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Reply 1180

danhirons

Original post by BJack

Has Peter Grout retired yet?

We can all have dreams..... :biggrin:

Reply 1181

Salliana23

Original post by BJack

Has Peter Grout retired yet?

He retires in a few days but I'll still have tutes with him this term

Reply 1182

Salliana23

Original post by FlowerFaerie087

*waves* I'm a third year chemist at Univ! I'm loving it, be prepared for four years of awesomeness :smile:

Glad you're still enjoying it after two years! I've got maths week at the moment :smile:

Reply 1183

brenda2011

Is Trinity college a very popular college for Chemistry?

And also, is it near the science department and like shopping centers?

Reply 1184

BJack

Original post by brenda2011

Is Trinity college a very popular college for Chemistry?

And also, is it near the science department and like shopping centers?

1. No.
2. Yes and yes.

Reply 1185

brenda2011

Great thanks! I was so worried that Trinity would be oversubscribed I almost decided to apply for another college. (:

Reply 1186

fudgesundae

Just wondering with interviews coming up, what maths do we need to know for the Chemistry interviews? Basic C3 Differentiation and C4 Integration? Also is there much Physics in the interviews?

Reply 1187

BJack

Original post by fudgesundae

Just wondering with interviews coming up, what maths do we need to know for the Chemistry interviews? Basic C3 Differentiation and C4 Integration? Also is there much Physics in the interviews?

The only relevant maths is basic calculus and mechanics. The amount of physics will vary from college to college, and should depend on whether you've studied physics before, but Coulomb's law is quite handy.

Reply 1188

fudgesundae

Original post by BJack

So if I haven't done Physics, do you doubt I will be asked much beyond GCSE Physics or Mechanics stuff?

Reply 1189

BJack

Original post by fudgesundae

So if I haven't done Physics, do you doubt I will be asked much beyond GCSE Physics or Mechanics stuff?

The whole physics course is taught from scratch once you get here, so it would be unreasonable for the tutors to expect you to have more than GCSE-level knowledge if you haven't studied beyond GCSE.

Reply 1190

fudgesundae

Original post by BJack

The whole physics course is taught from scratch once you get here, so it would be unreasonable for the tutors to expect you to have more than GCSE-level knowledge if you haven't studied beyond GCSE.

ah ok cool.

Reply 1191

danhirons

Original post by fudgesundae

Just wondering with interviews coming up, what maths do we need to know for the Chemistry interviews? Basic C3 Differentiation and C4 Integration? Also is there much Physics in the interviews?