Further Maths (Exam 1): Discussion, Questions & Potential Solutions

[Ninjamagics]

k, so I im about rank 4 in a weak cohort
I screwed up and got 33/40
Is there any chance in hell of me achieving a 40

[Livthomas]

k, so I im about rank 4 in a weak cohort
I screwed up and got 33/40
Is there any chance in hell of me achieving a 40

If you get A+ in exam 2 yes, I don’t think sacs matter in maths

[Caroline27]

VCAA will probably contact your school to find out the modules you studied.
Although you should let your teacher know.

[Lear]

Is a high B+ in coursework, high A in exam 1 and a mid to high A+ in exam 2 be enough to get above 40?

Your sacs are dependent on your rank and how your school cohort goes on the exam. I think you can get above 40 if your SACs scale up at the end of the year.

If you get A+ in exam 2 yes, I don’t think sacs matter in maths

They do. 34% of your study score, in fact.

[rebeccacar]

They do. 34% of your study score, in fact.

That may be true, but I knew someone who was averaging A+ ins sacs all year, got a D on the exam and received a 25 study score.. that says something doesn’t it?

[Lear]

That may be true, but I knew someone who was averaging A+ ins sacs all year, got a D on the exam and received a 25 study score.. that says something doesn’t it?

As it is mentioned on the forums time and time again, internal SAC scores do not mean anything. It is simply comes down to your rank and cohort strength. Do you know if this person got A+ for GA1 from VCAA as well? To be honest I don't doubt that 25 is possibly with an A+, D, D but it's odd that there would be such a discrepancy between SAC performance and exam.

[PopcornTime]

I got 39/40 for exam 1. Can I still get a 50 if I get 60/60 in exam 2?

Rank around 20/100 ppl with 95/100 in sacs (strong cohort).

Thanks.

[Lear]

It really comes down to how your SACs scale. I’m really curious, did 20 people above you really get above 95/100?  Were assessments too easy or?

[Awal01]

For the further maths exam 2, in the recursion and relation part, there are questions that are worth 1 mark and require someone to use a finance solver from the CAS to solve the question. My question is: Do I have to show all the values I got from the finance solver as a form of working out or do I just give them the answer? A teacher told me that generally, we don't need to show working out for 1 mark questions, but the solutions from the practice exams I did don't indicate that. Thanks in advance.

[Lear]

For the further maths exam 2, in the recursion and relation part, there are questions that are worth 1 mark and require someone to use a finance solver from the CAS to solve the question. My question is: Do I have to show all the values I got from the finance solver as a form of working out or do I just give them the answer? A teacher told me that generally, we don't need to show working out for 1 mark questions, but the solutions from the practice exams I did don't indicate that. Thanks in advance.

1 mark and even 2 mark questions do not need working out for full marks.
I would not bother writing much down for 1 mark questions (unless it helps you) and only show working for two mark questions AND questions that REQUIRE you to 'show' something.

[msminzy]

Got 39/40. Bit crushed because maths is going to be my strongest subject and I’ve ruined any chances of a 50  and it was just a silly mistake as well....ah, silly mistakes, my worst enemies....
If only we had the NHT exam, i got 40/40 on that one

[Lear]

Got 39/40. Bit crushed because maths is going to be my strongest subject and I’ve ruined any chances of a 50  and it was just a silly mistake as well....ah, silly mistakes, my worst enemies....
If only we had the NHT exam, i got 40/40 on that one

I believe you can get a 50 by losing 1 mark on exam 1 and acing exam 2. Not 100% sure though.

[InTheWest]

School cohort bad results and my rank 10-20.

I got 39/40 in exam 1. Any chance of 40+?

[Lear]

40+ should be possible if you also do well on exam 2 as exams are worth 66%. Even if your SACs scale to roughly 80% and you get 55/60 on exam 2 I believe a 40-41 is possible. Of course, ideally, you’d want sacs to scale higher and yourself to perform better on exam 2

[Awal01]

School cohort bad results and my rank 10-20.

I got 39/40 in exam 1. Any chance of 40+?

U should still be able to get a 40+, probably even a 45+ if u do good on exam 2. If your cohort does good in the exams, then the SAC marks should go up also.