Information for New Students Beginning Their Studies in 2012
Looking for accommodation
If any new students who are due to start at Warwick in Sept 2012 are interested in sharing a flat/house and are looking for a flat mate, please contact Sarah Grilli-Shute on moac2@warwick.ac.uk and she will put you in touch.
The pre-sessional Maths & Stats course will start on Saturday 22nd September 2012 at 10am (top floor Coventry House). All new students must attend this.
The preparatory reading material detailed below will be sent to you when you have accepted your unconditional offer. These books need to be returned to MOAC at the end of the MSc year.
We recommend that you focus in the first instance on the following:
| Biology | "The Cell" |
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Chapter 2: Chemical components of a cell Refer to material elsewhere in the book as needed
in order to grasp the core ideas in the chapters listed.
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| Mathematics | Exercise book "Mathematics for Multidisciplinary Masters" and "Core Maths" |
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Chapters 1, 2, 3 of the Exercise book. Refer to material from "Core Maths for Advanced Level" as needed;
any chapter that has the words "Differentiation" or "Integration"
in its title is particularly relevant.
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| Chemistry | Chang's "Chemistry" - MOAC STUDENTS ONLY! Systems Biologists do not need this book. |
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Chapters 3, 4, 5, 9, 13, 14 Refer to material elsewhere in the book as needed
in order to grasp the core ideas in the chapters listed. |
Please also read the article 'Common Errors' by Dr Hugo van den Berg, which is accessible here.
Please make sure you have accepted your conditional offer.
If you have any questions please contact Sarah Grilli-Shute on moac2@warwick.ac.uk
