Some background. DS1 just started 6th form. He got 7A* and 5A at GCSE and is doing Maths, FM, Physics, Chemistry and Biology for AS.
He was always good at Maths and on G&T for it. Sadly despite my best efforts I never managed to get the school to extend him in Maths with the result that he has spent years being bored at it.
So he turned his attention to physics. Loves it and has read very widely ( as recommended by people on MN ). He wanted to study physics in some form and to try for Cambridge.
Since starting A levels he has found a renewed love for pure Maths, less so for applied Maths. He has been buzzing about Maths since he September, for the first time in his life he is being stretched and challenged and has a teacher who gallops along at his speed. He's also getting very good grades. He is nothing like as excited about physics, which may be down to the curriculum.
I have said to him, and he agrees, that it seems to me that he ought to think about Maths as a degree. Any advice on some suitable reading or research for him would be very welcome? He was also wondering whether doing a Maths degree would rule out doing a post grad in Physics?
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polgareth · 27/10/2012 13:06
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