Calculus: GCSE + AQA Further Maths practice

What you need to know

Check yourself against these “I can” statements.

I can estimate the gradient of a curve by drawing a tangent (Further Maths)
I can explain the gradient of a curve as a rate of change, written dy/dx (Further Maths)
I can differentiate expressions like kxⁿ and sums of them (Further Maths)
I can find the equation of a tangent and a normal to a curve (Further Maths)
I can find stationary points and decide if they are maximum or minimum points (Further Maths)
I can use differentiation to sketch curves and solve maximum and minimum problems (Further Maths)

Practise this topic

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Fill the Gaps: Maths Vocabulary

A sentence explaining one of the unit’s key words, with gaps. Pick the right word for each gap from the words scattered round it: the right ones and plenty of wrong ones. A deck for every unit.

KS3 and GCSE

These are the pages for Calculus in the GCSE + AQA Further Maths scheme of work, following Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Higher (1MA1), plus AQA Level 2 Further Mathematics (8365). Open this topic in Mr Wells Maths to see it alongside the rest of the course.