Spesh 3/4 without 1/2??

[hemalw0914]

Hey, just looking for some advice.

1) Is picking up Spesh 3/4 without 1/2 a bad idea? I am currently doing 1/2 Methods and averaging 80% in tests/SACs and 85% in Exams (without studying as much as I should be. )

2) If I was to pick up Spesh, what topics would I need to cover before starting 3/4? I'm planning on using my holidays to study what I need for next year

I regret not switching to Spesh Unit 2 when I had the chance

[S_R_K]

The official VCAA line is: Methods 1 & 2 is a prerequisite and Methods 3 & 4 is a corequisite. The only required knowledge from Specialist 1 & 2 is from two areas of study: geometry and trigonometry in the plane (transversals and parallel lines; solving triangles using trigonometry; circle theorems) and number systems (arithmetic of natural, whole, rational, real and complex numbers; absolute value of a real number).

As for topics that you would need to study for, that is something to discuss with your teacher, because it depends on how they run the course. However, I think it would be beneficial to learn the basics of:

• Vectors
• Forces and statics
• Trigonometric identities involving reciprocal functions and compound angles
• Parametric equations
• Sampling distributions and random variables

[hemalw0914]

The official VCAA line is: Methods 1 & 2 is a prerequisite and Methods 3 & 4 is a corequisite. The only required knowledge from Specialist 1 & 2 is from two areas of study: geometry and trigonometry in the plane (transversals and parallel lines; solving triangles using trigonometry; circle theorems) and number systems (arithmetic of natural, whole, rational, real and complex numbers; absolute value of a real number).

As for topics that you would need to study for, that is something to discuss with your teacher, because it depends on how they run the course. However, I think it would be beneficial to learn the basics of:

• Vectors
• Forces and statics
• Trigonometric identities involving reciprocal functions and compound angles
• Parametric equations
• Sampling distributions and random variables

Thanks a lot, going to start studing those topics