Maths at A-level

Deehjay

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Judgeneo said:
If you enjoy maths, you will find the A-level relatively easy.

If you don't really enjoy maths that much, you will find it requires a lot of work.


Luckily, I enjoy maths.


Also, as others have said, do the further maths A-level as well. Makes the standard A-level a lot easier, and is crucial for getting into a good Uni for Maths. Studying the STEP papers is also a very good idea.
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Yeah I forgot to mention that, I love maths, not when it's complicated but I always keep trying. It's by far my favourite lesson.
 

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Aren't you doing a maths degree Shayper? I wouldn't even contemplate it now. I'm doing further maths and realizing that even though it's pretty hard, it's nothing compared to second year further maths and then degree maths.
 

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Macky said:
Aren't you doing a maths degree Shayper? I wouldn't even contemplate it now. I'm doing further maths and realizing that even though it's pretty hard, it's nothing compared to second year further maths and then degree maths.
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In first year degree mathematics they do a lot of building your knowledge back up from the ground up because most A Level teaching is pants.
 

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Morbius said:
In first year degree mathematics they do a lot of building your knowledge back up from the ground up because most A Level teaching is pants.
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No they don't :confused: I was given assessed worksheets before the start of term to make sure everyone was at least on the further maths standard, everything I learnt in first year maths was new.
 

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Judgeneo said:
No they don't :confused: I was given assessed worksheets before the start of term to make sure everyone was at least on the further maths standard, everything I learnt in first year maths was new.
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Well in the first term, I did a lot of going over A Level material but in a much more rigorous way. For instance, in A Level you're taught about integration, but you never go into why it works until the first term of a maths degree when you do a rigorous definition of the Riemann integral.
 
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