Spec Revision

[Chavi]

2 months left. How are you revising for Spec? How do you balance it with your other 3/4 subjects?

[98.40_for_sure]

Do practice exams during "breaks" from other subjects as spec requires less effort as compared to say english

[_henwee]

A barrage of Exam-style Questions and Trial Exams. =]

[Chavi]

Do practice exams during "breaks" from other subjects as spec requires less effort as compared to say english

Agreed - this seems to be the only subject that I can do in any location (train, waiting for transport, during sleep), simply because maths is so straightforward and precise. I find that once you know the concepts, your brain switches off and you go into automatic mode.
All other subjects require a desk, a heater, a few hours and a cup of hot chocolate.

[98.40_for_sure]

Do practice exams during "breaks" from other subjects as spec requires less effort as compared to say english

Agreed - this seems to be the only subject that I can do in any location (train, waiting for transport, during sleep), simply because maths is so straightforward and precise. I find that once you know the concepts, your brain switches off and you go into automatic mode.
All other subjects require a desk, a heater, a few hours and a cup of hot chocolate.

During sleep? Are you... human?

[Yitzi_K]

Practice exams and more practice exams. Steiner has 30 years worth to choose from lol

[Martoman]

U guys already started? Sheesh, I better get in gear.

[tram]

A barrage of Exam-style Questions and Trial Exams. =]

the only way , i haven't even started..... >.< will be starting on the hols

btw, can i get the opinion of u guys... what do you think is better, revising the topics first, THEN attacking the exams, or tackling the exams head on and fixing the bits you need as you encounter problems

adv of doing papers stright off:

-Get more experience with papers
-IF you have done enough papers, you would've cover everything anyway, but ONLY if you have done enough papers

adv or revising throughly first:

-Have a good base to work off and all you need to do is just polish and work on speed

[TrueTears]

Do practice exams during "breaks" from other subjects as spec requires less effort as compared to say english

Agreed - this seems to be the only subject that I can do in any location (train, waiting for transport, during sleep), simply because maths is so straightforward and precise. I find that once you know the concepts, your brain switches off and you go into automatic mode.
All other subjects require a desk, a heater, a few hours and a cup of hot chocolate.

During sleep? Are you... human?

Quite possible, I remember 'doing' maths in my sleep last summer holidays, after 12-13 hours each day of olympiad problems, the questions just float around in your head, you wake up one morning and BING an elegant solution pops up!

Note that doing maths in your sleep is not like actually doing calculations or actually working through a question, it's more like... ideas floating in your dreams, a starting point for a tricky problem, then the solution trivially follows. At least this is what happens to me :S

[tram]

Quite possible, I remember 'doing' maths in my sleep last summer holidays, after 12-13 hours each day of olympiad problems, the questions just float around in your head, you wake up one morning and BING an elegant solution pops up!

Note that doing maths in your sleep is not like actually doing calculations or actually working through a question, it's more like... ideas floating in your dreams, a starting point for a tricky problem, then the solution trivially follows. At least this is what happens to me :S

i actually can relate to this in a way.... lol like often the morning after a sac i will wake up going FUCK I SHOULD'VE HAVE DONE __________ not _________ *facepalm*

cos after stressing and discussing a sac all day, the questions ahve kidna just stuck in my head

[tram]

oh btw, tt, how did YOU use exam papers?

EDIT: lol just realised that you learnt the spech course over the summer hols and did papers thouhg out the year WHILE being re-taught the stuff at school lol

[Stroodle]

A barrage of Exam-style Questions and Trial Exams. =]

the only way , i haven't even started..... >.< will be starting on the hols

btw, can i get the opinion of u guys... what do you think is better, revising the topics first, THEN attacking the exams, or tackling the exams head on and fixing the bits you need as you encounter problems

adv of doing papers stright off:

-Get more experience with papers
-IF you have done enough papers, you would've cover everything anyway, but ONLY if you have done enough papers

adv or revising throughly first:

-Have a good base to work off and all you need to do is just polish and work on speed

I'm running through the chapter reviews from a different text, but just doing the multi choice and short answer questions to revise/remember concepts, then doing practice papers. I think this is probably the most efficient way for me to prepare..

[98.40_for_sure]

I feel the textbook chapter review/extended response questions are not similar in nature to exam style questions, but rather test basic knowledge only, not how to apply it. My two cents would be exposure to checkpoints/past exams are the best use of the limited time left.

[luken93]

EDIT: lol just realised that you learnt the spech course over the summer hols and did papers thouhg out the year WHILE being re-taught the stuff at school lol

Do you believe this was a benefit TT?
I'm concurrently doing 3/4 methods course (starting to) with my 1/2, and I want to finish the remainder of the 3/4 course by the time school starts next year.
Do you reckon I should use the book that I will be using next year in class (Essentials) or work/learn concepts outta another book so that I'm not bored and already know the answers next year?
Btw can this be applied to Chem aswell?

[TrueTears]

benefit or not, it increased my passion for mathematics.