Undergraduate Subject Focus: Studying Maths
Mathematics can be divided into two main areas: pure and applied. Pure mathematics is the cerebral side of the subject – maths for the sake of maths – whereas applied mathematics is the exploration of real-life problems using maths and so tends to tie in with many areas of physics . Whichever branch you choose, your degree will normally start by examining fundamental subjects such as calculus, algebra and mechanics, and getting to grips with useful tools such as computing skills. Later in the mathematics, will come opportunities to specialise in modules such as...

Tips and Traps for the First year
We at Hotcourses have our fair share of university experiences between us, so here are some things we wish we’d read before we started the first year of University First year work ethic Being a student requires more careful time management than at school – as well as having lectures scattered all over your timetable, you will be expected to spend a lot of study hours reading and doing assignments, and you will have to organise all this yourself. Whilst this can seem like an annoying distraction from the important first year business of making friends and generally having a good time, it’ll...