Warwick Maths Chat

Could anyone give me advice about choosing between imperial and warwick for maths? Really stuck because i liked the campus, maths building and course when i came to visit warwick, but people say imperial has a much more prestigious name.

I'm confident in my A-level grades, but I reckon I may get a 2.

So do you mean you think you'll get A*AA and a 2? I obviously can't say for certain what will happen, but there's always a chance you'll get in if you just miss it.

Could anyone give me advice about choosing between imperial and warwick for maths? Really stuck because i liked the campus, maths building and course when i came to visit warwick, but people say imperial has a much more prestigious name.

Yes. I may as well work extremely hard to try and get a 1 in STEP I starting next month.

Is there any particular reason you won't be able to get A*A*A (as then you would only need a 2 in STEP)?

Mostly because my school is making me do the modules I dislike and struggle on (S1, D2), so I'm confident I will get an A, but not an A*.

I'm planning on covering them along.with FP2 and C3-4 after my last a-level exqms, as well as STEP prep.

Warwick and Imperial are fairly equal in terms of their maths courses, and comfortably ahead of everybody else (that isn't Oxbridge). Pick whichever you prefer, there's really not much in it.

Even if you struggle with them, it is much easier to get an A*A*A and a 2 in STEP than it is to get a 1 in STEP.

Coming to the end of exams and clearing up, I've counted how many pages of assignments I've submitted this year - 312.. 100 of which from intro to number theory...

Anyone have a super secret link to MA106 past paper solutions or am I basically screwed?

The 2010 and 2008 ones are available on the undergrad handbook. Not aware of any others available.

I've finished my exams and I want the whole world to know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did 10 exams this year, combinatorics, measure theory, functional analysis 1, matrix analysis and algorithms, complex analysis, probability theory, functional analysis 2, ergodic theory, lie algebras and introduction to mathematical finance

Congrats !
Any comments on those modules? In paticular measure theory, complex analysis, functional analysis and probability theory.

Measure theory is something you should definitely learn. Very interesting, similar to analysis III but more advanced. Complex Analysis is very boring, had some cool results but I just couldn't be arsed. Functional Analysis is very fun and pretty much what I specialise in. You will cover Measure Theory in both FA courses, so they go very well together. Probability Theory is interesting but ultimately very easy if you've already done Measure Theory. It helps you understand martingales and conditional probability, which is useful for 4th year maths.

Did you do maths of random events last year?
So maths of random events ( which should be re-introduced next year as a third year module) + probability theory+ measure theory sounds like a good combination

I have heard horrible things about measure theory lecturer this year.. No printed notes and very bad handwriting. Did you learn it by going to his lectures or using other resources?