Hey everyone, former 99.95er here! I was in your position a couple of years ago and I feel that I can impart some worthwhile advice!
I understand that everyone here is feeling the daunting pressure of the HSC, some are highly stressed and demotivated but let me assure you that even if you do...
its like hsc part of school all over again in all the same sense u dont need to go (or i doubt u will) to campus 24/7 and the finals are hectic af. basically don't expect to have a life from week 8-finals
Integrals can be treated effectively just sums so when you look it from that angle it's no real surprise why the discrete/cts version is identical ignoring the sum notation... you'll learn this in first year maths when you study about Riemann integration. Regardless, think more about the nature...
go the extra mile, speak with your teacher/head teacher consistently about your progress and show you're making the extra effort when studying, show your progress, ask them help. basically just show that you're not dropping the course 2 weeks after first term because you think 2 + i - 3 - i is a...