Struggling with Specialist?

[soldmychildforyeezys]

Hi,

I'm currently taking SM 1/2 in Year 11 and I'm finding it quite hard. I think this is mainly because of the fact that many of the topics we've covered assume that you have done Methods 1/2 previously which I haven't.

We have practice test for most chapters and I'm averaging around 40-50%, I don't really study for them though. We've have 3 SACS so far, my latest one was last week and I'm hoping to scrape a 60%. Currently my average for SACs is 85-90% (thank god for a take home holiday SAC assignment).

I go to a school ranked in the 60s which has a pretty strong maths faculty for a public school. I'm not sure what to do, I want to do spesh 3/4 next year but I'm losing confidence. I'm not sure if next year they assume you to have knowledge of methods 3/4 but I'm assuming knowledge of 3/4 calculus will make spesh easier.

Also, I'm doing physics 3/4 right now so learning vectors and kinematic should be alright. But I'm sure they'll cover all of physics 3/4 motion in one exercise of the kinematics chapter sigh.

[One Step at a Time]

Sorry, I don't have any tips since I'm in exactly the same situation as you 

Most students in my class are doing Methods 3/4 now and find it far easier than I am!

Would appreciate anyone's advice too 

[qazser]

been winging mine atm, getting 95%+ average, what are you struggling with?

[soldmychildforyeezys]

been winging mine atm, getting 95%+ average, what are you struggling with?

Pretty much the pace the class is going at is difficult at times due to my gaps in knowledge in some of the chapters. Like for further trigonometry in spesh, there's quite a lot assumed knowledge about circular functions.

Found complex numbers the easiest chapter so far though.

[~V]

Completely unrelated but your username is hilarious HAHAHAHA

[qazser]

Pretty much the pace the class is going at is difficult at times due to my gaps in knowledge in some of the chapters. Like for further trigonometry in spesh, there's quite a lot assumed knowledge about circular functions.

Found complex numbers the easiest chapter so far though.

I agree with this bit. I've done Methods 1/2, so it's quite different. Have you tried working ahead? Using other resources?

[Jesshope257]

Hey! What do you find you are struggling with? Is your teacher not taking into account that some of you haven't done methods?
Spesh is a much heavier workload then any year 10 classes so it's scary. Spesh is definetly a subject you need to do homework for if you want to pass, so if you up your homework it will help significantly.

Also is it just the way it's worded? Like do you look at the qs you got wrong and say I could have done that if I knew what it was asking?
Good luck!

PS are you currently doing methods?