2024 HSC Chat (18 Viewers)

[xoNat]

Hi! Hows everyones summer study going? I haven't done much and I feel kinda guilty about it, so i wanna know where everyone else is at so i can try to utilise whatever time is left.
How long do you study every day? What have you completed from x subject? How much of the year's content have you completed? Thank you

Hey I just wanted to say that it's good to compare yourself to others sometimes but what may work for them may not work for you so don't feel discouraged if they've done 100000 hours this holidays and you feel like you haven't done enough

That being said...
Bio: ~3 hours
Chem: 1 hour?
Eng adv: ~2 hours
Maths altogether: 5 hours
SOR 1: 0

Oops?

Content-wise I've mostly focused on making my term 4 knowledge really good but I'm reading my english texts and I'll try to work ahead and kinda accept that my real 'holiday' has ended and I have to go back into work mode

 

[Susu123]

Bro how did you break a chair

bro idek i got so mad cuz stuff wasnt working and my goofy ass chair just broke cuz i sat on it too roughly and and leaned back a bit

 

[ziGma]

Hi, anyone know any websites or resource from where I can access more Math questions? I've finished all the textbook questions and I have a Math test (55 marks) coming up sooo need to prepare for that

Should I just re do the textbook questions for that chapter?

Thanks

 

[Masaken]

Hi, anyone know any websites or resource from where I can access more Math questions? I've finished all the textbook questions and I have a Math test (55 marks) coming up sooo need to prepare for that



Should I just re do the textbook questions for that chapter?



Thanks

thsc and acehsc for past papers

 

[ziGma]

Thank you, @Masaken

Are there any other resources which give topic specific questions? Cause my test is only on one topic and it'll be easier to have questions of just one chapter.

 

[ziGma]

HELLO,

I personally think my active note taking skills are quite weak any tips for taking notes activley in the classroom? Any overall note taking tips?

Is this technique even 'worth it', like is it actually effective or is taking textbook notes at home easier or more effective?

 

[yolo tengo]

i wanna so bad cuz of the assignment that peice of shit i literally broke my chair cuz i was so pissed (omg lemme send u the video) but i think im good at it and my teacher would spontaneously combust if i dropped lol

ohhh yeah ur right ur actually good at ipt iirc, and SEND ME THE VIDEO HAHHAHA

 

[mmmmmmmmaaaaaaa]

HELLO,

I personally think my active note taking skills are quite weak any tips for taking notes activley in the classroom? Any overall note taking tips?

Is this technique even 'worth it', like is it actually effective or is taking textbook notes at home easier or more effective?

home prob easier/more effective … look at ‘two column notetaking’ and ‘priming’

taking textbook notes isn’t really ‘active’ a bit more passive but def depends how you actually do it

 

[AsuTeksu]

Hi, anyone know any websites or resource from where I can access more Math questions? I've finished all the textbook questions and I have a Math test (55 marks) coming up sooo need to prepare for that

Should I just re do the textbook questions for that chapter?

Thanks

What's your test on?

 

[liamkk112]

HELLO,

I personally think my active note taking skills are quite weak any tips for taking notes activley in the classroom? Any overall note taking tips?

Is this technique even 'worth it', like is it actually effective or is taking textbook notes at home easier or more effective?

i only took notes in physics, english and software, but tbh it would just be drawing up whatever examples were being explained or the basic defintions + anything subtle that my teacher would say out loud that wasnt necessarily in the textbook. overall id say just dont take notes for everything super obvious detail that you know is in the textbook anyway, just jot down the main points or any additional things that might be important that the textbook doesnt really elaborate on

 

[AsuTeksu]

HELLO,

I personally think my active note taking skills are quite weak any tips for taking notes activley in the classroom? Any overall note taking tips?

Is this technique even 'worth it', like is it actually effective or is taking textbook notes at home easier or more effective?

Personally, I tend to purely listen in class and ask questions. It helps if you do your notes at home, as well as pre-readings, so that class time is just for consolidation and understanding any knowledge gaps that you have, allowing you to address potential weaknesses early.

I find that taking notes during class can lead to you missing out on other information since you get caught up on noting down everything important, which tends to be… everything in a classroom situation, when in reality, there’s only around 3-5 points that are worth taking down. It’s better to listen to everything as a whole and write down things that you didn’t come across during your note-taking and/or pre-reading at home.

 

[ziGma]

What's your test on?

Differentiation and Geometrical Application of Differentiation

 

[Average Boreduser]

Differentiation and Geometrical Application of Differentiation

All parts? ie curve sketching, optimisation, rates of change graph qns, derivative to primitive conversions graphically?

 

[ziGma]

All parts? ie curve sketching, optimisation, rates of change graph qns, derivative to primitive conversions graphically?

Yeah but some of it was a part of the hand-in so we probably won't have that in the test...

 

[AsuTeksu]

Yeah but some of it was a part of the hand-in so we probably won't have that in the test...

Usually the parts that are in the hand-in are not in the test at all, but it's still good to have some knowledge. When I had my hand-in, none of the content that it covered was in the test, so invest more time on topics that weren't covered in the hand-in.

What textbook are you using?

 

[ziGma]

Usually the parts that are in the hand-in are not in the test at all, but it's still good to have some knowledge. When I had my hand-in, none of the content that it covered was in the test, so invest more time on topics that weren't covered in the hand-in.

What textbook are you using?

Hmm, yes thanks I'll focus on those parts then

New Senoir Mathematics

 

[AsuTeksu]

Hmm, yes thanks I'll focus on those parts then

New Senoir Mathematics

If you’re looking for more questions, I’d say just go through Trial Papers. As someone who went through the worry of running out of questions, let me stress this… you won’t. One of the advantages with Mathematics is that it has such an abundance of past papers that you probably will never get through all of them.

It’s up to you whether you start with older papers or newer papers or even a mix of the two. Past papers, especially Trial Papers, will always be your best bet since they can prepare you for any curveballs you might get in your class test.

 

[ziGma]

If you’re looking for more questions, I’d say just go through Trial Papers. As someone who went through the worry of running out of questions, let me stress this… you won’t. One of the advantages with Mathematics is that it has such an abundance of past papers that you probably will never get through all of them.

It’s up to you whether you start with older papers or newer papers or even a mix of the two. Past papers, especially Trial Papers, will always be your best bet since they can prepare you for any curveballs you might get in your class test.

Okay thanks for the reassurance @AsuTeksu, I was worrying about running out or not having enough to prepare for Trials if I look at them now XD!

 

[AsuTeksu]

Okay thanks for the reassurance @AsuTeksu, I was worrying about running out or not having enough to prepare for Trials if I look at them now XD!

I think you should opt for the older papers (i.e. 2020) but also do a few recent ones to wrap your head around questions that have been coming up and are increasingly common; maybe you'll spot some patterns and learn methods to solving things more efficiently.

Don't worry at all, Mathematics has so many past papers that you'll be drowning in them comes Trials. There's no way you'll get them all done... maybe if you do 3 of them everyday from today onwards lol.

 

[ziGma]

I think you should opt for the older papers (i.e. 2020) but also do a few recent ones to wrap your head around questions that have been coming up and are increasingly common; maybe you'll spot some patterns and learn methods to solving things more efficiently.

Don't worry at all, Mathematics has so many past papers that you'll be drowning in them comes Trials. There's no way you'll get them all done... maybe if you do 3 of them everyday from today onwards lol.

Hmm I'll do that then and keep an eye out for 'patterns' as well!

AHAHA thank youu maybe I'll start the papers from today then....