Further Math in A-Level: Should Your IP Child Take It?
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Join our Telegram study groupQ: What does Further Math in A-Level: Should Your IP Child Take It? cover?
A: A parent- and student-friendly walkthrough of H2 Further Math: who is eligible, syllabus deep-dive, links to IP bridging posts.
TL;DR
Further Mathematics (FM) is an elective second H2 that adds proof-heavy linear algebra and numerical methods to the core H2 Mathematics course.
It boosts admission odds for competitive STEM courses but doubles timed-paper load and crowds revision for Physics.
This guide shows Integrated-Programme (IP) students how to decide, map hidden gaps, and schedule tuition so SUVAT, binomial and eigen-vector skills reinforce each other - not collide.
1 | What is A-Level Further Mathematics?
| Credential | Paper structure | Weight (%) | New beyond H2 Maths 9758 |
| H2 Further Mathematics 9649 (first exam 2025) | Paper 1: Pure Maths (3 h) | 50 | Matrices & linear transformations, proof by induction, polar coordinates |
| Paper 2: Applications (3 h) | 50 | Numerical methods, differential equations, statistics integration |
Key MOE lines:
- FM "must be read together with H2 Mathematics" - it is additional, not instead of.
- Schools may restrict entry to IPY4 ≥ A2 or JC1 Block Test ≥ 70 % in H2 Math.
Source: SEAB 9649 syllabus.
