TSM: English and Maths

Zoodlebop · 22-06-2006 3:52pm #1

OK, here's my plan. I will put English and Maths down as my first choice. I should get the points. If I find the math doesn't satisfy my scientific appetite, then I will switch course to Theoretical Physics. This shouldn't be to big a deal as I will have the maths grounding and TP is 2/3 maths in freshman years anyway. While I do English and Maths, I will keep up my Physics interest by joining the physoc. (and some others) and maybe attending some lectures. I also want to take an extra language module.

Can any o' ye who are at Trinity tell me if the above is feasable? Will I have the time to do this and have any sort of a social life?

Many Thanks.

Pet · 22-06-2006 4:20pm

Barring timetable clashes (which I cannot comment on), it is feasible, if you're prepared to do it. I doubt it would impact on your social life, although the extra language module is in the evening time..

And, physics lectures start off fairly easy, so you can ease yourself into going into them without worrying that you're missing much.

Nietzschean · 22-06-2006 5:11pm

you plan on doing maths lectures, english lectures, physics lectures and an extra language module? Not going to last.......ah the plans of youth for college.....

Zoodlebop · 22-06-2006 5:39pm

Nietzschean wrote:

you plan on doing maths lectures, english lectures, physics lectures and an extra language module? Not going to last.......ah the plans of youth for college.....

Awwww. I kind of suspected that. I'm not planning to go to all physics lectures, just a few particle physics ones that I'm interested in.

Nietzscean, you do (or did?) Theoretical Physics don't you? Can you possibly imagine them letting me take TP with English? TP isn't that different to maths after all, is it? My main problem is that I'm interested in Physics, but want to keep reading and studying English too. What would you suggest?

Also, is the name Nietzschean from a TV sci-fi....I can't remember it's name.

Nietzschean · 22-06-2006 6:32pm

Its from Andromeda, and you wouldn't have the time to do TP and english i'm afraid. Doing TSM of maths and english means you only do some of the maths courses not them all, and it goes down over the years, you do none in 4th year for instance. you do half the 1st year maths courses in 1st year and then the other half in 2nd year and for 3rd year you do some of the 3rd year courses depending on what tsm stream iirc correctly.

And i started in TP, did a year of it and then moved to maths, Sev and PrecariousNuts both do TP though.

As to what you want to do emmm well its up to yourself as to what you'd like to spend most of your time doing, you can always spend some free time (you won't ) in the library reading up on the books that are from the course you don't do.

Anyway you can pretty much change to any subject in tcd if there is space by xmas if you have the points....

not really sure if i've been any help, but its hard to really work out before hand what you'll like in college, nothing is really that similar to the leaving cert version that i've done anyway.

Zoodlebop · 24-06-2006 9:44pm

No, that is helpful. Would I need an A in physics/maths to switch to TP or Science (from TSM Eng+Math), or do I just need the right points?

Does the maths course that you do touch on any of the maths of Theoretical Physics?

24-06-2006 10:23pm

Zoodlebop wrote:

No, that is helpful. Would I need an A in physics/maths to switch to TP or Science (from TSM Eng+Math), or do I just need the right points?

Does the maths course that you do touch on any of the maths of Theoretical Physics?

When doing TP, you are taking 90% of the Maths course as well as several modules of Physics. Your points plus any entry requirements (I think TP & Maths you need a B3 in Honours Maths to get in) are required, nothing more. I think there's a requirement for Science, but I can't remember at this stage and couldn't be arsed looking up - see http://www.tcd.ie/Admissons

However, as was said earlier on there needs to be a free place in that course from someone else dropping out so that you can transfer in. Usually there isn't any problem with that in TP since plenty of people drop out (hi!), but it's worth keeping in mind.

Ron DMC · 24-06-2006 10:27pm

Myth wrote:

Usually there isn't any problem with that in TP since plenty of people drop out (hi!)

lol.
*cough* Sap drop-outs! */cough*

24-06-2006 10:30pm

Ronny Mitchell wrote:

lol.
*cough* Sap drop-outs! */cough*

Bah. If I hadn't entered TP, I probably wouldn't have gotten a maths a/c and learnt basic html and made mygrant. If I hadn't dropped out of TP, I wouldn't have entered engineering and gone for class rep, gone on a campaign team (against xeducat

), gone for faculty convenor, gone for Education Officer, etc. etc. etc.

Ron DMC · 24-06-2006 10:39pm

Fair enough. But might have become president of earth if you'd stayed...

Myth wrote:

I probably wouldn't have gotten a maths a/c

Reminds me that I was due one of them this year, but never got around to setting it up.
Ah well, there's always 'second year mark 2' for that sort of thing. Bring on October!

24-06-2006 10:40pm

Ronny Mitchell wrote:

Fair enough. But might have become president of earth if you'd stayed...

What do you think I'm doing next year?

Ron DMC · 24-06-2006 10:44pm

Myth wrote:

What do you think I'm doing next year?

Bumming around like normal people do, and not putting in 100 hour weeks for a change. Seriously all year, you were out of your office about twice (and that was for council.)

24-06-2006 10:45pm

Ronny Mitchell wrote:

Bumming around like normal people do, and not putting in 100 hour weeks for a change. Seriously all year, you were out of your office about twice (and that was for council.)

Meh. I'm not there now.

Pet · 24-06-2006 10:50pm

Ah well, there's always 'second year mark 2' for that sort of thing. Bring on October!

Repeating the year is deadly, but first year is probably the best one to repeat. I had such a great time this year.

Nietzschean · 24-06-2006 10:55pm

repeating first year might be, but repeating the latter years is not from m8's of mine who've hadda do it.....

Ron DMC · 24-06-2006 10:56pm

Pet wrote:

but first year is probably the best one to repeat

Not if you want to go for schols. I'm going to know my course inside out by easter

Plus, it means I already know a good deal of the people who'll be in my class. No effort necessary in introducing myself as the best person ever. They all already know that I am.

Pet · 24-06-2006 11:13pm

Pssh.

Ronan L > Ronan M tbh.

Anyway, repeating any year other than first year is a lot different if you're in a big course, because you're thrust into a group of people who all know each other really well and have made their own groups of friends. I hope not to repeat any more years.*

*much hope is required

TSM: English and Maths

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