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Title: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Ilovemathsmeth on January 12, 2010, 11:28:27 am
Hey everyone,

I am one of the moderators for Maths Methods. Introduce yourselves in this thread.

Regards,
Ilovemathsmeth
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on January 12, 2010, 11:30:41 am
Woohoo! Methods in 2010!
I'm aiming for 45+ :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: naved_s9994 on January 12, 2010, 11:31:47 am
Hey SM,
Hmm.... 45+
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: superflya on January 12, 2010, 11:35:10 am
^^ same
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: xD_aQt on January 12, 2010, 12:20:06 pm
Goal for 2010: 40+ for MMCAS
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: sgeorge on January 12, 2010, 12:30:15 pm
I think Methods will probably be my 7th subject, so I'm not too fussed. As long as I pass :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: kyzoo on January 12, 2010, 12:54:52 pm
xD at this time in the year last year, I had no goals for Methods; I would have been happy if a 40 was handed to me right then without any work.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Ilovemathsmeth on January 12, 2010, 01:01:12 pm
Really? I thought you were aiming for 50 throughout the year.

During year 10 I did 1/2 so I was aiming for high 40s throughout that year.

When I began 3/4 I really wanted 50. :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: kyzoo on January 12, 2010, 01:11:08 pm
I didn't do 1/2, skipped straight into 3/4, so I was ignorant about the difficulty of Methods until February last year. And I only really started aiming for 50 in the last 2 weeks, before then I wasn't aiming for any score.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Ilovemathsmeth on January 12, 2010, 01:12:19 pm
You're really amazing to have got 48 raw without doing 1/2. You must have worked A LOT to catch up on Unit 1 and 2 concepts. And that's smart - to not aim the entire year, just in last 2 weeks. You put less pressure on yourself :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: andy456 on January 12, 2010, 01:17:31 pm
I'm in methods too.... i dont think ill be able to get anywhere near as high as you guys...... so my aim is 35+
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: kyzoo on January 12, 2010, 01:23:33 pm
You're really amazing to have got 48 raw without doing 1/2. You must have worked A LOT to catch up on Unit 1 and 2 concepts. And that's smart - to not aim the entire year, just in last 2 weeks. You put less pressure on yourself :)

Our school had a whole class of Y11s doing 3/4 without doing 1/2, and in general they got higher scores than the Y12's, so I'm not really that amazing =/

And to be honest I was aiming more full marks rather than 50, I only started thinking about scores after the exams.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: superflya on January 12, 2010, 01:25:21 pm
if you had 100% sac averages, wat wood u need to score on the exam to get 50?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: kyzoo on January 12, 2010, 01:27:05 pm
^ This year, probably 119/120 at the lowest.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: superflya on January 12, 2010, 01:30:20 pm
hmm not too bad.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: ZachCharge on January 12, 2010, 03:46:25 pm
G'day, I think I got the lowest Methods aim so far in this thread lol.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on January 12, 2010, 03:49:12 pm
G'day, I think I got the lowest Methods aim so far in this thread lol.
Nothing wrong with that :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: samuch on January 12, 2010, 04:09:13 pm
my aim is in my sig :) but more realistically... around 45
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Stormer on January 12, 2010, 04:10:53 pm
Yeah, 45+ for me as well.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: superflya on January 12, 2010, 04:15:23 pm
G'day, I think I got the lowest Methods aim so far in this thread lol.

might end up beating us all, never know.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: cipherpol on January 12, 2010, 04:21:21 pm
sup everyone, 35+ and i'll be happy :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on January 12, 2010, 04:22:38 pm
G'day, I think I got the lowest Methods aim so far in this thread lol.

might end up beating us all, never know.

Very true! At the end of the day, we're all competing, right? :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: ZachCharge on January 12, 2010, 04:40:31 pm
G'day, I think I got the lowest Methods aim so far in this thread lol.

might end up beating us all, never know.

Very true! At the end of the day, we're all competing, right? :)

You probably won't be saying that if you saw my question thread. :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on January 12, 2010, 04:50:16 pm
You probably won't be saying that if you saw my question thread. :P
Everyone needs a bit of help when they're starting, but I'm sure you'll do well :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: mandy on January 12, 2010, 05:26:05 pm
I'm doing Math Methods tooo, aiming for 40+ :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: kat148 on January 12, 2010, 05:26:46 pm
Aiming for 42+ :]
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: brightsky on January 12, 2010, 05:35:38 pm
New mods have finally got there powers! Hiya!! :p
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: cleo_xo on January 12, 2010, 06:07:45 pm
hey :)
i just wanna get 40 lol
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: stonecold on January 12, 2010, 11:00:41 pm
So far looking through the text, it doesn't look too hard.  That having been said, I doubt i'll get anywhere near 48.  Maybe 45. :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: superflya on January 12, 2010, 11:08:39 pm
spesh makes methods a breeze :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: minilunchbox on January 12, 2010, 11:18:20 pm
Aiming for 40+, will be happy with 36+, realistically look at 37-39. Hurrah.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: kyzoo on January 13, 2010, 12:54:36 am
spesh makes methods a breeze :)

Lolz Uni Maths makes Spesh look like a breeze.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: slothpomba on January 13, 2010, 02:16:21 am
Reporting in...its probably going to be a brutal bloodbath though...

Im happy for anything over 5
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: stonecold on January 13, 2010, 02:24:41 am
Reporting in...its probably going to be a brutal bloodbath though...

Im happy for anything over 5

At least it ain't a prerequisite for Med.  You'll probably need to be able to count cash if you end up doing your backup plan though.  :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: lakersfan_10 on January 13, 2010, 09:55:19 am
hoping for a study score b/n (35,45)

Someone told me that the internal SACs dont count as much, is this true?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Aqualim on January 13, 2010, 07:02:34 pm
not aiming too high, just wanting a high 30, like 38, and hopefully scaling will benefit me :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Hielly on January 13, 2010, 07:12:25 pm
40-45~ (hopefully)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: LFTM on January 14, 2010, 09:07:28 pm
aiming for mid 30s ; )
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: superflya on January 14, 2010, 09:09:41 pm
spesh makes methods a breeze :)

Lolz Uni Maths makes Spesh look like a breeze.


so annoyed that i turned down uni maths :(
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: samuch on January 14, 2010, 10:29:45 pm
spesh makes methods a breeze :)

Lolz Uni Maths makes Spesh look like a breeze.


so annoyed that i turned down uni maths :(
me too :(
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: spuds1992 on January 17, 2010, 07:18:37 pm
Aiming for 40ish
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: vexx on January 17, 2010, 08:11:13 pm
i'm doing it too (obviously since its in my signature)
aiming for ~40 !
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on January 23, 2010, 10:52:36 pm
Aiming for 40+!
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Ilovemathsmeth on January 24, 2010, 12:14:51 am
I think SACs matter when you're looking at high 40s.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: kyzoo on January 24, 2010, 12:16:44 am
I think SACs matter when you're looking at high 40s.

I dunno >.<

My friend came up with this hypothesis, that because the number 1 SAC guy at our school ended up only getting low 40's, he pulled the whole cohort's SSs down. I wonder if such a notion is valid.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on January 24, 2010, 12:17:43 am
Anyone else using Heinemann VCE zone? I think it's a good book, but from what I've been reading Essentials is the best, I'm thinking of buying that too, do people think it's worth the trouble?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Akirus on January 24, 2010, 12:20:35 am


Anyone else using Heinemann VCE zone? I think it's a good book, but from what I've been reading Essentials is the best, I'm thinking of buying that too, do people think it's worth the trouble?

Just get the PDF and do questions from it when you have time.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Ilovemathsmeth on January 24, 2010, 12:21:22 am
I'm not sure, I think that the highest SAC mark is linked with the highest exam mark during moderation. That doesn't make sense in your case (nor in my school's case this year) as the highest SAC mark student wasn't awarded the highest study score.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Akirus on January 24, 2010, 12:30:53 am
I'm not sure, I think that the highest SAC mark is linked with the highest exam mark during moderation. That doesn't make sense in your case (nor in my school's case this year) as the highest SAC mark student wasn't awarded the highest study score.

Going by your assumption that the highest SAC mark is linked with the highest exam mark, I don't see why the highest internally ranked student would necessarily get the highest study score.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: stonecold on January 24, 2010, 12:33:06 am
I'm not sure, I think that the highest SAC mark is linked with the highest exam mark during moderation. That doesn't make sense in your case (nor in my school's case this year) as the highest SAC mark student wasn't awarded the highest study score.

