A 50 in Further Mathematics

ilovemathsmeth · 1 Apr 2009, 2:36 PM

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I was wondering how many marks you can afford to lose in your exams and SACs in order to get a 50 in Further. Please reply!

bIG dAN · 1 Apr 2009, 2:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ilovemathsmeth

I was wondering how many marks you can afford to lose in your exams and SACs in order to get a 50 in Further. Please reply!

i lost 5 marks in further (both exams), 87% sacs (not very high rank) and got 44 raw
so id say 0 on exams and rank 1-5 sacs

Juddinator · 1 Apr 2009, 5:48 PM

Well you would want to try and be at the top of your class with all Further SAC's as your ranking in your school is crutial to getting the magical 50 (Y)

SylvesterBr · 1 Apr 2009, 5:53 PM

Zero.
Most likely.

thevak82 · 22 Apr 2009, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SylvesterBr

Zero.
Most likely.

I know a guy who got 50 and he was ranked 1 at his school got 39 out of 40 for Exam1 and 60 out of 60 for Exam2. So you can make only one mistake at best

caldowning · 24 Jun 2009, 11:41 PM

i got a 50 last year and lost 1 mark in sacs (ranked first though), none in exam 1 and 3 marks in exam 2... so its not impossible

Joel8945 · 29 Jun 2009, 1:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ilovemathsmeth

I was wondering how many marks you can afford to lose in your exams and SACs in order to get a 50 in Further. Please reply!

If you got 49 for maths methods you should get a 50 with further maths easily!

Gee you were in year 11 and got a 49 and a 50.

If you keep those marks up you should easily manage a 99+ (potentially 99.95)

I have a friend who got a 46 for maths methods, 41 for accounting, 43 for specialist maths, 43 for physics, 43 for chemistry, 40 for english and 88% for UMEP and he got 99.2.

kazoospasm · 29 Jun 2009, 9:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Joel8945

If you got 49 for maths methods you should get a 50 with further maths easily!

Further differs from most other subjects though, in that getting a 50 is less reliant on your knowledge of the material, and more about making less stupid mistakes than everyone else.

RDX · 2 Jul 2009, 11:33 PM

I did next to no revision for the exam, all I did was the practice exams from the last two years which my Further teacher made my cohort do, also I was too lazy to make my own bound reference for the exam so I just used my textbook as bound reference and got 43 Raw, I did completely screw the first exam which was MC, lost a fair few marks there, got close to full marking the second exam though..

Streaker · 4 Jul 2009, 2:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kazoospasm

and more about making less stupid mistakes than everyone else.

Agreed but it's also about who works harder to rectify making those stupid mistakes.

cassieagill · 4 Jul 2009, 3:34 PM

its all moderated, it depends how other ppl who do the subject go, it will change from year to year, however i would guess that you'd have to be ranked 1 in sacs and get very little wrong in the exam, maybe 3 marks absolute maximum

Dr. Oyster · 25 Jul 2009, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by RDX

I did next to no revision for the exam, all I did was the practice exams from the last two years which my Further teacher made my cohort do, also I was too lazy to make my own bound reference for the exam so I just used my textbook as bound reference and got 43 Raw, I did completely screw the first exam which was MC, lost a fair few marks there, got close to full marking the second exam though..

Does that get scaled down to a study score of 39?

JonathanM · 25 Jul 2009, 1:13 PM

From what our teacher has told us, you can't afford to lose any marks and you MUST be ranked first or equal first.

Heh, with my SAC marks so far this year, I don't think I can even get a 40+ now.

An A on my first (most important SAC) and a D+ on the second SAC xD. Got a big class and I'm ranked above average tho.

I reckon I'll do better on my third SAC this coming Tuesday, but still, unless i don't drop any marks on the exam (unlikely) I' aiming for anything 30+.

RDX · 25 Jul 2009, 10:53 PM

Think if you go to a good school you can be ranked in the top few and still get 50. I know for a fact that a few of my friends who 50'd Further weren't ranked 1st or 2nd, but were around the top 5 vicinity. They got close to full marks on the exams though. I was ranked in the middle of my cohort, and got 43 (I absolutely screwed exam 1 though)

kubistkarl · 6 Aug 2009, 9:34 PM

considering the competition how many people iin the state get 50 for further? it seems like specialist is a dying subject now that everyone is switching from specialist to further is getting 40-50. is it even nessacery to even do specialist? because very few vce courses require it as a pre requiste

