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Archived Discussion => 2009 => End-of-year exams => Exam Discussion => Victoria => Mathematical Methods (and CAS) => Topic started by: fossil on November 10, 2009, 09:05:47 pm

Title: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: fossil on November 10, 2009, 09:05:47 pm
Hey guys
Does anyone have any tips for success in 2010 for methods?
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: kendraaaaa on November 10, 2009, 09:05:59 pm
Do the work. haha
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: THem on November 10, 2009, 09:09:46 pm
Exam 1's are very easy to improve on. The difficult one is exam 2. After you learn about something, make sure you do the extended questions. They're a lot harder but doing it throughout the year will pay off.
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: Ball Lightning on November 10, 2009, 09:35:03 pm
Watch what mistakes you make and try not to do them again. And do loads of extended response :)
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: chinx_4eva on November 10, 2009, 09:44:04 pm
do your assigned homework. :)
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: tram on November 10, 2009, 09:48:09 pm
do every single paper you can get your hands on and b reli careful with multiple choice
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: IntoTheNewWorld on November 10, 2009, 09:53:56 pm
do your assigned homework. :)

this
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: physics on November 13, 2009, 07:05:08 pm
study? starting now! and write down every question u got wrong into ur bound
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: vamsiaus on November 13, 2009, 07:23:55 pm
make a list of the kind of mistakes u make in practice exams, and refer to EACH one of them at the time of the exams.
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: nala on November 13, 2009, 10:47:12 pm
Don't give up, just keep practising. I was terrible at the exams until about a month before them, but I just kept practising and improved, and ended up with pretty decent scores. I'd highly recommend getting started on past questions early, they'll increase your confidence when it comes to the weeks before the exam. :) Good Luck!
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: m@tty on November 13, 2009, 11:12:32 pm
Remember to actually think rather than brainlessly rote learning.
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: green04 on November 14, 2009, 09:56:13 am
actually do the work & pay attention in class haha lol
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: fossil on November 24, 2009, 09:50:36 pm
cheers guys, all taken on board
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: Ilovemathsmeth on November 25, 2009, 04:46:10 pm
Understand the theory behind the exercises. This helps you to apply your knowledge to extended response questions.

Exam 2s are difficult, so spend a lot of time improving them. Start early. I started practice exams around mid July.

Do the exercises, if you're struggling, do all the questions in the exercise or if you want to feel confident. Do checkpoints, A+ notes, A+ exam 1, exam 2, neap and other study guides before SACs so that you can solely focus on practice exams as exam preparation and ace SACs.
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: /0 on November 25, 2009, 06:50:53 pm
make a list of the kind of mistakes u make in practice exams, and refer to EACH one of them at the time of the exams.

seconded

Common mistakes are how they often separate the chaff from the wheat
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: TrueTears on November 25, 2009, 06:53:30 pm
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new- Albert Einstein
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: /0 on November 25, 2009, 06:58:37 pm
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new- Albert Einstein

"An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field." - Niels Bohr
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: NE2000 on November 25, 2009, 07:02:23 pm
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new- Albert Einstein

"An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field." - Niels Bohr

"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one." - Elbert Hubbard

Also

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon Bonaparte :)
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: crappy on November 25, 2009, 07:04:00 pm
What kind of name is Elbert!
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: /0 on November 25, 2009, 07:23:05 pm
Unlucky that it's so similar to L.Ron Hubbard
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: tim2541 on November 28, 2009, 01:00:45 am
Use jacks notes i found this really helped of a lot.
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: Juddinator on December 02, 2009, 09:22:34 am
Use jacks notes i found this really helped of a lot.
sorry but where are jacks notes? I cant seem to find them anywhere...
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: d0minicz on December 02, 2009, 04:22:59 pm
Springvale
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: fossil on January 02, 2010, 03:52:13 am
cheers guys, ill defs keep a log of mistakes so i can weed them out for the future and i'll get on the pracs in the hols at the end of term 2.
Title: Re: Tips for methods (CAS) 3/4
Post by: turley on January 02, 2010, 10:59:39 am
eat lots of rice