Prelim 2015 Chit Chat Thread (11 Viewers)

[Speed6]

I just draw the triangle for the t formula, it's so much easier

Exactly, I have no idea why I do not do that and just memorise the crap out of everything

 

[Drsoccerball]

Even though I don't have much integration knowledge, could you please show me how to derive it?

Thats why that result is useful

 

[hawkrider]

rote learning formulas (and maths in general) is the worst thing to do lol

although it is helpful to memorise niche stuff for convenience to make the process more efficient



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[Speed6]

That is excellent

 

[Drsoccerball]

rote learning formulas (and maths in general) is the worst thing to do lol

although it is helpful to memorise niche stuff for convenience to make the process more efficient



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In extension 2 i memorised the process for doing something because i kept getting it wrong. However, memorising the process increased my wrong to right by 50% until ekman showed me how to do it properly ahah

 

[unicorns101]

In extension 2 i memorised the process for doing something because i kept getting it wrong. However, memorising the process increased my wrong to right by 50% until ekman showed me how to do it properly ahah

ooooooh u have got to tell us!

 

[Drsoccerball]

ooooooh u have got to tell us!

It was mechanics equating forces... Didnt know about resultant forces till ekman told me ahahah

 

[unicorns101]

ummm haha "mechanics equating forces" ahahhahahahahahhahahahahhaha
*that awkward moment when i dont even know what ur talking about*

forgive me master, i have failed you...

 

[unicorns101]

Really?? I wouldn't have thought circle geo would be the hardest
Yeah maths lol

trust me, i failed it

 

[Drsoccerball]

trust me, i failed it

LOL wait till permutations

 

[unicorns101]

already did em and ranked 1st in the cohort soooooooo ya no

 

[Speed6]

Hahaha as a matter of fact I do memorise formulas (there are quite a few as well in ext 1 and 2), however it is only because I don't want to waste time in the exam deriving them, and instead utilise them to get the answer quickly.

We must be brothers, that is exactly me.

 

[hawkrider]

Hahaha as a matter of fact I do memorise formulas (there are quite a few as well in ext 1 and 2), however it is only because I don't want to waste time in the exam deriving them, and instead utilise them to get the answer quickly.

I only memorise methods of solving questions only and only if it is really unique and I probably wont remember it in the exam. Some of these methods are useful as well, and there is no harm done in memorising them.

oh yeh, true

but as long as you understand what you're doing in maths, memorising formulas is probs not necessarily a bad thing haha

 

[unicorns101]

oh yeh, true

but as long as you understand what you're doing in maths, memorising formulas is probs not necessarily a bad thing haha

AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAH no

 

[Drsoccerball]

AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAH no

It makes it easier... for example as i said with that ^^^^^ people memorise it and its quicker than deriving it... im just lazy

 

[unicorns101]

you know deriving it is PROBABLY easier...

 

[Drsoccerball]

anyways...hows ur Physics going?

Im coming 3rd but forgot nearly everything D:

you know deriving it is PROBABLY easier...

So then you should derive all the results you do in high school : derive sin^2x +cos^2x =1 everytime ahaha.

 

[hawkrider]

AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAH no

lol, what's wrong

 

[Speed6]

Drscoccerball is a genius, so I cant compare to his ability to derive almost everything lol. I choose to do most things the complex way, i.e rote.

 

[unicorns101]

Im coming 3rd but forgot nearly everything D:

i reckon theres too much context but hey atleast they give us the formulas