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I, for two, plan to challenge it.

Foi I guess we'll just have to concede that the standards for Extension 2 maths are quite low. :( Keypad: do you think you could make an FOI for your marks? Just print off the attached form with a cheque for $30. (Make sure you replace the red font items.) EDIT: It seems there are two clause...

Dang. :p I would imagine the Board would check that he indeed topped the state ; but it could be that they reported it on his HSC incorrectly as "99". He may still have topped the state; but he may have "only" got 97. I was gunning for mid- to high-100s / 120 after the exam – but I doubt I...

Why read a long debate when IUPAC sums it up in 94 pages. (:p) Just joking! If you look on page four it says that ethenylbenzene is indeed the systematic name of styrene. Sorry Dreamerish*~! Good luck on Wednesday! You have done some excellent charity on here. :) Your boyfriend ought to be proud.

Here's another possibility: Maybe the Judges judge what the highest mark will align to. That is, they look at Keypad's 104 / 120 and say "that's a 99"; but this doesn't have any effect on the E4 cut-off. It could be, say, 60 / 120 and the mapping occurs between [90,99] and [60,104]. That...

It wasn't meant to discourage; they were just suggestions. I just think people should take notes of what they think they got raw and reconcile it later, in addition to this. I hope it goes well. :)

Dodgy. I don't think teachers are meant to be in the exam room. Also, why would he need to be there "in case the recording failed"? If there had been a problem, the presiding officer would have asked for help. Dodgy – but I'm not complaining. :)

Incorrect. That phrase does not apply to that particular question. The example says "3U students should be able to solve [integrands] of the type 2cos²(x) and cos(x)·sin²(x)". It does not say the substitution must be given. The substitution must only be given in such questions as are...

No offence, but those are hardly 'concepts'; they are really just conclusions one can draw from works. In terms of education, why – if this is what you are arguing – is the instilling of these concepts worthwhile? or more worthwhile than latter papers' format? I don't understand your line...

In English Paper 1, 1972, you had to answer three essays as well as one question (Section A xor B) on appraising a poem or analysing a passage. I don't think that the question "What do you think this poem is about? Make your own appraisal of it." is a call to analyse it to death! I think...

If: Thomas got 109/120 raw in the exam with an exam mark of 99, this means that, if we want the band to be as high as possible, his exam mark was actually 98.5. This means that 120 – {(120–109)/1.5} = E4 cut-off = 46.67 or thereabouts. This is insane! That's the first five pages – which were...

Question 1 — Haydn (Symphony No. 96) quite good, I seem to recall that part (c) "describe the contrast between bars 87-137 and 188-237 [I think they're the barnumbers]" was difficult. Question 2 — Cello and piano piece by Nick sounds-like-but-not-Scriabin. Melodic dictation was quite subtle...

And why was it known to you at that time? Did you do a different paper because you were early?

That is incorrect. The syllabus has different allowances for integration of trigonometric functions. I refer you to page 71 of the syllabus where, amazingly, an example of what integrals should be able to be completed by 3U students is the exact question in the exam is given In essence, 3U...

Just some thoughts While I think the idea was good, there are a couple of things I would like people to consider: Can't everyone just make a private note of what they believe they got in the exam and then reconcile this publicly with their aligned examination mark when it comes out? I have...

To clarify, The Band 5/6 cut-off for 2004 was 92 / 120. http://community.boredofstudies.org/showthread.php?p=1181055#post1181055 As this exam was slightly more difficult, I predict 88 / 120 as the Band 5/6 cut-off. This is a rough estimation (obviously); I haven't gone through each...

Firstly, do you really expect the Board to answer personally every single e-mail that they receive? Secondly, if your complaint was very similar to others, it makes sense for the Board to issue the same response. In relation to the general nature of the angst over this question (I admit that...

When the Board publishes its marking guidelines and notes from the marking centre, the "student outcome"(:chainsaw: ) that was tested to that particular subquestion will be written next to the subquestion. The Examination Committee are obliged to do this to ensure that a 2U student could...

This is what you should have done: You should have (1) Realised that the exam started at 0949 and thus would finish at 1149. (2) Had a stern word to the supervisor after exam but taken no further action. (3) If she did it again—complained to the Board. None of these options suggest...

Thank you r.haidar. That was a quite a cool question 10(b). Well done Board of Studies! :) In fact, Question 10 looked quite good: although, I must say that I question the use of the verb "Explain" in the very first part of that question. Further, it was not that difficult for anyone who...