{"id":326631,"date":"2016-11-29T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/?guid=450db402b3334c43c0feb53a140b8784"},"modified":"2016-11-29T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T00:00:00","slug":"should-i-take-further-mathematics-physics-undergraduates-experiences-of-post-compulsorymathematics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/?p=326631","title":{"rendered":"Should I take Further Mathematics? Physics undergraduates\u2019 experiences of post-compulsory\r\nMathematics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is essential that physics undergraduates are appropriately prepared for the mathematical demands<br \/>\nof their course. This study investigated physics students\u2019 perceptions of post-compulsory<br \/>\nmathematics as preparation for their degree course. 494 physics undergraduates responded to an<br \/>\nonline questionnaire about their experiences of A-level Mathematics and Further Mathematics. The<br \/>\nfindings suggest that physics undergraduates would benefit from studying Further Mathematics and<br \/>\nspecialising in mechanics during their A-level studies. As both A-level Mathematics and Further<br \/>\nMathematics are being reformed, universities should look closely at the benefits of Further<br \/>\nMathematics as preparation for their physics courses and either increase their admissions<br \/>\nrequirements, or recommend that students take Further Mathematics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is essential that physics undergraduates are appropriately prepared for the mathematical demands<br \/>\nof their course. This study investigated physics students\u2019 perceptions of post-compulsory<br \/>\nmathematics as preparation for their degree course. 494 ph&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[178],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-326631","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-rss-fuusikaharidus","7":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=326631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326631\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=326631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=326631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=326631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}