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Financial maths course

  • 23-09-2007 11:54am
    #1
    nrg411
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭


    hi,

    anybody here doin the financial maths course in galway? im thinking about doing it next year since the points are so low and ill be guaranteed a course but i still might put down the actuary courses in dublin. what you think of the course if youre doin it now? good/bad/boring/useless?


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  • #2
    JIZZLORD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,484 ✭✭✭JIZZLORD


    i know a few people doing it, they say it's hard and full of maths. But it's extremely employable, dont let the points of the course make your decission


  • #3
    bafs4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭bafs4


    Ucd actuary is the best do it we earn more money than any off the others if ur smart enough do it ...one guy switched from galway this year said it was useless degree with no recognition and there are only two exemptions and you can get eight in ucd.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,647 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    bafs4 wrote: »
    Ucd actuary is the best do it we earn more money than any off the others if ur smart enough do it ...one guy switched from galway this year said it was useless degree with no recognition and there are only two exemptions and you can get eight in ucd.

    If you are doing actuary,I would presume you would the brains to be able to type properly without using text speak.
    :confused:


  • #5
    bafs4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭bafs4


    What do you want to know.....punctuation isnt my thing..Bafs is the best business degree in ireland I can verify that in many ways..You ask sorry bout grammar.....i got 600 in the leaving so your sarcasm is breaking me apart..anyway what u wanna know about it


  • #6
    Fremen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Fremen


    I'd only put it down if you have strong maths skills and are genuinely interested. When I was in college, science had an incredibly high dropout rate because people chose it for the low points, then weren't suited for the work. This could be the same, but more so.

    I'm doing a financial maths postgrad at the moment, and finding it really interesting. The maths is focused on probability (but not really the type you do at LC level, which is actually closer to combinatorics). You'll probably spend the first year studying calculus and linear algebra (read matrices).

    Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

    Edit: I read over the list of modules there. I don't know much about the economics courses, but some of the later maths courses will be genuinely tough. Metric spaces and topology will be abstract as hell, and probably pretty boring if you don't like maths. I would say only pick this course if you're genuinely interested.

    Edit 2: Just noticed the original post was in september of last year. D'oh!


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  • #7
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,647 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    bafs4 wrote: »
    What do you want to know.....punctuation isnt my thing..Bafs is the best business degree in ireland I can verify that in many ways..You ask sorry bout grammar.....i got 600 in the leaving so your sarcasm is breaking me apart..anyway what u wanna know about it

    What is Bafs?You are really putting that a1 in English to use.Who knew that you could be so in love with full stops?


  • #8
    gerry_weldon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭gerry_weldon


    There is no modular choice whatsoever and you have to do 12 exams each year on ridiculous subjects like algorithms (learning off silly codes without them making much sense) and metric spaces (which is basically trying to memorise massive proofs of mathematical theorems that you will forget 5 mins after you've written them down).

    The fact that the points are so low is because nobody is doing it. It is a very difficult degree.


  • #9
    Thomas_S_Hunterson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    gerry_weldon wrote: »

    There is no modular choice whatsoever and you have to do 12 exams each year on ridiculous subjects like algorithms (learning off silly codes without them making much sense) and metric spaces (which is basically trying to memorise massive proofs of mathematical theorems that you will forget 5 mins after you've written them down).

    Perhaps you chose the wrong course.

    You really shouldn't just memorise big proofs if you're studying maths. You should aim to understand everything. That way you'll be able to prove stuff instinctively.


  • #10
    Thomas_S_Hunterson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    bafs4 wrote: »
    What do you want to know.....punctuation isnt my thing..Bafs is the best business degree in ireland I can verify that in many ways..You ask sorry bout grammar.....i got 600 in the leaving so your sarcasm is breaking me apart..anyway what u wanna know about it

    You said you got 590 on this thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055197032

    What year are you in btw?
    Deleted User wrote:
    What is Bafs?
    It's the UCD Actuarial and Financial Studies degree.


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