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i know El Stevo is going there...anyone else on TSR off there?

Phil

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dklon985

I'll just say I'm already there, having just done my first year. Ask if you wanna know anything.

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iluvcheesecake

Phil23

i know El Stevo is going there...anyone else on TSR off there?

Phil

Check the 2005 offers thread :rolleyes:

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zoraster

dklon985

I'll just say I'm already there, having just done my first year. Ask if you wanna know anything.

what's your course, dk?

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JeremyM

I've been reading this for a little while so should make my first post--I'm starting at LMH in October in the M.Phil/Comparative Government course. (Not living in the college, though---apparently I'm annexed in "Jericho"). Look forward to meeting you all.

--Jer.

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dklon985

zoraster

what's your course, dk?

Maths and Computer Science, I assume that you're a visiting student? I've actually got a list of people who got undergraduate offers and haven't seen a scott for ppe.

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finally...lmh people are starting to register themselves :smile:

I'll be reading straight maths at LMH this year.

Just out of interest, what is first year maths at oxford like, relative to A-levels maths and further maths?

cheers

PK

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dklon985

Phil23

finally...lmh people are starting to register themselves :smile:

I'll be reading straight maths at LMH this year.

Just out of interest, what is first year maths at oxford like, relative to A-levels maths and further maths?

cheers

PK

I definately found maths at uni very different to maths at a-level.

Lectures were useful but in the end I don't think I gained that much from attending and just copied lecture notes off others. I gradually went to less and less so that last term, I didn't go to any after the first week (although I still went to computing ones). I felt my time was better spent either sleeping or doing sheet work. Only benefit was that I saved time on having to copy later. Just my view, some people found it useful to listen but the style didn't suit me. (It may have also been because I'm doing a joint course and not straight maths)

For each course you do (eg. analysis, calculus, dynamics, linear algebra, differential equitions etc.) you get sheet work each week which tend to be written by the lecturer and posted on the internet. Tutors go through the work with you in tutorials each week, very beneficial (although possibly depending on the tutor).
The sheet work is very different to work from alevel. At a-level I felt I just did a lot of questions which basically practised techniques I just been taught. The uni sheet work instead consists of a few very hard questions (about 3-6) slightly covered by notes. On average I only submitted half the questions each week for each sheet. Also, being lazier than most, I copied half the answers that I did submitted (although made sure I understood the answer). I wouldn't say copying for sheets is cheating because it allowed me to understand questions I couldn't do and allowed me to make the most of time in tutorials.

I don't think I really understood a lot of the maths until I got to the end of the year when I finally revised for the end of year exams, although I didn't do too badly in the end, despite feeling I was one of the weaker mathematicians in college.

So compared to a level. Yeah definately harder, you'll find yourself understanding less than you did before. You'll somehow slip into a uni work ethic, ie.working longer and later. Certainly not to worry though since putting in revision once you haven't got new stuff to learn should put you on track.

Another thing about LMH. General consensus is that LMHers are a lot more laid back in terms of work (pretty much all LMH students will enforce that view) than other colleges. You could just take a look at the norrington table. I think we believe that we're the best at having fun although I'm sure other colleges also believe that. I have to say that the LMH mathmos in my year seemed to work harder, I guess reinforced by what appears to be more firsts than for other subjects in mods (1st year exams). Then again there are a lot more girls in my year, and I felt the maths girls were quieter than for other subjects. Your year is mainly guys for maths.

Anything else you wanna know just ask.

By the way, I'm trying to work out who you are Phil23 since there isn't a phil for maths on the college parenting list that I have. Would i be right in guessing the phil is for a middle name?

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dklon985

By the way, I'm trying to work out who you are Phil23 since there isn't a phil for maths on the college parenting list that I have. Would i be right in guessing the phil is for a middle name?

check your PM...dont tell anyone my real identity please...i like being discreet in the public domain. Btw, does anyone like rock-climbing at LMH. I'm really into the sport and it would be boring if i'd be the only one from college to join the OUMC.

oh and one more thing - how true is it when people say that maths is not time consuming, so that we (mathmos) have a lot of free time? I'm slightly lazy, and don't want to work from 9-5 every day, for 8 weeks...is that the sort of workload maths involves, or does it depend moer on the individual?

cheers

'Phil' :rolleyes:

