VCE Biology 2011 Roll Call

[HERculina]

YAY JOIN THE BIOL CLUB.
and im sure youll get a 50 with that score for methods!

[stonecold]

i disagree with Neap, i think they have a lot of poor questions,

the chief examnier does not write the exam he simply is the one who makes the marking scheme after its been written

I agree.  That Hugh Latimer Cheif Assessor guy doesn't really impress me.

Most of his exam questions were ridiculous.  

And VCAA will NEVER put a question on contractile vesicles in the exam.  (Probably because he put them in all of his exams)  It is also unlikely that they will test CAM or C4 photosynthesis either, which this book has questions on.

Biggest waste of money the NEAP Unit 3 book was.  Just do VCAA exams back to 1997, and then the company ones if you have time.

I'm assuming the Unit 4 book will be of similar standard, so not worth it.

[HERculina]

For those doing Biology next year, i was wondering what you've got up to in the holidays so far and what you guys are planning to do for the rest of the holidays.

[MrT011]

AOS 1 notes, read through abit of AOS 2---> (unit 3)

Have a Sac to complete.. so probably gona start on that soon
i plan to also complete notes on the rest of unit three..

not sure if i should read any unit 4.. should i leave it till straight after the mid year?

[pi]

Good luck people next year!

[HERculina]

thanks pi.

AOS 1 notes, read through abit of AOS 2---> (unit 3)

Have a Sac to complete.. so probably gona start on that soon
i plan to also complete notes on the rest of unit three..

not sure if i should read any unit 4.. should i leave it till straight after the mid year?

nah i think its too early to read unit 4, mite end up forgetting stuff and itll be no point.
so yea leave it till after mid year, thats my plan.

how long did ur notes end up being btw

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[pi]

Don't read Unit 4 now (unless you are thushan), just do AOS 1 for now and don't overwork yourself. That's what I should have done (I did no work on the holidays -big mistake).

[MrT011]

thanks pi.

AOS 1 notes, read through abit of AOS 2---> (unit 3)

Have a Sac to complete.. so probably gona start on that soon
i plan to also complete notes on the rest of unit three..

not sure if i should read any unit 4.. should i leave it till straight after the mid year?

nah i think its too early to read unit 4, mite end up forgetting stuff and itll be no point.
so yea leave it till after mid year, thats my plan.

how long did ur notes end up being btw

yeah thats true
Um about 13-14 pages hand written for AOS 1

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[thushan]

Don't read Unit 4 now (unless you are thushan), just do AOS 1 for now and don't overwork yourself. That's what I should have done (I did no work on the holidays -big mistake).

LOL shut up pi

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[pi]

hahaha

you know its true

[HERculina]

hm yours must be very short and concise then
good jobs

MrTO11, if A0S2 more interesting than AOS1

[MrT011]

yeah i tried to keep it brief and to the point.. rather than adding information that isn't needed.. it also mainly consisted of concepts that i didn't know 100%. I'm gona go back to them and add various info that i know, but is pretty important.

well i havent touched on viruses or anything, but yeah homeostasis, endocrine and nervous systems, are probs my favorite parts of biol, and all i've done is read through any newer stuff related to those, havent gone into much detail

[polkadot]

i am 

[Kaille]

yayayay!! me too!

[Bing 101]

Thushan did you type up your own notes or did you rely on the notes from the materials provided from TSFX/ online stuff. Just curious to know if you think its wasting your time to write your own notes from scratch.