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I got 24 in methods but i want to do Commerce - advice please

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costargh:
Aw ok. I guess I underestimated the level of maths required but one must see my point though that only certain sections of the methods course are applicable to a Commerce degree. I think @ Monash their isn't such an enphasise on maths in Commerce ( I dont know if theres actual maths subjects that are compulsory).

Guess I'll just have to repeat it then.

Collin Li:
Circular functions aren't that abstract. They are closely related to the exponential function (via complex numbers), which is a common solution to differential equations. Therefore, they can be useful.

But, I think it is more about being able to pick up various functions and work with it, that is indicative of your skills in further maths study.

costargh:
Do you guys have any examples of the sort of maths used in Commerce degrees?

brendan:

--- Quote from: costargh on January 16, 2008, 03:37:26 pm ---Do you guys have any examples of the sort of maths used in Commerce degrees?

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check out the unimelb undergrad handbook

Example of maths in economics: see pg 10-23 http://www.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/mankiw/files/Sticky_Information.pdf
Specialist Mathematics is a prereq for Actuarial subjects so that doesn't need much more explanation

Here are some quantitative subjects you can do for BCom:

620-157 Mathematics 1
620-158 Mathematics 2
620-201 Probability
620-202 Statistics
316-317 Econometrics
316-338 Mathematical Economics
316-350 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
300-203 Financial Mathematics I
300-204 Financial Mathematics II
300-334 Financial Mathematics III
300-316 Models for Insurance and Finance
620-301 Stochastic Modelling
620-302 Chance and Options Pricing
620-371 Linear Models
620-374 Sampling and Forecasting

The subjects in bold are the most important quantitative subjects for Economics and Finance, the UMEP program is a yearlong version of 620-157 Mathematics 1

maxleng:

--- Quote from: Nick on January 12, 2008, 09:48:18 pm ---As most of you are probably already aware, Costa (costargh) has issues regarding his failure to gain an adequate study score in Mathematical Methods (CAS), in order to satisfy the prerequisite for Commerce at either the University of Melbourne or Monash University.

I'm posting on his behalf he doesn’t want to "directly" persist with gauging FSN thoughts, even though it's constantly "on his mind".

So the situation is:

Prerequisite for Commerce at both the universities is 25 in Methods (any)
He achieved a raw score of 24 in Methods, missing out on the requirement by ONE point.

He has been given the option to repeat this subject in order to meet the requirement, but as you can imagine, such a pursuit would be both repetitive, painful and there is a chance that repeating the subject could adversely impact on his other studies.

Can anyone offer a solution as to how he can get around this issue? Can he somehow try and gain special consideration from the university due to attending an under represented school? Would it be wise to approach the universities directly and find out if he can demonstrate his mathematical ability through another source, such as the GAT? It seems cruel that one should have to repeat an entire 3/4 sequence for the sake of one point.


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what about the people who miss out on courses by .5 of an enter point? thats just the way it is..

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