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VCE Stuff => VCE Mathematics => VCE Mathematics/Science/Technology => VCE Subjects + Help => VCE Mathematical Methods CAS => Topic started by: happycat on November 17, 2010, 12:48:03 pm
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I've been told by my maths teacher that I should revise year 11 in preparation for next year. I was thinking that doing year 12 work out of textbook during school holidays might be better and may save time. What are your thoughts?
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I've been told by my maths teacher that I should revise year 11 in preparation for next year. I was thinking that doing year 12 work out of textbook during school holidays might be better and may save time. What are your thoughts?
Yep. Do year 12 work instead. Most of the stuff overlaps. There's no point in learning some of the stuff from year 11 that won't come up in year 12.
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Agreed. A lot of the 3/4 stuff is revision anyway.
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Agreed. A lot of the 3/4 stuff is revision anyway.
+1 Thanx for making the point about 3/4 being mostly revision :)
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go ahead and begin your yr 12 book like 2 or 3 chapters or as much as you can do .that way it would be second revision in class.
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If you can, try to complete the course earlier than the school. That way you have more time to do an extensive amount of practice exams. I think this is what cost me in methods this year, even though I was ranked 1. I didn't set out enough time for myself to do a lot of practice exams.
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If you can, try to complete the course earlier than the school. That way you have more time to do an extensive amount of practice exams. I think this is what cost me in methods this year, even though I was ranked 1. I didn't set out enough time for myself to do a lot of practice exams.
You don't need that many prac exams =/ There are these ppl who do 40-60+ sets but that's just redundant; IMO you only need 15-20 sets.
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I'm using Maths Quest 12 next year ( >:( ), should I work out of the Essentials, so the question I do during class are new to me?
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Just do the year 12 course. I never got around to doing 1/2 and I found that only some bits of probability (hypergeometric sequences was one I think) required looking back at the year 11 course. So if you focus on the year 12 course now you should be pretty much set.
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any tips for making a bound reference throughout the year/in general?
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So its a good idea to learn begin doin some of the 3/4 work over the summer hols?
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Rohipti I'm thinking the same thing.
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any tips for making a bound reference throughout the year/in general?
with bound reference its up2 u wether u want it... but i'll tell u dat i jst took in my text books for both spesh and methods.. firstly i didnt have to waste my time making one and secondly i never really needed it... plus u wont have much time goin through ur bound ref in da exam
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any tips for making a bound reference throughout the year/in general?
with bound reference its up2 u wether u want it... but i'll tell u dat i jst took in my text books for both spesh and methods.. firstly i didnt have to waste my time making one and secondly i never really needed it... plus u wont have much time goin through ur bound ref in da exam
true, unless making one helps you to learn, then it is a waste of time as you won't have time to look through it in an exam...
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So its a good idea to learn begin doin some of the 3/4 work over the summer hols?
I would think so as my teacher has said that the pace for year 12 is much faster so yes it's advisible
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Well usually the first few chapters of a textbook are quite simple - I would reccomend that most people in year 11 should try to work through their text book up to Trigonometry. Calculus is one thing that begins to change on you, and I would be reluctant to get people to do it in holidays without assistance, as well as composite functions.
But most of all, enjoy your holidays! It's going to be the last one you have for a while so don't spend all day couped up in doors - I reckon that about 10th Jan is when you should start getting back into school work (there abouts).