Anyone studying maths?

SamHamilton

Anyone studying maths as part of TSM? What's it like? Is it a huge step up from LC Honours? Is there much work involved? I got a B1 in mocks and could go up to an A if I do some work. I spend way more time at it than any other subject because it's fun to study! Do you recommend it?

It's absolutely nothing like LC maths - bar one subject, and even that is more Applied Maths then LC Maths. It's utterly different from anything you would have studied before, but that does not mean that it is not for you!

Have a browse through this thread to give you some insight into what it's about, and feel free to ask any other questions on this thread

SamHamilton

Thanks:) . You guys are so much nicer than UCD he he he:)

Cheers.

I found another link which you might wish to view, it's in the Mathematics forum - there are several good posts about maths in the different colleges.

But again, ask if anything hasn't been covered. There are several active (ex-)Maths students on here.

sully-gormo

I was doing TP and I changed to Maths TSM and im gonna change to BESS next year. College Maths is one of those things that you dont really know if you liked until you actually do it. I loved it in School but now I cant stand it; that said dont let that discourage you. Your grades in school dont really matter; as long as you *like* maths. A B grade is grand, not everyone in Maths got A1s in LCH Maths. If you find the theory intesting, as opposed to just solving the problems then Maths might be a good choice. Theres much more proving statements and Defining stuff in college maths.

SamHamilton

If you find the theory intesting, as opposed to just solving the problems then Maths might be a good choice.

Have to say I like solving questions and have little or no interest in the theorems. I don't mind the ones that you can work out yourself without memorizing an A4 page of meaningless(well hardly! but...:D ) instructions. I love solving questions, actually doing the math so...:(

Nietzschean

there are subjects of both right the way through, in first year algebra is about the only thing that is theorms and stuff iirc, 2 subjects in 2nd year and everything after that is optional.

While i personally hate the theorm learning stuff most of it is provable to an extent by working out if you understand it enough.(in saying that i did learn most of them off when required)

ApeXaviour

SamHamilton wrote:

Have to say I like solving questions and have little or no interest in the theorems.

College level physics is all about solving problems through (at times pretty heavy) maths. You might want to consider it.

/pimpage

SamHamilton

I would love to be able to do TP but my school is a joke:mad: Agscience is my only science subject!:o I don't really want to do a science course because I like English (well I hate LC English. It's so restrictive. They say they want originality but then when you state something slightly off centre you have to spend ages justifying yourself or else lose loads of marks:mad: ) and TSM sounds like it'll suit me fine:D .

Nietzschean

ApeXaviour wrote:

College level physics is all about solving problems through (at times pretty heavy) maths. You might want to consider it.

/pimpage

My god the pimping really never does stop with you this week does it? Is it really anyone who is considering doing TP or maths should all do physics?

King.Penguin

at least they should consider it.

Nietzschean

its not a replacement for maths, frankly its kinda annoying that its suggested it is. Mech Eng would probably be closer in maths difficulty/topics.

ApeXaviour

Nietzschean wrote:

its not a replacement for maths, frankly its kinda annoying that its suggested it is.

Chill, I wasn't saying that. It's a perfectly reasonable suggestion that he keep his options open

dan719

Go tp.:D

Colonel Sanders

Nietzschean wrote:

there are subjects of both right the way through, in first year algebra is about the only thing that is theorms and stuff iirc, 2 subjects in 2nd year and everything after that is optional.

who's teaching 211 and 221 these days as i've been told david simms retired. more importantly is there still a year end party in the lecturers house??

Btw if you don't like theorums then after 2nd year pich stats and computer science classes and you'll avoid them but possibly just pick a computer science/engineering course instead.

fitzgese

The courses have changed slightly now, there's no more 211, 221 is a slightly different course taught (this year) by David Wilkins, and David Simms is still teaching even though he's retired, he taught 224 (a new course on Geometry) this year, which is basically quite a bit of old 211 and some of old 221. There's no more end of year parties in the lecturer's house, though David Wilkins did hold a party at some stage. Was it David Simms who held them a few years ago?

Fremen

I'm just finishing up a maths degree in UCD and, to be honest, all I can say is Meh...
I loved LC maths, I thought the course was pretty interesting and the problems you come across are great. My experience of college maths is that there's nothing but theory, the interesting problems are few and far between.

I always got the feeling that someone who didn't speak a word of english, but had a photographic memory would be able to excel at maths in UCD (or at least get a first). It would just be a case of, recognise this set of symbols in the question, copy down that set of symbols as an answer.

The mathematical physics component of my degree was a lot more interesting, but a hell of a lot harder. If you choose that route, and trinity's anything like UCD, you will find yourself pushed pretty hard. If you want to do well, you won't really be able to miss a single lecture. In a sense, I would have liked to do the maths physics thing in college, but pure maths is a bit easier, and I'm a coward

aequinoctium

maths is very good...it's probably the most abstract stuff you can study

Fremen

it's probably the most abstract stuff you can study

Art, maybe?

aequinoctium

yes, i agree

Colonel Sanders

fitzgese wrote:

There's no more end of year parties in the lecturer's house, though David Wilkins did hold a party at some stage. Was it David Simms who held them a few years ago?

David simms used to invite everyone round to his house for supper and drinks in the last week of college. It was a great night. Anyone could bring musical instruments with them too and play. Possibly not helped by the increasing drunkeness of some students at them tho :-)