Maths S1 The course content is relevant to students taking AS exams in summer 2011.

Level: AS Subject: Mathematics - Statistics 1

Exam Boards:

Edexcel (unit Course Code: 6683)

S1MATEDX

Course outline Aim

y y y y y To build confidence and understanding of mathematical ideas. To enable the student to interpret and solve mathematical problems. To improve examination technique and to make the student aware of common examination errors. To make the student fully aware of the content and emphasis of the specification. To strengthen revision methods.

Key Topics Covered

y Mathematical models in Statistics o The basic ideas of mathematical modelling as applied in probability and statistics. y Representation and summary of data o Histograms, stem and leaf diagrams and box plots. o Measures of location: Mean; median; mode. o Measures of dispersion: Variance; standard deviation; range; interquartile and interpercentile ranges (including use of simple interpolation). o Skewness. o The concept of outliers. y Probability o Elementary probability. o Sample space. Complementary events. o Conditional probability. o Independent and mutually exclusive events. o Sum and product laws. y Correlation and Regression

o Scatter diagrams. o Explanatory and response variables. o Linear regression. o The Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PMCC). y Discrete random variables o The probability function. o The cumulative distribution function. o Mean and variance. o The discrete uniform distribution. y Normal distribution o Including the mean, variance and use of tables of the cumulative distribution function.

ECONOMICS The course is aimed at students sitting AS Level Economics in the summer of 2011. The emphasis will be on the consolidation of basic principles and their application to data response questions. Examination technique and study skills will be stressed. Whilst there is considerable overlap with AS offered by other boards students must be aware that both content and sample materials are drawn from the Edexcel board.

Key Topics Covered UNIT ONE COMPETITIVE MARKETS HOW THEY WORK AND WHY THEY FAIL
y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y The economic problem of scarcity (unlimited wants and finite resources). Renewable, non-renewable and sustainable resources. Production possibility frontiers to show opportunity cost and economic growth. Specialisation and the division of labour. Free market and mixed economies. Positive and normative economics. Demand and supply schedules and movements along curves. Shifts of demand and supply curves. Price, cross and income elasticities of demand and price elasticity of supply. The price mechanism and the determination of market equilibrium. Consumer and producer surplus. The functions of the price mechanism (rationing, signalling and incentives). The impact of indirect taxes and subsidies on markets. Use of demand and supply analysis in share, oil, precious metal and agricultural markets. The derived demand and supply of labour. The impact of migration, taxation, minimum wage and trade unions on labour markets. Labour immobility (geographical and occupational). Market failure and the inefficient allocation of resources. Public goods, private goods, merit goods and demerit goods. Externalities (external costs from production and the external benefits from consumption). The impact of imperfect information on markets such as transport, education, health and the environment. Market equilibrium and social optimum. Welfare loss and welfare gain. Unstable commodity markets (fluctuating demand, supply and prices). The impact of government intervention on unstable markets (price fixing and buffer stocks). Types of government intervention (taxes, subsidies, permits, property rights, and regulation).

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The effectiveness of government intervention. The causes and effects of government failure.

UNIT TWO MANAGING THE ECONOMY

y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y Measuring economic growth (real, nominal, total and per capita values). The problems of accurately measuring economic growth. Measuring development using the Human Development Index (HDI). Advantages and limitations of the HDI and other measures of development. Comparing developed and developing countries. Measuring the rate of inflation (weighted indexes such as the CPI and RPI). Measuring unemployment (claimant count and the ILO measure). Types and costs of unemployment. The impact of changes such as migration on the rate of employment and unemployment. Surpluses and deficits on the Balance of Payments. The causes and effects of an imbalance on the Balance of Payments current account. The circular flow of National Income model. Income and wealth Injections and withdrawals (or leakages). Components of aggregate demand (AD = C+I+G+(X-M)). The influences on consumption (C) such as interest rates, confidence, house prices and wealth). The influences on investment (I) such as interest rates, confidence, risk and government policy. The influences on government spending (G) and the role of fiscal policy. The impact on foreign trade (X-M) of exchange rates and changes in the world economy. Movements along and shifts of AD curves. Aggregate supply. Movements along and shifts of Aggregate Supply curves. Equilibrium level of national output. The multiplier and the marginal propensity to consume. The impact of the multiplier on Aggregate Demand. Actual and potential economic growth. Economic growth trends, sustainable growth and output gaps in developed countries. The causes and constraints of economic growth such as migration, population and export-led. The benefits of economic growth such as higher living standards, profits and tax revenues. The costs of economic growth such as environmental issues, inequality and trade deficits.

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Macro-economic objectives. Conflicts or trade-offs between macro-economic objectives. Demand-side fiscal and monetary policies. The role of the Bank of Englands Monetary Policy Committee. Supply-side fiscal and monetary policies. Conflicts or trade-offs between macro-economic policies. Use of AD / AS analysis to show the use of macro-economic policy to achieve objectives.

