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Qualification => Subject Doubts => GCE AS & A2 Level => Math => Topic started by: accounts4life on September 18, 2009, 12:05:28 pm

Title: AS MATHS !
Post by: accounts4life on September 18, 2009, 12:05:28 pm: hey , im gna study Finance in Universiry , so i wonder if it wud be useful if i did A level maths ?? , i personally think its gna be a waste of time.
Title: Re: AS MATHS !
Post by: Saladin on September 18, 2009, 12:08:24 pm: It depends on what you are going to study...
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Post by: master786 on September 18, 2009, 12:30:38 pm: i belevei in UK u need A level maths at most places :)
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Post by: astarmathsandphysics on September 18, 2009, 01:27:29 pm: For finance i say it is almost essential. You wont get anywhere there if you cant count money.
Title: Re: AS MATHS !
Post by: Khey [Rainbow] on September 21, 2009, 09:12:00 pm: its so obvious! n well we knw hw to count money by now.
but we do need mathssss..its like a shadow of ur lyf.
Title: Re: AS MATHS !
Post by: al noor on September 25, 2009, 04:54:04 pm: Hey Guyz,
I have a questions.. Umm i want to study accouting & finance & management in University.. Umm shall i take math as an Alevel or shall i take ECO.. bcoz i choose Business and Accounts and i dont know whether i shall choose math or eco?
Plzz help me guyz
Title: Re: AS MATHS !
Post by: Ghost Of Highbury on September 25, 2009, 04:55:15 pm: eco - definitely
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Post by: al noor on September 25, 2009, 04:57:37 pm: Quote from: eddie_adi619 on September 25, 2009, 04:55:15 pm
eco - definitely

Can i ask why do u say ECO?
Title: Re: AS MATHS !
Post by: Ghost Of Highbury on September 25, 2009, 04:58:58 pm: because management and finance requires eco....

u'll learn the math part of financein accounting and b.std
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Post by: al noor on September 25, 2009, 05:08:50 pm: Quote from: eddie_adi619 on September 25, 2009, 04:58:58 pm
because management and finance requires eco....

u'll learn the math part of financein accounting and b.std

Thnkz alot :D
Title: Re: AS MATHS !
Post by: Ghost Of Highbury on September 25, 2009, 05:09:54 pm: ur welcome

PS: its ur decision in the end. do what u like.

good luck!
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Post by: slvri on September 25, 2009, 05:35:02 pm: our principal told us that theres not much point of takin business studies if ur already takin acc and eco since it contains material of both acc and eco
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Post by: I Jimmy I on October 09, 2009, 02:29:05 pm: Thats not true....
Business is nothing compared to Economics and Accounting
I wrote all 3 papers....
Perhaps the basic lessons like chaps from 3-6 are the same.
Rest are not even close
Title: Re: AS MATHS !
Post by: slvri on October 09, 2009, 03:01:10 pm: Quote from: I Jimmy I on October 09, 2009, 02:29:05 pm
Thats not true....
Business is nothing compared to Economics and Accounting
I wrote all 3 papers....
Perhaps the basic lessons like chaps from 3-6 are the same.
Rest are not even close
really? is it better than economics? but our principal said its a half credit sub
Title: Re: AS MATHS !
Post by: Monica on October 09, 2009, 03:08:32 pm: Actually Eco and Business are so close...not much difference..

But Business is more interesting for me.