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Re: 2019 Unit Selection Thread
« Reply #15 on: November 27, 2018, 10:38:50 pm »
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Agree with miniturtle - looks good so far! :)

PS. If you haven't spotted it already, the course map provides a good general overview of the units you're supposed to take.

(Not sure why I have to talk to a course person if I got both the prereq's?)
In my opinion it's just so that students don't accidentally select MTH1035 (the extension version of MTH1030) when they actually wanted MTH1030. It's really just so someone can check with you in person that you actually want the "advanced" version.

Just wondering whether it would be appropriate to do the following subjects for an atmospheric science/astrophysics major for first year:
Looks good! Those will set you up nicely for the atmospheric science and/or astrophysics major :)

Also, are you allowed to take first year subjects in later years as electives e.g. taking sta1010 in third year?
Yes, and many students do this to lighten their workload in later years.

I have also been considering whether or not to do biology (bio1011) but have not done any biology in VCE. Would it be difficult to do well in bio1011 without any prior experience doing biology?
BIO1011 overlaps with much of VCE biology, and it's also designed as an introductory level biology unit. I'm sure there will be other students in your situation - the unit coordinators will be understanding, and will most likely be able to direct you to resources to help you out if you're struggling :)
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Re: 2019 Unit Selection Thread
« Reply #16 on: November 27, 2018, 10:40:26 pm »
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You're all good - no traps or anything

(I typed up a post explaining everything but session timed out and I lost it all :/)
Tears were shed :( Nah thanks for having a look! I've decided to do another non-faculty elective in Sem2, will that make any difference?
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Re: 2019 Unit Selection Thread
« Reply #17 on: November 27, 2018, 10:42:20 pm »
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Thanks so much!!!!
Couple more things, is it common to do 2 majors, or do most people only do 1 major, and would it be overly difficult to major in both astrophysics and atmospheric science?

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Re: 2019 Unit Selection Thread
« Reply #18 on: November 27, 2018, 10:44:50 pm »
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I've decided to do another non-faculty elective in Sem2, will that make any difference?
Your course map says you have four free electives, so that should be fine :) The course map I linked is really just a guide, and you can honestly do units in whatever order you want, just make sure that you complete any prerequisite units you need for your second year units.
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Re: 2019 Unit Selection Thread
« Reply #19 on: November 27, 2018, 10:58:51 pm »
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Your course map says you have four free electives, so that should be fine :) The course map I linked is really just a guide, and you can honestly do units in whatever order you want, just make sure that you complete any prerequisite units you need for your second year units.

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Re: 2019 Unit Selection Thread
« Reply #20 on: November 27, 2018, 11:00:59 pm »
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Couple more things, is it common to do 2 majors, or do most people only do 1 major, and would it be overly difficult to major in both astrophysics and atmospheric science?
It depends on the person. I, for an example, chose to do an extended major + 2 minors. My friends often did double majors, sometimes in two very different areas. Up to you, although the most common I see are: major + minor + electives/ random units, double major or extended major + minor. IIRC, the minimum is a major and a minor or double major (no minors).

As for the latter part of your question, I didn't do astro or atmosphere science, so I'll leave this for someone else to answer.

I have also been considering whether or not to do biology (bio1011) but have not done any biology in VCE. Would it be difficult to do well in bio1011 without any prior experience doing biology?
If you like biology or want to try BIO1011, do it.

I didn't do VCE Bio, in fact, I hadn't even done Bio since Year 9 and walked into BIO1011 with just my VCE Chem and previous Psych knowledge. Fast forward three years and now I've not only studied an extended major in biology, but also done my Honours in biology (specifically, I did genetics).   
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Re: 2019 Unit Selection Thread
« Reply #21 on: November 28, 2018, 12:15:08 am »
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Thank you all for the help, one last question,
Would i be able to do BIO1011, PHS1011, ASP1010 and EAE1011 and not do any maths for the first semester of uni then do mth1030 in 2nd semester, given that i get 35+ in spec??

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Re: 2019 Unit Selection Thread
« Reply #22 on: November 28, 2018, 12:42:58 am »
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Thank you all for the help, one last question,
Would i be able to do BIO1011, PHS1011, ASP1010 and EAE1011 and not do any maths for the first semester of uni then do mth1030 in 2nd semester, given that i get 35+ in spec??
Short answer: yes, as long as you satisfy PHS1011 pre-reqs or talk to coordinator.

Slightly longer answer: You'll need to either 25+ raw SS Methods and Physics or 40+ SS Spesh for PHS1011. Otherwise, you'll have to talk to the unit coordinator. Aside from that, you should be good to go.   
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Re: 2019 Unit Selection Thread
« Reply #23 on: November 28, 2018, 12:50:28 am »
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Re: 2019 Unit Selection Thread
« Reply #24 on: December 02, 2018, 09:58:39 pm »
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Semester 1
CHM3911 Advanced physical chemistry
CHM3941 Advanced inorganic chemistry
MTH3110 Differential geometry
MTH3130 Topology: The mathematics of shape

Semester 2
CHM3922 Advanced organic chemistry
CHM3952 Advanced analytical chemistry
MTH3020 Complex analysis and integral transforms
MTH3000 Mathematics research project level 3

Kind of unsure about MTH3110, I heard bad things about it this year but apparently it's going to be fixed for 2019. Might end up swapping it for a different maths unit.
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Re: 2019 Unit Selection Thread
« Reply #25 on: December 04, 2018, 07:48:56 pm »
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Kind of unsure about MTH3110, I heard bad things about it this year but apparently it's going to be fixed for 2019. Might end up swapping it for a different maths unit.
Haha, it was run very terribly this year.  If they change lecturers and go back to standard lecturing it should be fine though. The content itself is really fun though (at least the second half of the unit). Algebra and Number Theory I was fun. Can't remember if you have already done that though.

