how to study in further maths

[dreamz]

how can you study for futher maths 3&4 near the exam time. there are so many chapters how can you study them.

[rayray_t]

hmm id personally say that when it comes to exam time you dont really have a great amount of time to go through each of the chapters in your textbook and study it. This should have been done throughout the year. What i would advise would be to just do a lot of practice exams and this not only gives you a lot of practice but helps you identify areas where you are weak at (ie. the questions you get wrong). Then after you have identified this you should just go to the relevant chapters in the textbook and perhaps review it. This would save a lot of time

[ReVeL]

You shouldn't have to learn anything new at the end of the year, just consolidate your existing knowledge and hone your skills. If you are struggling or uncertain in certain areas, then go to your textbook and complete the appropriate chapters and questions, but I would not recommend going through the whole thing as it is inefficient and time-consuming.

Toward the end of the year, I would advise:

• PRACTICE EXAMS, and plenty of them, and do them under timed conditions. Print off a massive pile before the term 3 holidays, and try to complete atleast one every 2-3 days for about a month. Mark them yourself and try to pinpoint where you are losing marks, and take this into your next one.
• Checkpoints are helpful, as they have previous VCAA exam questions on them and help you adapt to their style of question. I used CP, but I'm sure other study guides are quite sufficient also.
• Chapter review questions in your textbook of areas you're less confident with.
• Reading through all your SAC's, seeing what you did wrong and making a special effort not to make those mistakes again.
• Familiarise yourself with past VCAA papers, do them and take them seriously.
• If your feeling a little overwhelmed or burnt out, try giving yourself a break for a day or two, doing some excercise or something and let your brain get away from study for a while.

That was pretty much my plan for the end of year and it turned out ok, but different things work for different people. Good luck anyway.