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  1. astroman

    Any fellow IPT peepz?

    so my 2015er engineering studies thread failed so i'm hoping to find out whether IPT has any hope.
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    can i use & and numbers in essays?

    hey guys, i'm wondering if it's allowed to use '&' instead of and and numbers like 1,2,3... instead of one, two, three....?
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    should i keep all my prelim stuff or throw it away?

    sup bosers, i want to know whether or not i should throw away my preliminary booklets/homework sheets, etc.? I literally have hundreds of them and are taking way too much space in my room. Do you think i will need them for the HSC year or should i throw them away?
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    question

    stuck on a question, getting confused :/ Differentiate, find the stationary point on the curve, giving the exact value.
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    is it alright to use 3u books for 2u

    sup guys so i have been doing some maff in the holz but the problem is i only do 2u and i have been using 3u books (coz i only have those). I don't know where the 2u section ends and 3u starts nor do i really know which exercise is for 2u or 3u only. Can any1 tell me if i do all the 3u exercises...
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    Any 2015 engineering students?

    Hey, am i the only one on BOS doing engineering studies for the 2015 HSC?? Would love to learn and discuss with other bosers :)
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    some atar estimates plz

    all are aiming for 90+, same school. student 1, school rank 130s, english adv - 30/210 (strong cohort) business - 20/120 (moderate cohort) IPT - 1/25 (weak/moderate cohort) engineering - 4/30 (top 3 are close) math 2u - 65/142 (around 50 extension students that are all beast) physics -...
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    which topic is used in yr 12

    i want to know which prelim math 2u topic is most primarily used in year 12? Is it calculus?
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    are laser pointers legal in nsw

    so i read somewhere that laser pointers are under the 'weapons' category in nsw and the purchase of them online is prohibited and can lead to jail, i wanted to buy one for some photography :p, any advice
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    is work experience necessary for scholarships?

    Do scholarships like co-op at UNSW or other's at uts and usyd prefer students who have work experience or is it just high academic as well as school rep stuff??
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    buying from overseas

    Would you recommend buying a car from overseas and having it shipped to NSW? How much cheaper would it be and how much would extra fee's cost (not including car cost). for example a new 370z costs around $65K in nsw but in USA it's half the price at around $33K. any1 know how the process of...
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    locus question

    find the equations of the tangent and normal to the parabola x2=16y at the point where x=4. answers are: x-2y-2=0 2x+y-9=0
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    Bit over word count

    Hey guy's i'm in a bit of a weird situation atm, i have finished writing my business plan and the word limit is 2000 max. i currently have 2542 (with tables, heading and title) and 2013 (without) and literally cannot find anything else to cut down, i have read it like 20 times. Do you think...
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    Has anyone gotten a band 6 without reading any prescribed Texts/Novels?

    I was wondering whether any1 here has received a band 6 in english without having read any of their prescribed novels or texts, just summaries, notes, etc. ?
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    need help with business studies task

    i have an assignment where i am required to make a business plan however i am stuck on what this outcome is supposed to mean: Demonstrates excellent use of research methodology any help is appreciated.
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    is understanding year 12 ext 1 math (2&3u) book good?

    which is better math in focus yr 12 or understanding yr 12 ext math ?
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    do u need to make ur own notes to get a band 6?

    can someone explain whether or not it is necessary to make your own personal syllabus notes or whether reading and understand someone else's are enough to get a band 6...
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    physics textbooks

    which textbook is best for HSC physics, i currently am looking into buying Jacaranda HSC and have access to Nelson Physics through my school library, thanks
  19. astroman

    UTS or USYD open day

    should i go to UTS or USYD open day? They are on same day, same time lol, i will most probably only be able to attend one, I'm keen on doing computer/software engineering.
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    what are : raw marks, TWM, aligned mark and how do they calculate the band from them?

    i am confused as to how ur performance band is calculated. I found this on the raw marks database for physics, can some1 explain how marks of 75 correspond to a band 6? Soz but i am a noob yr:2010 raw:75.00 twm:75 aligned:90 bandB6
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