Thanks so much!!!!
Couple more things, is it common to do 2 majors, or do most people only do 1 major, and would it be overly difficult to major in both astrophysics and atmospheric science?
Two majors are fine. Those two areas will have quite a bit of overlap with physics and maths when you eventually get to some of the third year units that involve a lot of fluids/classical physics. They both have the same math prerequisites as well, so going into third year, you will still have many choices available to you (maths, astro, atmos).

Just wondering whether it would be appropriate to do the following subjects for an atmospheric science/astrophysics major for first year:
Semester 1:
EAE1011 - Earth, Atmosphere and environment 1
MTH1030 - Techniques for modelling
ASP1010 - Earth to cosmos
PHS1011 - Classical physics and relativity
Semester 2:
EAE1022 - Earth, Atmosphere and environment 2
MTH2010 - Multi variable calculus
ASP1022 - Life in the universe
PHS1022 - Fields and quantum physics

That looks perfect. The only thing I can comment on is perhaps the two first year astro units. The content in those units don't really relate to the 2nd and third year astro units you do. It may be possible for you to go straight into 2nd year astro, which could free up your course map quite a bit in later years. Or maybe pick up other units such as programming (there is a hell of a lot of programming as you go later into astro and atmos). You will be fine either way though. I was just in the same position in first year these were some of my options when course planning.

Sem 1
STA1010 Statistical methods for science
PHS1011 Classical physics and relativity
FIT1045 Algorithms and programming fundamentals in python
ATS1353 Foundations of Modern Politics
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MTH1035 Techniques for modelling (advanced) (apparently I have to talk to someone before I can actually enrol in this?)
PHS1022 Fields and quantum physics
FIT1008 Introduction to computer science
And one more elective (probably bio related)...
Hello! That looks fine. I know people who have basically done the same thing. Unless you want to maximize your choice of math units in later years, you'll be good.
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Re: 2019 Unit Selection Thread
« Reply #26 on: December 04, 2018, 08:38:22 pm »
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Semester 1
ACC1100 - Introduction to Financial Accounting (finally doing it)
BFC2140 - Corporate Finance 1 (finally doing it)
ETC2430 - Actuarial Statistics
ETC2440 - Mathematics for Economics and Business
ETC3410 - Applied Econometrics

Semester 2
BFC2340 - Debt Markets and Fixed Income Securities
ETC2420 - Statistical Thinking
ETC3510/MTH3251 - Modelling in Finance and Insurance/Financial Mathematics (this one sounds really interesting with their stochastic calculus so I'm quite excited)
ETC3530 - Contingencies in Insurance and Pensions

and a winter unit (Industrial organisation) in the LSE summer school. Nothing unusual tho just fulfilling all the actuarial stuff but I do have some units that I'm particularly interested in (like BFC2140, ETC2420, BFC2340, ETC3510and ETC3410), hope all is well I guess.
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Re: 2019 Unit Selection Thread
« Reply #27 on: December 11, 2018, 09:02:19 pm »
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A bit late to the party, but after much back and forth I think I've finally got my units somewhat sorted for next year.

Semester 1
MTH2021 - Linear algebra with applications
MTH2222 - Mathematics of uncertainty
FIT2004 - Algorithms and data structures
FIT2099 - Object oriented design and implementation

Semester 2
MTH3170 - Network mathematics
MTH2232 - Mathematical statistics
FIT3179 - Data visualization
FIT2014 - Theory of computation 

Think I might shuffle some things around in semester 2, but just excited to finally have a general idea of what I'll be in for over the next year :)

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Re: 2019 Unit Selection Thread
« Reply #28 on: July 15, 2019, 03:48:13 pm »
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What is everyone doing for Semester 2?  Any changes from what you had chosen at the start of the year or are you going with the same units?

Right now I have chosen the following.

Semester 2
BMS3052 - Biomedical basis and epidemiology of human disease (12 point subject)
PHA2022 - Drugs and society
STA1010 - Statistical methods for science

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Re: 2019 Unit Selection Thread
« Reply #29 on: July 15, 2019, 03:59:26 pm »
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What is everyone doing for Semester 2?  Any changes from what you had chosen at the start of the year or are you going with the same units?

Right now I have chosen the following.

Semester 2
BMS3052 - Biomedical basis and epidemiology of human disease (12 point subject)
PHA2022 - Drugs and society
STA1010 - Statistical methods for science

Why's BMS3052 worth double points, out of interest?

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