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Haha yep, that's me. Been a while since I've posted on BOS. Hi everyone! Definitely looking forward to seeing you guys at these workshops :)

Nice job mate, I recommend this tutor. Just look at his beastly results!

This guy knows what he is talking about. Throughout my schooling with him, he has demonstrated that he is knowledgeable in all areas of mathematics. He always knows how to do every type of question!...

99.90, OVER THE MOON ^^

WOOHOO

Chem - 94
Physics - 95
Maths Extension 2 - 96
English - 92
Eco - 98
Maths Extension 1 (2010) - 98

wow, I'm hoping for 85-90 raw

got declined for actuary, oh well. Well done to everyone who got an interview! :D

i think there was a 6 marker in one of the hsc papers

good job! but yeah don't get over eager, most likely you DIDN"T get a state rank

yes but they didn't want us to spurt out some rote learned stuff

nuclear?
like why is this element unstable, how are radioisotopes produced

95 was a state rank last year so that would have translated to high 80s raw

Overall, it was a paper of moderate difficulty - the content questions were easy but some of the calculations and inference questions were harder. I think I did well - not mindblowing well but still...

but it was worded properly, you just misread =/

also this

make sure you explicitly use comparison words in your table. Such as "whereas", "conversely" "similarly"

well there's three type of mistakes in multiple choice:
Option A - You just don't know the content. To fix, you need to revise over your notes more.
Option B - You get confused by the wording and...

we could be tricked again just like last year where they maybe thought there wouldn't be solvay because the board tested it in 09 - but i wouldn't bet on it

use a pencil for graphing, experimental setups and table of results

Um it's definitely harder than most subjects because it requires a deep understanding of the content and is more than just rote learning and writing down the answer. In saying that, the maths is...

to calculate time of flight use
deta y = u(y)t +0.5a(y)t^2
take the cliff as the origin (i.e. delta y = 0), so if the height of the cliff is 100m then when it lands 100m below, delta y = -100 and...

Also regarding AAS, only talk about specific wavelengths of light being ABSORBED (and definitely not re-emitted) by the atomised sample. This is because AAS works by the principle of comparing the...

schools do things differently - at my school we are given our cumulative ranks after most assessments, other schools choose not to give it at all.

no deriving necessary.

just state the formulas and use them. don't even need to memorise them, they are given to you in the data sheet

they just replaced 5 marks of core short answer with 5 marks of mc. i'm not complaining :D