Effective ways to prepare for the the physics exam? And what to include on your

[Unknown_one]

your cheatsheet.
Yeah. Just wondering how past students prepared, is it just doing practise questions, as well as does the logbook really help?
Just wondering. =)

[pi]

Have a look at some sample cheat sheets on the Notes section and in the resources thread


Personally, I put as much of the course as I could on the cheat sheet (but that's probably because I didn't know a fair chunk of it at all...)

[TheFamousFive4]

Here is a copy of my Unit 3 cheat sheet from last year. I tried to type it up, add as much information as I needed, in simple terms. And made it colorful so it doesn't seem as boring.
http://www.atarnotes.com/?p=notes&a=feedback&id=892

[Flying Emu]

You might wanna do a few practice exams as well.

Make sure you know your concepts, do a few questions to solidify and ensure you understand.

Lastly do practice exams to expose any errors or problems you may encounter within the exam (whether your going too slow, making mistakes on certain questions, etc).

Your cheat sheet should contain appropriate formulas, and basically any important concepts or anything might struggle on, etc.

But really you should find what works for you, everyone has their own style of cheat sheets and revision.

Hope this helps 

[jaydee]

is it better to concentrate on new study design materials ie 2009-present? the 2002-2005 vcaa questions seem to be in a completely different style to the 2009-now vcaa and trial exams. Is it worth going those older exams thoroughly or just as an exercise? because there's still a lot of overlap with the motion/gravity/structures & materials

[pi]

Obviously focusing on the newest (ie. current) study design is best, the other one will not be examined on at all. The exams are solely based on the current study design.

As you said, there is overlap, and this overlap is potentially examinable, so it's worth doing

[Teen]

How many exam papers should I do. In order  to understand the main concepts of unit 3 physic. Wat score ,I should get in the practice exam.in order to get an A+ in the vcca exam 2012.

[ecvkcuf]

How many exam papers should I do. In order  to understand the main concepts of unit 3 physic. Wat score ,I should get in the practice exam.in order to get an A+ in the vcca exam 2012.

First of all I don't think there is a magic number of practice exams that you can do. People who get A+, get it in a variety of ways. Practice exams do help but don't think you're gonna fail because you haven't done 20-30 Practice exams it's all about knowing the course. Practice exams just provide a good way to practice for the exam they don't guarantee anything. But it's best to do as much as you can once you have confidence that you know the course well.

[Teen]

How many exam papers should I do. In order  to understand the main concepts of unit 3 physic. Wat score ,I should get in the practice exam.in order to get an A+ in the vcca exam 2012.

First of all I don't think there is a magic number of practice exams that you can do. People who get A+, get it in a variety of ways. Practice exams do help but don't think you're gonna fail because you haven't done 20-30 Practice exams it's all about knowing the course. Practice exams just provide a good way to practice for the exam they don't guarantee anything. But it's best to do as much as you can once you have confidence that you know the course well.

Thanks

[pi]

How many exam papers should I do. In order  to understand the main concepts of unit 3 physic. Wat score ,I should get in the practice exam.in order to get an A+ in the vcca exam 2012.

I did like 4 and got an A+, some people did 20 and got an A+. Some people did 4 and got a C, others did 20 and got a B+. Number of exams doesn't matter, it's what you get out of doing them that counts.

[Flying Emu]

How many exam papers should I do. In order  to understand the main concepts of unit 3 physic. Wat score ,I should get in the practice exam.in order to get an A+ in the vcca exam 2012.

Practice exams are to expose potential problems that you might encounter in an exam; time issues, etc and to practice some questions. If you have that (<--) covered, and you know your stuff then no matter how many more practice exams you do, its not really going to improve you any further.