is peak hsc actually peak? (1 Viewer)

[Jaros]

It's negative because of integral calculus

You're integrating GMmr^-2 with respect to r, which produces a negative integral, the -GMm/r

thank you for letting me know, I did find the derivation for it and understand it because I can do Calculus

 

[jane1820]

peak or zhangs or sigma for chem?

currently for you, the playground
you're literally in yr 8

 

[jane1820]

you should've kept ext 2. You may not get an E4, but even a low E3 is way more valuable than a useless band 6 in two unit. Same workload as advanced for a band 6

we dont have a class for ext 2, and i dont think the time and effort invested in ext 1 is worth it at the end of the day, even tho ext 1 was my favourite subject and 3rd best performing

 

[Jaros]

currently for you, the playground
you're literally in yr 8

I think you should give PEAK a try if its not for you, you can leave as trial lesson is free but Sigma Science is so expensive and Zhangs is great but they aren't exactly miles above PEAK in terms of teaching

 

[spiderlemonade]

currently for you, the playground
you're literally in yr 8

my school doesn't even have a playground cuh
we don't get enough funding ngl

 

[jane1820]

my school doesn't even have a playground cuh
we don't get enough funding ngl

ok but your new school has a farm so that cancels it

 

[Jaros]

we dont have a class for ext 2, and i dont think the time and effort invested in ext 1 is worth it at the end of the day, even tho ext 1 was my favourite subject and 3rd best performing

Ext 2 is a great subject to do if you have the passion and dedication, however to excel in physics due to HSC literally just not asking hard calculations you can spam theory and basically get a band 6. However, if you are interested check out MIT freecourseware and you can understand the mathematics behind things like circular motion.

 

[coolcat6778]

Ext 2 is a great subject to do if you have the passion and dedication, however to excel in physics due to HSC literally just not asking hard calculations you can spam theory and basically get a band 6. However, if you are interested check out MIT freecourseware and you can understand the mathematics behind things like circular motion.

I wish they did ask hard calculations, scaling would've been as good as maths extension 1, and I would have gotten a slightly higher scaled mark as a result

 

[Jaros]

I agree but it would be unfair to standard maths students, and technically if you do not understand the theory behind the situations and why the mathematics apply, theory is the way to go

 

[spiderlemonade]

ok but your new school has a farm so that cancels it

yeah true i think that school gets too much funding!! ... why are the facilities actually good
it also has horses and if you couldn't tell i love horses

 

[jane1820]

yeah true i think that school gets too much funding!! ... why are the facilities actually good
it also has horses and if you couldn't tell i love horses

my old school offered agriculture, and we had chickens, ducks, sheep, greenhouse, huge ass chicken coop, all kinds of plants/vegetables/fruits, and the best part? one of the school labs opens directly to the 'farm' so we didnt even have to walk around half the school to get there

but we werent an agricultural school so we kinda had limited space yk

 

[spiderlemonade]

my old school offered agriculture, and we had chickens, ducks, sheep, greenhouse, huge ass chicken coop, all kinds of plants/vegetables/fruits, and the best part? one of the school labs opens directly to the 'farm' so we didnt even have to walk around half the school to get there

but we werent an agricultural school so we kinda had limited space yk

thats so cool
sorry for derailing your thread lmao

 

[lunaaaa4403]

"We're only taking kids from James Ruse and Baulkum Hills since they are just soooo smart"

Roy Fuck You

omg private tutors do this too?? like is that not just straight up classism?

 

[Luca26]

hey, I currently go to Peak for physics (not chem)
From my experiences my tutor is alright because im ngl he is on his phone for like 30 mins a lesson because no offense my class cannot do simple calculations like for example we had a question that said an electron displaced on an equipotential line and asked for the work done. Using W=qV where (V=0), we get W=0J, but unfortunately my class spent 10-15 minutes figuring that out. And the tutor himself looked visibly disappointed, and irritated so he gave us another 10 MINS and just stared at his phone. I'll be honest based of my experiences for mod 5 physics, my class seems really incapable as they don't even do the HW, like only 4 kids in my class actually do the HW and can contribute in class. The only arguments for going here, is the exam they give which in my opinion is a great exam to test your critical thinking and mathematical ability, theory wise I would say its not too hard however emphasis on their exam being good and great at determining your understading cuz the scenarios they give are pretty tricky (Note getting 80%+ is good indication). Furthermore, their homework is actually pretty good (note they do compile past HSC questions and reuse them) nonetheless its decent and so are the solutions. They do actually regularly, hand out compilations of trials, HSC questions which is pretty useful. Mainly, I go for the resources and the exam and I understand my tutor is good but the fact my class is just incapable of doing 'basic' questions is what causes delays. I'm not trying to say I'm high and mighty, and superior its just I feel like such basic questions everyone should get especially since your are going 'tutoring' and getting extra help. Anyways, PEAK HSC is cheaper than most and offers discounts if you do well on the exam (TOP 20), so If u were to attend here my advice would PLEASE go to the Parramatta campus and try self-study the theory for the modules since HSC physics exams are heavy theory based, but PEAKs got u covered for all the calculations pretty much.

What is the value in tutoring of any sort - individual, group, or class-based - if the tutor spends so much time unengaged with the educational task at hand? Why do people put with / pay for this when the service provided is unacceptable? Or why is it acceptable?

This is not meant as a comment on any particular tutor or organisation, but a general question about tutoring?