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Teenage maths genius worries about OU assignment scores

What is life like for a schoolboy prodigy who is studying for an OU degree in pure maths?

Cameron Thompson is worried about scoring "only" 72 percent in his recent assignment.

Read the interview with Cameron on the BBC website here or watch The Growing Pains of a Teenage Genius on BBC iPlayer (available til Monday 14 November).

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TweetWhat is life like for a schoolboy prodigy who is studying for an OU degree in pure maths? Cameron Thompson is worried about scoring "only" 72 percent in his recent assignment. Read the interview with Cameron on the BBC website here or watch The Growing Pains of a Teenage Genius on BBC iPlayer (available til Monday 14 November). 3.714285 Average: 3.7 (7 votes)

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Cameron Thompson - Fri, 11/11/2011 - 10:04

To the curious amongst you the course being referred to in the programme is M208!

Robyn Bateman - Fri, 11/11/2011 - 13:11

Thanks Cameron

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