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  1. Randomist

    General Thoughts: Mathematics

    Was that the Van and Marie one? It was like 1-[(8/9)^3 x (15/16)^3] or something like that, I can't even remember...
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    General Thoughts: Mathematics

    When I saw the 'divide the triangle into four' question I was quite amused and actually asked my examiner if it was a misplaced question from the Visual Arts paper and he lolled...
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    General Thoughts: Mathematics

    WTF was up with the decay question about radium? I swear there wasn't even enough information to complete the answer! That test was dodgy...
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    what is a reducing sugar

    The rather confusing part of this is that the reducing sugar is actually oxidised during the reaction. It simply means that the sugar will reduce another substance when it reacts with it (give away an electron). A good source to go into a bit more detail is this page on HSC Online.
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    Best/Most Useful Textbook

    Excel 4 Unit Step-By-Step. Good book. Also, Coroneos - everything.
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    Subjects that you ace but hate

    French Continuers - it's practically Fascist Studies (for some reason they always tell you about various neo-Nazi uprisings in Paris in recent years). I hate the subject and would drop it in a flash if I had 12 units. But unfortunately I only have 11. I'm topping our school in it, but I won't be...
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    After the Bomb Related Texts

    Yeah, our school has to do 6 related texts for some reason. We have to write a 1000 word essay on each, and then deliver a 15 minute seminar at the end. It seems a bit much to me...
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    After the Bomb Related Texts

    Our prescribed texts so far have been Catch-22, Waiting for Godot and The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, and my first four related texts were 1984, The Atomic Cafe, The Crucible and the song 'When the Music's Over' by The Doors. I am thinking of doing the Toge Sankichi poem 'At the Makeshift Aid...
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    Do we read Frankenstein as a warning of the dangers of 21st century science?

    The question is really 'Do we read it?' One of the most boring books of all time. However, in answer to your actual question, although it was written in a 19th century context, the book does show uncanny foresight into 21st century issues in society such as the ones you have listed. It would...
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    Most annoying book of all time

    Frankenstein - the word countenance is used well over 70 times...
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    SC Results Thread

    English - 91 Science - 92 Maths - 89 History - 88 Geography - 89 Computing Studies - 96 I was absolutely stoked - thought I would get all round 60s or maybe low 70s.
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    Best+Worst of Teacher Quotes and Habits

    Another classic: Maths Teacher: (talking about a student who just left the room) That kid's an asymptote - no matter how close he gets to a girl, she will never touch him...
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    Best+Worst of Teacher Quotes and Habits

    A student falls over when walking up the steps to speak on assembly about army cadets... Supervising teacher: Ladies and gentlemen, you have all seen how well these young men have been trained - that was a beautiful leopard crawl right there, just magnificent! A student in chemistry: So what...
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