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    English Extension 1

    I did genre: speculative fiction, and got 45.
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    Engineering Students, How'd You Go?

    How'd everyone go? I got assessment mark of 90, exam mark 94, for a HSC mark of 92. Also, who's planning to go on to engineering in uni, and, if so, which discipline?
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    Ext 2 English!!!

    Yeh, I didnt expect to go too well for Extension 2, but I got 47 for my assessment mark and 42 for my examination. So overall, 45, E4.
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    The "OMG I've Finished the HSC" thread

    Yeh how good does it feel to finish the thing? Now I can go back to doing...nothing...just like in school... Finished with physics on the 4th, and caught a convention the day after. Wasnt too happy about my first week, but it went alright after that. Just stupid maths and legal and AOS messed...
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    engineering assesment help me plz

    Erm, I think that this should be in the engineering discussion forum, not the exam thoughts forum. But anyway... For ours, we used the foam trays that meat is packed on in supermarkets. We cut it out by a template, with flaps and control surfaces and stuff. It'll go 10m easy if its done right...
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    any1 found the einstein question confusing

    Yeh it was something like list advances in tech since 1905... I talked about: development of precision timekeeping devices such as atomic clocks and development of fast transport like jets and space travel to make the velocity faster. This 'makes the temporal discrepancy more obvious and...
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    Explain how you assessed the reliability of induction information.

    Talked about induction cooktops and electromagnetic braking, and briefly why each is better than other means of doing what they do. I said I used a 'variety of electronic and print media' (BS for used google). I said that i 'cross checked all data sources to ensure accuracy of information' and...
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    Astrophysics

    I used Ia/Ib = 100^((mb-ma)/5) on the compare question between Alpha Centauri and Proxima Centauri, and got that the brighter one is something like 10000 times brighter than the other...To me, this seems a bit large...please confirm or deny the accuracy of this number...
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    Question 19 - Apollo 13/Newton in the Driver's Seat

    I talked about Newton's laws and how by creating a force with the rocket engine, the spacecraft accelerated and got home quicker, increasing the chances of survival for the astronauts. And then, cos I was out of physics ideas, I said that Newton invented calculus to assist him in working out...
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    Geo stat satellites

    When answering this question, my tutor told me that for full marks, I have to write down these points: 1) That geostationary satellites orbit over the equator, and remain stationary relative to the earth's surface. Because Newcastle is not on the equator, any satellite over it cannot be...
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    Speculative Fiction

    I reckon that exam was pretty decent overall (BOS must be trying to make up for a shocking 2 Unit paper ;) Deadset, that pic with the chick and the fire worked well for a dystopic spec story. And the essay qn was alright, too. I thought they might ask for 3 prescribed and 1 related, so it was...
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    Who will continue with this field

    Civil is getting popular because there's a shortage at the moment, I'm told, which means good job security and decent pay.
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    Spec Fic Convention Help!!!

    For Speculative fiction, I'm throwing in some stuff on genre theorists. Propp is being used by almost everyone doing Spec Fic at my school. I'm also throwing in Aristotle and Chris Vogler. Vogler is like a modern Propp in terms of his theory. Aristotlean Story Form -beginning, middle, and...
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    General Thoughts: Mathematics 2005

    Was it just me, or was that exam significantly harder than past years? I've been doing practice papers from past years (1986-2004) and I thought the questions in this exam were heaps harder than past years...
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    Who will continue with this field

    I'm going to do Bachelor of Aeronautical or Electrical Engineering at ADFA. But if I get my first preference, I'm going to do Bachelor of Technology (Aeronautical) and be a military pilot
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