Taking MA100 over MA107

Ill be reading Government and Economics this year and as a result I was looking at the various course options available. Since most people (including me) apply to universities just a few weeks into yr 13 (or upper 6th) your chosen course probably reflects that which you enjoyed (or indeed didnt enjoy) studying at AS. However, i only really started to enjoy maths at A2 and I also took further maths AS (I attained an A grade above 90% in both). Further, I also took the Maths AEA at which I got a distinction. So having taken a look at the courses, I saw that gov an ec students must take MA107 (quantitative methods), however having looked at the syllabus for MA100 (mathematical methods) I found the subject content far more interesting and stretching and so Id prefer to take MA100, does anyone know whether the tutors would allow this?

soz for the long post and that.

Reply 1

Sports Racer

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You cannot choose MA100 because the option is not within your regulations. I assume the only way round this is by persuading of your tutor, department head and perhaps people higher up.

Reply 2

nicky_p

mm233

Ill be reading Government and Economics this year and as a result I was looking at the various course options available. Since most people (including me) apply to universities just a few weeks into yr 13 (or upper 6th) your chosen course probably reflects that which you enjoyed (or indeed didnt enjoy) studying at AS. However, i only really started to enjoy maths at A2 and I also took further maths AS (I attained an A grade above 90% in both). Further, I also took the Maths AEA at which I got a distinction. So having taken a look at the courses, I saw that gov an ec students must take MA107 (quantitative methods), however having looked at the syllabus for MA100 (mathematical methods) I found the subject content far more interesting and stretching and so Id prefer to take MA100, does anyone know whether the tutors would allow this?

soz for the long post and that.

I'll take this one. Firstly, MA100 is not available on Govt and Eco, as we are required to take both Stats and Pure in First Year, and MA100 is a full unit, and the other three are prerequisite, so it is unfortunately not possible.
But MA107 and ST107 will test you well beyond A-Level standard, and their specific economic bent complements Econ really well.
So maybe consider advanced maths later on, but for this year, MA107 and ST107 should serve you well. Any other questions, feel free to PM me.

Reply 3

Maccountant

Does studying MA107 and ST107 make EC102 a little bit easier?

Reply 4

Sports Racer

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Maccountant

Does studying MA107 and ST107 make EC102 a little bit easier?

No. The maths required for EC102 does not go further than basic differentiation.

EC102, however, makes MA107 very slightly easier (because when you come to optimisation in MA107 you've already covered the conceptual meaning of an indifference curve).

Reply 5

Maccountant

Sports Racer

No. The maths required for EC102 does not go further than basic differentiation.

EC102, however, makes MA107 very slightly easier (because when you come to optimisation in MA107 you've already covered the conceptual meaning of an indifference curve).

I just thought because MA107 tends to apply the knowledge to economics problems it might make it easier to grasp the concepts a bit easier in EC102.

Taking MA100 over MA107

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