Originally posted by FireIce:heard from where?
from one of my teachers. waiting for teachers here to confirm :)
Be careful of what you count. While you may miss counting method marks for wrong questions, you may also not be sure of scoring marks due to poor presentation or unclear/insufficient workings.
"90+ marks for A1" isn't really true for A Maths. I believe I have read somewhere the actual is nearer to 80 marks for A Maths, 85 for E Maths. Many students lose marks in their presentation of workings unknowingly. Unless your school teacher or tutor has been consistently watching out for you on how you craft and present your answer.......
I counted around 91 (worst case) to 93 marks.... can anyone rate the chances of me getting an A1? (This year people say paper 1 hard but paper 2 easy)
Paper 1 tougher.
Paper 2 was manageable (or not more towards the easy side).
I flung on the last few qns for P1 due to rushing for time although I finished on the dot.... but jialat liao.... sian.
Originally posted by Spadexnexus:But how many grades can the bell curve pull down? surely can’t be a B4 to D7 right and this year paper is abit harder?
No one knows for sure what will be the bell curve. Since this year's E math was kind of ''equilibrum'', I GUESS (my own guess, let me re-interate) it will be around above 85 for A1, 78-85 A2 and the rest will stay pretty much the same with perhaps +4-5 marks to it (eg. B4 64-69??).
(Paper 1 was tough, paper 2 was manageable - cited by many students...)
A1 i think will be very high 80s or low 90s imo since this year papers is quite unusual.
Originally posted by Spadexnexus:I ran out of space for two questions for paper 1.. i keep cancelling hope don’t minus marks because the working is abit messy. Most of the marks i counted are those i am sure i got the working and answer correct.. not including method marks. so i think its around 61/100.. maybe abit lesser at 58
Cancelling and tidiness does not affect your grades in Cambridge marking.
It's not just the working and answers that give you the marks. How you start off, and present your case and argument are also marked. Mathematics workings are ultimately mathematical arguments.
Wishing you best of luck. Focus on the remaining subjects (if any) and don't think about maths anymore. If all exams finish, just forget about it till Jan. Enjoy your holiday!
Originally posted by eagle:Cancelling and tidiness does not affect your grades in Cambridge marking.
It's not just the working and answers that give you the marks. How you start off, and present your case and argument are also marked. Mathematics workings are ultimately mathematical arguments.
Wishing you best of luck. Focus on the remaining subjects (if any) and don't think about maths anymore. If all exams finish, just forget about it till Jan. Enjoy your holiday!
The bell curve for e math may be slightly lower than last year,which can reach 85 min for an a1 or around there as it is harder.
At least you never take pure sciences,bell curve gonna be crazy for this year,especially for chemistry cos p2 average score is possibly near 70/80
Originally posted by MapPwner:The bell curve for e math may be slightly lower than last year,which can reach 85 min for an a1 or around there as it is harder.
At least you never take pure sciences,bell curve gonna be crazy for this year,especially for chemistry cos p2 average score is possibly near 70/80
Originally posted by Spadexnexus:
I heard bell curve mostly affect A1-B3 students and C5 and below don't get affect much any truth in that?
that's what I heard as well... hahaha =D
Practice makes perfect
Originally posted by tanpantheon1:Practice makes perfect
In future, if you want use social media to ask maths questions for your study, maybe this community might help! http://blab.im/mathbrotherhood
Originally posted by Spadexnexus:
I heard bell curve mostly affect A1-B3 students and C5 and below don't get affect much any truth in that?
Affects the weaker students too.
Downside of a bell curve is that among the whole cohort taking a particular subject,at least one student have to fail,which is quite sad,so thats why a 100% national pass rate for a subject is virtually impossible.
Do TYS
Math is all about practising. You need constant practice to score well. Even though i'm late i would like to say that TYS would be your best bet. Even so we shouldnt rely on it alone and so we have to keep seeking more questions so i believe investing in a Math book would be quite good as well. However Math requires understanding and not regurgitation so study smartly not hardly.
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