Going by your assumption that the highest SAC mark is linked with the highest exam mark, I don't see why the highest internally ranked student would necessarily get the highest study score.

That is correct.  The  highest SAC mark is linked with the highest exam mark.

Edit:  Have a read of this:
http://vcenotes.com/forum/index.php/topic,21499.0.html
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on January 24, 2010, 12:35:33 am


Anyone else using Heinemann VCE zone? I think it's a good book, but from what I've been reading Essentials is the best, I'm thinking of buying that too, do people think it's worth the trouble?

Just get the PDF and do questions from it when you have time.

Yeah good idea, wouldn't happen to know where I could get a copy?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Akirus on January 24, 2010, 12:41:17 am


Anyone else using Heinemann VCE zone? I think it's a good book, but from what I've been reading Essentials is the best, I'm thinking of buying that too, do people think it's worth the trouble?

Just get the PDF and do questions from it when you have time.

Yeah good idea, wouldn't happen to know where I could get a copy?

I'm sure you could find it if you dig around the Methods forum.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: stonecold on January 24, 2010, 12:44:14 am
I think SACs matter when you're looking at high 40s.

I dunno >.<

My friend came up with this hypothesis, that because the number 1 SAC guy at our school ended up only getting low 40's, he pulled the whole cohort's SSs down. I wonder if such a notion is valid.

It may have a little, because the person raked 1st will get the best SAC mark out of the whole cohort, unless two people got the same top exam mark, then the two top ranked SAC students would have got the best moderated SAC marks.

Are you taking into account the year 12 students at your school kyzoo, because they would have been apart of your cohort, and I pretty certain there was at least one 50 (if not more) in methods from your school last year.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Studyinghard on January 24, 2010, 12:47:20 am
hoping for 40+ raw aswell. or very high 30's.

one step at a time is what I say.  :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on January 24, 2010, 12:48:36 am


Anyone else using Heinemann VCE zone? I think it's a good book, but from what I've been reading Essentials is the best, I'm thinking of buying that too, do people think it's worth the trouble?

Just get the PDF and do questions from it when you have time.

Yeah good idea, wouldn't happen to know where I could get a copy?

I'm sure you could find it if you dig around the Methods forum.

OMG I love this place...Thank you :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: kyzoo on January 24, 2010, 01:14:14 am
Are you taking into account the year 12 students at your school kyzoo, because they would have been apart of your cohort, and I pretty certain there was at least one 50 (if not more) in methods from your school last year.

=/ I have no idea about Y12s, all I know is that this person I am referring to got 98+ total for SACs which is high for our school considering many of our better students lost 2 or more marks (out of total 100 allocated to SACs) on the 2nd SAC.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: EvangelionZeta on January 24, 2010, 01:19:57 am
I think SACs matter when you're looking at high 40s.

I dunno >.<

My friend came up with this hypothesis, that because the number 1 SAC guy at our school ended up only getting low 40's, he pulled the whole cohort's SSs down. I wonder if such a notion is valid.

That would make no sense, given that this year's results on the whole ranked as one of MGS' better years.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: stonecold on January 24, 2010, 01:27:11 am
Are you taking into account the year 12 students at your school kyzoo, because they would have been apart of your cohort, and I pretty certain there was at least one 50 (if not more) in methods from your school last year.

=/ I have no idea about Y12s, all I know is that this person I am referring to got 98+ total for SACs which is high for our school considering many of our better students lost 2 or more marks (out of total 100 allocated to SACs) on the 2nd SAC.

Okay, but the cohort refers to everyone in an entire school or institution who takes a specific subject in the same year, so although he may have been ranked highest in your class, he may not have necessarily been ranked the highest in the cohort.

And judging by the fact that others from your school did get 50's, I would say he wasn't ranked 1st for SAC's in your cohort.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Akirus on January 24, 2010, 01:28:44 am
It amuses me how the elite private schools can complain about poor cohort.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: kyzoo on January 24, 2010, 01:31:14 am
EZ: haha I have so far been totally unable to exhibit a holistic approach in perceiving school performance.

stonecold: it's true that he may not have necessarily been ranked the highest, but traditionally the 50 come from this class. So please excuse me for being unable to adopt an egalitarian view due to a perception stained by sense of tradition.

It amuses me how the elite private schools can complain about poor cohort.

Perhaps, again I have been unable to exhibit a holistic perception.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: stonecold on January 24, 2010, 01:33:47 am
It amuses me how the elite private schools can complain about poor cohort.

lol true.  i've said this before but there is a big difference being ranked say 5th in a good private school compared to being ranked 5th in most public schools.

This is purely because the 5th best exam mark at a private school is clearly going to be much higher than the 5th best exam mark at most public schools.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: appianway on January 24, 2010, 11:03:18 am
Ideally, I'd like 48+ seeing as I've done a fair bit of maths recently, but I guess I'd be content with a 45.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: vexx on January 24, 2010, 05:03:07 pm
does anyone know how many marks one must lose (approximately) to get 40? 42? and 45?
:)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: superflya on January 24, 2010, 05:16:39 pm
for a 40 wood be roughly ~8-10 marks across both
45 would be ~4-6??
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Studyinghard on January 24, 2010, 05:37:37 pm
for a 40 wood be roughly ~8-10 marks across both
45 would be ~4-6??

damn thats gonna take some skills!. and i presume 100% in all SACS?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: stonecold on January 24, 2010, 05:38:28 pm
just rank 1, so if you need to get 100% to beat everyone else, then yeah lol.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: sgeorge on January 24, 2010, 05:39:42 pm
Since my course needs a 25 prerequisite for methods, what is the minimum marks I would be looking at to at least get in with? :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: vexx on January 24, 2010, 05:44:20 pm
for a 40 wood be roughly ~8-10 marks across both
45 would be ~4-6??

oh wow only losing 10 marks thats before doubling yeah?! haha.
so it could be getting
40/40 exam 1, and 70/80 exam 2.
eeek that's so hard.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: stonecold on January 24, 2010, 05:45:53 pm
^^^

it would be more like 30/40 and 80/80 haha.
i can do anything as long as i have my trusty cas calculator :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: vexx on January 24, 2010, 05:47:31 pm
^^^

it would be more like 30/40 and 80/80 haha.
i can do anything as long as i have my trusty cas calculator :P

haha i always thought exam two would be easier since i cheat doing homework with my calculator .___.
but in unit 2 exams, i did much better in exam and only lost a couple of marks :o
so now i'm lost....lawl
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: lakersfan_10 on January 24, 2010, 05:48:33 pm
so the 10 marks you were talking about before only relate to the final exam?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: superflya on January 24, 2010, 05:49:17 pm
lol there only rough estimates, dont get too happy :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: stonecold on January 24, 2010, 05:50:34 pm
lol.  i try to avoid using it at all costs accept in tests.
it is so tempting sometimes though.

that having been said, non calc exams are relatively straight forward.  simple questions without too many steps and only basic calculations.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Studyinghard on January 24, 2010, 05:52:48 pm
yeah for calc ones there is decimals and what not. just hate decimals!
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: vexx on January 24, 2010, 05:56:12 pm
lol there only rough estimates, dont get too happy :P

i'm nottt. i'm doubting my goal of 40 now.. only losing 10 marks sounds hard!
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: lakersfan_10 on January 24, 2010, 06:04:54 pm
yeah for calc ones there is decimals and what not. just hate decimals!
+1
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: m@tty on January 24, 2010, 08:17:24 pm
10 marks lost last year would yield ~41-43 assuming high SAC ranking. I myself lost 10.5 marks with top SAC ranking and achieved 42 raw. But last years exams were easier than a 'normal' years, this can be seen by the significant rise in the A+ cut off of exam 2: 69.5/80, compared to ~65/80. So in a 'normal' year 40 could be achieved with ~15 marks lost (105/120) which is 87.5% assuming top SAC ranking.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: ZachCharge on January 24, 2010, 08:21:32 pm
just rank 1, so if you need to get 100% to beat everyone else, then yeah lol.

If you are not first in SAC rank and loose around 10-15 marks on the exam, what RAW can be obtained?

