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[iSplicer]

i hope the 2010 4u paper is hard...i tend to like hard papers, as the questions enable those who are fully prepared to get an easy lead on the others.

+1.

 

[h3ll h0und]

i think it would also result in higher scaling?

 

[shaon0]

Damn. I ran out of time for 2001, the polynomial question stuffed me up. I still ended up with 110 but had only about 5 minutes to complete the last part of Q8 and had to write with a pencil the whole time

 

[lychnobity]

but if you take it slow won't you run out of time? i heard that you hav to work really fast in extension 2 maths exams?

It's a balancing process. Time is of the essence though my rule of thumb goes like this:

q1 - shouldn't take more than 5 mins, if you even have to think, you're in trouble
q2 - 5 mins max
q3 - if it's graphs, then 15 max. Otherwise 10
q4 - if it's conics, 20-25 mins. If not, then 15-20
q5 - about 25
q6 - about 25
q7 - 30 mins
q8 - 40 mins

 

[shaon0]

but if you take it slow won't you run out of time? i heard that you hav to work really fast in extension 2 maths exams?

My aim is to do Q1-4 in an hour, Q5-6 in an hour, Q7-8 in an hour. But i usually can do Q1-4 in 1 hr and 15 mins. I'm trying to pick up my pace for Q7-8.

 

[-Onlooker-]

It's a balancing process. Time is of the essence though my rule of thumb goes like this:

q1 - shouldn't take more than 5 mins, if you even have to think, you're in trouble
q2 - 5 mins max
q3 - if it's graphs, then 15 max. Otherwise 10
q4 - if it's conics, 20-25 mins. If not, then 15-20
q5 - about 25
q6 - about 25
q7 - 30 mins
q8 - 40 mins

This is interesting, say for example you're on Q.4 and this single 4 mark Q is bothering you, you're not really nailing it. Do you move on after 20minutes has exceeded or do you take it out then move on?

Please share

 

[kwabon]

It's a balancing process. Time is of the essence though my rule of thumb goes like this:

q1 - shouldn't take more than 5 mins, if you even have to think, you're in trouble
q2 - 5 mins max
q3 - if it's graphs, then 15 max. Otherwise 10
q4 - if it's conics, 20-25 mins. If not, then 15-20
q5 - about 25
q6 - about 25
q7 - 30 mins
q8 - 40 mins

5 min for integration??

you guys never cease to amuse me.

AS IF.

 

[Top Secret]

5 min for integration??

you guys never cease to amuse me.

AS IF.

Yea, should be more like 2 min.

 

[-Onlooker-]

Timed myself for integration, 15/15 in 6 minutes ! Thank ya'll for the inspiration.
Anywho, did 2002 and scored 107/120


keep the marks coming !

 

[nisseltaria]

You make me nostalgic for ext2.

 

[redfield]

Wow, some people have some pretty insane timing! 5mins for inegration and complex no's? I write far too slow for that. This is how I go about it:

Q:1. 10 mins (sometimes a little under for the easy papers)
Q:2. 15 mins
Q:3. 15-20 mins (graphing can take a while)
Q:4. 15 -20 mins (conics chews a bit of time)
Q:5. 25 mins
Q:6. 20-25 mins (depending on whether the mechanics is resisted or circular motion)
Leave an hour for Q:7 & 8. Some of the harder 3u gets lengthy, but can usually fly through induction and inequalities questions in a couple of minutes.

Is that more like what everyone else does?

 

[kwabon]

Wow, some people have some pretty insane timing! 5mins for inegration and complex no's? I write far too slow for that. This is how I go about it:

Q:1. 10 mins (sometimes a little under for the easy papers)
Q:2. 15 mins
Q:3. 15-20 mins (graphing can take a while)
Q:4. 15 -20 mins (conics chews a bit of time)
Q:5. 25 mins
Q:6. 20-25 mins (depending on whether the mechanics is resisted or circular motion)
Leave an hour for Q:7 & 8. Some of the harder 3u gets lengthy, but can usually fly through induction and inequalities questions in a couple of minutes.

Is that more like what everyone else does?

this is much better, although i would like have 50 mintues for question 8.

5 minutes for integration, is just wayy to little, i need about 10.

 

[lychnobity]

This is interesting, say for example you're on Q.4 and this single 4 mark Q is bothering you, you're not really nailing it. Do you move on after 20minutes has exceeded or do you take it out then move on?

Please share

If I can't answer a question within 1-2 minutes of first reading it, then I'll move on and answer the rest of the question. I take down the time I spent on that question and see how much time I should budget on trying to figure it out.

Say I started answering q4. I get stuck on a 4 marker. I'd move on and answer the rest of the question as quickly and accurately as I can. If I have completed the question in 17 mins, I'd leave 3-5 mins to figure it out at the end.

However, if I've exceeded the ~20 mins, I leave the question out. And any time I get left to try it is a bonus. Also, if it's a very hard paper, I'll do everything slowly, and give myself an extra 3 mins for q4-8, and don't bother checking.

PS I'm constantly checking the clock in my exam, literally

EDIT:

5 minutes for integration, is just wayy to little, i need about 10.

If it's partial fractions, there is a quick of getting a,b,c without using simultaneous eqns

 

[Aerath]

Argh, yeah, integration would be like 2 mins without partial fractions (and t method).

 

[TannouB]

Oh My God! you people all get 90+?? WTF

I average about 65-80% RAW!! probably my average mark is about 80-90.

 

[shaon0]

Argh, yeah, integration would be like 2 mins without partial fractions (and t method).

Yeah, i agree.

 

[annabackwards]

Woot just finished the 1998 paper, i got 112

I think it was an easy paper though, i even found the probability easy >.>

 

[shaon0]

Woot just finished the 1998 paper, i got 112

I think it was an easy paper though, i even found the probability easy >.>

Are pre-2001 still on the BOS site? Nice mark.

 

[annabackwards]

Are pre-2001 still on the BOS site? Nice mark.

Probably somewhere, but i'm doing it out of the Blue past HSC book

I was surprised i could get over 100 XD Now back to studying...

 

[shaon0]

Probably somewhere, but i'm doing it out of the Blue past HSC book

I was surprised i could get over 100 XD Now back to studying...

Ok cool.