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Title: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: kenhung123 on June 15, 2010, 05:41:36 pm
Does spesh actually help methods in terms of the work you do on differentiation and integration beyond methods? (Assuming spesh goes beyond methods?)

Is it just the fact that you do the same work but earlier so methods is like a repeat? Or the advanced learning helps the work that is less in depth in methods?
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: TrueTears on June 15, 2010, 05:44:25 pm
yeah it helps for sure, does some advanced stuff but still doesn't explore the basics - no vce maths explores the fundamental concepts.
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: crappy on June 15, 2010, 05:45:05 pm
ofcourse

or if you do methods the year before spesh, it makes spesh a shit load easier
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: kenhung123 on June 15, 2010, 05:54:52 pm
Does it help because you simply learn the stuff in spesh first and then relearn in methods like revision?
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: TrueTears on June 15, 2010, 05:58:44 pm
methods forms the foundations for the more advanced material in spesh, not all just some.
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Ilovemathsmeth on June 16, 2010, 12:02:56 pm
From what I've done in Calculus 1 (a condensed version of Spec), it seems that prior knowledge of Methods, especially thorough knowledge, really helps with the subject. I found it quite okay but I didn't do all that stuff on Mechanics, Kinematics and Dynamics - that's not in Calculus 1.
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: m@tty on June 16, 2010, 05:33:51 pm
Apparently Legal studies is a good indicator too? It was in an old thread.
Yeah, I've heard that it really helps with spesh. Shame I didn't do it.
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: AzureBlue on June 16, 2010, 05:37:54 pm
Apparently Legal studies is a good indicator too? It was in an old thread.
Yeah, I've heard that it really helps with spesh. Shame I didn't do it.
LOL really? I was considering doing Legal 1/2 next year, but I'm probably going to go for eco 1/2, sounds fun :)
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: monokekie on June 16, 2010, 05:44:15 pm
I got an alright score for methods coz I picked up spesh in yr 12...my average methods score in year 11 was......40-50% and that was before I picked up spesh
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Yitzi_K on June 16, 2010, 06:31:26 pm
All the stuff that overlaps from spesh to methods (circular functions, calculus) we did in spesh before methods, it definitely helped a lot with methods, although I'd have preferred if we did it the other way around
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Juddinator on June 16, 2010, 07:07:25 pm
I got an alright score for methods coz I picked up spesh in yr 12...my average methods score in year 11 was......40-50% and that was before I picked up spesh
What did you end up getting mate?
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: crappy on June 16, 2010, 07:40:05 pm
Apparently Legal studies is a good indicator too? It was in an old thread.
Yeah, I've heard that it really helps with spesh. Shame I didn't do it.
LOL really? I was considering doing Legal 1/2 next year, but I'm probably going to go for eco 1/2, sounds fun :)

OMFG
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: /0 on June 16, 2010, 10:36:25 pm
Apparently Legal studies is a good indicator too? It was in an old thread.
Yeah, I've heard that it really helps with spesh. Shame I didn't do it.

o_o
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: superflya on June 16, 2010, 10:40:13 pm
Apparently Legal studies is a good indicator too? It was in an old thread.
Yeah, I've heard that it really helps with spesh. Shame I didn't do it.
LOL really? I was considering doing Legal 1/2 next year, but I'm probably going to go for eco 1/2, sounds fun :)

nonono do legal, mirrors spesh ;)
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Juddinator on June 16, 2010, 10:47:58 pm
in more ways than you think! ;)
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Abdi on June 16, 2010, 10:49:20 pm
Really, methods helps spesh!
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Ilovemathsmeth on June 16, 2010, 11:33:41 pm
Guys I'm confused. How does Legal help spesh? This is a joke I presume :)
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Yitzi_K on June 16, 2010, 11:38:04 pm
Guys I'm confused. How does Legal help spesh? This is a joke I presume :)