I know for a fact I am not getting first on SAC lol.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: m@tty on January 24, 2010, 08:25:56 pm
Then it's all dependent on the strength of your cohort. I think 40+ is still likely, though if you have a horrible cohort, then maybe 38 or so as the lowest.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: samuch on January 24, 2010, 08:29:29 pm
Aim for 50, not just scraping in the 40+ range (losing 10-15 marks), then you know you tried your best and have no regrets :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: nbalakers24 on January 24, 2010, 08:32:24 pm
wow, 42 goes to 46

:D:D:D:D
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: stonecold on January 24, 2010, 09:02:02 pm
fully agree samuch.

you gotta aim as high as possible :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: vexx on January 24, 2010, 09:08:02 pm
10 marks lost last year would yield ~41-43 assuming high SAC ranking. I myself lost 10.5 marks with top SAC ranking and achieved 42 raw. But last years exams were easier than a 'normal' years, this can be seen by the significant rise in the A+ cut off of exam 2: 69.5/80, compared to ~65/80. So in a 'normal' year 40 could be achieved with ~15 marks lost (105/120) which is 87.5% assuming top SAC ranking.

oh ok thanks:)
i would never not be top of SACs though.
the idea of doing further and aiming for 47+ and letting methods be my 7th subject is starting to sound like a much better idea... hah

i'll see how i do first semester though..
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: jay1993 on January 24, 2010, 09:08:51 pm
Doing Methods....
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: m@tty on January 24, 2010, 09:17:30 pm
...doing Further and aiming for 47+ and letting methods be my 7th subject is a much better idea... hah
Same :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: appianway on January 24, 2010, 09:19:13 pm
I guess methods is just about not making careless mistakes. I wish it was based on mathematical ability, but alas, what to do.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: superflya on January 24, 2010, 09:21:56 pm
I guess methods is just about not making careless mistakes. I wish it was based on mathematical ability, but alas, what to do.

+1
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: vexx on January 24, 2010, 09:23:57 pm
...doing Further and aiming for 47+ and letting methods be my 7th subject is a much better idea... hah
Same :P

haha awesome :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: m@tty on January 24, 2010, 09:51:02 pm
I guess methods is just about not making careless mistakes. I wish it was based on mathematical ability, but alas, what to do.
All except two of the marks I lost were due to careless errors.
Here's some advice:

-Always read the WHOLE question twice. As stupid as it may sound I missed a whole sentence, which cost me two marks.

-If you have second thoughts about a question, go through the question again, check it over from the start.
 Several of the errors I made I had thoughts about, though I didn't check the questions again, which led to many of the marks I lost(~7)
 
One example, for a probability question I misunderstood, I noticed how I had to turn the page to get a probability value, something I didn't recall doing in any previous VCAA exam. I didn't follow my thought further and as a result I lost two marks, I had used the wrong probability.

Don't oversimplify. I lost another mark for making an error when simplifying past requirement.

When checking a question, reevaluate any calculator computations. I lost a further two marks through reading a value incorrectly off my calculator. When checking I didn't redo the equation on the calculator, as it was too easy.

When asked to 'show' something simple, write lots, make sure there is no doubt in the mind of the examiner you understand it. If you don't yet know, a 'show' question is one where the answer has been given and all marks are awarded for working or proving the given result. I lost a bloody half mark because one examiner thought I hadn't shown a simple ratio well enough.  :knuppel2:

Don't get caught by multiple choice questions, many have little tricks, either in the wording or in some of the answers. I wrongly read a MC question as: 'Which of the following IS a property of...?'. Where it actually asked: 'Which of the following is NOT a property of...?', costing me yet another mark.

Here's one I caught during the exam (finally :P ). I wrongly figured the gradient of a chord as: , luckily I picked up on it before the end, I was looking for errors after this stage for quite a while until I finally decided to check this... I felt pretty stupid :buck2: Though a lot less stupid than finding out AFTER the exam.... it's like death.

I've pretty much covered all the careless errors I know of on my own. :buck2:
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: ZachCharge on January 24, 2010, 09:51:58 pm
Aim for 50, not just scraping in the 40+ range (losing 10-15 marks), then you know you tried your best and have no regrets :)
I tend to aim lower so I never disappoint ymself...probably not the best tactic though. (Subconsciously, I think I aim higher than what I say (in anything I do) though.)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: samuch on January 24, 2010, 09:54:52 pm
Aim for 50, not just scraping in the 40+ range (losing 10-15 marks), then you know you tried your best and have no regrets :)
I tend to aim lower so I never disappoint ymself...probably not the best tactic though. (Subconsciously, I think I aim higher than what I say (in anything I do) though.)
i tend to do that too, but for next year ill stick to what i said up there
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: brightsky on January 24, 2010, 09:55:14 pm
Though a lot less stupid than finding out AFTER the exam.... it's like death.

I know how you feel...wretched post-exam stress!!!!!

Thanks for sharing the advice. :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: ghadz7 on January 24, 2010, 09:56:20 pm
If 42 went to 46.25, what does 46 become?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: m@tty on January 24, 2010, 10:00:46 pm
48.5 or so.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: ghadz7 on January 24, 2010, 10:02:29 pm
I see. I just realised you're doing the 4 maths subjects as well :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: m@tty on January 24, 2010, 10:06:11 pm
We're doing the same subjects this year :P except swap MUEP with UMEP.

What a pr0!
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: ghadz7 on January 24, 2010, 10:07:49 pm
I regret taking UMEP, I want to do material engineering/science at Monash. I should have taken MUEP, except it's too far from my house.. :(
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: vexx on January 24, 2010, 10:56:37 pm
I regret taking UMEP, I want to do material engineering/science at Monash. I should have taken MUEP, except it's too far from my house.. :(

wouldn't have their been enhancement centre closer to you? there's heaps of them for maths!
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: kyzoo on January 25, 2010, 12:33:50 am
Aim for 50, not just scraping in the 40+ range (losing 10-15 marks), then you know you tried your best and have no regrets :)

0.o I never aimed for any score, didn't care about SS at all until after exams

As for question interpretation, what I did was to hold my pacer under the words as I read the problem. This way I never missed a word. Then I would underline any significant question conditions, draw out an arrow originating from the wording, and rewrite that significant condition in a summarized form. Seeing as though I've gone down from 3+ careless mistakes per test at the start of the year, to 1 per test/exam at the very most towards the year's end, it works.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: vexx on January 25, 2010, 12:44:22 am
^ kyzoo, what do you mean 'hold you pacer under the words'. whats a pacer?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: stonecold on January 25, 2010, 12:47:24 am
a pacer is one of those pencils that you refill with leads and you don't have to sharpen.

can you explain your technique a little more kyzoo.
i am very interested.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: kyzoo on January 25, 2010, 12:54:45 am
Ok the picture attached is a visual supplement to my explanation.

There's a picture of a pacer in response to vexx's question.

Now consider those lines of "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" as the exam problem wording. Those red lines represent the space over which I will hover the pacer over.

...

Edit: Lol I'll go ahead and provide a visual explanation to the whole technique
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: vexx on January 25, 2010, 01:02:03 am
^ oh haha i see. ooh this sounds interesting - your technique, i may try it.. but i don't own a pacer ...
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: kyzoo on January 25, 2010, 01:06:39 am
Here's how my exams will look like after I've gone them with my technique.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: vexx on January 25, 2010, 01:19:25 am
ohhhh i get it, your annotations are just for important information that you wont have to re-read the paragraph for. thanks for showing that. i'm so gonna test it out in tests and things!
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: kyzoo on January 25, 2010, 01:53:53 am
^ oh haha i see. ooh this sounds interesting - your technique, i may try it.. but i don't own a pacer ...

Lol you don't need a pacer, a pen works the same. I just prefer using pacers in exams.

ohhhh i get it, your annotations are just for important information that you wont have to re-read the paragraph for. thanks for showing that. i'm so gonna test it out in tests and things!

Err I guess it could be used for that, never thought it that way =/. My purpose for doing things this way is to I actively "capture" everything on the first read, so that's it's very improbable that my mind "slips over" critical wording.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: stonecold on January 25, 2010, 01:57:35 am
do you find it wastes time though?

i agree that is would definitely work, as you are making a summary of all the key information and filtering out all of the crap, but i can just picture myself wasting so much time doing this.  but then again if it eliminates stupid errors (like the ones i made on my further exam)  then it will be worth it.  i am deffs going to try it out. :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on January 25, 2010, 02:17:42 am
Hey stonecold how many marks did you lose in the further exam?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: kyzoo on January 25, 2010, 02:18:00 am
Nah doesn't waste time, I go through and slide my pacer over the sentences, and make annotations fairly swiftly. Even if it is slower than the generic reading technique, the "capturing factor" of my technique more than makes up for it.

Checking the whole question and your answer carefully after completing wastes more time than doing this (I know from taking 1 hr 50 mins to finish Methods Exam 2 lol).

