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Title: Further Maths Exam
Post by: Odette on November 04, 2007, 12:47:54 pm
Tomorrow's the big day people, so who's ready for the exam??
Guys and girls just remember:
1. Read each question thoroughly
2. Relate the question to a particular formula
3. Sub in the correct values into the calculator
4.Check your calculator settings are correct

That's about all I can say...
All the best everyone, Good Luck =]
If anyone needs help with anything let me know ^_^
Title: Further Maths Exam
Post by: 123321 on November 04, 2007, 02:03:58 pm
thanks odette

do you know how much the exam 1 and 2 are weighted? do they represent 22% and 44%?

also, what calculator settings should be correct?

oh and last of all lol, for the exam 2, when doing business maths, for a question that we need to show working out, is it ok to just writedown our calculator screen?? i use only my calc to do business mathsss???
Title: Further Maths Exam
Post by: Odette on November 04, 2007, 02:26:57 pm
Quote from: "123321"
thanks odette

do you know how much the exam 1 and 2 are weighted? do they represent 22% and 44%?

also, what calculator settings should be correct?

oh and last of all lol, for the exam 2, when doing business maths, for a question that we need to show working out, is it ok to just writedown our calculator screen?? i use only my calc to do business mathsss???


I'm not too sure how the exams are weighted... I'd check but the vcaa site is sooooooo slow atm

Calculator settings: Make sure you put that diagnostic on (or else you cant calculate r and r^2), if you do geo and trig make sure the calculator is in degrees not radians, make sure if you're doing graphs and relations that you turn the plots off (the ones you used for the CORE).. just simple things like that :)

You should show most of your working out, um only copy the calculator screen if you used the tvm solver, as for formulas for simple interest, compound interest etc write out the formula and show working; because you get marks for showing working as you already know. :)

Hope that helps ^_^
Title: Further Maths Exam
Post by: Defiler on November 04, 2007, 09:04:11 pm
If everyone has time, write out the answers they got so we can compare. XD
Title: Further Maths Exam
Post by: SilverBullet on November 04, 2007, 09:09:56 pm
Odette how do you make sure that diagonostic thingo is on?
Title: Further Maths Exam
Post by: Odette on November 04, 2007, 09:14:15 pm
Quote from: "SilverBullet"
Odette how do you make sure that diagonostic thingo is on?


2nd, 0 , alpha, x^-1, go to diagnostic on, press enter. :)

To make sure it works use the linreg function and if r and r^2 work then its on :)

Good luck everyone
Title: Further Maths Exam
Post by: Odette on November 04, 2007, 09:15:15 pm
Quote from: "Defiler"
If everyone has time, write out the answers they got so we can compare. XD


I'll try :) I normally finish early so I'll see what I can do ...
Title: Further Maths Exam
Post by: SilverBullet on November 04, 2007, 09:16:11 pm
Thank you!  :D
Title: Further Maths Exam
Post by: Odette on November 04, 2007, 09:18:12 pm
Quote from: "SilverBullet"
Thank you!  :D


No worries, make sure you have spare batteries everyone !! :P
Title: Further Maths Exam
Post by: Odette on November 04, 2007, 09:23:57 pm
Well I'm off everyone, good luck, if you have any last minute questions post them up before 10:30am =] and i'll try answer them.

Remember just do your best, and don't forget it's further, it's easy :)
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!
Title: Further Maths Exam
Post by: joechan521 on November 04, 2007, 10:21:31 pm
Quote from: "Defiler"
If everyone has time, write out the answers they got so we can compare. XD

yeah sure, and we can take the exam booklet with us after we finish it, just like the english one, they only want the multiple choice sheet.

so we can compare answers
Title: Further Maths Exam
Post by: Odette on November 05, 2007, 07:00:08 am
Quote from: "joechan521"
Quote from: "Defiler"
If everyone has time, write out the answers they got so we can compare. XD

yeah sure, and we can take the exam booklet with us after we finish it, just like the english one, they only want the multiple choice sheet.

so we can compare answers


Exactly lol... oh but what about exam 2?? haha i'll see if i can get a copy off my teacher..
Title: Further Maths Exam
Post by: joechan521 on November 05, 2007, 08:12:35 am
for exam 2, we'll have to copy down the answers onto the formulae sheet and take that out to compare.
Title: Further Maths Exam
Post by: joechan521 on November 05, 2007, 08:13:58 am
ur up early, im so sleepy i've been playing psp(monsterhunter) last night, now my eyes all red
Title: Further Maths Exam
Post by: Ahmad on November 05, 2007, 08:37:33 am
Good luck guys! Hope you break ya legs =D
Title: Further Maths Exam
Post by: Odette on November 05, 2007, 09:04:20 am
Quote from: "Ahmad"
Good luck guys! Hope you break ya legs =D


Thanks =]

John, I always get up early lol..:)
Title: Further Maths Exam
Post by: Toothpaste on November 05, 2007, 12:30:57 pm
I just woke up hahaha.

...and whoa the further exam's over!
Title: Further Maths Exam
Post by: reg on November 05, 2007, 12:51:22 pm
Well, that was pretty good. Easier than last year's imo. I'd scan it in but liek, i drew all over it. had to guess 2 questions though (gg there goes 5% LOL)
Title: Further Maths Exam
Post by: maxleng on November 05, 2007, 01:30:17 pm
yeah was consistent with previous years imo

but going of what someone was saying about 3000 extra students doing further (which are the students who are now allowed to do Spec and further)... its going to be really hard to get 45+