Bored on the train AMA

I'm coming from Nottingham and going to Kent
I'm not a dare evader as I bought my tickets online a few weeks ago, and no train tickets are expensive enough that I can't justify paying extra for first class

I spend a lot of time looking at timetables and maps, so:
-have you passed Loughborough? How far is Bedford? Or you've already reached St. Pancras?

Where in Kent are you travelling to? I'm in Kent too, lets meet up xxxx

I'm in Kent and I don't know you so let's not meet up.

Proof that us Northerners are on average much friendlier than the average Southerner!

Oooh I'd like to think I'm better than average m8

I'm sure you're brimming to the edge with all sorts of talent!

The fact that you just reminded me I'm doing a maths degree sends shivers down my spine . I absolute hate it and the only thing that's keep me going is the banter I have with a friend of mine who seems to hate it as much as me 😂 I'm hoping next year when I get to avoid certain things like Matlab and anything physics related it won't be as bad ... I hope

The fact that you just reminded me I'm doing a maths degree sends shivers down my spine . I absolute hate it and the only thing that's keep me going is the banter I have with a friend of mine who seems to hate it as much as me 😂 I'm hoping next year when I get to avoid certain things like Matlab and anything physics related it won't be as bad ... I hope

How can you forget? The moment I forget the word 'Maths' is the moment I know I'm screwed and behind :laugh :

Have you done Analysis yet? The only thing I hate the most is Abstract Algebra and Geometry.

Oh god, looks like you are on the exact same course I was on. I take it, you are a first year student. I would strongly suggest tackling the MATLAB issue head on. I tried to avoid it in the same way that you are suggesting. Introduction to Numerical Methods (INM - optional Pure) ended up being 40% MATLAB coursework, which I thought was only 20% when I picked it. You might be able to avoid that if you take 20 credits outside Maths, such as Britain in the World Economy (10 credits or 20 with coursework - Econ) or Addiction in the Brain (multiple-choice 10-credit 1st-year psychology module).
But the thing is, I'm not sure you can avoid the use of MATLAB in the 3rd year project. You could use a similar piece of software called R, which you will be encountering in G11STA.

Note: Everything here is from memory of the courses from 2013. I have no idea if anything is still the same or not.




-ish... if the course is still the same. It's the first year module called Analytical and Computational Foundations iirc.(not to be confused with Foundations of Pure Mathematics), and it's where Maple and Matlab are taught. Probably the most difficult things to grasp in the first year. But it's a doddle compared to second year. Mathematical Analysis will come in second year.
Feeling nostalgic, so answering question not addressed to me

How can you forget? The moment I forget the word 'Maths' is the moment I know I'm screwed and behind :laugh :

Have you done Analysis yet? The only thing I hate the most is Abstract Algebra and Geometry.

no analysis isn't until next year but I've heard from second years that its pretty horrendous so I'll be trying to avoid that if possible; i pretty much hate all my modules besides stats atm

Impossible to avoid lol. It's a core module. I'm gonna die next month

It has 'anal' in the name, so I'm gonna be screwed badly.

what age were u when ur parents took u on a train for the first time?

Oh god, looks like you are on the exact same course I was on. I take it, you are a first year student. I would strongly suggest tackling the MATLAB issue head on. I tried to avoid it in the same way that you are suggesting. Introduction to Numerical Methods (INM - optional Pure) ended up being 40% MATLAB coursework, which I thought was only 20% when I picked it. You might be able to avoid that if you take 20 credits outside Maths, such as Britain in the World Economy (10 credits or 20 with coursework - Econ) or Addiction in the Brain (multiple-choice 10-credit 1st-year psychology module).
But the thing is, I'm not sure you can avoid the use of MATLAB in the 3rd year project. You could use a similar piece of software called R, which you will be encountering in G11STA.

Note: Everything here is from memory of the courses from 2013. I have no idea if anything is still the same or not.




-ish... if the course is still the same. It's the first year module called Analytical and Computational Foundations iirc.(not to be confused with Foundations of Pure Mathematics), and it's where Maple and Matlab are taught. Probably the most difficult things to grasp in the first year. But it's a doddle compared to second year. Mathematical Analysis will come in second year.
Feeling nostalgic, so answering question not addressed to me

Oh gosh I'm screwed ; I just finished a bit of a revision session going over some pure stuff and I'm expecting like 30% in the exam or even less ; I just don't understand how to do proofs like there's so many different methods and it's as if they're just plucked from thin air. I give up I really do