And the 2 marks I lost on the Methods exam poses another exam technique problem I'm trying to solve - how do I ensure that if the information I need to answer a question is located on another page, that the probability of incorrectly transcribing the required information is eliminated.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: stonecold on January 25, 2010, 02:24:35 am
^^^

aww shit, you are so right. i do this all this time.  i look at the wrong thing or just copy the wrong thing out and then everything just turns to shit.  ill try and help you think of something, but really all i guess you can do is go back and check that you copied it correctly.

@ blakhitman

I lost 2 marks in total, 1 on each exam.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: kyzoo on January 25, 2010, 03:19:01 am
I have an idea that I'm gonna try out, just copy the required information in the margins next to the question.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: ghadz7 on January 25, 2010, 05:56:25 am
The UMEP centre is right across my school :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: appianway on January 25, 2010, 03:12:05 pm
Mine's so far away too.

Oh well :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: tl on February 02, 2010, 08:20:48 pm
This year im (re)doing methods, i got 39 last year  :-\, hoping for at least 45.

Also doing spesh  :D
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: cindyy on February 07, 2010, 09:20:19 pm
aiming for a 40+
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: jean23 on February 18, 2010, 10:23:56 pm
omg D; im not doing well in methods D:
damm, you all aiming so high D: ahaha
me, 35+
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: akira88 on February 22, 2010, 05:42:02 pm
Nah doesn't waste time, I go through and slide my pacer over the sentences, and make annotations fairly swiftly
Are you allowed to use pencil in the exams? My school has always told me to use pen :\ I HATE doing maths in pen!
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on February 22, 2010, 05:47:47 pm
Nah doesn't waste time, I go through and slide my pacer over the sentences, and make annotations fairly swiftly
Are you allowed to use pencil in the exams? My school has always told me to use pen :\ I HATE doing maths in pen!

Same, I hate maths with pens >:(
Pencils FTW! I think you're allowed pencils, someone please let me know if this is right!
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: m@tty on February 22, 2010, 06:04:14 pm
I used a pacer, it's fine. They say not to use pencil because in the heat and examiners hands it can smudge, thus ruining your paper, but pacer shouldn't.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on February 22, 2010, 06:06:05 pm
Pacers FTW...I can't do anything but English without a pacer :(
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on February 22, 2010, 06:08:38 pm
Pacers FTW...I can't do anything but English without a pacer :(

Hmm ... maybe I need to start using them then
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on February 22, 2010, 06:17:15 pm
They own...get a good one tho, at least $3, not the cheap 2 for a dollar ones....
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on February 22, 2010, 06:18:46 pm
They own...get a good one tho, at least $3, not the cheap 2 for a dollar ones....

Ok, I'm getting sick of my thick-line-pencils :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on February 22, 2010, 06:21:06 pm
lol...

Oh and although some may disagree...I'd recommend the ones that use 0.7 mm lead...doesn't snap off as easily as the 0.5mm....

I take my pacers rather seriously.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: olly_s15 on February 22, 2010, 06:21:58 pm
I'll set my goal and all for MM this year. Hoping for about a 45.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on February 22, 2010, 06:34:14 pm
Yeah I'm sick to death of pencils... I have 300 of them.

Yeah, I'm going at a rate of eight pencils every two weeks! :D (Four at home, four at school)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: m@tty on February 22, 2010, 06:40:15 pm
Yeah I'm sick to death of pencils... I have 300 of them.

Yeah, I'm going at a rate of eight pencils every two weeks! :D (Four at home, four at school)

Serious?? Four a week is HUGE. What are you doing, like 100 Methods exams per week?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on February 22, 2010, 06:41:41 pm
Yeah I'm sick to death of pencils... I have 300 of them.

Yeah, I'm going at a rate of eight pencils every two weeks! :D (Four at home, four at school)

Serious?? Four a week is HUGE. What are you doing, like 100 Methods exams per week?

No, just lots of maths/Dr He homework and heaps of Latin! :D
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: appianway on February 22, 2010, 06:43:35 pm
I ended up going through 3 pens, a pencil, a highlighter, a 128 page book of working, around 300 pages of extra paper and another book notes at physics camp. And I thought that was bad.

the.watchman, you are now officially one of the hardest working people I know. :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: ZachCharge on February 22, 2010, 06:44:18 pm
Nah doesn't waste time, I go through and slide my pacer over the sentences, and make annotations fairly swiftly
Are you allowed to use pencil in the exams? My school has always told me to use pen :\ I HATE doing maths in pen!

Same, I hate maths with pens >:(
Pencils FTW! I think you're allowed pencils, someone please let me know if this is right!
Oh god I know what you mean. Last year one of my teachers was adamant that I use pen....all I can say is the trees hate me for not getting a few equations right the first three times...
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: stonecold on February 22, 2010, 06:44:29 pm
WTF!  i don't reckon even i've used a whole pencil in my life!!!!!
pacer ftw anyway :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on February 22, 2010, 06:45:26 pm
the.watchman, you are now officially one of the hardest working people I know. :)

Lol, I put some of the stubs in my violin case (I usually work them to about 2-3cm)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: akira88 on February 23, 2010, 01:26:26 pm
Pacers FTW...I can't do anything but English without a pacer :(

Hmm ... maybe I need to start using them then
Just to be clear
Pacers= mechanical pencils?
 :angel:
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on February 23, 2010, 01:48:57 pm
Pacers FTW...I can't do anything but English without a pacer :(

Hmm ... maybe I need to start using them then
Just to be clear
Pacers= mechanical pencils?
 :angel:


LOL yep mechanical pencils :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: akira88 on February 23, 2010, 02:16:12 pm
Pacers FTW...I can't do anything but English without a pacer :(

Hmm ... maybe I need to start using them then
Just to be clear
Pacers= mechanical pencils?
 :angel:


LOL yep mechanical pencils :P
LOL alright. I'll use a pacer from now on, except mine keep breaking :( I use 2B 0.5mm :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: mandy on February 23, 2010, 03:45:14 pm
If it keeps breaking, use something thicker like 0.7! :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on February 23, 2010, 04:42:30 pm
Yeah as I recommended earlier, .7 mm so it doesn't break easily!

I got this mad silver one called quantech, it's metal and I love it to death...cost me about $6...that's probably why lol...
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: m@tty on February 23, 2010, 04:46:30 pm
I use 0.7cmmm. Hasn't broken once ;D
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on February 23, 2010, 04:46:56 pm
Yeah as I recommended earlier, .7 mm so it doesn't break easily!

I got this mad silver one called quantech, it's metal and I love it to death...cost me about $6...that's probably why lol...

Officeworks? I'll head there on the weekend :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on February 23, 2010, 06:11:44 pm
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B001OC6G5G/ref=dp_image_z_0?ie=UTF8&n=1064954&s=office-products

My Baby...well a copy of it anyway...nothing matches to my baby...

also get extra lead with it!
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on February 23, 2010, 06:13:17 pm
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B001OC6G5G/ref=dp_image_z_0?ie=UTF8&n=1064954&s=office-products

My Baby...well a copy of it anyway...nothing matches to my baby...

also get extra lead with it!

Yup thanks!
I used to use 0.5 pacers years and years ago, but I gave up on them
Time for a revival :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on February 23, 2010, 06:15:36 pm
I gave up on pencils years ago, they're annoying and the sound they sometimes make when writing really ticked me off...

Anyway..back to the topic in hand...I'm quite enjoying Methods...I can smell that 35 Study score in the distance...
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on February 23, 2010, 06:39:26 pm
I gave up on pencils years ago, they're annoying and the sound they sometimes make when writing really ticked me off...

Anyway..back to the topic in hand...I'm quite enjoying Methods...I can smell that 35 Study score in the distance...

If you put in the hard yards, you should definitely get the scores that you want, and probably exceed them :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on February 23, 2010, 06:59:52 pm
I hope so.

If I exceed my ENTER aim...and get a 90, pfft asif my bro promised to give me $2k...
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: akira88 on February 23, 2010, 08:06:31 pm
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B001OC6G5G/ref=dp_image_z_0?ie=UTF8&n=1064954&s=office-products

My Baby...well a copy of it anyway...nothing matches to my baby...

also get extra lead with it!
Sexy! I might go and buy it when I'm out :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on February 23, 2010, 08:11:38 pm
haha, yeah...it's quite classy...
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on February 23, 2010, 08:19:03 pm
I hope so.

If I exceed my ENTER aim...and get a 90, pfft asif my bro promised to give me $2k...