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dklon985

Phil23

check your PM...dont tell anyone my real identity please...i like being discreet in the public domain. Btw, does anyone like rock-climbing at LMH. I'm really into the sport and it would be boring if i'd be the only one from college to join the OUMC.

oh and one more thing - how true is it when people say that maths is not time consuming, so that we (mathmos) have a lot of free time? I'm slightly lazy, and don't want to work from 9-5 every day, for 8 weeks...is that the sort of workload maths involves, or does it depend moer on the individual?

cheers

'Phil' :rolleyes:

Erm, rock climbing isn't that popular for there to be a dedicated group at college. We're only 400 people, although I'm sure there must be some club in the university, you can find out at fresher's week and there might be a couple of people in college you could persuade :smile:

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I would say that maths is more structured so you will do roughly the same amount of work every day as opposed to arts subjects will stay up really late when they have an 'essay crisis'. The advantage of a subject of maths is that you can copy off other people. Certainly, it also depends on the individual how much they dedicate to work.

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dklon985

Erm, rock climbing isn't that popular for there to be a dedicated group at college. We're only 400 people, although I'm sure there must be some club in the university, you can find out at fresher's week and there might be a couple of people in college you could persuade :smile:

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I would say that maths is more structured so you will do roughly the same amount of work every day as opposed to arts subjects will stay up really late when they have an 'essay crisis'. The advantage of a subject of maths is that you can copy off other people. Certainly, it also depends on the individual how much they dedicate to work.

huh? i was just asking whether any college members climbed, from what you know. I know there is a university climbing club called the OUMC :smile:

it'd be nice to know a climber in college, thats all :smile:

What is a college group :confused:

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Woostarite

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Hey Dan

Well done on your first by the way. :biggrin:

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dklon985

jamie jamie jamie. What are you doing on the studentroom?! I thought you were greg for a minute until i checked out your profile. Congratulations on your first too. How come there was just you and greg on the results sheet? I thought there were 3 doing computer science at worcestor.

By college group I mean a club set up in the college by the students. For instance LMH, like most colleges have a football club, boat club, hockey, pool, table football etc. I don't know anyone personally that climbs.

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dklon985

jamie jamie jamie. What are you doing on the studentroom?! I thought you were greg for a minute until i checked out your profile. Congratulations on your first too. How come there was just you and greg on the results sheet? I thought there were 3 doing computer science at worcestor.

By college group I mean a club set up in the college by the students. For instance LMH, like most colleges have a football club, boat club, hockey, pool, table football etc. I don't know anyone personally that climbs.

looks like i'm going to be a loner

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Woostarite

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dklon985

jamie jamie jamie. What are you doing on the studentroom?! I thought you were greg for a minute until i checked out your profile. Congratulations on your first too. How come there was just you and greg on the results sheet? I thought there were 3 doing computer science at worcestor.

He's doing retakes unfortunately. :eek:

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JeremyM

I've been reading this for a little while so should make my first post--I'm starting at LMH in October in the M.Phil/Comparative Government course. (Not living in the college, though---apparently I'm annexed in "Jericho"). Look forward to meeting you all.

--Jer.

I'm starting as a grad this year as well, and have also been allocated a room in the Jericho flats. Apparently (according to the alternative prospectus which came last week) they're a good place to be, but I haven't got any info about them. Do you know where they are in Jericho, or how many there are?

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I'm starting as a grad this year as well, and have also been allocated a room in the Jericho flats. Apparently (according to the alternative prospectus which came last week) they're a good place to be, but I haven't got any info about them. Do you know where they are in Jericho, or how many there are?

what is Jerico blocks? is it that new place? that place were building work was taking place in december?^o)...near the library?

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zoraster

dklon985

Maths and Computer Science, I assume that you're a visiting student? I've actually got a list of people who got undergraduate offers and haven't seen a scott for ppe.

sorry i missed this. yeah, i'm merely a visiting student. ppe doesn't even really seem to be what i'm doing, but it's probably the closest.

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Phil23

what is Jerico blocks? is it that new place? that place were building work was taking place in december?^o)...near the library?

No, they're flats in Jericho, which is an area of Oxford. It's in the south-west, near the university press building. LMH doesn't own them as such, but it's renting them and subletting them to graduate students. If you're an undergrad, you'll be on the college site.

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fleur-de-lis

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'Phil' seems to be falling in love with LMH and Oxford :wink:

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