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    Syllabus change for Russia?

    Cool, thanks.
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    Syllabus change for Russia?

    I was wondering if there has been a recent syllabus change for the Russia National Study Elective (like in the last 5 years) because I've seen a couple of past questions that don't appear to fit into the current syllabus, such as questions on the Great Patriotic War.
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    how many people are doing history extension in your school?

    We have about 25 in two classes at the moment, but i think that number may go down by the end of the term
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    Expanding cubic brackets

    Is there a simple way to expand (a + b + c + d)^3?
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    BEST WW1 textbook

    The Excel and Macquarie study guides are good for revision. I know that they're not technically textbooks but they spell out all of the syllabus points concisely, so are useful when making notes. We use the textbooks written by M. McAndrew and D. Thomas for the Great War and the Russian...
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    conventional current and electron flow: when to use them?

    Just assume that it means conventional current, the flow of positive charge, unless otherwise specified.
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    No. Of Periods

    I thought 4 unit counted for 2 units in the HSC, so doesn't that mean its technically a 2 unit subject, even though its one unit up from 3 unit?
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    No. Of Periods

    We have 8 periods per fortnight, and we've finished complex numbers and are halfway through polynomials. The other Extension 2 Class has 12 periods per fortnight.
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    How many related texts?

    How many related texts do we need for the Navigating the Global unit?
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    How many students get an ATAR over 90?

    Isn't it around 10%? I'm not completely sure though.
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    Events leading to the Armistice

    Could someone please critique my notes to this dot point, and let me know if i've missed anything significant? PEACE PLANS: THE FOURTEEN POINTS January 1918: Wilson announced a peace plan to Congress: “fourteen points.” Called for an international body to oversee the peaceful settlement of...
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    Should I drop ext. 1 English?

    Thanks
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    Dot Point Phys Investigations

    I wouldn't use it to study the practicals, or to learn off, but i did use it a lot when studying for the actual exams, because it sticks to the syllabus dot points nicely. It's a good revision tool, but not good to learn the actual material from.
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    Torque, Force and EMF graph questions

    EMF = Δ(BA)/Δt: Rate of change in magnetic flux
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    Should I drop ext. 1 English?

    At the moment, my HSC will consist of: Extension 1 Maths Extension 2 Maths Modern History Physics (already completed) History Extension Earth and Environmental Science English Advanced Extension 1 English And i am aiming for a 99+ ATAR
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    Should I drop ext. 1 English?

    At the moment, I will be finishing the HSC with 14 unit. I did physics last year and got 98/100, and am wondering whether it is worth continuing with extension 1 english when i am fairly certain it will not be in my best ten units, and it is probably wasting time which i could be spending...
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    Raw marks for Extension 1 English

    Does anyone know the approximate raw marks that I would need to obtain to acheive an exam mark of 45 for the HSC for Extension 1 English? I've been getting around 20 or 21 out of 25 from an ex-HSC marker for my essays at the moment and i was wondering if that was good enough.
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    Raw Marks for Modern History

    Does anyone know the approximate raw mark required in the end of year exam to get an exam mark of 90+ for Modern History?
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    Marking guidelines for 2009 exams

    Does anyone know when the marking guidelines for the 2009 HSC exams will be released on the Board of Studies website? What time have they been released in the past?
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    in case you are bored...

    2^1324123524361234-1 is prime. Anyone able to disprove me?
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