A Level

STUDENTS AND PARENTS

At A-level you’ll be learning areas of maths you’ve not yet encountered. There will be new and more complex types of calculation. You will need at least an advanced scientific calculator to cover the minimum syllabus requirements.

Maths is a visual subject, and graphs form a significant part of A-level. A graphic calculator allows you to draw and analyse graphs. This will give you a significant advantage in lessons and exams. Our recommended graphic calculator is the fx-CG50.

Explore more about the calculators below.

SCIENTIFIC OR GRAPHIC CALCULATOR?

There are two main types of calculator: scientific and graphic. A scientific calculator can only be used for calculation. A graphic calculator makes calculations, shows surds as exact answers and displays graphs. Maths is a visual subject, so the graphic calculator gives you a big advantage for learning and also in exams.

All Casio scientific and graphic calculators are allowed in exams.

Topic	Scientific Calculator	Graphic Calculator
A-level calculation
Display graphs	No
Analyse graphs	No
Calculate statistics
Display statistical graphs	No

A LEVEL

FURTHER MATHS

Further Maths A-level takes you beyond Maths A-level to discover entirely new types of number, new types of graph, advanced statistics and advanced mechanics. There is so much to discover that a graphical calculator is almost a must have.

The minimum specification you require is an advanced scientific calculator.

WHY CHOOSE A GRAPHICAL CALCULATOR?

Graphical calculators don’t just display graphs; they allow you to interact with them.

You can undertake complex calculations that are not possible on a scientific calculator

We recommend the fx-CG50 graphical calculator.

All Casio scientific and graphic calculators are allowed in exams.