Exam season

[P156KWJ]

maths modules soon too
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[D306]

English earlier, now I have 5 more papers to sit, and only 4 more days to go into school, except for 6th form induction day, untill I go and get my results

 

[Beaker]

I think the others were ok, (my calculator has lots of hidden handy functions - it builds graphs and tables for you, and works out equations too )

Calculators doing equations, shock horror!

 

[FusionRail]

Calculators doing equations, shock horror!

Yes, it does it without you having to work it out, whereas the calculators the school recommends don't.

Heres a pic http://www.kidestore.co.uk/images/images_big/melissa_and_doug_abacus.jpg

 

[Beaker]

Yes, it does it without you having to work it out, whereas the calculators the school recommends don't.

Thats one of the fundamentals of a calculator.

 

[vc-10]

What did you get for the area of the Sector? I made it 19.6?

Yup! Not sure if that was right though...

 

[devon_metro]

History was fun

 

[class 313]

History was fun

English and History for me, oh dear!

 

[dan_atki]

Thats one of the fundamentals of a calculator.

hock: That would then mean my 'University approved calculator' is not actually a calculator I think maybe I should complain to the powers that be...

[pedant]
If I'm being ultra picky, though, the fundamental thing a calulator does is calculate mathematical expressions such as '2 + 3', '4 * 2', 'sqrt(81)' etc.

An equation on the other hand is one where the symbol of equality joins two expressions. These are normally algebraic such as '5x + 2 = 7' and certain calculators will allow you to type in such an equation and it will find out a value x can take to satisfy the equation.

In equations higher than first order (linear) there are as many values as the highest power of the variable given (these may be repeated or complex) and some calculators will give you all possible results (given that it is in the correct mode too).
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[RJ]

Yup! Not sure if that was right though...

That's what I got as I had my calculator in rad mode - speaking to some of my mates, a few of them got 22.something but I suspect they were in deg mode.

I had 0.8rad as 45.83 degrees.

 

[devon_metro]

The good old wrong mode on calculators. Tis a killer

 

[RJ]

Not for me 8). Although I forgot to convert it back at first to deg when using the cosine rule - I was wondering for a sec why it was giving me -3 as the length of the line of a triangle hock:.

 

[FusionRail]

hock: That would then mean my 'University approved calculator' is not actually a calculator I think maybe I should complain to the powers that be...

[pedant]
If I'm being ultra picky, though, the fundamental thing a calulator does is calculate mathematical expressions such as '2 + 3', '4 * 2', 'sqrt(81)' etc.

An equation on the other hand is one where the symbol of equality joins two expressions. These are normally algebraic such as '5x + 2 = 7' and certain calculators will allow you to type in such an equation and it will find out a value x can take to satisfy the equation.

In equations higher than first order (linear) there are as many values as the highest power of the variable given (these may be repeated or complex) and some calculators will give you all possible results (given that it is in the correct mode too).
[/pedant]

Thats what i ment, cheers for pointing that out to Nathan who seems to not understand maths 8)

 

[vc-10]

Yeah, I found that I'd used the wrong mode when checking through (it's great, I'm mildly dyslexic, so get extra time, but don't need it in Maths!). I also found that I'd put in 0.5 instead of -0.5 in the second trig equation (the 6-marker, with 6 answers), so hastily redid the question...

 

[D306]

Did anyone get a AQA exam with Swedes as Item 2?

Random or what?

 

[FusionRail]

Yep i did - and answered 2a and 2b in the same paragraph by accident, thinking they were one.

 

[class 313]

Did anyone get a AQA exam with Swedes as Item 2?

Random or what?

Yes!

 

[Max]

Economics tomorrow, last exams this session!

 

[RJ]

Ditto - taking bets on aggregate demand/supply being the topic for the 12 marker 8)

 

[Max]

Ditto - taking bets on aggregate demand/supply being the topic for the 12 marker 8)

I think if you didn't mention AD/AS in the macro 12 marker somewhere you'd be slightly stuffed

 

[Phoenix]

There has been so many times when I have come up with an answer like that and had to hold back.
Oh well no exams this year but lot's of work at uni next year.

 

[D306]

French listening at one (Easy as driving a train on BVE), English tomorrow, and next week I have Science module 4 and French reading and writing.

After that, I'm free to do anything I like.

 

[devon_metro]

Not sure how French listening is easy :?

Got it at 2 and Reading at 3

Joy :roll:

 

[FusionRail]

French listening as easy as driving BVE? you must have vista with a completely uncompatible graphics card!! without a keyboard.

Just write all the answers as I 'surrender' and you'll get there - they wont dare fight you

Anyway, Geography Paper 2 finished, had a question about Tunstead quarry so along comes a long ramble about Class 60's and 66's on limestone trains :roll:

 

[D306]

French listening was very easy, and Fusion, FYI I don't have vista.

 

[RJ]

I think if you didn't mention AD/AS in the macro 12 marker somewhere you'd be slightly stuffed

OCR was our exam board, the macro question was about how an increase in exports affects a country's macroeconomic performance. Banged out 3 pages about GDP for that one. I understand Edexcel's Economics exams were today as well.

Exams = over 8)

 

[FusionRail]

Well that english and chemistry over with anyway!!

 

[First ScotRail]

Thats me done now...thank god! Now just the wait until 5th August and that evenful text message!!