Ho Ho... No

[blacksanta62]

I'll have to ask my teacher which one it was but it was about vectors. What I will say is that it was more the little mistakes that cost me marks anyway. Not so sure about my classmates though.

I'll draw my graphs lighter and try to make there peaks more equal. I have 4 down votes doe 😂😂

[blacksanta62]

So does ATARNotes no longer sell exam pro anymore? I really need more changelling questions that the ones in my textbooks (Cambridge specialist and Nelson methods). Despite Nelson being an all exam question book I need more questions.than what they offer. And some of the Cambridge questions are a challenge but compared to the SAC questions they'll be a walk in the park. Thanks for reading and possibly answering

[pi]

So does ATARNotes no longer sell exam pro anymore?

They're available here http://www.examproguides.com/

You can ask specific questions in the boards here: ExamPro Study Guides

[blacksanta62]

Cheers Pi. Saw them last year and it seems they'll be of massive help this year 

[blacksanta62]

My specialist class has just finished trig and circular functions form the Cambridge book. However, I'm still confused on the simplifying questions i.e. Simplify the following: b) sin^2(x) - cos^2(x)

What should I be looking for in any question like this and how should I attempt it? Thank you

[lzxnl]

My specialist class has just finished trig and circular functions form the Cambridge book. However, I'm still confused on the simplifying questions i.e. Simplify the following: b) sin^2(x) - cos^2(x)

What should I be looking for in any question like this and how should I attempt it? Thank you

Look at cosine double angle formula.

[blacksanta62]

Just a bit curious: When starting new topics my teacher give a few relevant notes and then some examples to follow. I have no problem with this method and fewer notes than others. Does this just boil down to what individual teachers believe to be a correct teaching method? What does (did) you teacher do when starting new topics?

[Syndicate]

Just a bit curious: When starting new topics my teacher give a few relevant notes and then some examples to follow. I have no problem with this method and fewer notes than others. Does this just boil down to what individual teachers believe to be a correct teaching method? What does (did) you teacher do when starting new topics?

There is not one correct way of teaching something/ someone. As long as you (and the other people in your class) understand, then your teacher is teaching correctly.

[MightyBeh]

Just a bit curious: When starting new topics my teacher give a few relevant notes and then some examples to follow. I have no problem with this method and fewer notes than others. Does this just boil down to what individual teachers believe to be a correct teaching method? What does (did) you teacher do when starting new topics?

My teacher(s) pose new topics as questions - "What do you guys think will happen?", "any of you want to take a guess at how we do this?", "why does this happen?", or "how do you think we could use this?" sort of stuff. I like it, it makes class feel like more of a discussion than a lecture and it really encourages a better understanding imo. Downside is that because we spend so long talking about it, we're pretty hard pressed to get a lot of work done in class. Still, I think it's a good trade-off.

They don't hand out notes most of the time though. Instead, they post the examples that they did on the board online for us to check out later if we're stuck.

[blacksanta62]

Totally agree with you Syndicate. I understand her and the way that she teaches. She's a senior teacher, that is she's being teaching for a while now (not old or anything.... , probably didn't need to explain that doe though) so the way she can immediately help you with a question that really tricks you or let you see the question in a more understandable way, only compliments her teaching ability more.

Mighty, I hate monotone classes. Like, really hate them....  . Your teacher sounds like a blast and the discussions which occur in your maths class seem to benefit everybody!!!

Plus I found that exam question which my class did 2 weeks ago: http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/exams/mathematics/2014/2014specmath1-w.pdf

Question 1)

And my teacher did another one the previous Wednesday, did a lot better: http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/exams/mathematics/2010specmath1-w.pdf
Question 3)

Edit: That 100th post has to be spectacular doe though! Maybe a meme?? 

[blacksanta62]

Could someone please help me with this question:

Solve each of the following over C:

z^2+(1+2i)z+(-1+i)=0

Thanks

Edit: Damn Santa, back at it again with a spesh post. Stussy man damn Santa.

[Syndicate]

Could someone please help me with this question:

Solve each of the following over C:

z^2+(1+2i)z+(-1+i)=0

Thanks

Edit: Damn Santa, back at it again with a spesh post. Stussy man damn Santa.

Solve it using the quadratic formula.

[blacksanta62]

Anyone recommend getting the checkpoints specialist and methods book? Plenty of SACs next term and I've been told my spesh teacher likes giving challenging SAC questions. I'm thinking company trial papers like neap and TSSM are what I'll get since their difficulty is above that of VCAA, unless we're talking about the 2013 Methods exam 2.... Shit!!

[blacksanta62]

Hey, needing some help with these questions:

-2 - i is a solution of the equation z^4 - 5z^2 +4z + 30 = 0. Find the other solutions.

The polynomial P(z) = 2z^3 + az^2 +bz +5, where a and b are real numbers, has 2 - i as one of t's zeroes.
a) Find a quadratic factor of P(z), and hence calculate the real constants a and b
b) Determine the solutions to the equation P(z)=0

Thank you

[StupidProdigy]

Hey, needing some help with these questions:

-2 - i is a solution of the equation z^4 - 5z^2 +4z + 30 = 0. Find the other solutions.

The polynomial P(z) = 2z^3 + az^2 +bz +5, where a and b are real numbers, has 2 - i as one of t's zeroes.
a) Find a quadratic factor of P(z), and hence calculate the real constants a and b
b) Determine the solutions to the equation P(z)=0

Thank you

Both these questions have a focus on the conjugate root theorem. 
Q1. -2-i is a solution and so is -2+i (conj root theorem). So to find the other solutions, expand (z+2+i)(z+2-i), then use this as your divisor for long division of the original polynomial, or use the method of equating coefficients.
Q2. Again conj root theorem, you get p(z)=(az+b)(z-2+i)(z-2-i). You're quadratic factor is the expansion of (z-2+i)(z-2-i). Equate coefficients to solve for a and b, or use long division.