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does anyone have like a good questons by topic for advanced math? ive tried looking but most are trash ngl
 

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does anyone have like a good questons by topic for advanced math? ive tried looking but most are trash ngl
yeah use past papers or smarter maths maybe ur teacher can give you the document it collates questions based on topics
 

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is it true that your first assignment matters the most?
also depends on exam difficulty, if everyone is getting 90%+ and you can make up the ground easily then it doesn’t really matter but if there’s relatively big gaps between marks compared to other assessments and it’s weighted 30% it can be tough to make a comeback
 

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is it true that your first assignment matters the most?
nah, literally the opposite
trials + hsc are the most important (~70% of total mark)
just focus on learning the content for the subject itself. for subjects that have hand-in assignments and stuff, don't spend alot of your time on the assingment
 

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nah, literally the opposite
trials + hsc are the most important (~70% of total mark)
just focus on learning the content for the subject itself. for subjects that have hand-in assignments and stuff, don't spend alot of your time on the assingment
I would disagree on the not spending a lot of time on the assignments, in terms of effort per ranking increase/general marks it is one of the easiest ways to get a better hsc mark - at most schools trials are weighted the same as all of the other internals and so you should be putting significant effort into those other internals. esp if you go to a low ranking school it is extremely extremely important that you come first in those assessments because it’s just a matter of putting in effort and losing ranks on them can really stuff you over
 

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I would disagree on the not spending a lot of time on the assignments, in terms of effort per ranking increase/general marks it is one of the easiest ways to get a better hsc mark - at most schools trials are weighted the same as all of the other internals and so you should be putting significant effort into those other internals. esp if you go to a low ranking school it is extremely extremely important that you come first in those assessments because it’s just a matter of putting in effort and losing ranks on them can really stuff you over
idk they are just a waste of time. learning the content actually in the syllabus sets you up for trials + hsc + in-class tests. hand-in assignments are often a distraction and people spend just as much time on them as studying for the hsc itself.

ive seen it happen where people just ignore the content they are learning in class, and spend two weeks perfecting an assignment that they do decent on, but then it doesnt even matter cause the flop trials and hsc cause they are behind on content.

yeah its good to try hard on hand-in assignment, but dont let it distract you from learning content in class, even if its not related to the assignment.
 

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idk they are just a waste of time. learning the content actually in the syllabus sets you up for trials + hsc + in-class tests. hand-in assignments are often a distraction and people spend just as much time on them as studying for the hsc itself.

ive seen it happen where people just ignore the content they are learning in class, and spend two weeks perfecting an assignment that they do decent on, but then it doesnt even matter cause the flop trials and hsc cause they are behind on content.

yeah its good to try hard on hand-in assignment, but dont let it distract you from learning content in class, even if its not related to the assignment.
hand-in assignments r really important tho, depends on the subject but usually very helpful + its big weighting. eg, in software our major project was 40% weighting, allowed u to make really good and detailed documentation, and allowed u to implement a bunch of different algorithms. was really good revision for all the documentation primarily, got a refresher on all the diagrams as well as ergonomic stuff so it was like free year 11 revision + algorithm practice but also weighted 40%, i can't see why u wouldn't want to try on that.

similarly in ext1, our research project was on bezier curves and physics problems, both of which i'd say gave me a better appreciation and understanding of vectors that i probably wouldn't have gotten if i just did textbook questions. bezier curves are slightly out of the syllabus but as a mx2 student something similar could have been feasibly asked, and physics problems can also be asked in hsc for ext1 and ext2, so it's good practice.

ur right that if u just do well on hand-in's and don't do any exam practice, then naturally u will flop the hsc and trials. but realistically hand-ins are also a good way to refine your knowledge and are usually only ongoing for a few weeks, after which everyone will just go back to past papers anyway. so yeah those few weeks u won't be past paper spamming, but it doesn't mean u are doing nothing inside the syllabus, adding detail to stuff that u would usually do in a few minutes under exam conditions can help u to understand what ur doing at a deeper level, even in english working on an essay for two weeks lets u really see where ur issues are and can let u improve in exams (although i never had a hand in assignment in english).
 

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similarly in ext1, our research project was on bezier curves and physics problems, both of which i'd say gave me a better appreciation and understanding of vectors that i probably wouldn't have gotten if i just did textbook questions. bezier curves are slightly out of the syllabus but as a mx2 student something similar could have been feasibly asked, and physics problems can also be asked in hsc for ext1 and ext2, so it's good practice.
you had hand-ins for maths??
all our assessments were exams
 

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Hey guys,

Just had a quick question, how exactly will 11 units work, and is it risky to be at 11 units?
 

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