Mathematics
Maths
If you want to learn as much as possible about maths and all its applications and are prepared to work hard to do so, then Churchill is the place for you. The College is just a few minutes’ walk from the University’s Centre for Mathematical Sciences and we have a large Maths cohort. Our mathematicians form a congenial social group who are very willing to support each other’s studies. If you enjoy mathematics and are really good at it, we hope you will apply to us.
Mathematics with Physics
If you believe you will specialise in theoretical physics, this course will provide you with an excellent start, by combining the first year of the Mathematics Tripos with the Physics course from the Natural Sciences Tripos. It is a distinct course only in the first year. After that, you may transfer into the Natural Sciences course to specialise in physics with an experimental bias, or continue in maths as a theoretical physicist or indeed as a pure mathematician. Your application to Mathematics with Physics at Churchill would be considered alongside our other Mathematics applications.
Entry Requirements
Churchill College’s standard A Level offer in Mathematics is A*A*A, with an A* in each of Mathematics and Further Mathematics. For IB, our standard offer is 43 points overall with 777 at Higher Level.
All offers in Mathematics also include a STEP condition of grade 1 in each of STEP 2 and 3.
There may be additional subject requirements depending on whether you apply to the Mathematics with Physics course (see below).
Mathematics
To apply to Mathematics, you need to be taking the following subjects:
- A Level Mathematics and Further Mathematics
- Higher Level Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches
If you are not taking these qualifications (where appropriate) we will be unable to progress your application to Churchill College for Mathematics.
For more information on this course, see the University course page: Mathematics, BA (Hons) and MMath | Undergraduate Study
If you are taking other qualifications, please see the following University webpage for equivalent entry requirements: Check which qualifications we accept | Undergraduate Study
Mathematics with Physics
To apply to Mathematics with Physics, you need to be taking the following subjects at A Level:
- Mathematics
- Further Mathematics
- Physics, or the Mechanics section of Further Mathematics A Level
If you are taking IB, you need to be taking Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches, and Physics at Higher Level.
If you are not taking these qualifications (where appropriate) we will be unable to progress your application to Churchill College for Mathematics.
For more information on this course, see the University Course Page under the ‘Course outline’ tab.
If you are taking other qualifications, please see the following University webpage for equivalent entry: Check which qualifications we accept | Undergraduate Study
Admissions assessment
All Mathematics applicants are required to take the Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA).
You must register for this in advance.
You can find more information about this assessment on the University webpage: Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA) | Undergraduate Study
Written Work
Written work is not required for Mathematics.
Resources and support
If you’re looking to extend your knowledge of maths, you might enjoy exploring these websites:
Director of Studies
Dr Paul Russell
Prof Chris Tout
Studying Maths at Churchill College
Cambridge is renowned for the excellence of its Mathematics course. Equally challenging and rewarding, it offers you the opportunity to study a wide range of subjects: everything from black holes to the most abstruse logic problems.
The University’s Mathematics course covers pure and applied mathematics and statistics, including applications of mathematics to physics, to decision-making processes, to financial modelling, and to numerical techniques for computation. It is the course for prospective academic mathematicians but it is by no means only for them. Its graduates go into both academic and industrial research, into the computing industry and the financial world, into teaching, into management, administration and many other careers.
Full course details are provided on the Department’s Prospective Undergraduates webpage and the University’s Undergraduate Study webpage.
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