LOL that's a nice reward ;D
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: m@tty on March 03, 2010, 07:34:30 pm
You are not prohibited from using pencil, though, with the above risks in mind, I wouldn't use one.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: EvangelionZeta on March 03, 2010, 07:41:18 pm
I used a pencil last year in the exam.  :p
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: m@tty on March 03, 2010, 07:52:11 pm
lol, cool. Like I said, you can, but there are some risks attached :P
Maybe you 'only' got 43 because of that... Joking, of course it was not this...
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: appianway on March 05, 2010, 12:54:30 pm
I used pencil in physics and pen in English Language. Look at what I got :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on March 05, 2010, 01:01:09 pm
I used pencil in physics and pen in English Language. Look at what I got :P

Lol, I don't think the stationery made a difference... (not to you at least)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: vea on March 11, 2010, 08:28:25 pm
43+ please :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on March 11, 2010, 09:21:08 pm
You must remember however that some people, i.e appianway, the.watchman etc, are freaks, simply not human!
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on March 11, 2010, 09:22:21 pm
You must remember however that some people, i.e appianway, the.watchman etc, are freaks, simply not human!

Oi! Don't lump me with appianway! :D
(that's not meant to be offensive appianway :))
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: yejiawen on March 14, 2010, 09:31:44 pm
well count me in as well (: so far, it's been a 41/44 for SAC 1, so i'll aim for 40+ in methods (:

Good luck guys and gals (Y)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: akira88 on March 15, 2010, 12:13:18 am
well count me in as well (: so far, it's been a 41/44 for SAC 1, so i'll aim for 40+ in methods (:

Good luck guys and gals (Y)
Good work! :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Ilovemathsmeth on March 25, 2010, 10:16:13 pm
I used pencil in physics and pen in English Language. Look at what I got :P

Lol I used pencil for Methods too. Used the same pencil for all my exams except English actually, needed the luck. Don't use pencil for English.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: tram on March 28, 2010, 08:38:31 pm
pencil is the way to go with maths IMO, i would be using pencil in chem if i could. Pencil is so much better, you don't wanna make ur paper look all messy if you screw up "part a" of a question and have to go crossing out everything up to "part f" and have to squish everything up cos you've run out of room.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on March 28, 2010, 08:42:18 pm
Why can't you use pencil in chem?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: m@tty on March 28, 2010, 08:48:13 pm
pencil is the way to go with maths IMO, i would be using pencil in chem if i could. Pencil is so much better, you don't wanna make ur paper look all messy if you screw up "part a" of a question and have to go crossing out everything up to "part f" and have to squish everything up cos you've run out of room.

I think pacer is better than pencil. :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: tram on March 28, 2010, 08:51:52 pm
@ Blak:dunno, its just the rule

@ Matty: yes, sorry, i meant pacer
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: tram on March 28, 2010, 08:56:16 pm
actually, my post befor last made me think of something.

Say you make a stupid error in part a that affects the rest of the question.
You do the entire problem, then realise your mistake.
You correct the orginla mistake.
Do you then have to go make correct all subsquent affected anwsers?

I know that i you didn't know you make the mistake in part a, you would get consequential marks for the rest
But if you have corrected the orginal mistake, can you leave the rest and still get full marks?

i hope that makes sense:S
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on March 28, 2010, 08:59:29 pm
actually, my post befor last made me think of something.

Say you make a stupid error in part a that affects the rest of the question.
You do the entire problem, then realise your mistake.
You correct the orginla mistake.
Do you then have to go make correct all subsquent affected anwsers?

I know that i you didn't know you make the mistake in part a, you would get consequential marks for the rest
But if you have corrected the orginal mistake, can you leave the rest and still get full marks?

i hope that makes sense:S

Well probably not, coz the examiner wouldn't know you got the first bit wrong and would have no idea why the rest were wrong, thus marking part b WRONG and maybe the rest right.
So, I suggest you don't try it :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: kyzoo on March 28, 2010, 09:01:49 pm
Nah, if they gave consequential marks then I would have lost 1.5 marks for Methods exam instead of 2.5. Also, there was a kid at our school who lost 9 marks or so for incorrectly transcribing formulas; our school requested an examination of his paper and they found that VCAA didn't give consequential marks at all even though his method was correct, and all he had done was use the incorrect formula.

I think it works like this - in each question you get a single mark allocated to the answer. If the answer is wrong, then you will lose that mark, regardless of correct method or the fact that it is a consequential error.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: m@tty on March 28, 2010, 09:02:53 pm
So, I suggest you don't try it :P

Or just experiment. Who wants to be the guinea pig?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: tram on March 28, 2010, 09:15:44 pm
^LOL
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: tram on March 28, 2010, 09:19:45 pm
actually, my post befor last made me think of something.

Say you make a stupid error in part a that affects the rest of the question.
You do the entire problem, then realise your mistake.
You correct the orginla mistake.
Do you then have to go make correct all subsquent affected anwsers?

I know that i you didn't know you make the mistake in part a, you would get consequential marks for the rest
But if you have corrected the orginal mistake, can you leave the rest and still get full marks?

i hope that makes sense:S

Well probably not, coz the examiner wouldn't know you got the first bit wrong and would have no idea why the rest were wrong, thus marking part b WRONG and maybe the rest right.
So, I suggest you don't try it :P

this sounds right
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: tram on March 28, 2010, 09:21:54 pm
Nah, if they gave consequential marks then I would have lost 1.5 marks for Methods exam instead of 2.5. Also, there was a kid at our school who lost 9 marks or so for incorrectly transcribing formulas; our school requested an examination of his paper and they found that VCAA didn't give consequential marks at all even though his method was correct, and all he had done was use the incorrect formula.

I think it works like this - in each question you get a single mark allocated to the answer. If the answer is wrong, then you will lose that mark, regardless of correct method or the fact that it is a consequential error.


that is equal parts surprising and scary
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: supernerd on March 31, 2010, 05:03:12 pm
I have a love hate relationship with methods, I would love something over 40  ::)... but its going to be a stretch


2009: Biology [43]
2010 :Methods CAS (40)
         Chem(35)
         French(40)
         English Language (40)
 Hoping for ENTER of 95.00
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: supernerd on April 01, 2010, 11:46:01 am
andrewloppol - i was doing the UMEP as well but dropped it , how are you finding it?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: supernerd on April 01, 2010, 07:22:47 pm
Well mine was with monash not melb, but it was at mazenod
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Wazupcharlz on May 06, 2010, 04:03:57 pm
I'm doing methods 3/4 nxt yr but im aiming for a 50 too :) is that hard to get?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: tram on May 06, 2010, 05:24:53 pm
I'm doing methods 3/4 nxt yr but im aiming for a 50 too :) is that hard to get?

1) if you're good enouhg to do umep, plz don't do further, it defeats the point of further. Further is not there for ppl to get 50's in when they clearly are capable of much higher level maths. And remember, only two maths subject can count in your top 4 anyway.

2) If you are really that good at maths, ie good eoungh to do umep, a 50 is not THAT hard to get as it comes down to carless errors. I reakon careless errors are the only thing that seperates most of the epople 45+. I know i knew the methods course backwards and careless marks were the only thinkg holding me back. If you are serious about getting a 50, not only do you need to do every single paper you can get your hand on, but be anal and tripple check evey single thing you write, even the things you thinka are wayyy to easy, like for instance, i misremebered a simple formula(finding varience, i frogot to square teh mean), that was even on the formula sheet and that cost me 2 marks on the exam. I had used it so many times before, i even remebe checking it and just letting it slip by. It's much better to do eveything correctly once, cos when you check over questions, it's easy to convice yourself your've alredy got it all right.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: AzureBlue on May 06, 2010, 05:53:39 pm
I'm doing methods 3/4 nxt yr but im aiming for a 50 too :) is that hard to get?
LOL I suppose 50 in any subject is pretty hard, you really have to be careful. Methods bores me... But hey, let's all aim for 50! It's possible, I've just got to be that little less careless :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: tram on May 06, 2010, 06:23:55 pm
lol @ ur signature azure;) ur just copying me now. And what happened to all ur subjects????
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on May 06, 2010, 06:58:00 pm
I'm doing methods 3/4 nxt yr but im aiming for a 50 too :) is that hard to get?
LOL I suppose 50 in any subject is pretty hard, you really have to be careful. Methods bores me... But hey, let's all aim for 50! It's possible, I've just got to be that little less careless :)

Lol, obviously (almost) everyone aims to get 50, it's just that their 'goals' are different (more realistic) :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: vea on May 06, 2010, 07:06:03 pm
I'm doing methods 3/4 nxt yr but im aiming for a 50 too :) is that hard to get?

