• Question: Are u only good at science or are u good at maths as weel

    Asked by sachin17 to Alex, Jools, Lynz, Matt, Rika on 20 Jun 2011.
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      Matthew Dickinson answered on 20 Jun 2011:

      I think as a scientist they both go hand in hand.

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      Alex Davenport answered on 20 Jun 2011:

      I shouldnt admit this but I sometimes struggled with maths. As a scientist, maths is essential (stats and all that jazz) but if you find maths difficult it doesnt mean you can;t do science, you just have to recognise this weakness and work hard to get better at it…don’t give up!

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      Julie Greensmith answered on 20 Jun 2011:

      I found maths really hard because I didnt see how it was related to anything. Why do I care what y is equal to? But then I realised as I got better at science, then the stuff in maths was really just a neat way for scientists to talk to each other without using words. Once I started using maths to express myself and when the x and the y had actual meaning I realised I was good at maths. I am the only lecturer in our department who did not do an A level in maths, but I am just as good as the others at it now.

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