2013 math difficulty (1 Viewer)

[levelup888]

hmm... I did well I thought. Until I heard my friends complain about it and now I don't think I actually did that well since I'm the dumb one in my class. If they complained, what the hell am I gonna get? I hope I pass >.<

 

[Storm Red]

Hated it sooo much! Which ever Einstein wrote this years exam, id like to say a big thanks for screwing up 2 of my units! There was not ONE proving trig question and ALL the common questions that come up were left out!

 

[Queenroot]

didn't go to BoS meet then

This is probably why I found the exam bearable even though I probably got around 50%

There is a reason I didn't go. Lol! I am pretty sure I barely got 50% in this too.

 

[blinx96]

imo- hardest exam ever made by the BOS... like legit last years paper was piss easy... even question the first part of question 16
and yes they had hard questions all over the paper... not like the stock standard type (starts easy... then gets harder towards 15-16)
and our exam was way harder than the our CSSA trials.
but aye since everyones (well most) found it hard, they will make the raw cut off mark to get a band 6 lower than last years

 

[aDimitri]

i don't understand how everyone has said "hardest exam ever". has nobody done the pre-2006 papers? they were all so much harder than the new ones. we had 10 multiple choice. come on, that already makes it easier. 100 marks to earn in 3 hours instead of 120 for all the exams pre-2012. sure last years was easy as but please, hardest EVER? hahahahahaha i think not.

 

[RealiseNothing]

i don't understand how everyone has said "hardest exam ever". has nobody done the pre-2006 papers? they were all so much harder than the new ones. we had 10 multiple choice. come on, that already makes it easier. 100 marks to earn in 3 hours instead of 120 for all the exams pre-2012. sure last years was easy as but please, hardest EVER? hahahahahaha i think not.

I have to agree. Sure it was hard, but many of the older papers were much harder.

 

[titaniumwithin]

i don't understand how everyone has said "hardest exam ever". has nobody done the pre-2006 papers? they were all so much harder than the new ones. we had 10 multiple choice. come on, that already makes it easier. 100 marks to earn in 3 hours instead of 120 for all the exams pre-2012. sure last years was easy as but please, hardest EVER? hahahahahaha i think not.

Pre 2009 was when the syllabus changed so *some* questions were more difficult.

 

[aDimitri]

Pre 2009 was when the syllabus changed so *some* questions were more difficult.

maybe so which would mean there is a considerable jump there but if you go back to the early 2000s it's harder again

 

[fatima96]

i don't understand how everyone has said "hardest exam ever". has nobody done the pre-2006 papers? they were all so much harder than the new ones. we had 10 multiple choice. come on, that already makes it easier. 100 marks to earn in 3 hours instead of 120 for all the exams pre-2012. sure last years was easy as but please, hardest EVER? hahahahahaha i think not.

You have a point however if you think about it, this format makes it all much harder. You have 3 hours to get 100 marks meaning its going to take more time to get one mark. That also means there aren't going to be very many easy marks. It just makes the whole exam difficult. Old format q 1-7 were bearable then it got tough from 8-10. Now its q13 - 16 that are more challenging.

 

[fatima96]

I'm guessing I pulled off a early 70 raw at most. My nerves got the better of me

 

[nerdasdasd]

Nah I must agree with realise ... The 1999 paper or 2000 paper was much harder ....

 

[Randox]

I think its fair to agree it was just as hard or harder (more likely) than both 2009 and 2010. As such band 6 cut off should be ~76-77? Right?

 

[smiggles]

Nah I must agree with realise ... The 1999 paper or 2000 paper was much harder ....

dude, the syllabus was different then, that's why it's harder.... you don't learn half that shiz.
2013 was a hard exam, take it from someone who is topping a selective school at maths.

 

[Randox]

I think its fair to agree it was just as hard or harder (more likely) than both 2009 and 2010. As such band 6 cut off should be ~76-77? Right?

Opinions?

 

[User5555555]

If the HSC exam is going to be this hard...what the hell am I going to get for my HSC next year?

 

[HAX0R]

If you realise, they're saying it's the hardest exam they've sat, not the hardest maths exam ever made.

 

[cutemouse]

dude, the syllabus was different then, that's why it's harder.... you don't learn half that shiz.
2013 was a hard exam, take it from someone who is topping a selective school at maths.

The syllabus has been the same since 1981 with minor modifications in 1990...

 

[someth1ng]

You have a point however if you think about it, this format makes it all much harder. You have 3 hours to get 100 marks meaning its going to take more time to get one mark. That also means there aren't going to be very many easy marks. It just makes the whole exam difficult. Old format q 1-7 were bearable then it got tough from 8-10. Now its q13 - 16 that are more challenging.

Errr...load of shit.

I did both old and new formats, trust me. They questions have almost identical weight, you just have less questions.

 

[Thank_You]

i don't understand how everyone has said "hardest exam ever". has nobody done the pre-2006 papers? they were all so much harder than the new ones. we had 10 multiple choice. come on, that already makes it easier. 100 marks to earn in 3 hours instead of 120 for all the exams pre-2012. sure last years was easy as but please, hardest EVER? hahahahahaha i think not.

Aren't you doing your HSC in 2014?

 

[Nick939]

It should be easier next year after they get results back and realise how hard it was this year. Lucky bastard