Other Information
Students will have the opportunity to study the economic principles and theories included in the Edexcel specification and use this knowledge and understanding on the supported multiple-choice section of the Unit One examination. Students will also have the opportunity to apply, analyse and evaluate these economic concepts in a range of contexts on the Data Response sections of the Unit One and Unit Two examinations.

CHEMISTRY Level: Exam Boards: AS Subject: Chemistry ASCHEEDX

Edexcel Course Code: (8CH01)

Course Outline Aim

The revision course is designed for students who will be sitting AS exams based upon EDEXCEL specification 8CH01.

Key Topics Covered

Unit 1 y y y y y y Basic chemical skills. Formulae writing, equations and chemical arithmetic I. Energetics. Hess Law and associated calculations. Definition of enthalpy changes, measurements and evaluations. Atomic structure. s, p and d orbitals and electronic configurations. The relationship between configuration and the arrangement of elements on the Periodic Table. Bonding 1. Ionic, covalent and metallic. Alkanes. Alkenes.

Unit 2 y y y y y y y Bonding 2. Intermolecular forces and their effects. Group 2. Group 7. Redox chemistry. Qualitative kinetics. Qualitative chemical equilibria. Alcohols.

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Haloalkanes. Selected mechanisms. Chemical arithmetic 2. Environmental chemistry.

MATHS C1

The course content is relevant to students taking AS exams in summer 2011. Level: AS Subject: Mathematics - Core 1

Exam Boards:

Edexcel (unit Course Code: 6663)

C1MATEDX

Course outline Aim

y y y y y To build confidence and understanding of mathematical ideas. To enable the student to interpret and solve mathematical problems. To improve examination technique and to make the student aware of common examination errors. To make the student fully aware of the content and emphasis of the specification. To strengthen revision methods.

Key Topics Covered

1. Algebra and functions y y y y y y y y y y y y Laws of indices for all rational exponents. Use and manipulation of surds. Quadratic functions and their graphs. The discriminant of a quadratic function. Completing the square. Solution of quadratic equations. Simultaneous equations: analytical solution by substitution. Solution of linear and quadratic inequalities. Algebraic manipulation of polynomials, including expanding brackets, collecting like terms and factorisation. Graphs of functions; sketching curves defined by simple equations. Geometrical interpretation of algebraic solution of equations. Use of intersection points of graphs of functions to solve equations.

Knowledge of the effect of simple transformations on the graph of y = f(x) as represented by y =af(x),y=f(x)a,y=f(xa),y=f(ax).

2. Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane y y Equation of a straight line, including the forms y - y1 = m(x-x1) and ax + by + c = 0. Conditions for two straight lines to be parallel or perpendicular to each other.

3. Sequence and series y y Arithmetic series, including the formula for the sum of the first n natural numbers. Sequences, including those given by a formula for the nth term and those generated by a simple relation of the form xn+1=f(xn).

4. Differentiation y y y Differentiation of xn, and related sums and differences. The derivative of f(x) as the gradient of the tangent to the graph of y = f(x) at a point; the gradient of the tangent as a limit; interpretation as a rate of change; second order derivatives. Applications of differentiation to gradients, tangents and normals.

5. Integration y y y Integration of xn. Indefinite integration as the reverse of differentiation. Finding y=f(x) given f(x) and a point on the line.

Maths C2 The course content is relevant to students taking AS exams in summer 2011. Level: AS Subject: Mathematics - Core 2

Exam Boards:

Edexcel (unit Course Code: 6664)

C2MATEDX

Course outline Aim

y y y y y To build confidence and understanding of mathematical ideas. To enable the student to interpret and solve mathematical problems. To improve examination technique and to make the student aware of common examination errors. To make the student fully aware of the content and emphasis of the specification. To strengthen revision methods.

Key Topics Covered

1. Algebra and functions y Simple algebraic division; use of the Factor Theorem and the Remainder Theorem.

2. Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane y Coordinate geometry of the circle using the equation of a circle in the form (x-a)2 + (y-b)2=r2 and including use of the following circle properties: (i) the angle in a semicircle is a right angle; (ii) the perpendicular from the centre to a chord bisects the chord; (iii) the perpendicularity of radius and tangent.

3. Sequence and series y The sum of a finite geometric series; the sum to infinity of a convergent geometric series, including the use of |r| <1.

Binomial expansion of (1+x)n for positive integer n. The notations n! and

4. Trigonometry y y y y The sine and cosine rules, and the area of a triangle in the form ab sin C. Radian measure, including use for arc length and area of sector. Sine, cosine and tangent functions. Their graphs, symmetries and periodicity. Solution of simple trigonometric equations in a given interval.

Knowledge and use of

and sin2 + cos2

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5. Exponentials and logarithms y y y y=ax and its graph. Laws of logarithms. The solution of equations of the form ax=b.

6. Differentiation y y Applications of differentiation to maxima and minima and stationary points. Increasing and decreasing functions.

7. Integration y y y Evaluation of definite integrals. Interpretation of the definite integral as the area under a curve. Approximation of area under a curve using the trapezium rule.