Top 0.02% of the state, no biggie lol..

There's a whole 16 people out of 8000 that get that score :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: vexx on May 06, 2010, 08:04:07 pm
I'm doing methods 3/4 nxt yr but im aiming for a 50 too :) is that hard to get?

Top 0.02% of the state, no biggie lol..

There's a whole 16 people out of 8000 that get that score :)

it's a bit more than that, about 40 people got 50 in methods (3/4 cas and normal combined) so depends which methods your doing, i think cas is more popular this year
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on May 06, 2010, 08:12:30 pm
No more normal methods.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on May 06, 2010, 08:13:16 pm
I'm doing methods 3/4 nxt yr but im aiming for a 50 too :) is that hard to get?

Top 0.02% of the state, no biggie lol..

There's a whole 16 people out of 8000 that get that score :)

it's a bit more than that, about 40 people got 50 in methods (3/4 cas and normal combined) so depends which methods your doing, i think cas is more popular this year

I thought there was only CAS this year?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: vea on May 06, 2010, 08:16:59 pm
I'm doing methods 3/4 nxt yr but im aiming for a 50 too :) is that hard to get?

Top 0.02% of the state, no biggie lol..

There's a whole 16 people out of 8000 that get that score :)

it's a bit more than that, about 40 people got 50 in methods (3/4 cas and normal combined) so depends which methods your doing, i think cas is more popular this year

That would be about right. The approximately 8000 students I had was from the 2009 grade distribution for the non-CAS methods. Since the non-CAS course has been removed, all students will now be doing CAS methods.

Last year 8887 students did non-CAS methods while 7189 students did the CAS methods which means about 16000 students will be doing CAS methods this year?

0.02% of this cohort would be about 32 students.

16/8000 or 32/16000...same odds :D
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: vexx on May 06, 2010, 08:29:15 pm
oh sorry i didn't realise it was completely dropped, yeahh last year there was almost 40, so there'd be about the same getting 50 this year (maybe more, or maybe less)

also the number of people who get 50 is about 0.098% and not 0.02, so quite a few people extra! http://vcenotes.com/forum/index.php/topic,21207.15.html
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: cameron_15 on May 08, 2010, 10:44:29 pm
I would love to get over 35 raw!

I'm doing spec so I'm finding methods pretty easy. Hopefully I can pull off a 40 ;D
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Ilovemathsmeth on May 25, 2010, 10:51:33 pm
I'm doing methods 3/4 nxt yr but im aiming for a 50 too :) is that hard to get?


LOL and that's exactly what I thought. A 50 in Further is not easy to get, it does depend on whether or not you are meticulous. Making mistakes in exams is almost inevitable :P

But yes I agree with you, my biggest regret in VCE is perhaps not doing Specialist. Not for the scaling, but because it seems like a great subject (doing Calc 1 the Uni version of it) and I can easily say it's my favourite subject =D
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: chopz on May 27, 2010, 11:53:09 pm
Not going as smoothly as i wanted to, but im hanging in there. Good luck everyone!
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: dyaner on June 12, 2010, 03:31:09 pm
I aim for a 35.

:)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: TyErd on June 12, 2010, 06:11:07 pm
scaled score of at atleast 40 for me :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: LFTM on June 13, 2010, 12:20:48 am
you guys are aiming high.
im aiming for 30 :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Hutchoo on June 26, 2010, 07:29:30 pm
Hutchooo.
I am aiming for a 45+.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: pi on July 31, 2010, 02:28:51 pm
aiming for 50 next year as yr 11 methods is way too easy, just need to stop the careless mistakes.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Sunny10 on August 16, 2010, 10:32:22 pm
present!

im aiming to finish actually finish the exercises in the textbook, the study score can wait..
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: johsephhh_ on August 23, 2010, 08:29:19 pm
OMG ilovemathsmethods u KILLED furthers and methods howd u do it man?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: johsephhh_ on August 23, 2010, 08:29:59 pm
aiming for 35 raw :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: tram on August 24, 2010, 05:46:18 pm
OMG ilovemathsmethods u KILLED furthers and methods howd u do it man?

try GIRL :P

and dude, it's ALL about doing question after question after QUESTION and FULLY understanding the materiel :) I'm sure ILMM will back me up here :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: fazida730 on August 24, 2010, 08:03:38 pm
U R ALL SAD SAD PEOPLE
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: m@tty on August 24, 2010, 08:27:25 pm
U R ALL SAD SAD PEOPLE

Its alright, you can let it out here. I can sense your frustration. We're here for you. Its not your fault you are incapable...
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: nabbiechan on August 24, 2010, 09:11:57 pm
Not aiming for any score. I just don't know.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Ilovemathsmeth on September 10, 2010, 12:21:28 am
Haha like tram said, lots and lots and lots of questions and reading the theory - I knew the subjects pretty much back to front. But then again I really love Maths - especially the Calculus based parts - enjoying Calculus 2 as much/if not more than Calc 1 at Uni.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: HERculina on September 10, 2010, 02:39:48 am
I'm aiming for a 42+ in Methods !

ilovemathsmeth, if you love Maths so much,why didn't you do specialist for vce? :O

Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: thushan on October 03, 2010, 07:18:43 pm
A bit late, but I just joined the site now. So yeah, i'm in this year.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: tram on October 03, 2010, 08:24:34 pm
A bit late, but I just joined the site now. So yeah, i'm in this year.

bout time dude.... i was wondering when i'd see you here man :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Jdog on October 03, 2010, 09:02:31 pm
A bit late, but I just joined the site now. So yeah, i'm in this year.


If this guy doesn't get a 50 I will cut my balls off,



Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Jdog on October 03, 2010, 09:04:13 pm
btw i do methods as well.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: thushan on October 03, 2010, 09:51:47 pm
A bit late, but I just joined the site now. So yeah, i'm in this year.


If this guy doesn't get a 50 I will cut my balls off,





LOL man, I can make a prophecy then - you'll be a eunuch come december 13 :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: tram on October 04, 2010, 06:17:42 pm
A bit late, but I just joined the site now. So yeah, i'm in this year.


If this guy doesn't get a 50 I will cut my balls off,





LOL man, I can make a prophecy then - you'll be a eunuch come december 13 :P

While i wouldn't stake my balls on you getting a 50, i don't think you can definitevely say that thushan
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: AzureBlue on October 04, 2010, 07:08:46 pm
A bit late, but I just joined the site now. So yeah, i'm in this year.
If this guy doesn't get a 50 I will cut my balls off,
LOL man, I can make a prophecy then - you'll be a eunuch come december 13 :P
While i wouldn't stake my balls on you getting a 50, i don't think you can definitevely say that thushan
He'll get a 50. That is all. :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: thushan on October 04, 2010, 07:41:51 pm
A bit late, but I just joined the site now. So yeah, i'm in this year.
If this guy doesn't get a 50 I will cut my balls off,
LOL man, I can make a prophecy then - you'll be a eunuch come december 13 :P
While i wouldn't stake my balls on you getting a 50, i don't think you can definitevely say that thushan
He'll get a 50. That is all. :)

Lol AzureBlue, no pressure much!? :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: AzureBlue on October 04, 2010, 08:05:34 pm
Lol AzureBlue, no pressure much!? :P
LOL you're awesome, you'll do fine! We all believe in you, especially JDog :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: m@tty on October 04, 2010, 08:46:52 pm
JDog's faith is of gargantuan proportions.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Jdog on October 04, 2010, 10:10:28 pm
this bloke , not dropped a sac mark
previous winner of Melbourne UNi competiitio
Ranked second in australia for chemistry (chemistry olympiad exam NQE)
Ranked 1 in biology in australia (biology olympiad NQE)
medal in pretty much all of of his Westpacs
Medal in chemistry national quix,


IF there is anyone, on this site, that will get a 50 in methods this year its him.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: vea on October 04, 2010, 10:19:40 pm
this bloke , not dropped a sac mark
previous winner of Melbourne UNi competiitio
Ranked second in australia for chemistry (chemistry olympiad exam NQE)
Ranked 1 in biology in australia (biology olympiad NQE)
medal in pretty much all of of his Westpacs
Medal in chemistry national quix,


IF there is anyone, on this site, that will get a 50 in methods this year its him.


Doing well in competitive math does not correspond to getting a high score in methods, my tutor always talks about how his student who was a bronze medalist in the international maths olympiad and how he only got 43 for methods.

