Maths Uni Chat

Hello! Haven't posted in here before but I switched my degree recently and have decided to embrace maths instead of feeling guilty for liking it

2 weeks til I go back. Can't wait to get stuck into some proper applied stuff

Is that a llama in your profile pic?

Interesting thread. So, if you have any question regarding lectures and stuff, you can post them on here?? or just another place to chat and stuff about your experiences??

Both are fine. If it's technical you might as well ask it in the main forum, but if you want ask away here.

It's mainly for chatting about things, including, but certainly not limited to, experiences. Most of it is purely chat, not even relating to maths. Common topics include:

- Bashing v-zero
- Bashing Simplicity
- Bashing people for bashing Simplicity

Ahh.....i see(bit in bold) lol.....I am glad you answered my post.....if memory serves me correctly I believe you're going into the Actuarial field, yes??? and have plenty of work experience?? My question for you is do you mind telling me here or by PM what employers look for?? and if something is lacking, does one make up for it etc?? thanks

I was, at a time, considering the actuarial field, although my ambitions have changed of late so my knowledge of the field isn't entirely up to date. That said, I'm working at a local Actuarial firm this week! I'd focus on getting a strong degree in a highly quantitative subject and trying to do as much work experience as you can.

Ahh, thanks for that useful info . You mind me asking what does your job entail?? The level maths I hear once you're in the Actuarial field is no harder than A level maths??

I have done various jobs at the company I'm currently working at. Things vary from filing and checking documents (boy, do things get checked!) to creating reports for clients and calculating premiums. The maths which I saw used was, as you say, no harder than A level maths, (assuming you do the statistics modules). I think for the technical exams you need to have some knowledge of stochastics and some more advanced statistics.

The best place to go for all of this is: http://actuaries.org.uk

Thanks for the useful info(and website), much appreciated

No problem. There is a Finance and Accountancy forum on here which might be more useful to you (and have people with more up-to-date advise)

It's an alpaca - did not to expect to be living reasonably close to a dozen or so of the beasts on my return from uni

- Bashing v-zero
- Bashing Simplicity
- Bashing people for bashing Simplicity

Is that really how you summarise this thread? How depressingly accurate.

Is that really how you summarise this thread? How depressingly accurate.

Still, this thread needs to become more active! (In a mindless chat kind of way, not a "lets talk about maths" kind of way)