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[Fruitcake05]

1. A friend of mine told me that if you do 4 unit, you dont sit the 2 unit HSC exam. Is this true? I think its good marks and better confidence if it isn't true.

2. Does anyone use and maths programs ie maple, mathematica? How do they work and what exactly do they do? (i just know the names of them)

Thanks,

Fruitcake

 

[maths > english]

its true that if you do 4u you wont sit the 2u exam. instead theyll make the 3u component count for 2 units instead of 1 and make the 4u component also count for 2 units.

maple and mathematica are basically advanced calculators, if ur doing 3 or 4u they will really help as they can graph functions, solve complex polynomials, evaluate definate and indefinate integrals etc. if your thinking about getting one id advise you to get mathematica as it can perform many more functions more efficiently. the programs are expensive so many people get them from file trading programs such as kazaalitek++ (which is obviously illegal)

 

[Slidey]

If you want a simple graphing calculator for your computer which will graph pretty much any 2D function you can think of, do a google search for graphmatica.