Carry on Calculation Errors (2 Viewers)

[J-Wang]

In, say, a 3 mark question, say you make an error in the initial step of the calculation. If the rest of the calculation is correct according to your incorrect value, do you still get 2 marks like maths, or because of the strict marking criteria do you get 0?

 

[TheOptimist]

In, say, a 3 mark question, say you make an error in the initial step of the calculation. If the rest of the calculation is correct according to your incorrect value, do you still get 2 marks like maths, or because of the strict marking criteria do you get 0?

Despite the fact that I don't do Physics (however I do Chem), i'd say the former.

 

[dawooddaman]

For my trials no I had an orbital velocity Q. worth 4 markers a) for deriving b) Q. based form deriving. I got the part a) wrong and for part b) the formula came to mind I substituted correctly and still got 0/4

But I think for HSC there abit more lenient.

 

[soloooooo]

3 marks is not much to be worrying about. Wait until you get to uni where each question is 25 or 30 marks (out of a 100 in the exam).

 

[someth1ng]

You will only lose 1 mark.

 

[iBibah]

3 marks is not much to be worrying about. Wait until you get to uni where each question is 25 or 30 marks (out of a 100 in the exam).

Every mark should be worried about.

 

[lemon1]

3 marks is not much to be worrying about. Wait until you get to uni where each question is 25 or 30 marks (out of a 100 in the exam).

Not going to do us good when we're not in uni because we kept on not worrying about 3 markers lol

 

[RishBonjour]

If you look at some marking criteria. they don't even have "3 marks for correct answer" Some 3+ calculation questions they look at your working and give you the marks if all your calculations and everything is correct.

 

[D94]

You can be awarded 0 marks if what you've done has actually made the solution easier. If you stuff up the important formula which you must use, and you somehow get an answer in a few lines, you'll probably be given 0, despite a "small" error. Sometimes you only get marks for the correct derivation of formulas, and not even your actual working out because subbing in numbers isn't exactly a highly technical skill.

 

[ademb13]

depends what you got wrong, if u got calculation correctly written but u punch it wrong into your calculator u get full marks

 

[barbernator]

 

[J-Wang]

U r 1 f*^cking che1KI K*^T m8 i swear 1m go1ng 2 REK U 1 swear on mi mum's l1fe!!

 

[D94]

depends what you got wrong, if u got calculation correctly written but u punch it wrong into your calculator u get full marks

No, not necessarily. If one of the criteria is correct answer, then clearly that is not the correct answer so you won't gain the marks for that point on the marking scheme.