Just a couple of things...

[Limista]

Hi,

I've got two questions that are a bit quirky, but anyway:

* is it best to write the student number as soon as the supervisor gives permission to write, or in the last 5 min of the exam... or when?

* this year, the methods exam is structured so that there's the non-calc on Wednesday and the calc on Thursday. What should I do when I get home from Wednesday's exam so as to score as highly as possible on exam 2 (which is the next day)?

Thanks. 

[nerfsdacier]

I would suggest writing it straight away so you don't forget. Especially in the last five mins which can be very stressful if you're rushing.
I would probably relax, look over my notes and mistakes, and go over some calculator functions (some of the things I learnt the day before actually did save me time!) and most importantly, PUT BEHIND the first exam. It's done, it's over, nothing you can do but ace the next one!

[mano91]

No doubt about it, write your name STRAIGHT AWAY!

That leaves you with nothing else to do but smash the exam out.

I agree with the above post, look over past trial exams/ vcaa exams, get yourself familiar with your calculators functions.
The define function is a very valuable one...

What I did in my exam was define each function appropriately, and if it had a derivative I would define that too. I would write on my exam paper next to the text the function that I defined it as, so if i need it again later it's all there. only takes about 2 seconds to scribble a letter.