From trigonometry to calculus and vectors to geometry, few students take A-level mathematics thinking it's going to be an easy subject. But for Daily Mail readers who know their sequences from their ...

An AS-level maths exam featured an "impossible" question that was worth more than 10% of the overall mark. The test was taken by nearly 6,800 students last Thursday, and the offending question was ...

A BURST appendix failed to stop determined A level student Sam Phillips achieving his university dream. The 18-year-old thought he had trapped wind as he started his two-and-a-half hour maths exam at ...