HSC Advice Line (2 Viewers)

[samuel slack]

Well. Looks like i'll be on the phone all weekend.

 

[chocolate_lover]

Well. Looks like i'll be on the phone all weekend.

Sounds like fun.

[size=-2]I'll probably do the same though.[/size]

 

[topsyturvy86]

Ahhhh.. the greatest thing that has ever happened = HSC advice line.

Aren't they lovely to you?

I've found english to be really helpful

 

[jayadore]

Okay, you guys got me. I'm calling tomorrow night. About anything.
My modern history teacher is on HSC Advice Line as well. He's really really really good (I know it sounds like I'm exaggerating but he's really passionate about what he does) so if you get someone named "Frank" tell me!

Do you think that for certain subjects e.g. English, there would be a longer "call waiting" period? since everyone has to do it? Or it just depends on the time I call up? I really really dislike call waiting.

 

[tanjin]

I'll call tomorrow night for Engalay.

 

[chocolate_lover]

Okay, you guys got me. I'm calling tomorrow night. About anything.
My modern history teacher is on HSC Advice Line as well. He's really really really good (I know it sounds like I'm exaggerating but he's really passionate about what he does) so if you get someone named "Frank" tell me!

Nah, they don't tell you their names.

I think they should though, so we can tell each other which teachers are good and which ones... aren't.

 

[jayadore]

Nah, they don't tell you their names.

I think they should though, so we can tell each other which teachers are good and which ones... aren't.

A friend of mine called up and a male teacher told her his name was Roger.
Apparently, he had a "hot voice" and was very nice. Haha. Yuck!

 

[chocolate_lover]

A friend of mine called up and a male teacher told her his name was Roger.
Apparently, he had a "hot voice" and was very nice. Haha. Yuck!

Hahaha.

What subject was that for?!

 

[jayadore]

Hahaha.

What subject was that for?!

Modern history
I hope I get him! Or my teacher. Haha.

 

[485h324s]

how long is the waiting period?

 

[jonoisnic]

how long is the waiting period?

It strted olredi fwL

 

[xclusv2bhung]

It strted olredi fwL

lol i think he means how long you have to wait on the phone to be answered by someone ahah.

 

[Jachie]

It strted olredi fwL

I'm sorry but is that even english?

Anyway BOS > Advice Line. Ask away.

EDIT: whoops quoted the wrong person, sorry xclusv

 

[xclusv2bhung]

whoops
well exclude the 'ahah' at the end.

 

[~LEAH~]

I rang the advice line yesterday about Modern History and it was a complete waste of time. He asked me what I thought and I told him and then he's like: "There you go you've already got it don't you? Ok bye!" Before even waiting for my other questions. He only spoke to me for about 5 mins. I understand that there are probably more desperate people but...:mad1:

 

[tanjin]

I rang the advice line yesterday about Modern History and it was a complete waste of time. He asked me what I thought and I told him and then he's like: "There you go you've already got it don't you? Ok bye!" Before even waiting for my other questions. He only spoke to me for about 5 mins. I understand that there are probably more desperate people but...:mad1:

What a bitch.

 

[chocolate_lover]

how long is the waiting period?

It depends on the subject, and how busy the lines are. When I rang up, I didn't have to wait at all; I was put straight through to a teacher.

 

[~untitled~]

It depends on the subject, and how busy the lines are. When I rang up, I didn't have to wait at all; I was put straight through to a teacher.

Ive only rung at night, ive gotten through nearly immediatly both times, seems to be less busy

 

[Forbidden.]

The HSC Advice Line is very good and worth it.
Here's what I got so far.

Mathematics

• When sketching a curve, the bigger the better! Obviously you won't get much accuracy from a post-stamp sized graph.
• My quotient rule (v.du/dx - u.dv/dx)/v² is accepted along vu'-uv'/v², yay !
• If your answer in an exponential growth and decay question e.g about growth of mice population is P = 291.753285972839 ... mice, round your answer to 291 if it specifies complete mice.
• Why are Questions 9 & 10 soooo hard ? "Hehehehe we like to be cruel !", says the HSC marker. The purpose of this is to keep the results nicely distributed say some 60s and so on. They don't want too much 90s and 100s.
• When drawing diagrams such as parallelograms, trapeziums and other polygons and geometrical diagrams, it is recommended you use a ruler but most importantly a parallelogram must still look like a parallelogram to anyone. A 70⁰ angle must not look like an obtuse angle.
• T_n = a + ( n - 1 ) d is the same as T_n = a + d ( n - 1 ) (Captain Obvious please)
• When conducting multipstep calculations, write a rounded answer on the page but keep and use the full calculator display e.g BC² = 29.1 but on calculator if you had 29.143976254 ... BC should be 5.395516116 then BC = 5.4
• You can write only the answer for a 1 mark question however if you get it wrong you don't receive a mark. Correct working but a wrong answer e.g. because you used the wrong button will still earn you a mark, you would have shown the marker you knew how to answer the question anyway.
• Rather than use e.g. k = -0.2682396521 ... use k = ln (1/5) / 6 or k = log_e (1/5) / 6 throughout your working.
• Indicate your endpoint with a dot when you sketch a curve e.g mark a dot on the coordinate (2π,0) on sin x where 0<=x<=2π
• Number lines are not needed unless specifically asked
• θ in l = rθ and A=0.5r²θ are always in radians. Use 360/2π or 180/π if degrees is needed.

