Maths, further maths, physics & ?????

Err, why not Computing?

I just see it as a boring, pointless subject that takes far too much time learning programing and doing coursework. People are saying it compliments Maths and Physics, it doesn't at all. The only maths you do is adding, multiplying, and a bit of binary and hexidecimal.

Plus my Computing teacher's perhaps the worst teacher I've ever had so that doesn't help

Err, why not Computing?

I don't find it boring, and it's reasonably useful. To be honest one of the reasons I chose it was because there's a lot of programming. Perhaps when they said it compliments maths and physics it''s because of the logical, methodical element?

The amount of documentation you have to do for the coursework is ridiculous.
I enjoy the actual programming, but dislike the "systems analysis".

I'm doing the A2 coursework (almost as I type this) and the data-flow diagrams are seriously testing my sanity.
I only continued it because I did well last year. But AS Computing confirmed that I wouldn't be doing Computer Science at university (which was something I had been thinking of doing for a long while).

How many people applying to study a maths/physics related subject (assuming you are) at university will be taking maths/F maths, physics and chemistry, or economics? Can you distinguish yourself between other candidates with the same choices? If you're confident you can then go right on into whatever subject you're happiest with, but if not you need to start considering how to get yourself noticed by universities...

I wouldn't be so sure that the best way to 'set yourself apart' is to take unusual subjects, certainly don't do it for that reason alone... It may help but there are better ways to do it that don't require 2 years and a lot a lot of time doing something you may not enjoy.

I just see it as a boring, pointless subject that takes far too much time learning programing and doing coursework. People are saying it compliments Maths and Physics, it doesn't at all. The only maths you do is adding, multiplying, and a bit of binary and hexidecimal.

Coursework has the potential to ruin even the best subject . Wish I'd learned programming at school. It might not go well with maths and physics at A level, but it'd be damn helpful once at university.

I agree with the systems analysis, although I haven't done much work on it, it doesn't seem very interesting.

What exam board is it? I think I remember hearing that AQA have shaken up the coursework structure (limiting the documentation to around 20 pages).

Such a pointless thread. The op has given no input, no indication of what he/she wants to do/is interested in. All you guys may as well offer random suggestions.