CompSci at Durham - I haven't used a computer in two years
I got an email today from UCAS. I had applied for the MMath course at Durham, but unfortunately I wasn't successful. However, they "liked [my] application" so they have offered me a place on their MEng course for Computer Science instead.
Now. I haven't touched a computer since GCSE; I'm a real maths fan (doing Maths, Further Maths, Further Additional Maths, Physics and Business A level). My questions are: will I integrate (excuse the pun) well into a CompSci course, and, how much maths is there in a CompSci course?
My first reaction to this offer was something along the lines of "'flip' you, you 'bar-stools'!". But now I've looked at the course after calming down, it does seem quite interesting.
Any thoughts or past experiences would be very appreciated!
Now. I haven't touched a computer since GCSE; I'm a real maths fan (doing Maths, Further Maths, Further Additional Maths, Physics and Business A level). My questions are: will I integrate (excuse the pun) well into a CompSci course, and, how much maths is there in a CompSci course?
My first reaction to this offer was something along the lines of "'flip' you, you 'bar-stools'!". But now I've looked at the course after calming down, it does seem quite interesting.
Any thoughts or past experiences would be very appreciated!
(edited 9 years ago)
Original post by KaptainCliff
I got an email today from UCAS. I had applied for the MMath course at Durham, but unfortunately I wasn't successful. However, they "liked [my] application" so they have offered me a place on their MEng course for Computer Science instead.
Now. I haven't touched a computer since GCSE; I'm a real maths fan (doing Maths, Further Maths, Further Additional Maths, Physics and Business A level). My questions are: will I integrate (excuse the pun) well into a CompSci course, and, how much maths is there in a CompSci course?
My first reaction to this offer was something along the lines of "'flip' you, you 'bar-stools'!". But now I've looked at the course after calming down, it does seem quite interesting.
Any thoughts or past experiences would be very appreciated!
Now. I haven't touched a computer since GCSE; I'm a real maths fan (doing Maths, Further Maths, Further Additional Maths, Physics and Business A level). My questions are: will I integrate (excuse the pun) well into a CompSci course, and, how much maths is there in a CompSci course?
My first reaction to this offer was something along the lines of "'flip' you, you 'bar-stools'!". But now I've looked at the course after calming down, it does seem quite interesting.
Any thoughts or past experiences would be very appreciated!
CompSci derives from Maths so it should be fairly Mathsy - especially at Durham.
That said, the Maths is different and probably unlike anything you've seen at A-level.
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CompSci is literally a branch of Maths. The whole subject was born out of university Maths departments in the mid 50s. It's a branch of Maths that deals with how information is stored, processed and manipulated. Computers are the most common method of data storage we use today and CompSci uses computers as a tool to understand mathematics and technology. Computers are to CompSci what telescopes are to Astronomy.
That being said, I'd recommend you get using a computer asap; learn some basic code, learn your binary tables and how a computer stores and processes information and familiarise yourself with common computing concepts (like networks, memory, hardware functions etc), because that's the context in which you're going to being learning.
Also, a computer isn't necessarily a desktop or laptop. If you've used your phone, driven your car or used a microwave in the last 2 years, you've used some form of computer.
That being said, I'd recommend you get using a computer asap; learn some basic code, learn your binary tables and how a computer stores and processes information and familiarise yourself with common computing concepts (like networks, memory, hardware functions etc), because that's the context in which you're going to being learning.
Also, a computer isn't necessarily a desktop or laptop. If you've used your phone, driven your car or used a microwave in the last 2 years, you've used some form of computer.
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