finish the course over the holidays?

[kenhung123]

Mathsmeth please check your mail.

[Ilovemathsmeth]

Sorry - I forgot! I need to check it more often!

[Gloamglozer]

but isnt the thing with further that its not so much that you have to study like hell more so you have to be good at what you do. like not making stupid mistakes. cause im sure everyone can do the maths part in further. its just the ones that make the stupid mistakes that separates the best from the rest?

You'd be VERY VERY surprised.

She's coming from a top school so I'm pretty sure she's saying that pretty everyone from her school can do the maths.

[Martoman]

Yes. You should have done this. I did it this holidays and it frees up a lot of time. Further just takes time. That's it. For modules, I would definitely recommend:
1 -Number patterns
2 - Graphs
3 - Matrices.

1- because they can only test you on application of formula. However, some independent companies go too far with this on some exams i've done (INSIGHT for example), but on all the VCAA's they have been a joke.

2 - This is personal really, mainly because I did methods last year. Still, since you are doing it as well, this part of the course is just straight lines and some inequalities.

3 - matrices - because further only goes as so far as transition matrices, again, which you do in methods.

Normally, I would also recommend geometry but it is a horrible, horrible module to make mistakes in. Same with business. Decision maths makes you think. This is not what you want to be doing in futher.

 

[stonecold]

Yes. You should have done this. I did it this holidays and it frees up a lot of time. Further just takes time. That's it. For modules, I would definitely recommend:
1 -Number patterns
2 - Graphs
3 - Matrices.

1- because they can only test you on application of formula. However, some independent companies go too far with this on some exams i've done (INSIGHT for example), but on all the VCAA's they have been a joke.

2 - This is personal really, mainly because I did methods last year. Still, since you are doing it as well, this part of the course is just straight lines and some inequalities.

3 - matrices - because further only goes as so far as transition matrices, again, which you do in methods.

Normally, I would also recommend geometry but it is a horrible, horrible module to make mistakes in. Same with business. Decision maths makes you think. This is not what you want to be doing in futher.

 

+1

martoman is on the money.  they are the modules you want to be doing.

definitely steer clear of geo and trig and networks.  they can be rather horrible.

[Visionz]

geo/trig and networks are the units my school are doing . -_-. I might do other modules for the exams.

[darcy42]

our school is doing geo/trig, networks and graphs. ill probably just go with them in the exam. because of the sacs and all that, but does anyone strongly recommend doing other modules in the exam, are they really that different? and also im not doing methods so ive never done matrices.
i dont really know what business maths is but i do accounting and my accounting teacher said it was really easy, so im considering having a look at that.

[ZachCharge]

Replace geo/trig with matrices. Matrices are easy the only difference from what was done in GMF (well, based on the fact MathQuest used same matrices chapter for GMA and GMF) is the transition matrices. Geo/trig tends to be a bit..iffy, really easy to make small mistakes with trig that will stuff up the whole thing. besides, matrices is considered the easiest module.

(all based on year 11 stuff though)

[darcy42]

alright ill have a look at it, cheers