1 Apr 2009, 2:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
ilovemathsmeth Junior Member HSC: 2009 Gender: Female Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 34 Last Activity: 19 Nov 2009, 2:43 PM	A 50 in Further Mathematics You can hide this advertisement by registering. I was wondering how many marks you can afford to lose in your exams and SACs in order to get a 50 in Further. Please reply! __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Mathematical Methods (2008): 49 raw Psychology (2008): 50 raw You're welcome to PM me if you need help with Methods! ------------------------------------------------------------------- In 2009, I will complete: Chemistry Accounting Further Mathematics English Aiming for (hopefully) 99+

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Juddinator New Member HSC: 2010 Gender: Male Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 17 Last Activity: Today, 11:02 AM	Re: A 50 in Further Mathematics Well you would want to try and be at the top of your class with all Further SAC's as your ranking in your school is crutial to getting the magical 50 (Y)

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SylvesterBr LIBERTAS HSC: 2009 Gender: Male Location: Mildura Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 795 Last Activity: Today, 1:47 PM	Re: A 50 in Further Mathematics Zero. Most likely.

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caldowning New Member HSC: 2008 Gender: Female Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 10 Last Activity: 25 Jun 2009, 12:15 AM	Re: A 50 in Further Mathematics i got a 50 last year and lost 1 mark in sacs (ranked first though), none in exam 1 and 3 marks in exam 2... so its not impossible

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RDX Member HSC: 2008 Gender: Male Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 195 Last Activity: 20 Nov 2009, 6:08 PM	Re: A 50 in Further Mathematics I did next to no revision for the exam, all I did was the practice exams from the last two years which my Further teacher made my cohort do, also I was too lazy to make my own bound reference for the exam so I just used my textbook as bound reference and got 43 Raw, I did completely screw the first exam which was MC, lost a fair few marks there, got close to full marking the second exam though.. __________________ '07-'08: VCE ENTER: 99.00 ~ English - 46, Legal Studies 46, Further Mathematics - 43, Mathematical Methods - 33, Accounting - 35, IT Applications - 47, Business Management - 48. '09-'13: Arts/Law at Monash University

4 Jul 2009, 3:34 PM	#11 (permalink)
cassieagill Senior Member HSC: 2009 Gender: Female Location: Victoria Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 329 Last Activity: Yesterday, 5:58 PM	Re: A 50 in Further Mathematics its all moderated, it depends how other ppl who do the subject go, it will change from year to year, however i would guess that you'd have to be ranked 1 in sacs and get very little wrong in the exam, maybe 3 marks absolute maximum __________________ gilly gilly gilly, fishy fishy fishy ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ....i really am a dill as my username was meant to be 'cassieadill' ... whoops

25 Jul 2009, 1:13 PM	#13 (permalink)
JonathanM Exalted Member HSC: 2009 Gender: Male Location: Victoria, Melbourne Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 817 Last Activity: Today, 1:16 PM	Re: A 50 in Further Mathematics From what our teacher has told us, you can't afford to lose any marks and you MUST be ranked first or equal first. Heh, with my SAC marks so far this year, I don't think I can even get a 40+ now. An A on my first (most important SAC) and a D+ on the second SAC xD. Got a big class and I'm ranked above average tho. I reckon I'll do better on my third SAC this coming Tuesday, but still, unless i don't drop any marks on the exam (unlikely) I' aiming for anything 30+.

25 Jul 2009, 10:53 PM	#14 (permalink)
RDX Member HSC: 2008 Gender: Male Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 195 Last Activity: 20 Nov 2009, 6:08 PM	Re: A 50 in Further Mathematics Think if you go to a good school you can be ranked in the top few and still get 50. I know for a fact that a few of my friends who 50'd Further weren't ranked 1st or 2nd, but were around the top 5 vicinity. They got close to full marks on the exams though. I was ranked in the middle of my cohort, and got 43 (I absolutely screwed exam 1 though) __________________ '07-'08: VCE ENTER: 99.00 ~ English - 46, Legal Studies 46, Further Mathematics - 43, Mathematical Methods - 33, Accounting - 35, IT Applications - 47, Business Management - 48. '09-'13: Arts/Law at Monash University

6 Aug 2009, 9:34 PM	#15 (permalink)
kubistkarl New Member HSC: 2011 Gender: Male Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 Last Activity: 24 Aug 2009, 7:01 PM	Re: A 50 in Further Mathematics considering the competition how many people iin the state get 50 for further? it seems like specialist is a dying subject now that everyone is switching from specialist to further is getting 40-50. is it even nessacery to even do specialist? because very few vce courses require it as a pre requiste

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