Hardest 4U topic (1 Viewer)

[Insomniac]

which one do you reckon is the hardest?
i know most in yr12 probably havent finished, but umm yea, just vote on the ones you've done so far

my school is behind i think, and we probably wont get harder 3U and maybe mechanics done b4 trials, but i heard that harder 3U is the hardest (is this true?) ... and we won't even have it tested in trials

 

[spice girl]

i hate mechanics
my forces point the wrong way all the time

 

[ND]

I've done everything except some harder 3u. Here's my order:

Graphs
Complex Numbers
Integration
Polynomials
Volumes
Conics
Mechanics
Harder 3u

For me there was a big difference between mechanics and harder 3u.

 

[wogboy]

This was how I found each topic from hardest to easiest (actually better to say hardest to least hardest ):

- Harder 3U (total pain in the arse)
- Conics (didn't like this either)
- Polynomials (not too bad, some are quite tough though)
- Mechanics (so so)
- Volumes (alright, probably the most interesting topic)
- Integration (easy, except for reduction formulas)
- Graphs/Curve sketching (mostly easy, some graphs can be bastards though)
- Complex No's (probably the easiest)

 

[Harimau]

Mechanics is the hardest, followed by Harder 3u and then by Conics. After that Polynomials... The rest i have some confidence in doing

 

[underthesun]

volumes, integration, graphs, complex no.s seems to be nothing compared to the other 4. But they can always get infinitely hard, so it's really hard to say. I voted the last opt.

 

[Affinity]

Graph sketching is the worst....

heres the order:

hardest ->>>>

Graph (I just can't draw)
Mechanics (long working)
Conics (long working)
Integration (very long working)

->>>>Easy
most others
Harder 3U is not that difficult

 

[xiao1985]

lolz, i fink inte is quite hard.. but on the second thought, uhm..... prolly mechanics...... since 3u application is makin me spinnin already.....

 

[McLake]

I seem to remember doing one of these last year ...

Hardest: Conics or Mechanics
Easiest: Complex Nos or Intergration

 

[Newbie]

hardest is mechanics since i cant even pass year 11 physics

easiest is poly

 

[kass]

I think you are all crazy. I find complex numbers the hardest ( i have NO idea!) , then conics, then volumes, integration, graphs and ploynomials are all on about the same level.

Harder 3 unit might be just below conics (but I have only just done it and haven't had much practice), and I haven't started mechanics.

 

[Affinity]

I think you are all crazy

likewise, we all think you are crazy
no offense

 

[Rahul]

yeh....complex numbers is 'easier'

 

[wogboy]

hmm lots of people seem to hate mechanics ...

 

[Newbie]

because its all physics

 

[Affinity]

I hate it because:
1.) somethings are obvious.. but you will have to derive them anyway.
2.) the average length of my answer for a question = 1 page, compared to 0.3 for other chapters

 

[marsenal]

With mechanics we've only done the resited motion part of it, and I just have absolutely no idea of what is going on. To me this is by far the hardest so far.

 

[Affinity]

Try to think of mechanics as solving a series of differential equations.

Plus YAY, someone else voted for graph sketching!
does anyone have advice on what to do when sketching graphs in the HSC?

 

[McLake]

Originally posted by Affinity
does anyone have advice on what to do when sketching graphs in the HSC?

I've put it in a Sticky entitled "HSC Tips - Graphs"

 

[wogboy]

Can't believe 2 people voted for Curve sketching, it's one of the easiest topics. Not like Harder 3U or Conics.