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I have aspirations to study Cyber Security in Sep '14 and I have chosen to sit the A Level Maths exam in Summer '14 as a private candidate and I wish to know which of these extra units has the best influence on Cyber Security and was hoping you guys could point me to the right direction :smile:
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D1 has loads of algorithms and network shiz...
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On the contrary, Statistics with a graphical calculator will take you about 3 days to master..
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Original post by Tweakey
I have aspirations to study Cyber Security in Sep '14 and I have chosen to sit the A Level Maths exam in Summer '14 as a private candidate and I wish to know which of these extra units has the best influence on Cyber Security and was hoping you guys could point me to the right direction :smile:


D1, D2 and S1/M1 depending which you think would be more interesting

The decision modules are pretty useful for computational mathematics. If your board has a numerical methods unit I suggest taking that rather than S1/M1.
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Original post by natninja
D1, D2 and S1/M1 depending which you think would be more interesting

The decision modules are pretty useful for computational mathematics. If your board has a numerical methods unit I suggest taking that rather than S1/M1.


I'll let you know soon about the course content.

This is what one of the Universities I want to apply for has on the course,

The first year provides a general grounding in computing skills. In the following years you will deepen your knowledge of computer networks and the hardware and system software of computer systems to enable you to understand the mechanisms used in an attack. Computer system security will be examined both at the technical level and also at the level of general policy/strategy. The security of both stand-alone computer systems and networks will be considered.

Specialist modules will cover areas such as Computer System Security, Network Security and Biometrics. Practical work in the specialist modules and the final year project will involve the development of appropriate security software.

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There was a PDF available on the course which listed "Mathematics for Computing" in year one but the PDF is unavailable. If that's any help to you guys =/
(edited 10 years ago)

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