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Title: HSC Chemistry
Post by: stonecold on June 02, 2010, 09:30:07 pm

Was just looking at their 2009 exam.  They do it different from us.  They just have the one 3 hour exam by the looks of it.

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc_exams/hsc2009exams/pdf_doc/2009-hsc-exam-chemistry.pdf

Overall, I reckon they have it piss easy compared to us.  3 hours to do 15 multi choice questions, 11 short answer questions, and 1 extended response module question.

Last years VCAA exam had 20 multi choice and 10 short answer to do in an hour and a half.  We nearly do the same amount of work in half the time as they do!  And they don't have to do NMR or Mass Spec....Where is the fairness lol

Title: Re: HSC Chemistry
Post by: Alexx on June 02, 2010, 09:31:18 pm

oh how i wish i stayed in nsw ;L

Title: Re: HSC Chemistry
Post by: appianway on June 02, 2010, 09:33:18 pm

Their sciences are ridiculous. They're not science. Physics and chemistry are largely essays about the environment and things like "Write about the impact of transistors on society and your personal life." No joke.

Title: Re: HSC Chemistry
Post by: happyhappyland on June 02, 2010, 09:52:50 pm

Yeh, I rather VCAA. HSC requires essay writing ><. And I hate to sit in an exam for three hours. It doesnt really matter if its easy or not since it is ranked.

Title: Re: HSC Chemistry
Post by: Martoman on June 02, 2010, 09:56:40 pm

The funny thing is, in nsw you don't have to be coherent.

You don't have to have structure.

You don't have to have grammar.

You don't have to be able to spell.

You can dot point ideas and get full marks.

That's all they care about. I'd LOVE to do nsw stuff.

Title: Re: HSC Chemistry
Post by: Stroodle on June 02, 2010, 09:57:33 pm

I'm sooo glad that that isn't our exam...

Title: Re: HSC Chemistry
Post by: stonecold on June 02, 2010, 10:05:26 pm

If we do a watered down version of chem, then I guess you can call what they do grade 3 science haha...

Title: Re: HSC Chemistry
Post by: Stroodle on June 02, 2010, 10:11:19 pm

lol, yeah. this year they'll probably have a question asking to describe the shape of a conical flask in 500 words or less...

Title: Re: HSC Chemistry
Post by: happyhappyland on June 02, 2010, 10:26:25 pm

Quote from: Stroodle on June 02, 2010, 10:11:19 pm

lol, yeah. this year they'll probably have a question asking to describe the shape of a conical flask in 500 words or less...

and since grammer and everything else is out the window just draw one

grammar*

thanks matty D:

Title: Re: HSC Chemistry
Post by: akira88 on June 02, 2010, 11:40:42 pm

Woah are you serious? What flame colour is produced by barium ions in a flame test?
....
O.O

Title: Re: HSC Chemistry
Post by: Martoman on June 02, 2010, 11:45:36 pm

I'd rather write you a dissertation on electron's losing their jobs and being fired.  8-)