Mathematics At University of Warwick

Warwick university is widely acknowledged as one of the best in the UK for studying maths. It is generally considered to be second only to Cambridge. Getting In The maths department is very prestigious and you generally need very good A level results (or equivalent) to be accepted. You must be studying maths A level and although not required, Further Maths A level would be beneficial. To be accepted into the maths department at Warwick you really need to be predicted A grades in both of these subjects, and to be predicted another A in a different subject. For full details on this, see Warwick's website. Basically, to get into Warwick you ...  Read the complete review

After applying to, and being offered a place at Oxford University to read mathematics, I decided, on balance, that Warwick University maths department was better, so off I went. Everyone speaks highly of Warwick, it is, supposedly "the best maths department in the UK", and you will be hard pushed to find someone who doesn't think this. I do. I spent a very unhappy year at Warwick doing maths, and then changed course, and am a lot happier. The department itself is situated on a hill about 15 minutes walk from the University, which already separates the "mathematicians" from the rest of campus. The actual department looks quite pleasant, ...  Read the complete review

I studied maths at Warwick from 1992-1995, and found it truly uninspiring. I had enjoyed maths up until degree level, partly because it seemed to have some practical application. All this was to change at degree level. At degree level, maths at Warwick was very conceptual. And if you think that will interest you, then you'll probably enjoy it. Personally, I found learning how to prove well-known mathematical theorems rather than how they might be applied in the real world (in most cases, they probably can't) to be a real turn-off. To me, the course felt like maths for maths sake. If you want to learn about practical applications of maths then this course ...  Read the complete review

The maths department at Warwick is one of the best in the country - and it shows. Entry requirements for the course are amongst the highest in the country at AAB or equivalent A-level scores, plus a grade 2 in a level one maths STEP paper, but what this produces are sets of undergraduates all of exceptional ability and a real atmosphere of learning. The maths institute, renovated and extended a couple of years ago, is light, airy and boasts some of the best lecture halls on campus. The course is challenging but not so much that you get disheartened, and there is plenty of support available, with tutors, third- and fourth-year supervisors and, for the first week of the ...  Read the complete review