Exam 1 Thoughts ~!

[Hooligan]

I think this year's exam 1 was of a very good standard. Wasn't too hard and wasn't too easy, it tested almost everything however there was no solids of revolution =\

*agrees*

[Hooligan]

So what do you guys reckon the A-cut off, or the A+ cut off will be?

last year 32/40 was an A+
and 07 it was 36/40 for an A+....

im hoping this years would be around 34-35... lol im hoping, coz if so than i might be able to scrape in an A+

i know this sounds, perhaps malevolent, but i hope to god that either everyone performed poorly, or there were a lot of weak specialist maths students this year ahhahahaha

In the same boat as you are, and praying the same... haha.

[maine]

is all i can say

[d0minicz]

what/??? 35+ is gone cus of that?? NIIOOOOOO

[rohanftw]

So what do people think about the -(7+k) question?
Lose 1 or two marks?

[GerrySly]

So what do people think about the -(7+k) question?
Lose 1 or two marks?

I'd say only the one, one mark for working out the derivative in terms of k and one for the answer

[rohanftw]

I'd say only the one, one mark for working out the derivative in terms of k and one for the answer

Ahh ok thanks, I hope you're right. It's just I've seen in a lot of two mark questions in practice exams, there's one answer mark, and one 'everything else' mark.

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I'd say only the one, one mark for working out the derivative in terms of k and one for the answer

Ahh ok thanks, I hope you're right. It's just I've seen in a lot of two mark questions in practice exams, there's one answer mark, and one 'everything else' mark.

Then the only way you could possibly get 1/2 is to screw up the very last line... (by misspelling?)
More people get 1/2 than that, so that can't be the case.

[NE2000]

Especially because it was (1,1). Admittedly (1,0) would have been easier ( (0,1) and (0,0) would not have worked to find k), but otherwise couldn't get more easier number manipulation than that.

[rohanftw]

That makes sense I suppose.

Also for the 3ln(3) -2, was 'square units' or something to that extent necessary?

[dejan91]

FUCK lost 2-3 marks, there goes 35+

Maybe you mean 45+ is gone?? Definitely still 35+ is achievable though. Even 40's are possible...

[TrueTears]

FUCK lost 2-3 marks, there goes 35+

Maybe you mean 45+ is gone?? Definitely still 35+ is achievable though. Even 40's are possible...

Even so 45+ is highly possible, just do well in exam 2.

[kdgamz]

That makes sense I suppose.

Also for the 3ln(3) -2, was 'square units' or something to that extent necessary?

with that one i did (3/2)ln(9) - 2 square units...thats right...right?

[GerrySly]

You needed to simplify further kdgamz, but you should still get marks, I dunno how pedantic they are with those things

[TrueTears]

With that area question really you can leave anything inside the log... and the coefficient of the log and the other number could really be anything, as long as it's an acceptable I'm pretty sure they will accept all forms.