Further should i pick it up without doing units 1-2

[Only Cheating Yourself]

My maths isn't the great!  I'm doing methods however and i had a a look at the further exam and i suck at those worded questions so if i did the exam now id struggle… Anyway if i get through methods averaging c's etc can i do further maths without units 1 and 2?  And do well?

[BLACKCATT]

i was also in your position last year, more or less during the same time in summer hols and i can relate to you perfectly. Like you, i also had a look at the further exams (at that time) and found i did not get anything. But really, thats to be expected UNLESS you have finished the entire further course in that time period. During the year i found the content pretty easy to grasp and had a pretty good understanding of the concepts. That being said, you have a whole 10 months to learn the course inside out. I did further without doing 1/2 and did pretty okay i guess.

[Only Cheating Yourself]

i was also in your position last year, more or less during the same time in summer hols and i can relate to you perfectly. Like you, i also had a look at the further exams (at that time) and found i did not get anything. But really, thats to be expected UNLESS you have finished the entire further course in that time period. During the year i found the content pretty easy to grasp and had a pretty good understanding of the concepts. That being said, you have a whole 10 months to learn the course inside out. I did further without doing 1/2 and did pretty okay i guess.

So does methods and further compliment each other?

[BLACKCATT]

Not really sure as I have not completed methods, but I think they overlap a bit in probability of methods (someone correct me if Im wrong)

[itsdanny]

At my school, I heard of many experiences where people really enjoyed picking up Further 3/4 and skipping Further 1/2 entirely, and those who chose Further 1/2 always told me about how relatively unchallenging it was (obviously this is subjective) and should have instead went ahead with 3/4 from the beginning. Blatantly it is up to your own discretion, perhaps you should consult your previous Maths teacher and ask him/her on their opinion as well.

[Zealous]

I picked up further 3/4 without doing 1/2 last year and I did fine.

Most will have a much easier time understanding the content in further than the content in methods. 

[Only Cheating Yourself]

I picked up further 3/4 without doing 1/2 last year and I did fine.

Most will have a much easier time understanding the content in further than the content in methods.

Yea but you got 50 for both methods and further which is great!  But my maths isn't as good as yours realistically I'm looking at a 30+raw for methods, alright so e.g i average a B for methods this year from handwork do you recommend i do further?  The thing is it will be my 6th subject and my lowest scoring one so i don't want to devote to much time to it if i get like a 30-35 for further i look at it as and extra 3.5 points towards my atar, do they kind of correspond?

[Dreamweaver]

Yea but you got 50 for both methods and further which is great!  But my maths isn't as good as yours realistically I'm looking at a 30+raw for methods, alright so e.g i average a B for methods this year from handwork do you recommend i do further?  The thing is it will be my 6th subject and my lowest scoring one so i don't want to devote to much time to it if i get like a 30-35 for further i look at it as and extra 3.5 points towards my atar, do they kind of correspond?

I would recommend you doing further. Same as you my methods marks isn't really good at all and I'm averaging about a B in my sacs and stuff. If you can score okayish in methods, I'm sure you'll do better in further. Afterall you have nothing to lose right?

[Only Cheating Yourself]

I would recommend you doing further. Same as you my methods marks isn't really good at all and I'm averaging about a B in my sacs and stuff. If you can score okayish in methods, I'm sure you'll do better in further. Afterall you have nothing to lose right?

Yea true thanks, did you complete 1-2 units this year? and how was your maths before methods?  were you always good at maths?

[Dreamweaver]

Yea true thanks, did you complete 1-2 units this year? and how was your maths before methods?  were you always good at maths?

I did methods 3/4 this year, but i am repeating. I was never good at maths and i found my self stuggling sometimes in understanding the concept, but i can say it gets much easier overtime. I am more of a science/eng student than maths.

[zhujunyan]

Why not?
I finished 2 yrs ago when I was in yr11, and that was my first yr in AUS. I still got 50 + Premier's Awards.

So why not you?