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i'm just wondering if i should try to teach myself 4unit maths in the holidays or should i just wait to do it at school, i sorta just want a bit of a headstart
 

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anybody can teach themself 4unit. dont listen to the crap that people say you can't or you woould fail.

just try it =]
 

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Some stuff you might be able to get, others you won't. Either way if you do attempt to learn it on your own, you will indefinitely have a headstart. You'll be a bit more familar with the content than everyone else.
 

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okay thanks guys, also one more thign, i've finished the 2unit course but do i need to know 3unit to learn 4unit
so like shud i learn 3unit first and then 4unit or both at the same time
 

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Yeah you should be able to do 4 unit by youself except some really difficult ones.

Personally, I have done all 3 units topics myself and some people say that 3 unit topics aren't that different from 4 unit topics.

So far I have done some complex and graphs and I am pretty confident with it. I will take a break from 4 unit since the next topic to learn is mechanics....

By the way, 3 unitz is a freaking tank~
 

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I friggin have trouble teaching 2 unit math to myself. :lol:
 

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Yeh four unit you can teach yourself, You just have to be motivated enough to work your way through the hard parts.
 

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i reckon you can learn some stuff by yourself but some other stuff is just way too confusing. and there is some overlap between 3u and 4u- like conics is the same as parametrics. integration polys volumes and graphs are like 3 unit but they have more ideas like integration by parts. but complex nos is completely unique- it still uses 3u skill though
 

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i think its quite do-able. Note that some of the examples in Fitzpatrick are a bit confusing, so maybe cambridge or terry lee might be good books to learn from. You should be fine with complex numbers (although you need to know how to do binomial expansions for 1 sections, which is a 3 unit hsc topic), poly, graphs, volumes and conics, harder3u and mechanics are a bit more difficult to learn, but still not that bad (its better if you have done 3u applications of calculus to the physical world first).

Good luck!
 

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I say don't bother.

But maybe thats just me being lazy, and I suppose I can't talk, coz i get like 70% in 4u.
 

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okay thanks everyone! i'll try and see how i go, i just have 3&4unit cambridge and 4unit fitz, i think i should be fine i guess, cud always ask my brother if i need help
 

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You could start. Some topics aren't that complicated, though you may need a techer to explain somestuff
 

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If you're interested in it, go for it. It can't hurt to get ahead of your cohort.
 

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Might be out of 120, and maybe there is some tight competition.
 

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yea go 4 it
i've taught myself 4unit integration, complex numbers and some of yr 12 3unit :)
 

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a lot of ppl get 100 in 3unit maths
i think >100 ppl got 100 in 3unit maths last year
 

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absoulutely no chance.

perhaps complex numbers, or the integration chapter..

but not the whole course
 

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melonkitten said:
absoulutely no chance.

perhaps complex numbers, or the integration chapter..

but not the whole course
lolokay is managing fine.
 

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