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    Average HSC Mark V ATAR

    Was your average HSC mark higher than your ATAR or was it the other way around? For me, my ATAR was close to 10% more than my average HSC mark. This is probably mainly due to the fact I did Extension 1 and 2 Maths which scaled amazingly well. On the other hand I know friends who had an ATAR...
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    Complex Numbers Question

    It's from the 2008 CSSA Trial. 2 (e) The points O, A, Z and C on the Argand diagram represent complex numbers 0, 1, z and z+1 respectively, where z = cos@ + isin@ is any complex number of modulus 1, with 0 < @ < pi. (i) Explain why OACZ is a rhombus. (ii) Show that (z-1)/(z+1) is purely...
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    Chemical Principle

    What exactly is a 'chemical principle'?
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    Applications of Calculus to the Physical World

    Fitzpatrick Questions I simply couldn't do. Ex 25 (a) 7) The cross section of a trough l metre long is in the shape of an isosceles triangle of base measurement 2a metre and height b metre. Water leaks from the trough at a constant rate of c metre3/min. Find the rate at which the water level...
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    Integration by Parts

    Having trouble with the following integrations. Explanations are neccesary please as I have worked solutions, but don't quite understand them (from TERRY LEE 7th Edition page 98, Ex 4.7). Q 3 (f) Integrate eaxcos(bx) with respect to x. Q 3 (h) Integrate exsin2x with respect to x. My...
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    Lion's Youth of the Year

    Anybody entering this? Would you guys happen to know of any decent speech topics i.e. contemporary youth issues that aren't cliche?
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    Formulae Test

    Close up your textbooks and see if you can name the formulae of the mathematics course. <O:p 1) aman = <O:p 2) am/an = <O:p 3) (am)n = <O:p 4) (ab)n = <O:p 5) (a/b)n = 6) x0 = <O:p 7) x-n = 8) xm/n =<O:p</O:p 9) sqrt(a)*sqrt(b) =<O:p</O:p 10) sqrt(a)/sqrt(b) = <O:p</O:p <O:p</O:p <O:p
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    What would you guys give this story out of 15?

    Ghost Town The hardest part is starting. But as the wheels hit the concrete and my limbs loosen, I become free. It is a freedom which reactivates my senses and resonates with my soul. Weaving, carving, sliding; I leave an intricate path behind me as if I am a snake. Autonomously I continue...
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    Molar Heat of Combustion of Ethanol

    1. The molar heat of combustion of ethanol is 1360kJ/mol. What will be the final temperature if 250g of water at 20oC is heated by the combustion of 2.0g of ethanol if there is a 30% heat loss to the surroundings. I got all sorts of answers. The most realistic answer I got was 25.4oC which I...
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    The Impact of Religious Dialogue on Multi-faith Australia.

    Explain the impact of religious dialogue in multi-faith Australia in relation to Christian Ecumenical movements AND interfaith dialogue. Australia is a multicultural, pluralistic society and there is no exception to this in terms of the diversity of religious affiliation. The variety of...
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    The Importance of the Land Rights Movement for Indigenous Australians.

    Here's an essay which might help you. It has specific reference to Mabo, Native Title and Wik. Explain the importance of the following for the Land Rights movement: Native Title Mabo Wik Indigenous Australians have struggled with the land rights battle since European invasion in 1788. The...
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    HSC Assessment Marks/Ranks

    Feel free to post up your results. For me so far: - Chemistry - 22/31 - 71% - 4th/10 - Maths - 37/48 - 77% - 10th/20ish - Extension 1 Maths - 32/36 - 89% - 1st/13
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    Pretty much the worst possible start to the HSC

    Here's my dilemma. I have been putting in effort. Doing homework, preparing assessments, study. The lot. But I have gotten a below good mark for my first assessment and have buggered up my first maths one (even though it doesn't count :)). Do you think I am suffering under the pressure...
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    Marks/Ranks

    :( Chemistry - 22/31 - 71% - =4th/10 (a distant fourth)
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    De Moivre's Theorem

    Simplify in exact form: {[1+sin(pi/7)+icos(pi/7)]/[1+sin(pi/7)-icos(pi/7)]}7 For what values of n is: (1+i)n + (1-i)n = 0 Taken from Terry Lee 7th Edition. The worked solution is not making much sense to me.
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    Industrial Production of Ethanol from Sugar Cane

    Does any know relevant chemical equations for the distillation and dehydration of ethanol after it is produced by the fermentation of glucose?
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    Migrant Hostel

    Am I on the right track with my analysis of Peter Skrzynecki's Migrant Hostel? SPECS SLIMS – Migrant Hostel Subject: Migrant Hostel is a poem composed by Peter Skrzynecki. It is a moving account of the experiences of migrants living in an overly-crowded lodge. The first stanza captures the...
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    Struggle

    Anyone else struggling to keep up with the year 12 work? It's getting so tough to hold it all together and its only week 2. :o
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    Hardest Mathematics Topic?

    I'd have to say geometry.
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    09er's - Performance Survey

    Attention all music students. What's your instrument? What are your influences/genres you like to play? What level do you consider yourself (beginner, intermediate, experienced, professional etc)?
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