Information Processes and Technology

• OH&S (Occupational Health and Safety) ties in with Social & Ethical Issues. You do not need to be too specific e.g (Viewing angle of monitor must be 0⁰ - 30⁰ below the horizontal.
• You will need to recognise simple HTML tags such as
  

  <HTML></HTML> <TITLE></TITLE> <BODY></BODY>

• Prototypes do require further user input for further improvement. A proposal for them is needed and can even be developed in front of a suer if you have the tools to do so. User-friendliness and efficiency are also important things to consider.
• The simplest context diagram can be thought as rectangle, arrow, process, arrow then rectangle. You must be able to develop bigger ones that branch out further, even to system flow charts.
• If you have a reasonable amount of knowledge on SQL you should be able to create an SQL query from given stimulus material.
• When listing Information technology for use in the implementation of a new system. Current technology is considered to be common-place and in mass production e.g CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, flash disks and even Blu-Ray discs.
  Emerging technologies are not common and have very obscure sources such as solid-state hard drives.
• Flat-file databases are usually used for recording a simple collection of data such as a CD collection or wine bottles in a wine cellar.
• Users and participants - I'll use your application for a Learner licence at RTA as an example. The lady sitting in front of the computer is the participant, she is entering your data into the RTA database therefore she is a participant because she is directly interacting with the information system. You would be the user as you are applying for your Learner's licence.
• Normalisation basically aims to get rid of redundant data. if your name appears more than once in a database it's redundant. You don't want your name appearing here and there, causing errors.
• You must know your exact transfer rates for transmission media such as twisted pair, coaxial cable and fibre optic.
• When an information system doesn't meet certain feasibilities it should not be scrapped, a contingency plan can be used to state a little more time would be needed, for example. Nonetheless it must be evaluated to ensure it meets expectations.
• Print servers queue print tasks and places them in sequence, this is called spooling.
  (The reel of an old movie projector that contains the film is called a spool. Just as frames move in a sequence along the spool, so are print tasks processed in a sequence known as spooling.)
• A bus network can still function is removed as data can be sent around, whether it was a scanner or a PC.
• Transaction Processing Systems Exclusive - EFTPOS is considered more a TPS than a communication system.
• Transaction Processing Systems Exclusive - Avoid UNIVAC as a historical TPS, focus more on manual information systems (non-electronic) such as punch cards (e.g. when workers clocked-on and clocked-off) and old cash registers.
• Multimedia Exclusive - Know your different formats such as MIDI, WAV, GIF, JPG, DOC, PDF and many more. Why would you use JPG for a high-quality photograph to post on the internet ? Because it supports more colours and and it uses (lossy) compression to reduce the file size of the image.

Physics

• In an orbit with a period of 24 hours, the orbit itself is geosynchronous however the position is geostationary, on Earth it appears to be stationary at a certain height at all times, these are two different meanings.
• If the question gives two decimal places/significant figures as your value for example round off your FINAL answer at the end with two decimal places/significant figures.
  DO NOT round off your values until you reach your final answer.
• It is good practice to use pencil for diagrams and a pen to label diagrams. Rulers are handy.
• Our definition of Lenz's Law is "the effect of induction is opposite to its cause".
  This is accepted as long as it has a negative sign when expressed mathematically.
• Torque is basically the turning force of an object
• Vector notation is still necessary e.g diagrams on centripetal force or equations such as F=qvB as variables such as F, v & B are vector quantities. (Can't actually put vector notation due to some limitations)
• "Big words" otherwise known as keywords are of great importance in your answers.
• 19th century Physicists had no mathematical way of proving the black Body radiation curve but Planck tried to do this by finding strips of areas under the curve (i.e integrate)
  Planck's constant was a "smart way of doing calculus" and it was a mathematical trick.
  Einstein stated that the energy is quantised but Planck on the other hand didn't like the idea of energy being quantised.
• Astrophysics Exclusive - You do not need to remember the elements, ions or compounds present in stars of certain spectral classes.

Will add,
English (Standard) and English (Advanced) Paper 1 — Area of Study
English (Standard) Paper 2 — Modules
Chemistry

 

[chocolate_lover]

Oh cool, thanks heaps for that Fenris. What did u ask them to get that information? Like did you specifically ask, for example, "what size should we draw our graphs?" or "what's Lenz's Law defined as?"