jimf

Next time you travel in a plane just consider whether or not the person who did the finite element analysis on the blades usually gets the correct answer!

Jingsamichty

Are they famous enough to be the answers to a maths quiz?

Lorna at Vicenza

3 "big" A levels at my grammar. General studies as a fourth but only if the teachers thought you could cope with it. And I'm a late 1980's A level girl.

Novocastrian

All greek to me.

Alan2005

They should be to maths people. I only got a richard and I know them.

Edit: One is e and the other is the golden ratio.

Novocastrian

I haven't heard that term for a long time. Might one ask where from?

Alan2005

Sure. I did maths at Southampton uni.

Novocastrian

Just curious, I'm quite sure I would've done a richard in pure maths anywhere. I honestly believe its the most challenging undergraduate degree of them all.

I knew lots of kids who were whizzes at A level but couldn't deal with the conceptual/abstract/multidimensional thinking at uni.

I've mentioned that I'm a simple chemist.

Atlantic Xpat

Can you fill prescriptions?

Novocastrian

I believe you'll find that even on the Rock that is the prerogative of pharmacists.

lmartin999

I recall I did five. My grades suggested I preferred quantity over quality. In one subject I received an O, which I always felt was a particularly patronising grade. I believe it indicated something akin to 15%.

Oakvillian

I did four, but in typical geek style they were maths, "additional maths," physics and chemistry. I was going to do English, French, German and Latin but reckoned that was just too much reading and essay-writing for one lazy sod to accomplish over two years. I took the S papers in maths and physics - not quite sure why, but it seemed sensible advice at the time from the teachers. All seemed a bit of a waste of time, since I'd already received an effectively unconditional offer after sitting university entrance exams, but if nothing else they did prepare somewhat for the level of maths required beyond the first term of undergraduate studies.

singingringingtree

My daughter doing A2 at a Sixth Form College and wanted to do four AS levels, but they told her she had to do five and was allowed to drop one for A2. We spoke to a friend who works at the college and he said it was so that the college could get full funding.

Novocastrian

Geek style? That's pretty much what I did, except plus "S" levels in Physics & Chem on top.

Geek style? Well, really!!

Oakvillian

Well you, Sir, and I, Sir, are probably what would in these modern times be considered geeks. Despite all evidence to the contrary with your worldly ways and polyglot cosmopolitan lifestyle, your chosen profession is pretty much the definition of geekery in some people's eyes...

My S-level papers were in maths and physics - didn't to chemistry S as it was my weaker subject and the powers that be suggested two Ss would suffice.