If you want to save yourself some time, check out these VCE Further Maths complete course notes!

So, it’s three weeks until the VCE Further Maths exams.

You’re probably either feeling on top of it all, or completely overwhelmed. But either way, you’ve still got three weeks to maximise your marks – and it’s important to make the most of this time.

How should you do it?

PRACTICE EXAMS

The first thing you’ll want to be thinking about is doing some practice exams.

This is easily the best way to get the most out of VCE Further Maths; it allows you to see the common trick questions the VCAA will throw at you, and is awesome revision for areas you haven’t covered in a while.

It’ll also be good to see the areas you’re constantly getting wrong so that you can get some intensive revision in during the three weeks.

Whilst it might be daunting marking your first couple of exams and getting a heap of questions wrong, don’t fret! That definitely happened to me in the first few exams I did. The more questions you do, the more you’ll get used to answering those types of questions – and you’ll be able to hone in on the skills you need to improve.

In terms of number of exams, there’s no real answer here. But for reference, I completed ten years’ worth of Further exams.

SUMMARY BOOK

Another really important area to focus on is your summary book.

At this stage, you’re probably going to be struggling to create a brand new summary book. You’ve hopefully gotten one together, or at least have bits and pieces to work from – but it is crucial that you make your own.

If you’re struggling with where to start, try having a look at your textbook (but try avoiding taking this into the exam). For some great succinct explanations, you can check out these Further Maths Course Notes, which cover the entire course in detail.

Make sure you have explanations of all the key areas of the study design, as well as practice questions to support your understanding.

For any areas you struggled with in practice exams, paste in questions and answers you got wrong to help you if something similar pops up.

Having an organised summary book you can easily navigate will give you a massive head start on everyone else in the exam.

That said, if you complete enough exams, you’ll hopefully get to the point of knowing the course thoroughly enough to not need your summary book – but don’t stress too much about that.

THE CALCULATOR

Calculator knowledge is crucial.

Make sure you know your calculator back to front – and if you’re struggling, chuck some details explanations in your summary book. Maybe even cut the calculator explanation pages out of your textbook and paste them into your summary book to be sure you won’t get stuck.

Whilst on the topic of calculators, make sure your settings are correct!

Ambush your teacher and get them to check all of your settings are correct in the next week or so; you don’t want to be getting the wrong answer from the correct working out just because you’ve hit the wrong button in the settings.

While you’re with your teacher, get them to check your summary book to ensure it meets the VCAA guidelines; they’re pretty pedantic about those.

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To summarise, don’t fall into the trap of not giving Further any study time.

Whilst you may find Further to be your “easiest” subject, it’s one of the most competitive VCE subjects. And it’s so important that you’re giving Further some attention over the next few weeks to ensure the VCAA can’t throw anything at you that you won’t be able to handle.

This all being said, you’ll be totally fine.

Don’t stress yourselves out too much – and believe in your abilities. You’ve worked hard all year, and deserve to nail the exam, so make the most of the time you have left and get the mark you deserve.

Good luck!

If you want to save yourself some time, check out these VCE Further Maths complete course notes!