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Is the HSC as hard as the Maths Comp (1 Viewer)
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Doctor Jolly
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I doubt it.
The Maths Competition is testing you on problem solving and basically stuff you haven't really studied for. Whereas with the HSC, they test you on things that are in the syllabus and practically everything you've learnt at school in year 12.
The Maths Competition is testing you on problem solving and basically stuff you haven't really studied for. Whereas with the HSC, they test you on things that are in the syllabus and practically everything you've learnt at school in year 12.
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That would just be scary.
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The HSC doesn't focus on the type of problem solving questions that the Maths Comp does. The Maths Comp expects u 2 find patterns and use logic, whereas the HSC papers involve applying formulae u've learned over Stage 6
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Why not?
Q9 & 10 of the Mathematics questions usually involve a question where you have to apply a in-depth mathematical knowledge.
Same thing applies to Q 6 & 7 of the Mathematics Extension 1
And this also applies generally throughout the Mathematics Extension 2.
Q9 & 10 of the Mathematics questions usually involve a question where you have to apply a in-depth mathematical knowledge.
Same thing applies to Q 6 & 7 of the Mathematics Extension 1
And this also applies generally throughout the Mathematics Extension 2.
Doctor Jolly
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Don't scare me now Namu.lyounamu said:
I think the HSC would be much more easier and doable than the Maths Comp.
The HSC tests your ability to learn a particular body of knowledge (the syllabus).
The Maths comp is more a test of general mathematical knowledge. If you know some elementary number theory, basic Euclidean geometry, and counting methods (none of which is taught at school, usually) then the Maths comp questions are usually tractable. (I have to say, that last one on the senior paper was a bit of a shocker, though.)
The Maths comp is more a test of general mathematical knowledge. If you know some elementary number theory, basic Euclidean geometry, and counting methods (none of which is taught at school, usually) then the Maths comp questions are usually tractable. (I have to say, that last one on the senior paper was a bit of a shocker, though.)
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No. The maths competition is just that: a competition. They don't expect you to complete all the questions let alone get them right.
In the HSC, it is an examination which you can study for. You can learn fromulas and skills/techniques which help you in solving the problems.
In the HSC, it is an examination which you can study for. You can learn fromulas and skills/techniques which help you in solving the problems.