how do you appraoch a question which is unapproachable ?? (1 Viewer)

[conics2008]

well as you can see some question you just go blank...

wat do u do

 

[u-borat]

i skip it, and hope for a bolt of inspiration later in the exam after I've done everything i possibly can.

its wierd; like in my trials, when i did it first time round, i ended up skipping half the questions, and i was thinking fuckfuckfuck in the exam; but then when i went back i dunno how but i just managed to do some of them. =S

 

[AkaiHanabi]

It depends. How much is the question worth? Do you have any idea of what to do? If not, I'd say skip it, and wait till you've finished all the other questions. Come back to it last, and then try to use your instinct to come up with what to do. because you're doing it last, you can afford to go with whatever you've thought of first, and if that doesn't work try another method.

 

[tommykins]

always try occam's razor's approach - think simple.

 

[conics2008]

what happens if you run out of time and you F**d in the face ??

I know the skippin rule and everything, but your aim is to maximse your marks right ??

Alot of examples are from the hsc paper 2003 and some from the 1990's ??

 

[Animals]

Well, I don't do 4U but when I do my maths exam, I just skim through it at first only doing the questions I'm positive about. When I go through it the second time everything starts to hit me.

Bear in mind, I've been averaging 50% for Maths.

 

[Trebla]

Have good attempt at the question for about 4-5 minutes whether that be trying a bit of working or mentally figuring it out.
Don't just glance at it for a minute and then skip it. You'd be surprised how often you can discover/brainstorm the solution by just stopping and thinking about it.
If you take 5 minutes or longer with little progress, then it's probably not worth your time to ponder any further...

 

[Js^-1]

Like what Tommykins said. Think simple. If its got anything to do with trigonometry, go through the parts of trig, i.e. triangles and double angles etc. If there is a question where it asks you to prove something, look at the answer and look for things about the answer you know. If your plugging through the algebra and find your not getting anywhere, look for patterns in your working out, and if you still are lost, move on.

 

[Affinity]

well as you can see some question you just go blank...

wat do u do

Stare at it til you figure out how to do it

 

[QuLiT]

think of it graphically e.i draw a graph or picture, try and relate it to questions you've done before

 

[conics2008]

Stare at it til you figure out how to do it

this made me laugh.. thanks for those great tips guys =]

 

[advanced sam]

this made me laugh.. thanks for those great tips guys =]

god! is that really u with the rubrics cube?!!!!!!!!!!! impressive conics.