Year 12 2013 Chit Chat Thread (5 Viewers)

[deswa1]

Re: The p00n thread

What you on about?

Science is the best mang *coughs* *coughs*. In terms of aligning, Economics pales in comparison to Physics + Chemistry despite their rivalry in terms of scaling.

Even Aysce can confirm humanities pales in comparison to sciences like Chemistry~~~

(in all srsness, long live humanities . Who cares about the speed of your maths class, you're so ahead already. You should do your maths tutor hw in maths class then.)

But this is because science marking is so much more brutal than economics marking. In science you get owned for retarded things but in economics no one really cares if you get a small thing wrong.

 

[Ealdoon]

Re: The p00n thread

Hahaha our teacher bribed me to enter the economics competition in return for lollies lol

and we've already finished that! we're halfway through our second topic (were kinda fast i guess idk)

Yeah, you're definitely fast! Or maybe it's because we have a lot of discussions, not sure.

haha wow thank god i don't do any sciences ^_^ were slow as fuck in maths because we have people who can't even multiply (srs) doing it. This chick was like "miss what's 6 times 8?" and they don't know how to add fractions. So I just spend my maths lessons on facebook on my school laptop ^_^ thank you tafe account lol

We are almost finished the second topic for 2U. What are you up to?

 

[kat-]

Re: The p00n thread

Yeah, you're definitely fast! Or maybe it's because we have a lot of discussions, not sure.



We are almost finished the second topic for 2U. What are you up to?

i don't know how were so fast in eco since the teacher spends most of her time picking on me in class.

In 2U, were learning how to add algebraic fractions

lol

lol

 

[Sy123]

What should I do to become blitz speed at MX2?
For easy-er type questions I can solve them at an average speed (I think), and from what I've seen and heard, the main problem in MX2 is time management.

So I want to know what I can do to maximise my solving speed in the easy stuff like Complex Numbers, easy Polynomials and Graphs (and easy Conics)
I don't want people to say practise because its boring to just do the same easy questions over and over

 

[Sy123]

Re: The p00n thread

i don't know how were so fast in eco since the teacher spends most of her time picking on me in class.

In 2U, were learning how to add algebraic fractions

lol

lol

Maybe you find it easy because you have already accelerated it :s

 

[iBibah]

What should I do to become blitz speed at MX2?
For easy-er type questions I can solve them at an average speed (I think), and from what I've seen and heard, the main problem in MX2 is time management.

So I want to know what I can do to maximise my solving speed in the easy stuff like Complex Numbers, easy Polynomials and Graphs (and easy Conics)
I don't want people to say practise because its boring to just do the same easy questions over and over

Learn the acceptable shortcuts for easy questions that are tedious.

 

[kat-]

Re: The p00n thread

Maybe you find it easy because you have already accelerated it :s

true but like even my friends who don't go to tutoring or accelerated or whatever think it's basic year 9 or 10 work.

I don't know but i don't do anything in that class so lol

 

[Sy123]

Learn the acceptable shortcuts for easy questions that are tedious.

Could you give me an example of a shortcut? (besides obvious ones like inspection for polynomials)

 

[iBibah]

Could you give me an example of a shortcut? (besides obvious ones like inspection for polynomials)

For example, if i asked you to square root 35-12i, you should write this on your exam paper:

sqrt(35-12i)= +or- (6-i)

In your head you can find 2 numbers that multiply to give -6, and one of them squared minus the other squared is 35. Seems trivial but learning shortcuts such as this across all topics will save a great deal of time.

There is no need to do all the working, where silly mistake may happen, and time is lost.

 

[RivalryofTroll]

Re: The p00n thread

But this is because science marking is so much more brutal than economics marking. In science you get owned for retarded things but in economics no one really cares if you get a small thing wrong.

Yeah, that's definitely true.

