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    International Science School

    So just wondering, did anyone here apply for the ISS usyd program?
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    Technique identification

    So I know this is really annoying but I found a really good quote for my paragraph and since I totally suck at English, I need help on identifying what technique is in this quote (if there are any in the first place). The quote: "I’m glad it’s a girl. And I hope she’ll be a fool – that’s the...
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    Need urgent advice on scholarship/university

    So I was just notified by my school that im eligible for this scholarship from western Sydney university. It's valued at $20000 while also getting a guaranteed entry into WSU and a vip meeting (or something like that idk). The problem is that, I was originally thinking of doing Bachelor of...
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    Essay structure

    So I need help on writing a good integrated essay structure for comparative study. I was thinking of this: Intro Similarity - text 1 similarity - text 2 difference - text 1 difference - text 2 Conclusion so total 4 body paragraphs. Is this a good structure or should I...
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    Circl geo quick question

    So my friend needed some help on a circle geo question: http://imgur.com/A4Z0pSb. But the thing is I did it like last year and completely forgot most of the theorems and how to properly prove. But I looked up some in the internet and managed to do them, however I'm not sure if my answers are...
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    Studying for physics olympiad

    So I heard that the physics Olympiad for yr 11 are really hard and tests the stuff that aren't even in the prelim and hsc course, if this is true then what's the best way to prepare and study for it other than the past papers? Any textbook recommendation? I'm also planning on doing the...
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    small centripetal acceleration question

    So I'm pretty confused as in how to approach this question: A car of mass 450 kg travelling North at 50.0 km/h changes direction and is travelling at 50.0 km/h due east 20.0 s later, while travelling around a corner. a) Find the change in velocity My answer for this: $since change in...
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    Testing the electrical conductivity of substancs

    So I'm gonna have a prac assessment on testing the electrical conductivity of some substances (second dot point on chemical earth). So I have a few questions and I'm terrible on electrical stuff, would really appreciate if anyone could help me out. 1. Does it matter where I place my ammeter...
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    Are we allowed to use calculus on moving about?

    So just a small question here, basically, are we allowed to use, and/or get marks for questions if we use calculus in the moving about graphs topic? for example, imagine they give you a displacement/time graph of a car, and it has a perfect parabolic path (or the question also gave you an...
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    name of the symbol Ø?

    When referring to angles (eg. cosØ) what's the name of this symbol Ø? I searched up in the internet and some say its phi (golden ratio), slashed zero, diameter, but not sure which is the actual correct name when referring to angles. Also, out of curiosity, does it have any meaning other than to...
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    Mathematical induction for division, odd numbers

    Please help me with this question from Cambridge 3u yr 11. (Pg 235 4b) Question: Prove these divisibility results, advancing in part B of the proof from k to k + 2: (b) For odd n: (i) 3^n + 7^n is divisible by 10 I have done all the way to proving 3^(k+2) + 7^(k+2) = 10p, where p is an...
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    Girraween HAST test for yr11 2016

    Hey guys, right now I'm in year 10 and attending a pretty academically bad school (in the 450 rank). I was thinking of applying to a selective school such as penrith and girra and so I need to do the HAST test in order to apply or Girraween. So is the test easy or hard? I'm alright with the...
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    Need urgent ATAR help

    So im in year 10 right now and doing accelerated course in earth and environmental science. Before I even chose it, they said it will be interesting and will help us in other sciences such as physics, bio, etc. Well, they were right as we did learn about evolution (bio) but I do not find ees...
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    Subject selection help (ancient history)

    Hey guys, so on Wednesday I have my subject selections. I need a minimum of 12 units so I kinda made up my mind. Maths extension 1 - 3 units English advanced - 2 units Physics - 2 units Chemistry - 2 units Biology - 2 units Ancient History - 2 units So altogether I get 13 units...
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    help on HSC verbs

    This is my first post, so Hey guys, I'm in year 10 right now and doing earth and environmental science accelerated course. I plan on not counting it towards my atar since it is low scaled and I do not enjoy it very much, although I will try my best and maybe keep it if I get 90+. My trials is...
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