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galaxy21:
Hi. So I'm doing 3/4 methods next year, and my school uses the Jacaranda Maths Quest textbook, however a few of my friends have also purchased other textbooks from different companies. Is it a good idea to have multiple textbooks, for different theory and questions? Or is it a waste of money? Which ones would be best as well?
Thank you!
TheAspiringDoc:
They're all pretty good imo.
The most important thing is practise exams and VCAA questions, so maybe try getting your hands on some Checkpoints or otherwise just printing off some older VCAA exams (2005-2010 Exam 1's) and filling them out throughout the year as you go. Don't worry about running out of VCAA papers because with the introduction of NHT papers and also sample exams for new study designs you've actually got HEAPS available!! :)
galaxy21:
--- Quote from: TheAspiringDoc on December 04, 2018, 11:38:16 am ---They're all pretty good imo.
The most important thing is practise exams and VCAA questions, so maybe try getting your hands on some Checkpoints or otherwise just printing off some older VCAA exams (2005-2010 Exam 1's) and filling them out throughout the year as you go. Don't worry about running out of VCAA papers because with the introduction of NHT papers and also sample exams for new study designs you've actually got HEAPS available!! :)
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Good point, thank you!. Do any have better theory, as I don't want to be missing anything important in my summary book? Or is it easier just to identify these areas in the practice exams?
TheAspiringDoc:
--- Quote from: galaxy21 on December 04, 2018, 11:46:47 am ---Good point, thank you!. Do any have better theory, as I don't want to be missing anything important in my summary book? Or is it easier just to identify these areas in the practice exams?
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Yeah so it is important to grasp the fundamental ideas - which is normally where a textbook comes in. But that being said, you can also just rely on exposure through practise questions or I also just discovered Worm's Maths Academy on youtube at the end of year 12 - which is a very very great resource - especially when watching his efficient methods to approach VCAA style questions :)
I think learning comes down to repeated exposure to the topic/theory, but from slightly different angles/perspectives. So yeah, if finances permit, there's no harm in getting another textbook - but there are many other ways (I forgot to mention study groups!!!) to get these perspectives as well :)
galaxy21:
--- Quote from: TheAspiringDoc on December 04, 2018, 11:51:26 am ---Yeah so it is important to grasp the fundamental ideas - which is normally where a textbook comes in. But that being said, you can also just rely on exposure through practise questions or I also just discovered Worm's Maths Academy on youtube at the end of year 12 - which is a very very great resource - especially when watching his efficient methods to approach VCAA style questions :)
I think learning comes down to repeated exposure to the topic/theory, but from slightly different angles/perspectives. So yeah, if finances permit, there's no harm in getting another textbook - but there are many other ways (I forgot to mention study groups!!!) to get these perspectives as well :)
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Awesome, will definitely check out the youtube channel, and see how I go for the year. Thank you so much!
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