4U Maths Students Getting Participations in Maths Comps?? (1 Viewer)

[~ ReNcH ~]

Is it rare to find an Ext 2 Maths student getting a participation or credit in a Maths Comp? Is it necessarily a bad sign if an Ext 2 student gets a credit?

 

[unmentionable]

no its not maths comps are very different to the hsc maths courses
i got credit in all my maths comps
and im not that bad at 4u maths

 

[Dougie]

i think i got bored during the comp and started writing songs. someone help me for 3hrs on monday!

 

[Shuter]

I don't even do the maths comp (and do 4U)

 

[kimmeh]

whats wrong with getting participations if you're doing 4 unit maths anyway? MCQ questions are there to make you feel better if you guess the right one and if you can colour circles in or not

 

[~ ReNcH ~]

Hehe.
It's just that comps tend to test logic skills, and often the "naturally gifted" Ext 2 students are the ones with the logic skills = doing well in maths comps. I wasn't sure if there was really a connection between them.

At least it's the HSC that counts...not competitions

 

[thaoroxy2001]

my cousin did 4u last yr and she got 97 but in maths comp she got participation..hahaha...I guess she didn't study for comp.

 

[~ ReNcH ~]

my cousin did 4u last yr and she got 97 but in maths comp she got participation..hahaha...I guess she didn't study for comp.

Wow.
97 in Ext 2? - nice. That'd have to be Top 20 or close right?
You can't actually study for maths comps though...and I always do better in exams where you can actually study - my memory is much better than my logic.

 

[illin]

Yeah its wierd i do 4u and i just got my first crdit
i mean wtf
but it doesnt matter
wtf does it stand for??
dw about it
make sure ur school work is better

 

[PenelopeK]

illin is right - its the school work that counts in the end.

and anyway maths comps are testing different things to the perlim and hsc maths courses

 

[paper cup]

the comp has little basis on syllabus work, it's mainly logic and problem solving.

 

[Jago]

maths comp = total crock.

yr 7 - D
yr 8 - credit
yr 9 - participation
yr 10 - credit
this year - HD.


.'. maths comp = total crock.

Q.E.D.

 

[cko]

well if u don't hav much of a logic, or problem solving skills. ur a bit screwed, and a bit of a moron too

 

[gordo]

comps are based on logic, maths u can;t study for

some of the questions at the end of the 4u paper are logic based, so i guess it helps u ther

 

[Grizzly]

are we talking about the westpac maths comp ?
my 4u friend did last years one and got a D and cash prize lol