Further Maths Summer Prep thread

[Stick]

@ s...: I didn't think that I'd finish the Further course either, but I did it in about two weeks. I'm not sure if it will greatly help me throughout the year, but I guess it's alerted me to areas where I will need to pay more attention in class.

Where do you get all these resources! I've got nothing!!! 

[Mariammm]

@s....: I havnen't done any yet... Still working on the course... Got one module left and I should start soon
@Stick: Your school should give out resources but if they don't you can buy some... I know itute and EngageEd are free.. Also, you can buy old NEAP exams for decent prices and TSSM sell student trial exams for about $8 each

[s...]

stick: calm down! I don't know about you, but my school just posts them on the school's Intranet, so try there, perhaps.
if not, on the first day back, beg your maths teacher for them

[Stick]

Ah. I see. Well, we're not going to get them before the end of the year, but our class is the 'smart' Further class so he's expecting us to finish the course as a whole much quicker than intended.

[max payne]

Ah. I see. Well, we're not going to get them before the end of the year, but our class is the 'smart' Further class so he's expecting us to finish the course as a whole much quicker than intended.

^^tbh, finishing the further course wont put you in any advantage, especially in year 11. Just relax, take your time doing it because I guarentee youll forget some of the details by the end of the year. In fact, if you were determined to finish the course in 2 weeks, it would be better to do that in the month before the exams! that way it would be fresh in your mind.

[butene]

The only thing that was new to me was a chunk from the CORE section (3 med lines, reg lines, seasonal indices etc) so i'd recommend you to just focus on that in the summer holidays. The rest should be cake

EDIT: Also work on your calculator skills, most of your statistics calculations come from there

[Stick]

Ah. I see. Well, we're not going to get them before the end of the year, but our class is the 'smart' Further class so he's expecting us to finish the course as a whole much quicker than intended.

^^tbh, finishing the further course wont put you in any advantage, especially in year 11. Just relax, take your time doing it because I guarentee youll forget some of the details by the end of the year. In fact, if you were determined to finish the course in 2 weeks, it would be better to do that in the month before the exams! that way it would be fresh in your mind.

Yeah, I knew that going into the course, but I was (and still am) so bored I decided I'd do it anyway. As I said, I don't think it will help me much but it's alerted me to areas where I will need to ask for help and pay more attention in class (namely the damned Business Math module! xD).

[max payne]

Ah. I see. Well, we're not going to get them before the end of the year, but our class is the 'smart' Further class so he's expecting us to finish the course as a whole much quicker than intended.

^^tbh, finishing the further course wont put you in any advantage, especially in year 11. Just relax, take your time doing it because I guarentee youll forget some of the details by the end of the year. In fact, if you were determined to finish the course in 2 weeks, it would be better to do that in the month before the exams! that way it would be fresh in your mind.

Yeah, I knew that going into the course, but I was (and still am) so bored I decided I'd do it anyway. As I said, I don't think it will help me much but it's alerted me to areas where I will need to ask for help and pay more attention in class (namely the damned Business Math module! xD).

Yeah I would recommed learning an extra module for the exam. For methods students, I recommend you do Geo,graphs and matrices. Sure some people think that they are the harder modules but the plus side is, there are less tricker questions in the exams unlike the easier modules which tend to put tricky questions to compensate.