Exams: Done!
Well, never thought I’d say this, but all of the exams are now out of the way and completely done! Overall, they’ve gone pretty well although I’m rather hesitant to predict any marks just in case they’re completely wrong and I tempt fate too much.
The rest of the post is pretty much dedicated to my own opinions of them, so I advise not reading unless you’re really interested.
- MA433: Fourier Analysis
I had a great time in this exam. Answered everything and, barring a small mistake or two here and there I think most of it’s correct. Highly recommended for third years looking for a fourth year module to take. - MA4G5: Analytical Fluid Mechanics
Considering my immense fear of all things linear analysis related, this went pretty well. The course content is tough, has lots of vector analysis combined with linear analysis (especially Sobolov spaces) but is ultimately rewarding - a full proof of the existence of solution to Navier-Stokes for finite time. Had the exam not been so nice, I would definitely not done as well. - MA4E3: Asymptotic Methods
I really enjoyed this course! Whilst it didn’t particularly lead to anything, it was somewhat like Combinatorics in that there’s lots of tricks that can be useful for other courses. The exam was pretty good, too - I’m very surprised that more people didn’t take it. Quite a good option for third years, too. - MA3D4: Fractal Geometry
Again, the content and organization of the course is excellent - Anthony Manning does an outstanding job with quite tough mathematics, especially when covering topics such as the Hausdorff measure. The exam was good, although I am rather unsure as to the mark I’ll be getting. - MA4F8: Information Theory
This was my last exam, held today. It used two questions from the past paper, and the rest were very similar so it should have been possible for me to get close to 100%. Unfortunately, I forgot bits due to lack of time and concentration, so the mark will be closer to 70%. But the course is great - again, another good one for third years.
Now I just have to wait until the 28th and see what I actually get…