*Leaving Cert Applied Maths Thread*

The Pharmacist on the Moon wrote: »

The questions in maths in general are easier in my opinion but I wouldn't agree that maths is easiest subject for the lc, biology,physics and chemistry are a lot easier. A couple of guys in my maths and applied maths classes last year got an A1 in applied maths but only got an A2 in maths so i wouldn't take an A1 in maths for granted as it's a very broad course and the questions can be plucked from any part of the course. They can also phrase the questions in maths in different ways to make them appear more difficult then they actually are as was the case last year which tends to put people off, i don't think they can do it as much with the applied maths questions which tends to make the exams fairly straightfoward.

Obviously I just meant for me, sorry I should have made that clear, it's generally regarded as one of the most difficult. I'm not really offput by any ofthe so called tricks because I don't really learn Maths by method, I just solve it by intuition. Sometimes that means I go a very long way around a question where a simple formula is required. I think there's more of a method required in Applied maths for some questions anyway which I never really learnt so I do find that subject more difficult.

skyscraperblue wrote: »

As for me, I'm doing Applied Maths in school (one of only 2 girls' schools in the country to offer it )

Um what I know of at least three girls schools including my own in my area that do Applied Maths...

Hey, I'm in fifth year and started applied maths 4/5 weeks ago. I worked really hard and have covered the first three chapters in the book to try and catch up with the other person doing it. ( did every question):D . Anyway my teacher phoned me this morning and basically said he wasn't prepared to teach me next year as the other student has decided to drop out. Has anyone done app. maths on their own, how did you find it? --I can't find any other teacher in my area and really love the course.

I did applied maths by myself last year and got an A1, almost purely out of Oliver Murphy's brown book and exam papers. (Luckily my maths teacher had the marking schemes for year back to the 90's). It's definitely manageable, Murphy's book covers just about everything you need to know and any other tricks can be relatively easily sussed out from the marking scheme's (I don't think integration by substitution is required anymore though). Definitely try most of the problems, especially the ones without numbers :pac:

If I was to make any recommendation is not to depend too much on 1,2,3,4,5,10 questions. I always found that 4,6,7,8 all required a similar approach to answering the questions and they complement each other. I certainly found doing 6,7,8 last year easier than 1,2,3. The same may be true for Q9 but I stopped at that. (Although I think it was EuropeanSon who was the advocate for Q9...)

Patchy~ wrote: »

I dont do applied maths but this whole thing of substitution not being on the course, I've seen that mentioned but I didnt realize it related to integration. Will that have any implications for regular HL maths?

(Sorry for hi-jacking the thread, just wondering!)

No, only in the pilot schools

Zaffy wrote: »

Absolutely adore applied maths. It's a proper subject in my school, so I get plenty of practise at it. I once got 90% in a test, but every single other one I've got 100, though as of late, I've been doing questions which haven't been working out and I've been starting to panick. Really need to get this A1.

If you're thinking of doing Applied maths, do it! I cannpt think of a better/more fun subject.

Are you going for the gold medal?

Wesc. wrote: »

Are you going for the gold medal?

Whats the gold medal?

skyscraperblue wrote: »

We're a very small subject and so I think Applied Maths people should stick together, so here's a thread for us. Let's start with, are you taking Applied Maths inside or outside of school? and what questions are you covering?

As for me, I'm doing Applied Maths in school (one of only 2 girls' schools in the country to offer it ) but we are run simultaneously with LCVP and Careers, so we only get 3 classes a week. So my teacher has to teach a shorter course and so we aren't gonna get proper choice on the paper - she is only teaching Q1,2,3,4,5 and 10. So I'm teaching myself Q9 just out of terror!

How about you guys?

I think quite a few girls schools offer it actually. I do it in my school, and Mt Anville and Loreto both offer it as far as i know, thats just in my area.

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

Guys, sorry for digging up your zombie thread but I need some advice

I'm in 5th year now and I really love maths and physics but unfortunately I'm not like yous, I'm not brilliant at imaths(anymore) and I only got a C in JC.
I'm aiming for a B in HL Maths in the Leaving

I was thinking of doing Applied Maths but I'm not sure if I should. I'd have to do it by myself cos my school doesn't teach it and I'm not really good enough to learn it by myself.

Since some of yous studied Applied Maths by yourself, I wanted to ask, is it manageable?

To be honest, Applied Maths is a tough subject if maths isn't your thing, especially if you haven't got someone to explain the concepts to you.

However, if you genuinely love maths and the mechanics section in physics, then the hard work that would be necessary wouldn't seem difficult. The questions are fairly predictable, so if you do exam questions over and over, you could do fairly well in the exam even if you don't have a flair for it.

It's not an easy subject, but as long as that doesn't put you off, you should give it a go and see how you find it.

IloveConverse wrote: »

Hi guys,

Thinking about starting Applied Maths- I'm in fifth year and doing Physics and HL Maths.

The only problem is that I'm doing Physics by myself as an extra subject- doing Applied Maths would leave me with 9 subjects which is crazy.

I'd love to do Applied Maths with Physics/HL Maths as I'm thinking about doing Physics in college and love this area so much.

Would appreciate if you guys could give me some advice, thanks a mill. :cool:

9 subjects is an awful lot, so it all depends on your reasons for doing applied maths. If you're doing it for points, then I would leave it. Doing 9 subjects will just mean that all of them will suffer somewhat.
However, if you're doing it simply because you think it'll be of use in college, then I would encourage you to try it. I did applied maths outside school and in the end it didn't count for points. However, I don't regret doing it for one second, as it's of major benefit to me in mechanics in my engineering course. (However, I would do some reading on the course you're going for before you get in too deep with applied maths. As far as I know, they're generally very theoretical courses, so applied maths would be of little relevance.)

Hey, I am in sixth year and studying applied maths in school and our teacher said he will cover everything in the book except statics and hydrostatics. Has anyone covered these areas and what are they like difficulty wise ? I am considering teaching myself just so I'm covered if something goes wrong on the day .