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    Summary of Trig Identities

    From (sin x)^2 + (cos x)^2 = 1 we also get (cosecx)^2 -1 = (cotx)^2 and (tanx)^2 +1 =(secx)^2
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    Roll Call: Class of 2013

    Anything that doesn't make it impossible to get 94+? idk
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    Roll Call: Class of 2013

    English advanced MX2 Engineering Studies (might drop) Physics Chem Aims: ATAR 94+, scrape a pass in english, find a way around procrastination
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    Drop to Standard because of the workload?

    It's a thing at uni? Did not know that. Ok, so now that makes sense, while we're on the topic of Unis, I notice that law degrees have super-high ATAR requirements where things like engineering or science have comparatively low ones. Is this because of higher demand for law degrees or because...
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    Drop to Standard because of the workload?

    omg the history component of the physics syllabus, especially in electricity. So pointless. The Socio-economic part of Chem i can understand, as it relates to economically practical and viable methods in industrial chemistry, but the history they make you learn in physics...
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    Drop to Standard because of the workload?

    Higher English or Maths are definitely not useless, but just saying, if such a level of english is compulsory for creative thinking, why is there not a minimum level of maths to develop logical thinking? I just think that the advanced and even standard courses are above what is necessary in...
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    Drop to Standard because of the workload?

    YES. This. But English makes us learn so much more than we need if we're not going to pursue a career in that area eg. analysis of texts. And even if it is just for the life skills, why isnt say everyday maths a minimum compulsory subject, as it clearly has just as many real life applications?
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    Drop to Standard because of the workload?

    Wow so no-one is an advocate of standard english? I guess it makes sense, even though 54% in a report seems like a good reason.. damn, that teacher is convincing... and just out of curiosity, why did they make english compulsory? I have a theory it's to stop all the basement asians from getting...
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    Drop to Standard because of the workload?

    oh sorry couldnt find it again thought i dced while uploading
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    Drop to Standard because of the workload?

    Hey So an english teacher told me I should drop to standard English for next year because a) My marks aren't exactly top notch (I could probably improve if i put heaps of time into it, though it might divert me from my other subjects) b) Apparently the workload for my subjects next year will be...
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    Drop to Standard because of the workload?

    Hey I was told by an english teacher that it might be more practical to drop down to standard given that my workload next year will be pretty big: MX1, Physics, Chem, Engineering studies, possibly MX2. My marks have been pretty crap for english so far, but I'm pretty sure i can pick it up if I...
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    First impressions of yr 11

    Then how did they get into MX1?
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    First impressions of yr 11

    Just confused because of all the higher level stuff they had us doing last year as an "introduction". And wow those responses were fast.
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    First impressions of yr 11

    Came back today to no free periods, junior-level chemistry and very low level maths in my ext1 class. by low-level I mean rational-irrational and BODMAS. Strange because for rollover last year, they had us doing mathematical induction and mixing solutions to specific molar concentrations. Anyone...
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    What should I expect from Year 11?

    According to my very experienced teacher, the year 11 courses, like findx mentioned are about getting a taste of the HSC, about working out how you're going to go about studying and working for year 12. The marks apparently mean next to nothing, year 11 is about learning to learn.
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    Selective School Students share your SC results:

    English: 88 Maths: 97 Science: 91 (wanted better, must've stuffed up that biotech question) Geo: 83 (teacher gave us nothing but crosswords and findawords all year) History: 77 (and yet I still got a high distinction in some surprise competition thing) Computing: 97 Not a selective school, just...
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    General Thoughts: Mathematics

    What I did was flip the triangle the same way you did, but kept the corner of the triangle the same amount of space from point O as the given one. But thats just me
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    SC science question?

    Yeah definitely Big Bang theory where the whole universe expands from a single point of singularity. And btw, I'm pretty sure steady state means the universe doesnt expand, because if it does, like the big bang theory states, there will be a cold death where all the matter in the universe is...
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    General Thoughts: Science

    Finished the exam like 45 mins early, went over it, still 30mins left. Felt like a rebel walking out that early lol. But yeah, it wasn't too bad. Fluked that carbon cycle question. Ranted about cloning and stuff like growing ears on ,ice for biotech. So yeah. Not bad.
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