math1904 and 1905 (1 Viewer)

[arielbelle]

what's the difference? which one should you do?

 

[Templar]

MATH1904 is discrete, 1905 is stats. Quite different.

You should check to see which one is required for your degree. Most degrees have default maths unit stats instead of discrete, and it might be a prerequisite for later courses or majors.

If you can't decide, do both.

 

[acmilan]

theres also 1903 to consider if you havent which would probably be the most recommended of the 3 in any degree

 

[xiao1985]

discrete is more to do with IT ish subjects
stat on the other hand has s th to do with commerce/psychology/other science...

 

[SeDaTeD]

There is also the option of taking the second year version, MATH2069/2969 - Discrete Maths and graph theory, if you haven't taken the first year unit. Most of the stuff overlaps anyway.

In my opinion, if you're probably not gonna do any more maths later on, and your choice isn't dictated much by your other subjects, then I'd say take discrete, much more interesting than stats.

Stuff discrete covers: Counting, number theory, set theory, logic, recurrence relations, modular arithmetic, etc.

I'd assume most students will take 1903 and one of 1904 and 1905, but as Templar said, doing both is fine.

 

[withoutaface]

I'm doing 1904 because stats doesn't sound fun at all...

 

[Templar]

Stuff discrete covers: Counting, number theory, set theory, logic, recurrence relations, modular arithmetic, etc.

It sounds interesting but doesn't get far enough in any of them to be interesting.

The problem with doing all 3 maths subjects is 8am lectures every day. I want to get a copy of Primer and stop bothering with stats, especially considering all you do is fall asleep in the lecture anyway.

 

[withoutaface]

It sounds interesting but doesn't get far enough in any of them to be interesting.

The problem with doing all 3 maths subjects is 8am lectures every day. I want to get a copy of Primer and stop bothering with stats, especially considering all you do is fall asleep in the lecture anyway.

One of my friends who did stats a few years ago said the adv and normal are practically identical, so you could just turn up to the normal lectures around lunchtime.

 

[xiao1985]

both lecturers are quite hypnotising...
one's just the voice, the other ... well... everything ><

yeh stat's boring'er than discrete... but imo, practially it has a much wider usage as well...

 

[nit]

hopefully it'll be like 1901 is now - buy the lecture notes and all that you do in lectures is go over them word by word. But that was probably only a one-off. There was really no point turning up to 1901 lectures.

 

[xiao1985]

preimier of stat is pretty gay, trust me nit...

 

[acmilan]

For those that have done MATH1005: seeing as how there are three different streams, can i take a lecture from two different streams and add them together or will different stuff be taught at different times in the three streams?

 

[LoneShadow]

I'll be doing stats and hating it.

 

[withoutaface]

I'll be doing stats and hating it.

Then don't?

 

[LoneShadow]

Then don't?

I was told I'll be needing it for a major in phys. besides...I can't think of doing anything else.

 

[SeDaTeD]

I'll be doing stats coz I've already done discrete. Damn first year.

 

[~*HSC 4 life*~]

don't do stats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i don't get to choose any of my subjects

oh well, probably better off cause im pretty indecisive

 

[withoutaface]

I was told I'll be needing it for a major in phys. besides...I can't think of doing anything else.

Where does it say that?

 

[xiao1985]

@lonely shadow: doubt u will need stat for phys major, but then again, doing a stat subject is defintely helpful in general...

@sedated: how could u have done discrete??!?!?!?!

 

[acmilan]

It says MATH 1005/1905 would also be useful for physics but its not something you definitely need