And that's why Economics is gr8

 

[Sy123]

For example, if i asked you to square root 35-12i, you should write this on your exam paper:

sqrt(35-12i)= +or- (6-i)

In your head you can find 2 numbers that multiply to give -6, and one of them squared minus the other squared is 35. Seems trivial but learning shortcuts such as this across all topics will save a great deal of time.

There is no need to do all the working, where silly mistake may happen, and time is lost.

Ah ok so we are just inspecting



Thanks, I try it out and see how fast I can do them =)

 

[iBibah]

Ah ok so we are just inspecting



Thanks, I try it out and see how fast I can do them =)

It's only one shortcut, but its this concept of minimising working that saves time to be spent on the harder questions.

 

[Sy123]

Alright I tried to blitz through a Baulkham Hills HYE
It was a really easy exam but I kept making mistakes so I had to backtrack which made me lose even more time :/

I noticed that the places that I was losing most time with was Circle Geometry and Implicit Graphs

Any tips specific to those areas?

 

[Sy123]

Ok, so I have read from many people that for 4U Mathematics they distinguish state rankers by looking at 3U marks (in case there is a tie)
Is this true? Or is it based on speculation?

I would think that if there is a tie for state ranks they would see who made the better proofs, etc, and distinguish them that way.

 

[enoilgam]

This is taken directly from the BoS site (note the bolded bit):

"The First Place in Course List contains the names and teaching schools of those students who achieve the top mark in any course, provided they also are placed in the top band (Band 6 or Band E4, as appropriate) for that course. If two or more students receive the top HSC mark, the average of the examination mark and the assessment mark (each to one decimal place) is then used to select the top student(s). In the case of extension courses, if two or more students receive equal marks then the marks awarded for other courses in the subject area are also taken into consideration."

 

[Sy123]

This is taken directly from the BoS site (note the bolded bit):

"The First Place in Course List contains the names and teaching schools of those students who achieve the top mark in any course, provided they also are placed in the top band (Band 6 or Band E4, as appropriate) for that course. If two or more students receive the top HSC mark, the average of the examination mark and the assessment mark (each to one decimal place) is then used to select the top student(s). In the case of extension courses, if two or more students receive equal marks then the marks awarded for other courses in the subject area are also taken into consideration."

ah ok

4U State rankers usually get 100/100 for 3U right?

 

[twinklegal19]

Alright I tried to blitz through a Baulkham Hills HYE
It was a really easy exam but I kept making mistakes so I had to backtrack which made me lose even more time :/

I noticed that the places that I was losing most time with was Circle Geometry and Implicit Graphs

Any tips specific to those areas?

Personally I find that it helps if you do mentally do circle geo questions during reading time (after you quickly flick through the paper) and hopefully you would already have a general idea of the proof beforehand so you only have to worry about expressing/writing it down on paper. Otherwise I reckon the tediousness is unavoidable imo

 

[enoilgam]

ah ok

4U State rankers usually get 100/100 for 3U right?

Not always I dont think. From what I know, once you get to a certain point in 3 unit, it becomes more a game of luck as one stupid mistake can pretty much rule you out of SR contention (maybe some people with more knowledge on HSC maths and stuff could confirm this).

 

[Sy123]

Personally I find that it helps if you do mentally do circle geo questions during reading time (after you quickly flick through the paper) and hopefully you would already have a general idea of the proof beforehand so you only have to worry about expressing/writing it down on paper. Otherwise I reckon the tediousness is unavoidable imo

I try to keep reading time to planning out the last question though :/
Because in my exam, the questions will be difficult and I won't be able to flick through it like I did with Baulkam Hills

Not always I dont think. From what I know, once you get to a certain point in 3 unit, it becomes more a game of luck as one stupid mistake can pretty much rule you out of SR contention (maybe some people with more knowledge on HSC maths and stuff could confirm this).

I guess

 

[RealiseNothing]

Could you give me an example of a shortcut? (besides obvious ones like inspection for polynomials)

Do you know the easy way to integrate: