Who did Maths at A-Level?

Arnie said:
Sort of a poll.

Post in here if you did Maths or Further Maths at A-Level, what grade you got (you don't have to say :p) and did you go on to study a Maths-related degree or get a job involving Maths?

Thanks.
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Grade B - Mechanics and Pure
Didn't go to university.
I'm in IT focused around live/batch support - sometimes it helps, most of the times it doesn't, certainly not a requirement for the role.
 
barrymcd said:
I dod A ALEVEL Math got a piece of paper throwd it in the bin thow , It was good fun .In my exam i ran out of pencils so didnt pass much .
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Did an access course which involved a mixture of advanced GCSE, AS and A level. It wasn't necessary to attend the maths lessons, since it was 'only' there to support the Chemistry and Biology.
 
maths and further maths at A level with A and C grade respectively.

now doing my second year of artificial intelligence and cybernetics at Reading university and using a lot of that maths from A level (especially the further maths stuff)
 
Did A-Level Maths (got an A) and then went on to do an engineering degree. Now work as an engineer so do use maths from time to time.
 
A @ GSCE
C @ 'A' level

Did a year of Elec Eng at Uni, got bored and moved to Computer Science.

Just spent the last 10 years writing software.
 
Did higher maths, got a C. Got a biochemistry degree and about to submit my phd thesis.

Maths sucks balls.
 
flibbage0 said:
Doing Maths A level at the moment.

Can I just say that Decision 1 isn't maths at all, and to all of those that say decision is extremely easy, I find C2/C3 (Caculus, natural logs and trig identities) easier.
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My sixth for said Decision is useless, so they dropped it from the syllabus.

I'm currently doing AS Maths, quite boring at the moment. (C2/S1)
 
Did maths and further maths. Got AA. Physics at uni, now work as software engineer at a games company - definitely would not have got my job without maths!
 
My maths education is odd to say the least. Did up to lvl 10 SMP maths at middle school, (group of 3-4 of us got extra work), basically gcse ready, went to high school. Deputy head thought we were lying on transcripts(he taught RE, generally retarded, explains a lot) he got called an idiot after talking for 5 mins to head of maths department, who gave me a brief test and realising what level I was at. Missed about 18 months due to two serious knee operations and recovery, then took GCSE maths a year early and only got a B, wasn't actually in a class just teaching myself.

Started maths A level early but again it was "self taught" which meant I did nothing. Started A levels but the maths/further maths was set up to learn Pure 1-6, in the same class everyone else was doing pure 1-3 over the two years, meaning again self teaching after the first week. Dropped out due to knee's again. Years later did a little maths in a foundation degree then first year of comp science degree, again dropped out due to knee's. Currently doing second year maths of an OU maths/comp degree and enjoying it quite a bit.

But basically I'm starting off where I stopped learning at about 15 having wasted well over a decade, largely down to getting messed around by teachers/schools with no teaching. Chronic pain, depression and no teaching, no motivation and essentially gave up with zero support from schools.

At least I'm doing it now, will finish it, will have done what I wanted despite all my problems and I'll have a degree out of it and better job prospects. Massively regret not having the motivation to start and finish this a decade ago but not too hard on myself about it either, just what could have been type thoughts.
 
I did maths and further maths. Got A's and went on to do a MEng in Electronic Engineering. Two of my colleges did Maths degrees and we all now do similar software roles.
 
Mr Jack said:
Maths A, Further Maths A - and back when A's meant something too ;)
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I know A* grades are around now, but if you are comapring maths to other Alevels that are easier, don't worry. Maths is the single most useful Alevel out there for decent University courses and/or jobs.
You could go to college and get an A in photography but nobody will care :p.

I did maths at Alevel grade C (I am afraid I put zero effort in, which resulted in me getting booted out of University a year later), then I got a 1st in Manufacturing Engineering at Loughborough and now I do a PhD in manufacturing :).
 
Did A-level maths - passed, just about.

Now doing undergraduate electronic engineering - so forced to actually get better at maths :(.
 
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