Recommended Texbooks/Study Guides for Preliminary HSC? (1 Viewer)

[Aplus]

Re: I need a good study guide for Bio

I use the Heinemann Preliminary Biology textbook along with the DotPoint Preliminary Biology book. When I'm studying/learning I use Heinemann, and when I'm revising I use the DotPoint book.

 

[lyounamu]

Re: I need a good study guide for Bio

I use the Heinemann Preliminary Biology textbook along with the DotPoint Preliminary Biology book. When I'm studying/learning I use Heinemann, and when I'm revising I use the DotPoint book.

That seems like a pretty good combination.

 

[lyounamu]

Re: I need a good study guide for Bio

That's weird. Seems like Excel is pretty good for Chemistry and Physics, isn't it?

I had a look at Excel Chemistry. I think it is quite poor. But Excel Physics is definitely good.

 

[Aplus]

Re: What textbooks are the best?

i cant really compare the qualities of math textbooks as i use a few of them, but it is def. worth using more then one.

Yeah, for Maths I like to have multiple sources to refer to.

 

[Aplus Wez]

Re: Recommended Texbooks/Study Guides?

I know this isnt in your list of subjects BUT! Physics and Biology DOTPOINT BOOKS! Their so well organised and they go by the syllabus...So every point in the syllabus e.g 4.6: Solve problems that apply the principle of conservation of momentum to qualitatively and quantitatively descrive the collision of moving a vehicle with a stationary vehicle.


^^^^^^^^ Then it starts putting them into word equations!

 

[Aerath]

Re: Recommended Texbooks/Study Guides?

Except for Phys dotpoint, a lot of the answers a wrong.

 

[x.Exhaust.x]

Re: Recommended Texbooks/Study Guides?

I know this isnt in your list of subjects BUT! Physics and Biology DOTPOINT BOOKS! Their so well organised and they go by the syllabus...So every point in the syllabus e.g 4.6: Solve problems that apply the principle of conservation of momentum to qualitatively and quantitatively descrive the collision of moving a vehicle with a stationary vehicle.


^^^^^^^^ Then it starts putting them into word equations!

Nice . I might consider buying the chemistry, physics and biology dotpoint books. I'll probably maximize my marks by doing more questions, familiarising my knowledge with each dotpoint. Does it actually help in exams, or do the same questions pop up? I also heard they are a bit expensive...

 

[kaz1]

Re: Recommended Texbooks/Study Guides?

Nice . I might consider buying the chemistry, physics and biology dotpoint books. I'll probably maximize my marks by doing more questions, familiarising my knowledge with each dotpoint. Does it actually help in exams, or do the same questions pop up? I also heard they are a bit expensive...

$40 each i think

 

[x.Exhaust.x]

Re: Recommended Texbooks/Study Guides?

$40 each i think

Wow...I'll probably buy on bos .

 

[Aplus]

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Yeah, they are quite costly, but worth it.

 

[Doctor Jolly]

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Except for Phys dotpoint, a lot of the answers a wrong.

So what would be good for Physics then? Because my school provides Excel and that's soo ...

 

[kaz1]

Re: Recommended Texbooks/Study Guides?

So what would be good for Physics then

hav u tried macquarie study guide?

 

[Aerath]

Re: Recommended Texbooks/Study Guides?

I've got Jacaranda for Physics.
Conquering Chemistry and Jacaranda for Chem.

I might require another Physics one - what do people think? (And any thoughts on any of the textbooks that I already have?)

I don't really see a use for Maths textbooks. School already provides us with Fitzpatrick 2U and Cambridge 3U and they seem like really good textbooks.

 

[paunchypig]

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Macmian Physics 1 is pretty good, it has black and white colour n stuff.

 

[Aerath]

Re: Recommended Texbooks/Study Guides?

Macmian Physics 1 is pretty good, it has black and white colour n stuff.

LOL - Matt. Our school textbook sucks. And you know that.

 

[Doctor Jolly]

Re: Recommended Texbooks/Study Guides?

So what would be good for Physics then

hav u tried macquarie study guide?

no i haven't. What's it like?

 

[Aplus]

Re: Recommended Texbooks/Study Guides?

I know this isnt in your list of subjects BUT! Physics and Biology DOTPOINT BOOKS! Their so well organised and they go by the syllabus...So every point in the syllabus e.g 4.6: Solve problems that apply the principle of conservation of momentum to qualitatively and quantitatively descrive the collision of moving a vehicle with a stationary vehicle.


^^^^^^^^ Then it starts putting them into word equations!

Dot Point books are more for revision. If you are learning the content for the first time, it would be wise to use a proper textbook (in my case I'm using Jacaranda).

 

[shadow5]

Re: Recommended Texbooks/Study Guides?

For Economics I highly recomend Australian Economics by Tim Reily. I have found them to be more advanced than most school text books

 

[kaz1]

Re: Recommended Texbooks/Study Guides?

no i haven't. What's it like?

I found it good for studying.

 

[kaz1]

Re: Recommended Texbooks/Study Guides?

For Economics I highly recomend Australian Economics by Tim Reily. I have found them to be more advanced than most school text books

I really hate that book. I'm going to burn it after HSC.