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Applied Maths book

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  • 12-09-2004 6:44pm
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    chickens
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    Hi, anyone know of a good applied maths book? maybe I'm just being pickey but the fundemental applied maths one doesn't seem that good.


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    Young Siward
    Closed Accounts Posts: 141 ✭✭Young Siward


    Yes there is one, can't remember the name but it was on sale in Easons O'Connell St. when I last ventured in.

    Having said that my fmr. App Maths teacher did say that Fundamental Applied Maths is the better one of the two.

    I never used my book, instead I used Aidan Roantree's precious Institute notes that I got during a Xmas revision course. When I finally used them I went from a D2 in the mocks to a B1....


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    PrecariousNuts
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    The book is good for the basics but as Siward said Aidan's notes are really the best thing available. I started applied maths at the start of 6th year and slogged through the course on my own (they hadn't anyone to teach it in my school). I went to a revision course at Easter and I was flying it from there. Got an A2 amazingly in the end.


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    chickens
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    sorry to sound thick but whats the institute? are their notes on the internet?


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    PrecariousNuts
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    Institute of Education its kinda like a grinds place on Leason street. They don't like giving the notes to anyone but the people who do their courses. Fly in for a week during the christmas holidays or something and you can get them. I'd scan them for you but there are at least 150 pages of them...


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    chickens
    Closed Accounts Posts: 165 ✭✭chickens


    Thanks, 150pages! thats a lot, I've actually heard of that institute place, I think there is one like it near me, might see if I can go.


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    *Angel*
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    So me reply is a few days late, but wot d hell.

    The guy that wrote 'Fundamental Applied Maths' has a kind of website, and he's selling all leaving cert q's and solutions in a book for 10euro, seems worth it go to www.discovingmaths.com/students/appliedmaths/, ur meant 2 email him or sumtin then he'll send it.


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    chickens
    Closed Accounts Posts: 165 ✭✭chickens


    Hmm, might do that. My head offered me a different book, he's got a ton of them in his office and is trying to peg them off, it's called "applied maths for leaving cert" you ever hear of it?


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    *Angel*
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    nope, hav'nt heard of it. I gotta say tho i don't mind Fundamental Applied Maths, sum of the examples r pretty gud, but its probably the teacher that makes u gud r bad at it.


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