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Self Teaching A-level Maths and Further Mathematics in 1 Year

Hi, I am a UCL Chemistry Graduate who has been working in finance for the last 2-Years I have no formal education in Maths, although my degree was quite quantitative and a lot of maths was covered throughout my degree. I am currently looking to pivot my career by doing a CompSci Masters and to make myself as competitive as possible I am considering completing Maths and Further Maths in the next year as part of my application. I have quit my job so I do have time on my hands. Is this something feasible and any advice on how to approach this would be well appreciated.
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Original post by VetTheChemist
Hi, I am a UCL Chemistry Graduate who has been working in finance for the last 2-Years I have no formal education in Maths, although my degree was quite quantitative and a lot of maths was covered throughout my degree. I am currently looking to pivot my career by doing a CompSci Masters and to make myself as competitive as possible I am considering completing Maths and Further Maths in the next year as part of my application. I have quit my job so I do have time on my hands. Is this something feasible and any advice on how to approach this would be well appreciated.


It will be tricky because some FMaths content is based on Maths.

Great resources here:
Maths: https://www.drfrostmaths.com/courses.php?coid=29
FMaths: https://www.drfrostmaths.com/courses.php?coid=352

Refer to the spec to understand FMaths options
Hi I'm a current year 13 student thinking of taking a gap year before applying to uni. I was originally planning on just doing alevel maths but now I'm wondering if FM would be beneficial to do as well even if its just at AS level. Can you please share your experience doing both in one year. I'm thinking of getting part-time jobs at the same time and I'm worried as I'd need to finish all of A-level maths before starting FM

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