Nevertheless, this guy sounds like a genius. :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: thushan on October 04, 2010, 10:21:40 pm
JDog!
And I never got a medal in Westpac btw
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: thushan on October 04, 2010, 10:22:50 pm
this bloke , not dropped a sac mark
previous winner of Melbourne UNi competiitio
Ranked second in australia for chemistry (chemistry olympiad exam NQE)
Ranked 1 in biology in australia (biology olympiad NQE)
medal in pretty much all of of his Westpacs
Medal in chemistry national quix,


IF there is anyone, on this site, that will get a 50 in methods this year its him.


Doing well in competitive math does not correspond to getting a high score in methods, my tutor always talks about how his student who was a bronze medalist in the international maths olympiad and how he only got 43 for methods.

Nevertheless, this guy sounds like a genius. :)

Is your tutor Mr Hadji by any chance?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: vea on October 04, 2010, 10:24:13 pm
Nah it's Dr. He if you've heard of him.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Mulan on October 04, 2010, 10:25:25 pm
this bloke , not dropped a sac mark
previous winner of Melbourne UNi competiitio
Ranked second in australia for chemistry (chemistry olympiad exam NQE)
Ranked 1 in biology in australia (biology olympiad NQE)
medal in pretty much all of of his Westpacs
Medal in chemistry national quix,


IF there is anyone, on this site, that will get a 50 in methods this year its him.


this dude sounds smart. wat school is he from?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: thushan on October 04, 2010, 10:30:18 pm
Nah it's Dr. He if you've heard of him.

Yup I have, his son goes to my school - Patrick.
Patrick is one seriously smart kid.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: tram on October 05, 2010, 04:06:06 pm
Doing well in competitive math does not correspond to getting a high score in methods, my tutor always talks about how his student who was a bronze medalist in the international maths olympiad and how he only got 43 for methods.

Nevertheless, this guy sounds like a genius. :)

lol, Dr He loves his examples of past students......  i remember that example and how he said thet guy re did methods in eyar 12 and stil lonly got like.... 46 or soemthing. The Dr would say how his own daughter who is "not gifted in math" *cough* got a 47 ro seomthing

Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on October 05, 2010, 04:53:27 pm
Doing well in competitive math does not correspond to getting a high score in methods, my tutor always talks about how his student who was a bronze medalist in the international maths olympiad and how he only got 43 for methods.

Nevertheless, this guy sounds like a genius. :)

lol, Dr He loves his examples of past students......  i remember that example and how he said thet guy re did methods in eyar 12 and stil lonly got like.... 46 or soemthing. The Dr would say how his own daughter who is "not gifted in math" *cough* got a 47 ro seomthing

Lol, I remember him talking about his 'mathematician' rank in Australia and the world :P
I think it was a comparison between local maxima and absolute maxima :D
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: AzureBlue on October 05, 2010, 05:16:17 pm
this bloke , not dropped a sac mark
previous winner of Melbourne UNi competiitio
Ranked second in australia for chemistry (chemistry olympiad exam NQE)
Ranked 1 in biology in australia (biology olympiad NQE)
medal in pretty much all of of his Westpacs
Medal in chemistry national quix,
IF there is anyone, on this site, that will get a 50 in methods this year its him.
You mean prizes in AMC... if you get a medal in AMC every single year (there are people who have done so) you are an absolute genius :)
But yeah, still all that's pretty impressive. 1st in biology this year? :O Congrats Thushan, going for 50 in bio too?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: AzureBlue on October 05, 2010, 05:20:41 pm
Doing well in competitive math does not correspond to getting a high score in methods, my tutor always talks about how his student who was a bronze medalist in the international maths olympiad and how he only got 43 for methods.
Nevertheless, this guy sounds like a genius. :)
I wish comp maths helped with methods more but nvm, as long as I take it seriously next year, it should be fine. Still, most olympians get great scores in MM/Spec/UMEP. :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: stonecold on October 05, 2010, 05:38:01 pm
^^^

it would be more like 30/40 and 80/80 haha.
i can do anything as long as i have my trusty cas calculator :P

What the hell was I thinking.  Exam 2 is stuuupid!  CAS calculator always screws me over.  POS.

And the multi choice are just painful...
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on October 05, 2010, 06:02:51 pm
^^^

it would be more like 30/40 and 80/80 haha.
i can do anything as long as i have my trusty cas calculator :P

What the hell was I thinking.  Exam 2 is stuuupid!  CAS calculator always screws me over.  POS.

And the multi choice are just painful...

6 marks lost on MAV 2010 multiple choice...

I still don't get question 17, lol their solutions are horrible.

Worst mark so far on exams :(, I don't want to be getting less as
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: tram on October 05, 2010, 08:01:14 pm
Doing well in competitive math does not correspond to getting a high score in methods, my tutor always talks about how his student who was a bronze medalist in the international maths olympiad and how he only got 43 for methods.

Nevertheless, this guy sounds like a genius. :)

lol, Dr He loves his examples of past students......  i remember that example and how he said thet guy re did methods in eyar 12 and stil lonly got like.... 46 or soemthing. The Dr would say how his own daughter who is "not gifted in math" *cough* got a 47 ro seomthing

Lol, I remember him talking about his 'mathematician' rank in Australia and the world :P
I think it was a comparison between local maxima and absolute maxima :D

lol a ll the spech level 5 challenge class stayed behin after on our last class and he talked for ages about his phd and explaned what all the symbols of his banner mean (if you've done dr he you'll know what i'm talking about)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: vea on October 05, 2010, 08:15:55 pm
I love Dr He <3
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: the.watchman on October 05, 2010, 08:30:43 pm
lol a ll the spech level 5 challenge class stayed behin after on our last class and he talked for ages about his phd and explaned what all the symbols of his banner mean (if you've done dr he you'll know what i'm talking about)

Haha, sounds typical... :P
Don't we all love Dr He
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: TrueTears on October 05, 2010, 08:45:32 pm
this bloke , not dropped a sac mark
previous winner of Melbourne UNi competiitio
Ranked second in australia for chemistry (chemistry olympiad exam NQE)
Ranked 1 in biology in australia (biology olympiad NQE)
medal in pretty much all of of his Westpacs
Medal in chemistry national quix,


IF there is anyone, on this site, that will get a 50 in methods this year its him.

It's VCE maths.

That is all.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: TrueTears on October 05, 2010, 08:46:46 pm
Doing well in competitive math does not correspond to getting a high score in methods, my tutor always talks about how his student who was a bronze medalist in the international maths olympiad and how he only got 43 for methods.

Nevertheless, this guy sounds like a genius. :)

lol, Dr He loves his examples of past students......  i remember that example and how he said thet guy re did methods in eyar 12 and stil lonly got like.... 46 or soemthing. The Dr would say how his own daughter who is "not gifted in math" *cough* got a 47 ro seomthing

Lol, I remember him talking about his 'mathematician' rank in Australia and the world :P
I think it was a comparison between local maxima and absolute maxima :D

lol a ll the spech level 5 challenge class stayed behin after on our last class and he talked for ages about his phd and explaned what all the symbols of his banner mean (if you've done dr he you'll know what i'm talking about)
I'm really interested in Dr He, do you know which area of mathematics he got his PhD in?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: brightsky on October 05, 2010, 08:55:43 pm
"As a mathematician, Dr He carried out his research in the area of spectral methods for nonlinear wave equations."
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: tram on October 05, 2010, 09:04:55 pm
I'm really interested in Dr He, do you know which area of mathematics he got his PhD in?

i'm gonna be honest and say i pretty much understood close to zero abotu what he was saying when he was talking abotu his phd. As far as i could tell it was soemthing to do with waves and differential equations.... not sure if that mean more to you than:

"As a mathematician, Dr He carried out his research in the area of spectral methods for nonlinear wave equations."

Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: kyzoo on October 05, 2010, 10:27:41 pm
Doing well in competitive math does not correspond to getting a high score in methods, my tutor always talks about how his student who was a bronze medalist in the international maths olympiad and how he only got 43 for methods.

Nevertheless, this guy sounds like a genius. :)

lol, Dr He loves his examples of past students......  i remember that example and how he said thet guy re did methods in eyar 12 and stil lonly got like.... 46 or soemthing. The Dr would say how his own daughter who is "not gifted in math" *cough* got a 47 ro seomthing

Lol, I remember him talking about his 'mathematician' rank in Australia and the world :P
I think it was a comparison between local maxima and absolute maxima :D

lol a ll the spech level 5 challenge class stayed behin after on our last class and he talked for ages about his phd and explaned what all the symbols of his banner mean (if you've done dr he you'll know what i'm talking about)

=XXX Was this morning session? I wasn't there =( And what banner?

this bloke , not dropped a sac mark
previous winner of Melbourne UNi competiitio
Ranked second in australia for chemistry (chemistry olympiad exam NQE)
Ranked 1 in biology in australia (biology olympiad NQE)
medal in pretty much all of of his Westpacs
Medal in chemistry national quix,


IF there is anyone, on this site, that will get a 50 in methods this year its him.