joke? hell no. it's because of all the advanced integration and um... complex numbers that we do in legal, gives a massive boost for spesh :P
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Abdi on June 16, 2010, 11:38:42 pm
:O wth legal and spes..... they are two completely different fields of study, I do legal and I've like tutored a couple of kids in spes and it doesn't correlate in the least! :|
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: m@tty on June 16, 2010, 11:43:02 pm
No way dude, you're approaching these subjects completely wrong if you can't see the correlation =\ ...
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: shinny on June 16, 2010, 11:45:45 pm
Yeh, I actually did legal 1/2 in year 11 but dropped it for BM 3/4 in year 12. Didn't regret it though because it helped me in spesh a fair bit.
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Abdi on June 16, 2010, 11:46:08 pm
Maybe... you're right! oh well let it be, I don't do spes so what the hell! :) btw you do UMEP Maths? wow? whereabouts? and what uni I got a friend that does it too!
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: kenhung123 on June 16, 2010, 11:50:11 pm
OMG I FEEL SO DISADVANTAGED NOT DOING LEGAL DAMN WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME EARLIER
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Toothpaste on June 16, 2010, 11:55:45 pm
I did studio arts unit 2 in year eleven - my graphs were always spot on for all three maths subjects. Perfect representation of asymptotes and I could even do the dashes evenly spaced out. Additionally it helps with steadying your pen grip, yes pen for graphs that's how hardcore it made me.

That said I'd recommend Legal too. I did 1/2 in year ten along side methods 1/2 and I thought my analytical maths skills improved. Correlation? Yes.
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Abdi on June 16, 2010, 11:57:44 pm
OKAY! you've convinced me people! LOL happy! good thing I'm taking legal, bad thing I'm not taking spesh..... :(
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Fyrefly on June 17, 2010, 12:50:20 am

I would argue that it's the other way around... spesh is invaluable to legal.
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: tram on June 17, 2010, 12:42:40 pm
well it depends with legal and spech. I did 1/2l last year, but dropped it this year bcs i wanted to only do three propper subjects in my case dropping legal HAS helped my spech. :P

but yea, lots of ppl are telling me i'm stupid for dropping legal....woud've just given me a real edge in thespech sacs
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Juddinator on June 17, 2010, 04:30:21 pm
GUYS GUYS GUYS!!!! IT'S DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY UNITS 1-4 THAT'S THE SECRET TO HITTING 45+ IN SPEC!!!!
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: vea on June 17, 2010, 04:53:32 pm
I hear doing food technology helps a ton when approaching application style questions involving food in specialist. My older sister did this and she got 50 and 50 for both the subjects. Too bad I'm bad in the kitchenz.
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: tram on June 17, 2010, 05:34:34 pm
lol mention the classic legal/spech vn in joke is anwys one to find out who are the neophytes/ridiculusly gullible
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Abdi on June 17, 2010, 05:40:03 pm
well my sister done international studies and she said it helped her with umm...... essay writing in spesh! LMAOOOO! anyone can make up crap! :P
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: AzureBlue on June 17, 2010, 05:46:10 pm
So basically, what we're collectively implying here is that the more VCE subjects, you do, the more likely you'll excel in Spech. :D
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Abdi on June 17, 2010, 05:49:09 pm
hahahah  absolutely! couldn't have said it any better! :) hahah
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: AzureBlue on June 17, 2010, 05:53:09 pm
hahahah  absolutely! couldn't have said it any better! :) hahah
Well I'm doing nine 1/2s, six 3/4s and a UMEP subject so I think I'm ready to ace spech! :P
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: tram on June 17, 2010, 05:55:06 pm
So basically, what we're collectively implying here is that the more VCE subjects, you do, the more likely you'll excel in Spech. :D

not just ANY subject, it has to be either: legal, food tech, intenational studies, des tech, and a few SELECT others, it's not like we're just picking random subjects here :P
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: AzureBlue on June 17, 2010, 05:57:05 pm
So basically, what we're collectively implying here is that the more VCE subjects, you do, the more likely you'll excel in Spech. :D
not just ANY subject, it has to be either: legal, food tech, intenational studies, des tech, and a few SELECT others, it's not like we're just picking random subjects here :P
But that gives the implication that I'm going to fail spech!! And so are you unfortunately. (not doing any of the subjects listed above). Oh dear... :(
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Abdi on June 17, 2010, 05:57:46 pm
hahaha good one Tram! :P............. and wow at Azureblue.... that's hectic shit right there! hahaha all the best man... hope you end up acing all of em :P
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: AzureBlue on June 17, 2010, 06:14:02 pm
This is riveting stuff, folks! Keep going! :)
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Juddinator on June 17, 2010, 06:24:55 pm
I've heard the best for spesh is probably business management, especially the management side of really bad proofs.
And the elegance of VCE dance is quite similar to the elegance of differential equations, from what I've been told.
believe the man, i too have heard this!
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Abdi on June 17, 2010, 06:25:49 pm
LOLLLLL!
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: AzureBlue on June 17, 2010, 06:32:17 pm
I've heard the best for spesh is probably business management, especially the management side of really bad proofs.
And the elegance of VCE dance is quite similar to the elegance of differential equations, from what I've been told.
believe the man, i too have heard this!
Ditto :) It's common knowledge nowadays :D
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: kenhung123 on June 17, 2010, 06:38:47 pm
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Abdi on June 17, 2010, 06:39:48 pm
ROFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL.......... omg I can't breathe BAHAHAHAHAHA yes... yes I am :P
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: vea on June 17, 2010, 06:48:57 pm
Shittt man :P you guys are identical hahaha
I recognised you from Deuce Bigalow.
Oh, good work in that movie by the way :).

+1 lulz

NB: lulz NOT karma
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: TrueTears on June 17, 2010, 06:50:38 pm
omfg epic lol this legal+spesh relation has gotta be one of over9000's best trolls.
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Abdi on June 17, 2010, 06:54:20 pm
LOLLLLLL! I swear you're a fkn crack-up Andrew! LOL
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: TrueTears on June 17, 2010, 06:56:16 pm
http://vcenotes.com/forum/index.php/topic,19349.0.html

http://vcenotes.com/forum/index.php/topic,23345.0.html
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: tram on June 17, 2010, 06:59:45 pm
lol ppl that were like.....no srlsy, how does legal correlate to spech  are like *facepalm*
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: vea on June 17, 2010, 07:05:43 pm
what happened to over9000?
he seems epic
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: superflya on June 17, 2010, 07:32:48 pm
LOLLLLL!

Holy shit! Abdi... are you Eddie Griffin?!!?
(http://www.freewebs.com/willywill3/EddieGriffin1.jpg)

fkn LOLOLOLLOLLOL
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Juddinator on June 17, 2010, 07:34:39 pm
I've heard the best for spesh is probably business management, especially the management side of really bad proofs.
And the elegance of VCE dance is quite similar to the elegance of differential equations, from what I've been told.
believe the man, i too have heard this!

Ditto :) It's common knowledge nowadays :D
I mean, without knowing this assumed knowledge, you cannot gain an S to begin with!
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: TrueTears on June 17, 2010, 07:41:58 pm
what happened to over9000?
he seems epic
still lurking, doesnt troll much now.
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Blakhitman on June 17, 2010, 07:50:20 pm
what happened to over9000?
he seems epic
still lurking, doesnt troll much now.

Tell him to get on COD, I wanna show him my newly refined skills.

As well as show him my K/D ratio :P.
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: Juddinator on June 17, 2010, 08:14:29 pm
you know what, its probably because of people like us that people just MAY take up legal to help spec hahahahahahha
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: monokekie on June 17, 2010, 08:16:50 pm
I got an alright score for methods coz I picked up spesh in yr 12...my average methods score in year 11 was......40-50% and that was before I picked up spesh
What did you end up getting mate?
I got 41 methods 35 spesh.

a friend got 44 methods 38 spesh.

also. from my observation, those who finished methods in yr 11 and scored above 40 have a higher tendency to get 40+ for spesh in year 12

just my 2c :P
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: tram on June 17, 2010, 10:47:53 pm
those who finished methods in yr 11 and scored above 40 have a higher tendency to get 40+ for spesh in year 12

this a trend that is repeated in pretty much every school that allows you to take methods in yr 11. but i think it's probs more.....43+ in methods in yr 11 should get you  40+ in spech in yr 12
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: monokekie on June 17, 2010, 11:12:53 pm
those who finished methods in yr 11 and scored above 40 have a higher tendency to get 40+ for spesh in year 12

this a trend that is repeated in pretty much every school that allows you to take methods in yr 11. but i think it's probs more.....43+ in methods in yr 11 should get you  40+ in spech in yr 12

legal is been better dude, i did 3/4 legal in year 9, got a 32, scaled to 47!
really?! didn't notice it b4 in the scaling reports

anyway, good on you  =)
those who finished methods in yr 11 and scored above 40 have a higher tendency to get 40+ for spesh in year 12

this a trend that is repeated in pretty much every school that allows you to take methods in yr 11. but i think it's probs more.....43+ in methods in yr 11 should get you  40+ in spech in yr 12

like I said, its really a matter of observation :P
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: crappy on June 18, 2010, 12:03:52 am
those who finished methods in yr 11 and scored above 40 have a higher tendency to get 40+ for spesh in year 12

this a trend that is repeated in pretty much every school that allows you to take methods in yr 11. but i think it's probs more.....43+ in methods in yr 11 should get you  40+ in spech in yr 12

legal is been better dude, i did 3/4 legal in year 9, got a 32, scaled to 47!

