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    GPA's vs WAM

    Just for some background I study a software engineering and commerce degree. I just calculated my current GPA, on a 4.0 scale is 2.5, 7.0 scale is 5.5. Yet my WAM is 74......... Almost D average See something wrong here?? Its because I got alot of subjects that are just border-line. a...
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    Why do people find this topic so hard?

    My teacher was so obsessed with astronomy she brought her 20 inch telescope and we took turns looking at the sun. (with filters, of course). Motors and Generators is simple.
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    can someone help me with this space question??

    If you wanna know where "a = (4pi^2*r)/T^2 (circular motion equation)" came from: The sum of forces travelling in circular motion directed to the center is: F=ma=(mv^2)/r so, a=(v^2)/r and v=the perimeter of the circle (2pi*radius) divided by the time taken (period T). =2pi*r / T Sub the v...
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    Slingshot Effect

    We did Astrophysics right after Space, so spent enough time on it. Here's my take on the Venus and the Sun and the craft: As the craft approaches Venus, it is attracted by gravitational force into its orbit, and as the craft orbits Venus, its velocity relative to Venus is also reduced...
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    Random Question

    It's not in the syllabus.
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    What Your think your raw marks will be?

    I should've done a practice paper...... My 1st place gave me overconfidence.. and in the end I missed out on the last 3 marker....... Might've even scored 100% if I had practised more..... But accounting for silly mistakes, 79+/84 Though I needed the time spent on 4 unit... Expecting raw = 70%...
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    General Thoughts - Mathematics Extension 2

    Re: General Thoughts - Maths Extension 2 >3< What % do you think it would take to get into band 6? I think I got 70ish percent raw. and you guys all go "Omg I got 95%"......................... So.... do you consider yourselves top 96% in the state? if not then I am screwed....................
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    Post up Estimate Marks!

    If no silly mistakes.... (And there better be none! I spent extra time to make sure I had no silly errors.) Q1. 15/15 Q2. 15/15 Q3. 15/15 Q4. 15/15 Q5. 15/15 Q6. 14/15 Q7. 2/15 Q8. 0/15 which is 91/120. Is this an hard or easy exam? :/ if you guys all found it easy (looks like you have) it...
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    Multiple Choice Answers

    12/15 for me.
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    Answers To Difficult Questions

    I *knew* I would finish with ages to go if I do it normally, so I decided to instead, use most of three hours writing really neat handwriting and re-reading the question 2-3 times and my answer double checked after each question so I won't make any silly mistakes.... It works better for me that...
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    Answers To Difficult Questions

    I got 28XX0 ppm..... so I think we're about right, but you did more rounding than me. Hmm.... I might also have gotten 18XX0 can't remember now. I put chlorine as an initiator, but then went to several textbooks, all said it was a 'catalyst' :S.... And I thought I should follow the 'Catalyst...
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    How many band 6 is needed for UAI 95+?

    Dramaqueen06: 6 band 6's..... prolly 98+
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    lol um sorry but one last question Button Cell

    "only when consumed i assume?" it can be absorbed through skin, IIRC. Otherwise they wouldn't have banned it from schools.
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    Module A - Transformations

    -> I did structure & climax-> anti-climax supported by various other devices....... marker might have a prob with that because anti-climax is part of structure...... :S I wrote 7 pages.
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    General Thoughts - English Adv Paper 2

    Module A. Hamlet & Ros & Guil: 7 Pages Module B: Gwen Harwood: 7.5 Pages. Module C: Frontline 7 Pages. easiest english paper ever~~
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    Gwen Harwood poems

    Just know all your poems..... Write down 8 things for each poem on a sheet. (eg. Alter Ego Irony - quote "~~~~" Paradox = quote "~~~~" Metaphor - quote "~~~~" ~ ~ ~ etc)
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    Structure of Harwood Essays

    example sentence from some random introduction "Harwood uses devices of textual integrity to emphasis XXX". If you use "devices of textual integrity", you don't need to use a list "irony, metaphor, symbolism" to make your point; The examiner won't look down on you. Btw.... Is there a better...
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    Anyone thinks they have killed the test

    Section 1 - 4 Pages. (1 page last part). I don't think I did too well on this. I didn't have time to _get_ the poems, so I just 'interpreted' up techniques of "Irony, Symbolism, Metaphor, etc etc" and dumped it onto the sheet. Section 2 - 6 Pages. It was a brilliant story until the examiner...
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    I beat some guy in every assessment after half yearlies... how did he rank better?

    In Physics, I got 4th in the half yearly report. And then I continue to beat this guy every single assessment. Yet... in the report, his assessment rank beat me! (My exam rank was 2nd) I have just raised my exam score from 80's (before trial) to 95's (just before grad day) and am really...
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    Want to get 97.75... Need 95.1 How am I going?

    I have got around these results and rank for my school mark: Maths Extension 2: 72 (5/9) Maths Extension 1: 90 (1/20) English Advanced: 70 (37/75) Physics: 82 (4/20)** Before trials Chemistry: 75 (7/17) And just for comparison, results from Trials: Maths Extension 2: 60 (4/9) Maths Extension...
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