GMA?

[abd123]

I'm just doing GMA next year to get into Specialist Mathematics units 3/4. Man, i just checked the essential cambridge Adv. Gen
i can a see a lot new topics are going introduced for newcomers  like Matrices, kinematics, statics of a particle, two-three dimensions and much more

Those topics look really fun to do, I'm glad theres no Probability but too bad Methods 1/2 have Two chapters in Prob argh.
But whats worser then that is Methods 3/4 ^ having three chaps on prob + i think topics like Discrete Random Variables, binomial distribution.
and Continuous distributions will be difficult handle.

[iNerd]

So..whats your point?
I'm doing GMA next year aswell for a Spesh lead-up

[vea]

Probability in unit 3/4 is not as bad as it seems. Most of it is common sense and some of it also involves calculus. It is much easier than probability in unit 1/2 IMO although looking back, that wasn't too hard either.

[kyzoo]

To me, GMA was quite a bit harder than Spesh.

[kyzoo]

Those topics look really fun to do, I'm glad theres no Probability but too bad Methods 1/2 have Two chapters in Prob argh.
But whats worser then that is Methods 3/4 ^ having three chaps on prob + i think topics like Discrete Random Variables, binomial distribution.
and Continuous distributions will be difficult handle.

IMO, probability is the easiest part of the entire Methods 3/4 course, once you get familiar with it.

@kyzoo

Oh was it just hard were there was new topics that everyone in GMA class struggled with; workoverload? I can see in your signature that you have uni math and
what do you mean GMA was hard if your doing uni math i mean; i can tell your passionate about maths and you must kick ass to get into it. Good Luck this year and thanks for your contribution to this thread

It was hard because I was totally unfamiliar with a lot the topics. And lol I'm not really passionate about maths, it's just the easiest subject to me.

[Andiio]

Tbh, I think Binomial and Normal Distribution are really easy once you get the hang of it haha.

[AzureBlue]

Tbh, I think Binomial and Normal Distribution are really easy once you get the hang of it haha.

Mhm. I thought you needed to know binomial and perhaps, multinomial distributions in methods? Shouldn't it be part of combi?

[Hutchoo]

I'm going to study it over the holidays and again at VCE summer school @Melb Uni, hopefully I'll grasp the concepts of GMA.

I'll still have a tutor though, for extension work of course.

[Hutchoo]

You seem to have it plan. Smart thing your thinking ahead of your future, buddy

If thats referring to me, which I think it is I'm not planning TOO far ahead... I just want everything to be easier when it comes down to those stressful times.

[iNerd]

You seem to have it plan. Smart thing your thinking ahead of your future, buddy

If thats referring to me, which I think it is I'm not planning TOO far ahead... I just want everything to be easier when it comes down to those stressful times.

Now I'm scared. My plans for Term 4 hols are to fly off over-seas for a month and spend half of Jan studying Psych

[Hutchoo]

BRO! LIVE YOUR LIFE, DONT FEEL GUILTY OR SCARED!

You're probably smarter than me, half a month for you = 1 whole year for me.

[kyzoo]

Whats the best way to cope with Adv. Gen without droppping out? and to get through into spesh in year 12?

Just learn the theory and do the work. It's the same as another subject

[pi]

I'm just doing GMA next year to get into Specialist Mathematics units 3/4. Man, i just checked the essential cambridge Adv. Gen
i can a see a lot new topics are going introduced for newcomers  like Matrices, kinematics, statics of a particle, two-three dimensions and much more

Those topics look really fun to do, I'm glad theres no Probability but too bad Methods 1/2 have Two chapters in Prob argh.
But whats worser then that is Methods 3/4 ^ having three chaps on prob + i think topics like Discrete Random Variables, binomial distribution.
and Continuous distributions will be difficult handle.

dont stress man, GMA is actually easier than methods in unit 1 (at MHS anyway)! Probability is not that hard in methods either, just need to get your head around conditional and nPr/nCr

[Andiio]

I'm just doing GMA next year to get into Specialist Mathematics units 3/4. Man, i just checked the essential cambridge Adv. Gen
i can a see a lot new topics are going introduced for newcomers  like Matrices, kinematics, statics of a particle, two-three dimensions and much more

Those topics look really fun to do, I'm glad theres no Probability but too bad Methods 1/2 have Two chapters in Prob argh.
But whats worser then that is Methods 3/4 ^ having three chaps on prob + i think topics like Discrete Random Variables, binomial distribution.
and Continuous distributions will be difficult handle.

dont stress man, GMA is actually easier than methods in unit 1 (at MHS anyway)! Probability is not that hard in methods either, just need to get your head around conditional and nPr/nCr

Permutations are not on the yr 12 methods course?

And Binom+Norm is just, to put it bluntly, 95% calculator work

[pi]

I'm just doing GMA next year to get into Specialist Mathematics units 3/4. Man, i just checked the essential cambridge Adv. Gen
i can a see a lot new topics are going introduced for newcomers  like Matrices, kinematics, statics of a particle, two-three dimensions and much more

Those topics look really fun to do, I'm glad theres no Probability but too bad Methods 1/2 have Two chapters in Prob argh.
But whats worser then that is Methods 3/4 ^ having three chaps on prob + i think topics like Discrete Random Variables, binomial distribution.
and Continuous distributions will be difficult handle.

dont stress man, GMA is actually easier than methods in unit 1 (at MHS anyway)! Probability is not that hard in methods either, just need to get your head around conditional and nPr/nCr

Permutations are not on the yr 12 methods course?

And Binom+Norm is just, to put it bluntly, 95% calculator work

they should be... definitely on the 1+2 course, which I assume leads onto the 3+4 course (but harder)