It's VCE maths.

That is all.

TT makes a great point
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: brightsky on October 05, 2010, 11:51:35 pm
And what banner?

The one with "DHMC" in the middle and crazy symbols like and at the sides. xD
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: TrueTears on October 06, 2010, 02:03:47 am
"As a mathematician, Dr He carried out his research in the area of spectral methods for nonlinear wave equations."
I'm really interested in Dr He, do you know which area of mathematics he got his PhD in?

i'm gonna be honest and say i pretty much understood close to zero abotu what he was saying when he was talking abotu his phd. As far as i could tell it was soemthing to do with waves and differential equations.... not sure if that mean more to you than:

"As a mathematician, Dr He carried out his research in the area of spectral methods for nonlinear wave equations."


Haha nice, yeah if you're gonna be doing waves you'll be in DE heaven... lol
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: stonecold on October 09, 2010, 11:52:59 am
Ahhrgh.  1 mark lost on VCAA Exam 1 2006.  I am seriously going to stab myself :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on October 09, 2010, 11:59:46 am
Ahhrgh.  1 mark lost on VCAA Exam 1 2006.  I am seriously going to stab myself :P

haha same.

I lost 2 on exam 2...On the most retarded things, oh well, I'm gonna do 2009 later today and I better get full marks lol.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Jdog on October 09, 2010, 01:47:24 pm
was 06 easy or something? I don't know whether il do the VCAA ones  now or later
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on October 09, 2010, 01:53:34 pm
yea 06 was easy.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: stonecold on October 09, 2010, 03:15:21 pm
Ahhrgh.  1 mark lost on VCAA Exam 1 2006.  I am seriously going to stab myself :P

haha same.

I lost 2 on exam 2...On the most retarded things, oh well, I'm gonna do 2009 later today and I better get full marks lol.

I lost marks on even more retarded things.  I'm just finishing the marking now.  If the question asked for intercepts, does that mean the answers need to be given as coordinates.  I always thought for intercepts, you just give the relevant x or y value... ?

Anyway, my dumb mistakes.  Q4.  Choosing the matrix in the wrong order.  That is a bloody further question and I still stuffed it.  >:(

Q11, didn't even think to solve it in the CAS.  Dumb 10 second question took me like 3 mins and I still stuffed it.

And in Extended response, Q1 part b.i., stupidly made the mistake mentioned in the examiners report of solving cos(x)=1/2 and forgetting the domain was [0.2pi], so gave positive and negative pi/3.  If we're not doing consequentials, then that cost me 3 marks in total.

These mistakes are really pissing me off.  Knew how to do the whole paper, yet still lost 5 marks.  How do you improve damn it....!
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on October 09, 2010, 03:43:36 pm
Well, I guess noting down your mistakes in the magical error book will help improve them.

About the intercepts, I always thought you needed to put coordinates, but I could be wrong.

EDIT: lol at Q11 mistake. I'm constantly holding my CAS on multi-choice :P
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: stonecold on October 09, 2010, 03:50:42 pm
Well, I guess noting down your mistakes in the magical error book will help improve them.

About the intercepts, I always thought you needed to put coordinates, but I could be wrong.

EDIT: lol at Q11 mistake. I'm constantly holding my CAS on multi-choice :P

Yeah, definitely put them in :).  I am more annoyed about the Q4 mistake tbh.  I was doing those sorts of questions last year all the time.  How could I forget to check that the [x,y,z] column matrix was on the wrong side.  Damn frustrating!
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on October 09, 2010, 03:53:51 pm
hmm, maybe try going through exams slower? That's my plan of action for upcoming papers I do.

I solved the equation of the parabola wrong on the CAS for Q3 ><.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: stonecold on October 09, 2010, 04:58:22 pm
hmm, maybe try going through exams slower? That's my plan of action for upcoming papers I do.

I solved the equation of the parabola wrong on the CAS for Q3 ><.

Nahh, I am already too slow.  I only finished that with 5 mins to spare.

You know how to find the equation of a graph in the N-spire?  If that is what you've got, i'll tell you. :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on October 09, 2010, 05:09:52 pm
yea n-spire, please do :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: stonecold on October 09, 2010, 05:13:22 pm
just go to list and spreadsheets, type your x coords in the left column and the y coords in the next column.
highlight both columns, then go menu, stats, stat calc, and choose the type of regression you want.  for that question, you would have needed quadratic regression.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Jdog on October 09, 2010, 05:30:46 pm
was there a three by three matrix eqaution? 


Also,
Does anyone know if all that 1/2 probablity stuff, like permutation and combinations questions can be examined?

Btw, how long do you guys take to finish each exam, I take around 30-40 for exam 1, and 1.15, and 1.40 for exam 2 depending on how quickly i can rattle off the multiple choice, I HATE MULTIPLE CHOICE.


cheers,
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: eOkee on October 09, 2010, 06:42:34 pm
I am aiming for a 20 raw. :D
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: ninbam1k on October 12, 2010, 05:29:11 pm
40+ pleaseeeee :D
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Ilovemathsmeth on October 15, 2010, 08:21:33 pm
I'm aiming for a 42+ in Methods !

ilovemathsmeth, if you love Maths so much,why didn't you do specialist for vce? :O



Didn't do it because I didn't want to do a LOTE and Spesh in the same year. But I dropped my LOTE so ended up with neither. In the end I covered the Spesh stuff in Calc 1, wasn't too bad, I loved it :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: LFTM on October 25, 2010, 03:50:52 pm
With the exams prior to 07 were they all tech active?
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: yuuhei on October 26, 2010, 09:58:42 am
Come on...  please 35+!  :knuppel2:
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: vea on October 31, 2010, 08:04:35 pm
The countdown begins...

5 DAYS LEFT!
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Blakhitman on October 31, 2010, 08:41:12 pm
I want to do it already.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: thushan on November 01, 2010, 09:30:48 am
Yeah - get it over and done with!
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: kyzoo on November 01, 2010, 10:35:32 am
=.= y does methods go after spesh anyway...siff spesh needs less time to prepare for
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: ladyy on November 03, 2010, 01:01:46 am
WANTING THAT 30 SO BAD :| but with the way i'm going , 20 RAW SCORE.
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: dopplereffect on November 03, 2010, 05:23:16 pm
So pumped up. 50 here we come!
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Stretch on November 03, 2010, 09:12:42 pm
Shit as, Formula 1 on 3am Monday morning back in bed 5am then meth exam at 1145. gonna be tried for exam :(
hopein for 40+ 
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: jackchan1993 on November 03, 2010, 11:13:11 pm
AIMING FOR 20 WOOOOOOOT!
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: lil_stace on November 04, 2010, 09:21:59 pm
35+... maybe 40 plus depending on the exam
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: Ilovemathsmeth on November 05, 2010, 12:58:05 am
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE. :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: bubsy on November 05, 2010, 01:38:17 pm
I think SACs matter when you're looking at high 40s.

I dunno >.<

My friend came up with this hypothesis, that because the number 1 SAC guy at our school ended up only getting low 40's, he pulled the whole cohort's SSs down. I wonder if such a notion is valid.

It's definitely true. A couple of the teachers at my school are exam markers and they've said that scores do get moderated against the person with the highest sac ranking. Obviously it would be ridiculously unfair if the top person got a C on the exam and everyone else was pushed down below his mark. But in general because internal sacs aren't standardised VCAA tends to moderate the study scores according to the performance of students in the exam - it's simply an assumption that if a high scoring student flunks the exam, the internal assessments must be too lenient.
Something like that?
Anyway, pressure's on for those top students. I'll smack them if they do badly :)
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: notes90 on November 07, 2010, 09:27:00 pm
maths methods is alot like mexican history it doesn't make sense but at the same time it follows a pattern. i may even wear a mexican wrestling mask to the exam.........i believe that if before the exam we can channel our solar energy and inner mexican we can all enjoy a burrito infused lunch
Title: Re: Maths Methods Roll Call 2010
Post by: minilunchbox on November 08, 2010, 06:09:26 pm
40+ :)

33+ :S

Pretty much. D: