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How is Applied Maths at Ordinary Level

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  • 21-09-2017 8:05pm
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    naxmax9
    Registered Users Posts: 134 ✭✭


    Looking for a 9th subject. I'm already doing 8 at HL. How is this subject at OL if you're doing Hons Physics and Maths. I did an exam question on linear Motion this afternoon and I thought it was fairly handy (at ol).
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    randylonghorn
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 29,509 Mod ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    Why in the name of all that's holy are you looking for a ninth subject?! :p

    You can only count 6 for points at the end of the day.

    The more subjects you do, the less time you have to spend on each one ... there's a simple bit of applied maths for you! :D


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    everesteduc
    Registered Users Posts: 90 ✭✭everesteduc


    If you really want to do the OL Applied Maths leaving cert exam, then you can do it as an external student in the year after your leaving cert. The only reason you would do it with 8 other subjects would be if you weren't doing a science subject. However, you appear to do Physics.


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    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,707 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    naxmax9 wrote: »
    Looking for a 9th subject. I'm already doing 8 at HL. How is this subject at OL if you're doing Hons Physics and Maths. I did an exam question on linear Motion this afternoon and I thought it was fairly handy (at ol).

    answering your question, if yobare dong hons physics and hons maths then ol applied maths is a doddle
    however leaving is a test to see how many points you can score so you can get a decent paying job
    i wouldnt bother
    i did seven subjects for the leaving cos you can only count six and i was ol for irish


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    DaleyBlind
    Registered Users Posts: 35 ✭DaleyBlind


    Since you're already doing 8 subjects at HL, are you doing this out of interest? If you're comfortable with HL Maths, you could probably teach yourself the whole OL applied maths curriculum in less than a month.


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    naxmax9
    Registered Users Posts: 134 ✭✭naxmax9


    DaleyBlind wrote: »
    Since you're already doing 8 subjects at HL, are you doing this out of interest? If you're comfortable with HL Maths, you could probably teach yourself the whole OL applied maths curriculum in less than a month.

    Yes, I'm doing this out of interest. I just want to learn Applied Maths. Even if it's at ordinary level.


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    DaleyBlind
    Registered Users Posts: 35 ✭DaleyBlind


    naxmax9 wrote: »
    Yes, I'm doing this out of interest. I just want to learn Applied Maths. Even if it's at ordinary level.

    Well if you still have time for your main subjects and you're interested go ahead. If you're looking to do STEM after school I'd highly recommend doing applied maths.


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    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,399 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    naxmax9 wrote: »
    Yes, I'm doing this out of interest. I just want to learn Applied Maths. Even if it's at ordinary level.

    If you're doing HL Maths and Physics then OL Applied Maths should be easy enough. You need to do HL to get any depth into the topics though and I'm not sure if HL Applied Maths is manageable with eight HL other subjects.


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