Gcse Maths

[Obvious-M]

Anyone have the first GCSE paper tomorrow? Don't know what to expect, all I know is that it is 2 papers, 20 minutes each, worth a measly 20% of my final maths or statistics grade.

[Otto]

Excactly the same. I'm so going to fail.

Probability and data handling?

[TheMaster]

GCSE Maths was piss. I don't remember it being modular, though, I think mine was just one test at the end. Might be wrong, definitely didn't have any 20 minute papers though, all longer ones.

[RicardoJr99]

damn you're doing statistics?
that a bold choice my friend
i got two Cs on my mocks :/

[BananaBreadMuffin]

I breezed through GCSE maths, got an A* in it.

I'm 19 now, and next week I have a GCSE maths test again. lmao.

[Obvious-M]

I'm in the top set so we have too, anything lower than a A and I am disappointed. Also, it is 29/30 for A* anything lower is A-C.

[deckheadtottie]

Have they done away with coursework, then?

I'll be darned.

[ZenOfAnger]

I've got my GCSE mocks next week. I don't mind the tests themselves, just can't be arsed to sit around and wait for them to get here.

[TheMaster]

Also, note to people doing statistics and finding dead easy at GCSE:

For the love of god, if you get the choice, pick mechanics over statistics at A-Level. It's the most painfully boring subject you'll ever take. It's nothing like at GCSE, it's just really long, and really boring, and not even particularly easy. I had to take both since I choose to do the accelerated course (full A-level in one year, with statistics and mechanics as applied modules, as opposed to full A-Level in two years, with decision maths and your choice of mechanics and statistics as applied modules) and it's the worst thing I've ever had to sit through. It's not maths, it shouldn't be taught in it.

[Haynesyb0y]

I have my mocks in a few weeks. Maths is my weakest subject. :(

The tests are always much easier than what we do in class, so I usually come out OK.

[Obvious-M]

At 11/12/08 04:55 PM, deckheadtottie wrote: Have they done away with coursework, then?

I'll be darned.

Nope, apparently our year (Year 10) are the last group in our school to do the statistics coursework, which is going to be fucked because I'm behind on my Art and Design coursework and English already.

[chaw]

GCSE maths was actually quite easy. I'm appaling with numbers but got a nice healthy C, which is what I needed to get into college.
just do a bit of revision and don't be a fool and I assure you the passing grade isn't a problem.

[Bruce-Wayne]

I have that exam tomorrow.
I think I'll do alright, I'm quite good at maths :]

[Obvious-M]

My only problem is remembering things like spearmans rank and all the graphs to use and what not.

Although I can't do THAT bad so.

[Jack]

I'm totally shit when it comes to Maths - I can never remember the formulas.

I only got a D grade.

[m4x0]

heehee i have that exam tomorrow

I hope i do well :)

[PickledOnionMuffin]

At 11/12/08 04:52 PM, Obvious-M wrote: I'm in the top set so we have too, anything lower than a A and I am disappointed. Also, it is 29/30 for A* anything lower is A-C.

29/46
theres 46 points in total
i haven't revised cause ive been blessed with intelligence, got 45/46 and 46/46 in the mock exams, so should be a piece of piss
data handling is same bullshit but worded differently anyway

[BobbaQ]

Providing you can tell your arse from your elbow you'll be just fine. Honestly...

[PickledOnionMuffin]

At 11/12/08 05:02 PM, Obvious-M wrote: My only problem is remembering things like spearmans rank and all the graphs to use and what not.

Although I can't do THAT bad so.

in all the mock exams and specimen papers I've done they haven't even mentioned spearmans rank, so you shouldn't even have to remember it, unless you come from wales where it's probably different.

[BananaBreadMuffin]

At 11/12/08 04:55 PM, deckheadtottie wrote: Have they done away with coursework, then?

I'll be darned.

We did stuff on polygons and triangles!

Then we did things on cubes and edges, faces, and corners

[Obvious-M]

At 11/12/08 05:11 PM, PickledOnionMuffin wrote: 29/46
theres 46 points in total
i haven't revised cause ive been blessed with intelligence, got 45/46 and 46/46 in the mock exams, so should be a piece of piss
data handling is same bullshit but worded differently anyway

15 marks on each paper for us. High stakes.

[SCUD14]

At 11/12/08 04:48 PM, Obvious-M wrote: Anyone have the first GCSE paper tomorrow? Don't know what to expect, all I know is that it is 2 papers, 20 minutes each, worth a measly 20% of my final maths or statistics grade.

Mine was easy as shit, enjoy your massive gap of falling asleep in between each one.

[PickledOnionMuffin]

At 11/12/08 05:35 PM, SCUD14 wrote:

At 11/12/08 04:48 PM, Obvious-M wrote: Anyone have the first GCSE paper tomorrow? Don't know what to expect, all I know is that it is 2 papers, 20 minutes each, worth a measly 20% of my final maths or statistics grade.

Mine was easy as shit, enjoy your massive gap of falling asleep in between each one.

OMGOMGMG PLZ TEL ANSWARZ!!

[SCUD14]

At 11/12/08 05:36 PM, PickledOnionMuffin wrote: OMGOMGMG PLZ TEL ANSWARZ!!

Mine was last year, nobchops.

Also: Statistics is fuck easy, at GCSE at least. I did no revision whatsoever and got a C.

For the maths, I got a B. In top set yes.

[Obvious-M]

At 11/12/08 05:39 PM, SCUD14 wrote:

At 11/12/08 05:36 PM, PickledOnionMuffin wrote: OMGOMGMG PLZ TEL ANSWARZ!!

Mine was last year, nobchops.

Also: Statistics is fuck easy, at GCSE at least. I did no revision whatsoever and got a C.

For the maths, I got a B. In top set yes.

Why so happy then?

[PickledOnionMuffin]

thought it ws quite easy
on the first paper i finished with 15mins to spare
second one with 5minutes

[Bruce-Wayne]

After doing it, I can thoroughly conclude that it was piss easy.
I finished both of the paper in under 5 minutes.
But, I think that because I thought it was easy, I've failed it.

[Nicholas-Deary]

I did maths early :D

[Earfetish]

I got an A in Maths.

I can't do maths much any more. Funny how it goes. I knew I wasn't ESPECIALLY good at it at GCSE level, anyway; I could just pay attention.

[Otto]

At 11/12/08 04:49 PM, Otto wrote: Excactly the same. I'm so going to fail.

Probability and data handling?

Scratch that I fucking aced it.