ahh yeah, back in the day, legal scaling was awesome.
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: m@tty on June 21, 2010, 05:01:52 pm
those who finished methods in yr 11 and scored above 40 have a higher tendency to get 40+ for spesh in year 12

this a trend that is repeated in pretty much every school that allows you to take methods in yr 11. but i think it's probs more.....43+ in methods in yr 11 should get you  40+ in spech in yr 12

Nooo, don't say that...
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: tram on June 21, 2010, 05:10:15 pm
those who finished methods in yr 11 and scored above 40 have a higher tendency to get 40+ for spesh in year 12

this a trend that is repeated in pretty much every school that allows you to take methods in yr 11. but i think it's probs more.....43+ in methods in yr 11 should get you  40+ in spech in yr 12

Nooo, don't say that...

lol waddaya mean?
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: stonecold on June 21, 2010, 05:12:16 pm
those who finished methods in yr 11 and scored above 40 have a higher tendency to get 40+ for spesh in year 12

this a trend that is repeated in pretty much every school that allows you to take methods in yr 11. but i think it's probs more.....43+ in methods in yr 11 should get you  40+ in spech in yr 12

legal is been better dude, i did 3/4 legal in year 9, got a 32, scaled to 47!
Gosh, 47 for legal in year 9! :O :D
(On a sadder note, what a pity your effort's pretty much wasted)

Back in my Year 9 days, I was learning how to complete the square for quadratics :P

There are people in my year who still don't know how to do this.  *sighs*

I don't learn anything in class.  We seriously do nothing...

We spent 3.5 hours drawing modulus graphs the other week.  3.5 f**king hours!

It is not that hard:
|f(x)| means draw graph normal and reflect in x-axis
f(|x|)means draw graph normal and reflect in y-axis, once your graph touches it from the right.
Apply graph sketching rules for translations and/or reflections.

To find the hybrid function, just negative the function or the x's, and use the axes intercepts to find the domains.  A year 9 could do it.

I get so frustrated at times regarding the amount of time we waste on nothing...
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: m@tty on June 21, 2010, 05:34:09 pm
those who finished methods in yr 11 and scored above 40 have a higher tendency to get 40+ for spesh in year 12

this a trend that is repeated in pretty much every school that allows you to take methods in yr 11. but i think it's probs more.....43+ in methods in yr 11 should get you  40+ in spech in yr 12

Nooo, don't say that...

lol waddaya mean?

I got 42 =\
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: stonecold on June 21, 2010, 05:42:10 pm
^dw, you will be fine.  you are maths pro. :)
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: tram on June 21, 2010, 05:43:18 pm
those who finished methods in yr 11 and scored above 40 have a higher tendency to get 40+ for spesh in year 12

this a trend that is repeated in pretty much every school that allows you to take methods in yr 11. but i think it's probs more.....43+ in methods in yr 11 should get you  40+ in spech in yr 12

Nooo, don't say that...

lol waddaya mean?

I got 42 =\

ohhhhhhhhhhhhh......BUTTTTTT ur different cos you do MUEP maths which means ur wayyyy above the adverage spech student :)

*wipes forehead* got out of that one :P
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: m@tty on June 21, 2010, 05:48:28 pm
ohhhhhhhhhhhhh......BUTTTTTT ur different cos you do MUEP maths which means ur wayyyy above the adverage speSh student :)

*wipes forehead* got out of that one :)

Haha, lol. Just had to say it though :P

^dw, you will be fine.  you are maths pro. :)

Thanks :)


There are people in my year who still don't know how to do this.  *sighs*

I don't learn anything in class.  We seriously do nothing...

We spent 3.5 hours drawing modulus graphs the other week.  3.5 f**king hours!

It is not that hard:
|f(x)| means draw graph normal and reflect in x-axis
f(|x|)means draw graph normal and reflect in y-axis, once your graph touches it from the right.
Apply graph sketching rules for translations and/or reflections.

To find the hybrid function, just negative the function or the x's, and use the axes intercepts to find the domains.  A year 9 could do it.

I get so frustrated at times regarding the amount of time we waste on nothing...

I know, this is basically all of my classes =|  Especially spesh, it's worse than methods was last year. Teacher just transcribes notes from maths quest to white board, expects us to copy them down, and then get started on the questions. And of course the questions stimulate much thought as is typical of MathsQuest. Honestly, it's pathetic..
Title: Re: Does spesh help methods really?
Post by: kenhung123 on June 21, 2010, 06:35:57 pm
LOL I hate those teachers! What a waste of time. Copying the the textbook notes onto the board not even bothering to summarise it or add some stuff to it.