Education

School

I left Ringwood School with the following GCSEs

  • A* Mathematics (a year early)
  • A* Physics
  • A* Chemistry
  • A* French
  • A German
  • A Spanish
  • A Biology
  • A Geography
  • A Design & Technology – Electronic Products
  • B English Language [Speaking and listening grade A*]
  • B English Literature

Sixth Form (College)

I left Ringwood Sixth Form with the following qualifications (note that an AS-level is exactly half of an A-level):

  • A A-level Mathematics
  • A A-level Further Mathematics
  • A A-level Physics
  • A AS-level Information Technology

University

I graduated from Southampton University with a BSc in Mathematics with
Physics on 23rd of July 2007. My degree’s grade was a First, and I also acheived the School Applied Prize – i.e. I got the highest grade in applied mathematics at Southampton Uni this year (an average of 83.2%). Here is a list of my grades (all courses worth 15 “CAT points”
unless otherwise stated):

  • First year – does not count towards degree (average: 77.54% – 1st class degree standard)
    • 76% MATH1019 – Calculus & Maple
    • 75% MATH1020 – Calculus & Differential Equations
    • 76% MATH1021 – Algebra & Proof
    • 88% MATH1022 – Algebra & Maple
    • 74% MATH1023 – Geometry I
    • 81% MATH1024 – Intro Probability & Stats
    • 67% (worth 10 CAT points) PHYS1011 – Wave, Light and Quanta
    • 85% (worth 10 CAT points) PHYS1015 – Motion and Relativity
    • 77% (worth 5 CAT points) PHYS1018 – Physics Skills 1
    • 70% (worth 5 CAT points) PHYS1020 – Physics Skills 2
  • Second year – counts 40% of degree (average: 83.25% – 1st class degree standard)
    • 82% MATH2002 – Complex Variable Theory
    • 82% MATH2003 – Group Theory
    • 85% MATH2008 – Intro to Applied Maths
    • 80% MATH2009 – Vector Calculus & Apps
    • 84% MATH2038 – Diff Equat & Applications
    • 95% MATH2039 – Analysis & Approximation
    • 71% PHYS2003 – Quantum Physics
    • 87% PHYS2023 – Wave Physics
  • Third (and final) year – counts 60% of degree (average: 83.1% – 1st class degree standard)
    • 79% MATH3032 – Communicating and Researching Mathematics (see a project I did here)
    • 84% MATH3006 – Relativity, Black Holes and Cosmology
    • 87% MATH2037 – Computer Tools for Operational Research
    • 95% PHYS2006 – Classical Mechanics
    • 62% MATH3001 – Rings and Fields
    • 86% MATH3003 – Group Theory and Applications
    • 90% MATH3005 – Fluids and Waves
    • 82% PHYS3007 – Theories of Matter, Space and Time

Other

  • Feb-April 2004 – Distinction in 2004 British Informatics Olympiad at Ringwood School
  • Autumn 2003 – Competed an Introduction Course in Japanese Language and Culture
  • 2003 – UK Senior Mathematical Challenge (2003), both Gold and Best in School.
  • November 2002 – Merit in British Physics Olympiad test paper
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