Maths Methods Roll Call 2010

[lakersfan_10]

yeah for calc ones there is decimals and what not. just hate decimals!

+1

[m@tty]

10 marks lost last year would yield ~41-43 assuming high SAC ranking. I myself lost 10.5 marks with top SAC ranking and achieved 42 raw. But last years exams were easier than a 'normal' years, this can be seen by the significant rise in the A+ cut off of exam 2: 69.5/80, compared to ~65/80. So in a 'normal' year 40 could be achieved with ~15 marks lost (105/120) which is 87.5% assuming top SAC ranking.

[ZachCharge]

just rank 1, so if you need to get 100% to beat everyone else, then yeah lol.

If you are not first in SAC rank and loose around 10-15 marks on the exam, what RAW can be obtained?

I know for a fact I am not getting first on SAC lol.

[m@tty]

Then it's all dependent on the strength of your cohort. I think 40+ is still likely, though if you have a horrible cohort, then maybe 38 or so as the lowest.

[samuch]

Aim for 50, not just scraping in the 40+ range (losing 10-15 marks), then you know you tried your best and have no regrets

[nbalakers24]

wow, 42 goes to 46

:D:D:D

[stonecold]

fully agree samuch.

you gotta aim as high as possible

[vexx]

10 marks lost last year would yield ~41-43 assuming high SAC ranking. I myself lost 10.5 marks with top SAC ranking and achieved 42 raw. But last years exams were easier than a 'normal' years, this can be seen by the significant rise in the A+ cut off of exam 2: 69.5/80, compared to ~65/80. So in a 'normal' year 40 could be achieved with ~15 marks lost (105/120) which is 87.5% assuming top SAC ranking.

oh ok thanks:)
i would never not be top of SACs though.
the idea of doing further and aiming for 47+ and letting methods be my 7th subject is starting to sound like a much better idea... hah

i'll see how i do first semester though..

[jay1993]

Doing Methods....

[m@tty]

...doing Further and aiming for 47+ and letting methods be my 7th subject is a much better idea... hah

Same

[appianway]

I guess methods is just about not making careless mistakes. I wish it was based on mathematical ability, but alas, what to do.

[superflya]

I guess methods is just about not making careless mistakes. I wish it was based on mathematical ability, but alas, what to do.

+1

[vexx]

...doing Further and aiming for 47+ and letting methods be my 7th subject is a much better idea... hah

Same

haha awesome

[m@tty]

I guess methods is just about not making careless mistakes. I wish it was based on mathematical ability, but alas, what to do.

All except two of the marks I lost were due to careless errors.
Here's some advice:

-Always read the WHOLE question twice. As stupid as it may sound I missed a whole sentence, which cost me two marks.

-If you have second thoughts about a question, go through the question again, check it over from the start.
 Several of the errors I made I had thoughts about, though I didn't check the questions again, which led to many of the marks I lost(~7)
 
One example, for a probability question I misunderstood, I noticed how I had to turn the page to get a probability value, something I didn't recall doing in any previous VCAA exam. I didn't follow my thought further and as a result I lost two marks, I had used the wrong probability.

Don't oversimplify. I lost another mark for making an error when simplifying past requirement.

When checking a question, reevaluate any calculator computations. I lost a further two marks through reading a value incorrectly off my calculator. When checking I didn't redo the equation on the calculator, as it was too easy.

When asked to 'show' something simple, write lots, make sure there is no doubt in the mind of the examiner you understand it. If you don't yet know, a 'show' question is one where the answer has been given and all marks are awarded for working or proving the given result. I lost a bloody half mark because one examiner thought I hadn't shown a simple ratio well enough.  :knuppel2:

Don't get caught by multiple choice questions, many have little tricks, either in the wording or in some of the answers. I wrongly read a MC question as: 'Which of the following IS a property of...?'. Where it actually asked: 'Which of the following is NOT a property of...?', costing me yet another mark.

Here's one I caught during the exam (finally ). I wrongly figured the gradient of a chord as: , luckily I picked up on it before the end, I was looking for errors after this stage for quite a while until I finally decided to check this... I felt pretty stupid :buck2: Though a lot less stupid than finding out AFTER the exam.... it's like death.

I've pretty much covered all the careless errors I know of on my own. :buck2:

[ZachCharge]

Aim for 50, not just scraping in the 40+ range (losing 10-15 marks), then you know you tried your best and have no regrets

I tend to aim lower so I never disappoint ymself...probably not the best tactic though. (Subconsciously, I think I aim higher than what I say (in anything I do) though.)