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Should I study Further Mathematics?
Enrichment & Extension Materials
GCSE extension materials and mathematical diversions, including mathematical challenges and puzzles.
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Providing Further Maths Tuition
The FMSP can provide Further Mathematics tuition to students in schools and colleges that do not offer it.
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Real-world mathematics
The maths you learn at A level has wide applications in real-world engineering, science, computing, business and economics – it’s just about the most useful subject you could choose.
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Podcasts and Webcasts
Podcasts are a great way to listen to topical discussions often including mathematical topics. Mathematical podcasts include:Plus magazine podcasts
More or Less (BBC radio 4)
Travels in a Mathematical World (IMA)
The Royal Instituition provide webcasts of their Christmas Lectures, including mathematical ones from Christopher Zeeman, Ian Stewart and Marcus du Sautoy.
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Posters
Mathematical posters produced by university students who have been previous winners in our annual competition:
- In search of the shape of the universe
- The Zeta function
- Modern cryptography and mathematics
- Curves of constant width
- Fibonacci numbers and music
- Projective geometry
- Markovian spam filtering
More information about this year's poster competition is available here.
Find out more about: Desargues' theorem, Pappus’s theorem and Pascal’s theorem
Plus magazine
Issue 55 of PlusIn this issue Plus are joining in the celebrations of it being 10 years since the first fraft of the human genome was published.
Plus is an internet magazine which aims to introduce readers to the beauty and the practical applications of mathematics.
Ask Nrich
FMSP students can get help with maths problems at Ask NRICH: www.nrich.maths.org/
For information on using the forums see: Using Ask NRICH
iSquared magazine
iSquared is a maths magazine with a focus on real-world
applications. It is ideal for anyone with an interest in mathematics, and is
packed full of articles, news, puzzles and more. Visit iSquared to buy your copy today.
GCSE Extension Materials
Why study Further Mathematics?
There are many good reasons to take Further Mathematics. More...
AEA & STEP tuition
If you enjoy maths and relish a challenge, in addition to studying Further Mathematics, taking AEA or STEP maths exams is a great way to develop your mathematical problem solving skills. The FMSP offers live online tuition to support students with this. More...Frequently Asked Questions
Questions frequently asked by students about Further Mathematics and the FMSP.
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Quotes
"Due to the increasing difficulty of gaining university offers for Mathematics without having done Further Maths, I found myself in a position where I had to do the whole A-level within a year."
Zulfi Khan
Further Mathematics is considered helpful for Chemistry, Engineering, Materials Science and Physics.
University of Oxford: Chemistry, Engineering and Physics
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