Importance of measurement, ratio and similarity in spesh

[vea]

To all the current and past spesh students,

How important are the topics of measurement, ratio and similarity in the actual 3/4 course?
I am currently doing GMA and I am hating these topics, I'm fine with algebra though...

Thanks

[EvangelionZeta]

It's useful (or even necessary) to know as a basis for certain questions where such knowledge will probably be required, but it's not explicitly part of the specialist course as a topic in itself.

[kyzoo]

Hmm we never did those topics in GMA

[tcg93]

You do not require these specifically but skills such as these do become useful in some question styles!

[Yitzi_K]

It's really just background info, or assumed knowledge.

[tram]

like, you are unlikely to get a fully fleged question focussing JUST on those topics in an exam, but you may get a muliple choice question on it if youa re unlucky.

As has been said, don't drop spech just bcs ur not good at these, but a basic knowlege of these topics would be a good background.

now if you're not good at trig on the other hand, that's a different matter, but if it's just measurement, ratio and similarity, you'll be fine

[vea]

Thanks for the replies guys.

Judging by your replies, it seems like I should still have a strong foundation in these topics just in case.

@tram: I think I'm doing okay in trig. I'm liking the trig and calculus in methods atm which I think are more important topics from methods that are included in spesh. Thanks for advice though.