AS Level Mathematics at Easthampstead Park School

CORE 2
Know how to simplify algebraic fractions by
division and cancelling, especially by
recognising factors of a-b
Know how to divide a polynomial by using
long division or by inspection (x p)
Understand how to factorise a polynomial
using the Factor Theorem
Know how to use and interpret the
Remainder Theorem
Know how to find the midpoint of a line
between two points
Know how to find the distance between two
points on a line
Know how to find and use the equation of a
circle
(x-a) + (y-b) = r
Know how to use Geometric sequences and
series, and the associated formulae
Know how to use Geometric progressions
and how to find the nth term of a sequence
Know how to use geometric sequences to
solve problems
Know how to find the sum of a geometric
series
Know when and how to use the sum to
infinity of a geometric series

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Understand and use Pascals Triangle to find

binomial coefficients
Know how to calculate with combinations
and factorial notation
Know how to use

n
r

in the Binomial

expansion
n

Know how to expand (a+ bx) using the

Binomial expansion
Know how to use the Sine rule to find
missing sides of any triangle
Know how to use the Sine rule to find
unknown angles of any triangle
Know when to look for the ambiguous case
of the Sine rule and finding two solutions for
a missing angle in such cases
Know how to use the Cosine rule to find an
unknown side of any triangle
Know how to use the Cosine rule to find a
missing angle in any triangle
Know when and how to use the Sine rule,
the Cosine rule and Pythagoras theorem in
order to solve triangles completely
Know how to calculate the area of a general
triangle using sine.
Know how to use radians to measure angles

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Know how to find the length of the arc of a

circle
Know how to find the area of a sector of a
circle
Know how to find the area of a segment of a
circle
Understand the properties of the Sine,
Cosine and Tangent functions and the
relationships between them
Know how to interpret the values of the
three trigonometric functions in the four
quadrants (A, S, T, C Diagram)
Know how to find and use the exact values
in surd form for the trig functions of 0, 30,
45, 60, 90, 180 and related angles
Recognise and use the graphs of Sine ,
Cosine and Tangent and their
reciprocal functions Cosecant , Secant
and Cotangent

Know how to apply simple transformations of

Sin , Cos and Tan
Know how to derive and use simple
trigonometric identities
Know how to solve simple trig equations
Know how to solve equations of the form , or
sin ( n+ )=k cos ( n+ )=k tan ( n+ )=k

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Know how to solve quadratic trig equations

Know how to sketch and use the function y
=

Know how to write expressions as logarithms

Know how to calculate using logarithms to
base 10
Understand and use the Laws of logarithms
Know how to solve equations of the form

ax

=b
Know how to change the base of logarithms
Understand and use Increasing & decreasing
functions
Know how to find and distinguish between
Stationary points: maximum, minimum and
points of inflexion
Know how to use turning points to solve
problems
Know how to calculate and apply simple
definite integration

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Know how to calculate the Area under a

curve
Know how to interpret an Area under a curve
that gives negative values
Know how to find the Area between a
straight line and a curve
Know how to apply the trapezium rule to
approximate areas

CORE 1
Know the Laws of Indices, including the
handling of negative and fractional powers,
and powers of powers
Know how to manipulate surds with
multiplying and dividing, for example
knowing how to write the square root of 60
in terms of the roots of 3 and 5
Know how to rationalise surd denominators
using the technique of The Difference of Two
Squares
. Know how to write the equation of a
straight line in various forms
. Know what is meant by parallel and
perpendicular gradients

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. Know how to find the equation of a line

given two points
Know how to find the equation of a line
given one point and the gradient
Know how to find the equation of a line
given one point and a parallel line
Know how to find the equation of a line
given one point and a perpendicular line
Know how to use f(x) notation for
polynomials
Understand the geometrical interpretation
of algebraic solutions of equations

Know how to solve Quadratic equations

using a variety of techniques
Understand and use the technique of the
square
Know how to find the discriminant of a
quadratic, and how to use it to classify the
quadratic into one of three types.
Know how to sketch quadratic graphs
Know how to solve simultaneous equations
where both are linear
Know how to solve simultaneous equations
where one is linear and one is quadratic

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Know how to solve Linear inequalities

Know how to solve Quadratic inequalities
Know what is meant by a Sequence
Know what is special about an Arithmetic
sequence
Know how to write the nth term of any given
arithmetic sequence e.g. 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19
Know how to write the nth term of the
general arithmetic sequence

Know what n, a, d and l represent in the

context of sequences and series
Know the proof of the sum formula Sn for
any n, a, d and l
Know what is meant by a Series
Know what is meant by a Recurrence
Relation where each new term of a sequence
depends on one or more previous terms
Know the shape of the reciprocal function
Know the shape of the cubic equation
Know what an asymptote is

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Know the technique of Curve Sketching

based on asymptotes, x,y intercepts and
behaviour towards infinity
Understand and use Transformations of
functions using f(xa)
Understand and use Transformation of
functions using f(x)a
Understand and use Transformation of
functions using f(ax)
Understand and use Transformation of
functions using af(x)
Know what is meant by a Tangent to a curve
at any point

Understand the difference between Tangents

and normals
Know that the gradient of the tangent at any
point x on y=f(x) is defined as the Gradient
Function f(x)
Know how to find the derivative f(x) for any
polynomial function y=f(x)
Understand the idea of f(x) representing the
Rate of Change of f(x)
Know what is meant by Local Minimum and
Local Maximum of y=f(x)
Know how to find the Second derivative of
any polynomial function

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Know how to use the Second Derivative to

distinguish between Minimum and Maximum
turning points on a graph
Know how to apply techniques of
differentiation to problems involving
gradients, tangents and normals to a curve
Understand Indefinite Integration as the
reverse of differentiation
Know how to calculate and interpret a
Definite Integral

Given a point on a curve and the derivative

function f(x), know how to find the equation
of the curve in the form y=f(x)