Marking Feedback for Q11 MX1:
All around a good performance on a question with parts of varying difficulty. Students should learn to try and manage their time well, so attempting the start of questions can easily help pick up marks.
For 11(a), multiple methods worked, especially simplifying the...
Hi all, I marked Q13 of the MX2 and below is my feedback. Keep in mind that I will still have the question papers until the end of the week so if you want specific feedback send me a DM. Overall, a tough question at face value, but once the tricks are recognised, and if strong justification is...
QUESTION 12:
A decent effort on a tough question. With an average mark of roughly 4.5/15, and a top score of 13/15, it is crucial to pick up any marks where necessary. The variety in topics combined with time restraints made this question difficult overall.
Q12a could only progress if the...
QUESTION 11:
Throughout the marking period, I found the answers tended to vary in style and methodology. With an average of 7.23, and a maximum of 14, it was clear that individuals struggled in certain aspects.
(a) Students who successfully used 10^n = (7+3)^n and provided clear logical...
Good morning,
From being a BoS student to now marking the exam 3 years later makes me really honoured to be a part of this community. Thank you to Trebla for helping organise this. I'll post my marker's comments in the next two replies.
2 things,
Looking for a copy of the paper, is there anything anywhere?
With the rotation of the conic point thingo, i made it into a complex number and multiplied by i then converted it back. It got me the answer so I hope I'm not wrong.
Honestly you can't tell. They could do probability again just a different style of question, seeing as 2016 and 2017 last question were from vastly different areas of probability. They literally could ask a hard question on halving the interval (was in my trial once), Pascal's triangle or even...