4-Unit Maths? (5 Viewers)

[katerebecca]

Anyone taking on 4-unit next year?
How much work is required to do well?

 

[lyounamu]

Anyone taking on 4-unit next year?
How much work is required to do well?

Considering but not definite.

One word: tonnes

 

[blackglitter]

I'm not personally, but I know many people who have done 4-unit maths and done really well in it too. You need to be extremely dedicated and willing to work your butt off for a whole year, so yeah, be prepared to allocate quite a bit of time and effort too. On the other hand, doing 4 unit makes 2 and 3 unit much easier apparently by comparison. Actually enjoying maths helps too lol

 

[tommykins]

Enjoy math and effort isn't even the correct word to use.
More like "enoyable".

 

[blackglitter]

Enjoy math and effort isn't even the correct word to use.
More like "enoyable".

'enoyable' lol, what do you mean?

 

[lolokay]

can't wait to do 4U

 

[midifile]

On the other hand, doing 4 unit makes 2 and 3 unit much easier apparently by comparison.

Definitely.

After doing 4 unit conics, parametrics in 3u is like conics for dummies.

3unit motion is 4u motion for dummies

3unit polys is 4u polys for dummies

so on so forth

 

[ratcher0071]

I'm thinking of doing 4-unit maths.
I'm doing alright in 3-unit and Advanced. :uhhuh:

 

[Lyly]

My teacher said that I *could* technically do 4 unit maths, but said that it involved a lot of work and so he didn't really recommend it for me - because he didn't want me to overload myself. (He says I already work so hard - lol ^_^)

 

[bawd]

Anyone taking on 4-unit next year?
How much work is required to do well?

I know people who have started tutoring for 4 unit mathematics already. I've taken a look at Complex Numbers, and found it rather interesting and a completely random (but nonetheless logical) concept, and now I'm quite adamant about getting the probation (or even better, invitation) marks for it.

 

[GUSSSSSSSSSSSSS]

just got a huge lecture from my teacher that i should get a band 6 in 4u maths today

but i know i gotta work hard

but i know i'll enjoy it

 

[tommykins]

'enoyable' lol, what do you mean?

You want to do maths and don't mind studying it.

Also you start ggetting impressed at different ways to approach a question.

 

[bawd]

You want to do maths and don't mind studying it.

Also you start ggetting impressed at different ways to approach a question.

Happens a lot for me. The people in my class are very different, and I'm easily impressed when someone else is able to solve a question that I couldn't, and then I wonder, 'Why didn't I think of that?' lolololol.

 

[jaychouf4n]

I really like seeing other's people's ways of approaching a question.

While I go brute force on the question, i.e. writing down everything I know & trying to put something together, I really like seeing the little subtle tricks people do to make a question alot easier.

e.g. I was amazed when separating a fraction in a maths question made it a trillion times easier.

 

[tommykins]

Also note, 4unit - you need a VERY solid foundation of algebra and algebraic manipulation ESPECIALLY with trig.

Also, learn to draw graphs neatly, not only is there a topic on graphs, but conics and complex and a few other topics require a diagram to aid in your working.

 

[the-derivative]

I'm considering doing 4U, but I'm weighing the advantages of doing 4U and keeping my 2U HSC mark from this year (I'm accelerated).

Oh yes, and the common question...'how hard do you have to work'.... you have to work uber uber uber uber hard.

 

[Aerath]

You want to do maths and don't mind studying it.

Also you start ggetting impressed at different ways to approach a question.

Hmmm, I don't necessarily wanna do Maths, but I need a break for English - does that count?

 

[Continuum]

Are SBHS people allowed to drop to Advanced if they want to? Or does the school tell everybody to do Extension?

 

[fishy89sg]

Well when doing the 'Extension 2' course, it counts as 2units towards your HSC, and 'Extension 1' counts as 2units (making up 4).

But in reality, the workload (relative to time per unit) for Extension 2 is actually more like 3units, so take that into considering when deciding whether to do Extension 2 or not. (ie. you should think of your total maths at 5units of study even though its 4)

and as for the "mechanics" topic for Extension 2, i can tell you now you don't need to study that in depth (or at all) to get relatively high marks assuming you have a sound knowledge on the other topics

and midifile,
3unit probability is like 4unit probability for dummies
3unit circle geometry is like 4unit circle geometry for dummies, and finally,
3unit inequalities is definitely like 4unit inequalities for dummies

 

[doink]

4u isn't even kinda hard tbh.