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Do you believe in last minute studying? (1 Viewer)
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routemarker
Looking for the Way out ?
i want some of that candy!
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ND
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I disagree about not being able to cram for maths. How many people know the integral of cosecx, or the equation for the normal of a rectangular hyperbola at P(ct, c/t)? There's not enough time to derive these sorts of things during the exam (unless specifically asked for it). And of course there is the induction concluding statement.
IMO, ND, alot of the time, especially in Extension 2 Mathematics, they require you to derive certain formulae (as early parts of the question). Few people walk into an exam knowing the integral of cosec, or the normal of a hyperbola!
Butterfly_Wings
Cornflake Girl
I think you cn cram for maths (especially general maths, cos youget given a formula sheet! ), unless you didn't understand something when you did it it class. If you did it once and understood it at the time, you should be able to relearn it again in a crash course the night before, but if you just sat in class with no clue, then it'll be no good opening your text book at 11pm the night before an exam and expect to magically understand.
But of course-you will always go better if you give yourself tiem to practice, ot just learn it. That goes for any subject. But frankly-who can be arsed?
), unless you didn't understand something when you did it it class. If you did it once and understood it at the time, you should be able to relearn it again in a crash course the night before, but if you just sat in class with no clue, then it'll be no good opening your text book at 11pm the night before an exam and expect to magically understand.But of course-you will always go better if you give yourself tiem to practice, ot just learn it. That goes for any subject. But frankly-who can be arsed?
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Constip8edSkunk
Joga Bonito
well how many question in the exam is gonna ask you straight how to integrate cosec x, besides those few 1 mark questions...
its those harder questions that you cant cram for, where you actually have to practice to memorise the procedure in approaching that certain type of questions
its those harder questions that you cant cram for, where you actually have to practice to memorise the procedure in approaching that certain type of questions
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ND
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Actually, in a direct question like "Integrate cosecx" is where you will have to derive it, and not just write the answer. The reason i memorize them is so in a q7/q8 question, i don't have to waste valuable time deriving it when there is another hundred things to do in that question.
I really dislike memorizing textbook methods. I find it's quickest (and more fun) to look for the shorter solution (particularly in the later questions).
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ND
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Yep i understand, but as i said above, it's always good to know when it's in part of a solution where the question doesn't directly ask for it (but requires it for the final solution). If that made any sense?Originally posted by flyin'
IMO, ND, alot of the time, especially in Extension 2 Mathematics, they require you to derive certain formulae (as early parts of the question). Few people walk into an exam knowing the integral of cosec, or the normal of a hyperbola!
you should know how to dervie stuff... and that comes thru doing your maths homeworkOriginally posted by ND
Yep i understand, but as i said above, it's always good to know when it's in part of a solution where the question doesn't directly ask for it (but requires it for the final solution). If that made any sense?
edit: I get what yoru saying now.Originally posted by ND
I disagree about not being able to cram for maths. How many people know the integral of cosecx, or the equation for the normal of a rectangular hyperbola at P(ct, c/t)? There's not enough time to derive these sorts of things during the exam (unless specifically asked for it). And of course there is the induction concluding statement.
Constip8edSkunk
Joga Bonito
yeah i get you.
But im just saying from my personal experience. when i didnt do that much work and try to cram before a math exam i dun get anywhere, whereas when i attempted to study/practice maths for a long period of time before the test, i generally do much better.
But im just saying from my personal experience. when i didnt do that much work and try to cram before a math exam i dun get anywhere, whereas when i attempted to study/practice maths for a long period of time before the test, i generally do much better.