Recommended Texbooks/Study Guides for Preliminary HSC? (4 Viewers)

[h3ll h0und]

Re: Where can I get Fitzpatrick book?

I find Jacaranda's Chemistry 1 to be superior to conquering chem... but thats just me xD

lol our teacher photocopies tonnes of pages out of that textbook....its similar to conquering chemistry

 

[h3ll h0und]

Re: Where can I get Fitzpatrick book?

err i got mine at dymocks at parra westfield 2U and 3U each for round 70 bucks each...can also try cambridge : D

lol same... the 3u book looks so small but its the same price as 2U book

 

[lyounamu]

Re: Where can I get Fitzpatrick book?

I find Jacaranda's Chemistry 1 to be superior to conquering chem... but thats just me xD

I used jacaranda last year and conquering chemistry as well...

to be honest, jacaranda > conquering in terms of info...

but i heard that chemistry context > jaca > conquering

 

[Timothy.Siu]

Re: Where can I get Fitzpatrick book?

lol same... the 3u book looks so small but its the same price as 2U book

yeah its quite a bit smaller, but still okay i guess lol

 

[ali181]

Re: Where can I get Fitzpatrick book?

hey i bought a fitzpatrick book for about 50 to 60 dollars it hasn't been used or opened if your interested in buying tell me

 

[oly1991]

Re: Where can I get Fitzpatrick book?

hey i bought a fitzpatrick book for about 50 to 60 dollars it hasn't been used or opened if your interested in buying tell me

why dont you use it?

 

[asymptotic]

Re: Where can I get Fitzpatrick book?

fitzpatrick... overrated for some subjects, ok for others

 

[randomnessss]

Re: Where can I get Fitzpatrick book?

i find jacaranda's chemistry 1 to be superior to conquering chem... But thats just me xd

+ 1

 

[Aplus]

Re: Where can I get Fitzpatrick book?

why do you use cambridge? i personally think it has to many irrelevant (hard) questions.. which have hardly been used in the HSC..

Cambridge has better explanations, but that's my opinion.

 

[Guage]

Re: Where can I get Fitzpatrick book?

Guys I did a search on Dymocks, are these the 3 Fitzy's your referring to???
Welcome to Dymocks Online. More for Booklovers. (link to my search results)

Q: Does 3U book include 2U? Or do I have to buy both in order to supplement my current study of 3U Preliminary?

Thanks again

 

[h3ll h0und]

Re: Where can I get Fitzpatrick book?

Guys I did a search on Dymocks, are these the 3 Fitzy's your referring to???
Welcome to Dymocks Online. More for Booklovers. (link to my search results)

Q: Does 3U book include 2U? Or do I have to buy both in order to supplement my current study of 3U Preliminary?

Thanks again

the 3u book dosnt include 2u...it contains yr 11 nd yr 12 3u similarly the 2u contains yr 11 and yr 12 2U only.

 

[Guage]

Re: Where can I get Fitzpatrick book?

the 3u book doesn't include 2u...it contains yr 11 nd yr 12 3u similarly the 2u contains yr 11 and yr 12 2U only.

So if I do 4U Math that's $180 at Dymocks!

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH

Plus more for the Cambridge Study Guide!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH

PS: Thanks for the heads up, you saved me bussing it to Dymocks only to scream my head off...

 

[lychnobity]

Re: Where can I get Fitzpatrick book?

So if I do 4U Math that's $180 at Dymocks!

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH

Plus more for the Cambridge Study Guide!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH

PS: Thanks for the heads up, you saved me bussing it to Dymocks only to scream my head off...

... OR you can find a secondhand copy to buy. I'm sure a number of people on here have copies of the above books. Wait til end of this year's HSC - people will be selling like crazy.

 

[Guage]

Re: Where can I get Fitzpatrick book?

Quick replies would be appreciated!

Is the Fitzpatrick textbook otherwise known as "New Senior Mathematics by JB Fitzpatrick"? And it has a plain yellow cover?

Thanks!

 

[lyounamu]

Re: Where can I get Fitzpatrick book?

Quick replies would be appreciated!

Is the Fitzpatrick textbook otherwise known as "New Senior Mathematics by JB Fitzpatrick"? And it has a plain yellow cover?

Thanks!

Yep

2 unit = yellow
3 unit = green
4 unit = reddish colour

 

[Guage]

Re: Where can I get Fitzpatrick book?

Thanks heaps

 

[Guage]

Re: Where can I get Fitzpatrick book?

Thanks to all who helped out! I got 2, 3 and 4U Fitzpatrick yesterday at 2nd hand store

Now all I need to do is effectively implement it with my study of Cambridge 3U...

 

[midnightpen]

Re: Would you recommend these books?

I heard dot point physics and chemistry were really good, they were recommended to us however, you might want to be wary with some of the answers for dot point physics, some are wrong at the back of the book.

james ruse is also using jacaranda for physics but i think we've still got the first edition loll.

I haven't heard of chemistry context 1, my school uses conquering chemisty.

hope that helps =)

 

[iRuler]

Re: Would you recommend these books?

I've hear Dot Point is extremly good, and has extreme errors in the answers LOL! so you could just use it to do the answers by your self.

Jacaranda Physics is good, dont know if the 3rd edition is very different from Second Edition.

Jacaranda Chemistry Should be good since Jacaranda Follows the Syllabus pretty good.

 

[studentcheese]

Re: Would you recommend these books?

Don't bother with the third edition. Yes, dot point is really good. After I study from my notes, I do some work from dot point to ensure that I can apply the knowledge. I rarely check my answers when I do dot point so I don't know about accuracy of answers. However, it is a good textbook for exam preparation.

Chemistry Contexts is alright. I think Jacaranda is better.
Order of textbooks (best to worst): Jacaranda, Dotpoint, Chemistry Contexts, Conquering Chemistry.