Australian Maths Competition 2012 Thoughts (3 Viewers)

[RealiseNothing]

How did everyone go?

I found the first 18 questions to be pretty straight forward, but 19 and 20 were challenging.

Question 21-24 I just guessed, but I ended up getting questions 25, 26, and 29 right (I think), so I'm pretty happy with that.

 

[mirakon]

Anyone got a copy of da paper?

 

[gr_111]

What did you get for the motorbike delivery question? Was it number 26? I just chucked in 200 because I was running out of time

 

[RealiseNothing]

What did you get for the motorbike delivery question? Was it number 25? I just chucked in 200 because I was running out of time

The courier question? Where they had to deliver it to Connor's house? I got 200 lol.

 

[SunnyScience]

I'm clearly retarded. That test was hard.

 

[RealiseNothing]

I'm clearly retarded. That test was hard.

It was hard compared to previous years.

One of the harder recent papers imo.

 

[bleakarcher]

Regret not attempting the last five questions FUUUUUUUUU

 

[gr_111]

The courier question? Where they had to deliver it to Connor's house? I got 200 lol.

Did you work it out or guess!? How would you actually go about working it out?

 

[twinklegal19]

I had the worse time management...

I literally only spent like a few minutes for the last 10 questions since I ran out of time

I didn't think questions 19-20 were that hard compared to the earlier questions, I failed at the probability one (XYXYXYXY) and didn't know what a geometric progression was (haven't learnt it yet, damn)

 

[barbernator]

didn't do it but i wish i could have.

 

[bleakarcher]

I had the worse time management...

I literally only spent like a few minutes for the last 10 questions since I ran out of time

I didn't think questions 19-20 were that hard compared to the earlier questions, I failed at the probability one (XYXYXYXY) and didn't know what a geometric progression was (haven't learnt it yet, damn)

the probability one I got 1/256 and the GP one I got 1+sqrt(5) from memory

 

[iBibah]

I had the worse time management...

I literally only spent like a few minutes for the last 10 questions since I ran out of time

I didn't think questions 19-20 were that hard compared to the earlier questions, I failed at the probability one (XYXYXYXY) and didn't know what a geometric progression was (haven't learnt it yet, damn)

That's unfair that there are question some people can't do because it hasn't been taught to them.

 

[seanieg89]

That's unfair that there are question some people can't do because it hasn't been taught to them.

Is an armwrestle an unfair competition because one person might have longer arms than the other? A competition obviously favours those who are better equipped to undertake them. It has a very different purpose than an exam.

 

[deswa1]

the probability one I got 1/256 and the GP one I got 1+sqrt(5) from memory

I got 1/70 for the probability. I thought overall it was hard.

 

[bleakarcher]

I got 1/70 for the probability. I thought overall it was hard.

yeah I wasn't sure about my answer

 

[twinklegal19]

the probability one I got 1/256 and the GP one I got 1+sqrt(5) from memory

lol I think I guessed 1/256

I wished they defined what a GP was, it shouldn't make much difference to the actual level of ability needed in the process to solve the question

oh well, I'm hoping for a distinction anyway

 

[bleakarcher]

Hopefully I can somehow pull off a distinction lol (unlikely though, effed up pretty bad in my opinion)

 

[mirakon]

lol I think I guessed 1/256

I wished they defined what a GP was, it shouldn't make much difference to the actual level of ability needed in the process to solve the question

oh well, I'm hoping for a distinction anyway

isn't GP year 11 content though?

 

[iBibah]

isn't GP year 11 content though?

Usually end of year 11, start of yr 12.

 

[twinklegal19]

Hopefully I can somehow pull off a distinction lol (unlikely though, effed up pretty bad in my opinion)

nah you'll be fine lol

isn't GP year 11 content though?

depends on the school I guess