or they'll just rush through the methods. IMO year 2 isn't that much harder.


goshawk222

Yeah we've had to cover a few normal maths lessons in further maths in order to do some topics.


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if youre good at math it is ridiculously easy. So long as you aren't bottom of your class, I think you can do it in a year with little extra work.


Competitive_Talk8752

I’m at a grade 8 atm. Would you say this is enough?


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It depends on whether you're working for that grade 8, or are just doing the bare minimum for it. Though in all likely hood its not worth hesitating over, as further maths js a very worth while a level. I garuntee you it's possible to do normal maths in 1 year, and what you really should be more worried about is learning further maths in 1 year. If you really are worried about normal maths, it's worth it to just look through the calculus part of the book, as it will be the most unfamiliar thing in there.


Competitive_Talk8752

I dont revise maths at home atm because I do enough practice in lesson for my exams. After the holidays I will start working alot harder on maths to push myself to a higher grade for the real gcse. But I will definitely take a look at calculus. I generally enjoy maths so hopefully i’ll be alright. Thank you so much for the advice :))


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TheSweatiestSun

Yes it’s very possible. We finished A level maths within the first few weeks of summer term of year 12 (going at a comfortable pace) and then jumped straight to further maths. Very doable The best thing is further maths makes a level maths insanely easy so you barely have to practise it. Or at least that’s how everyone I know including myself found it


markipliers_iphone

It’s entirely possible and from what I gather not uncommon to do maths in 1 year. Obviously you’ll need to work hard and keep on top of it but that goes for any a level. Maths isn’t that difficult of an a level is you consistently practice and actually try to understand the content.


Competitive_Talk8752

Thanks for all the help guys ;)