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Anyone doing MA100, ST102, EC102, AC100

Just thought i'd take the opportunity to say (before you enter the big world of these subjects) that I have already done them, and if anyone needs help with any of the subject matter then I would be happy to help. Perhaps not economics though because I was naff at it lol.

Anyways back to the fun of trying to self-learn the first few weeks worth of MA103 (Abstract Maths) so I can spend that time scouting for sexy fresher ladies :cool:

ollie

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roughy_ruff

i think i'll be taking three of the modules (MA100, EC102 and ST102)...
is it difficult to score good grades ?

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username9303

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roughy_ruff

i think i'll be taking three of the modules (MA100, EC102 and ST102)...
is it difficult to score good grades ?

Um... I found EC102 really hard but I just dont get economics, and only turned up to half my classes and less than half of the lectures because it was never sinking in anyway. But if you have some sort of allowance for economics you should be fine at it, well at least get a 2:1 in the module. MA100 and ST102 are easy to score well in if you work hard.

ollie :biggrin:

Reply 3

roughy_ruff

0oo....what did you get for the three modules ?

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username9303

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roughy_ruff

0oo....what did you get for the three modules ?

AC100, I scored 66/100 = 2:1

EC102, I scored 50/100 = 2:2

MA100, I scored 65/100 = 2:1

ST102, I scored 67/100 = 2:1

then in the first year your worst score is ignored, thus getting rid of econ, and the others are averaged to give me an overall score of 66/100 (a 2:1)

Reply 5

Munna

i'll definitely be doing three of these modules, i just cant decide between abstract maths and elements of acc and fin

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TheWolf

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Hey Ollie did you do a-level maths, and how hard are the maths modules comparing to it?

Reply 7

omairaziz

hey ollie,
what are the main text books that would be used for these four courses? i think we'll get to know about it in our first lectures but still which books would you recommend me to bring from back home?

omair
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username9303

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TheWolf

Hey Ollie did you do a-level maths, and how hard are the maths modules comparing to it?

Hey, I did maths and further maths at a-level, but I would say that for MA100 you really only need basic A-level experience. For example, the entire linear algebra section (thats 1/2 of the MA100 module) is brand new material which you will not have covered even if you have done further maths, and the majority of the calculus section is the same, so I wouldnt say that people with further maths have a distinct advantage.

A comparison between MA100 and a-level maths is quite tricky to make, but I would say that as long as you didnt struggle with maths then you shouldn't struggle with MA100.

ollie :biggrin:

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username9303

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omairaziz

hey ollie,
what are the main text books that would be used for these four courses? i think we'll get to know about it in our first lectures but still which books would you recommend me to bring from back home?

omair
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Hey Omair, I would adamantly suggest that you do not purchase any books before you come to the LSE. Amazon.co.uk actually sells a lot of the books for a higher price than you can get them for in the Waterstones in Clare Market at LSE. Also, the syllabus may have changed from last year and I do not know if the course books will have remained the same. They will tell you what books you need in the very first lecture, and if you are planning on ordering them from the net, which I doubt you will due to the cheap prices in the Waterstones at LSE, then you can always share a text book with a friend for the week while its being processed and delivered.

But overall I would strongly advise against buying books before. I did last year and I ended up with books that I didnt need due to syllabus changing.

Ollie :biggrin:

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davemarkey

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Hi Ollie

I'm starting EC102, ST102, MA100 in October. I have done A level maths (A) but only Statistics 1 not S2. Will i struggle with any of the stats?
Also, I have never studied economics before, and have only read a few chapters of a few books. Am i at a big disadvantage?

Thanks in advance for your help :biggrin:

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username9303

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davemarkey

Hi Ollie

I'm starting EC102, ST102, MA100 in October. I have done A level maths (A) but only Statistics 1 not S2. Will i struggle with any of the stats?
Also, I have never studied economics before, and have only read a few chapters of a few books. Am i at a big disadvantage?

Thanks in advance for your help :biggrin:

Hi dave, the statistics you learn is almost all new material. The vast majority of the stuff you need to learn is actually in those Edexcel Statistics books. I did S1 and S2, and then bought the S3 through to S6 books. these will easily bolster your knowledge of the statistics in you use them in conjunction with it, leaving the exercises till you are revising for the exams though. So no I wouldn't say that you will struggle at all, as 90% of it was new to me too and I did S2.

With regards to the economics, I gave up economics after a few weeks at AS-level because I thought it was too hard and still ended up with a 2:2 in the EC102 module after going to only 50% of the classes and less than half of the lectures for it. So I would say that even if you find economics tricky like I did/do, then as long as you go to all the lectures and classes and actually do some work, then you shouldn't have a problem in getting decent marks.

One general point which i'll aim at everyone, is that when you're in halls, there'll usually be a second year who's already done some of the same exercises as you and will have the answers; or there will be someone you know who's already done the homework - my advise is to not copy them, because the people I knew that just worked from other peoples answers came really unstuck at the end of the year when they realised they couldn't actually do any of it themselves.

Sorry for the long post :redface:

ollie

Reply 12

TheWolf

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Hey ollie so what a-level maths books should i bring with me? p1-p3 and s1?

Reply 13

davemarkey

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Thanks for the reply Ollie.
I will also look at getting S2-S6; my sister has already done some, so hopefully she will help me. :smile:

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username9303

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TheWolf

Hey ollie so what a-level maths books should i bring with me? p1-p3 and s1?

You can bring them with you if you want, but s1 is just baby stuff compared to the S6 level stuff you'll be doing at the end, so I doubt you'll use it much - maybe just to refresh your basic statistical knowledge at the start of the year. But I haven't got a clue what was in P1-P3, so I suggest that you go onto the LSE home page, look for the link to the library in the quick links section, click electronic resources on the left, then click LSE exam papers on the right - you will then be asked to type in your username and password - then under mathematics click 2004 and just look through the exam paper and see what sort of stuff is in there, and if any of it matches what is in P1-P3.

ollie :biggrin:

Anyone doing MA100, ST102, EC102, AC100

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