Year 11 2014 Chat :) (1 Viewer)

[dangerouss]

Holy crap, the English seminar is in four days!

Excite!

So so excited

 

[lavender1001]

Are you coming?

Yep!

 

[hawkrider]

Keen to meat some new BOS'ers.

 

[strawberrye]

I just don't understand - I did lots of practice for my tests, and yet I did average. Maybe I just didn't study smart enough or I struggled with problem solving questions.

You need to identify different types of problems-rather than just solve each individual problem based on its own merits-so understand rather than rote learn formulas, you need to do tests under EXAM CONDITIONS and mark yourself as strictly as possible. Never give up, I got below 50% for my first Maths Extension Test, but I never gave up

 

[dangerouss]

Yep!

Lavender, you know Justem irl right?

 

[justem]

Lavender, you know Justem irl right?

Yes she knows the awesomeness that is moi

 

[dangerouss]

Keen to meat some new BOS'ers.

So keen lol

 

[justem]

Congrats Justem.

Anyone here doing the mock trials for legal studies?

Thank you child!

 

[dangerouss]

Yes she knows the awesomeness that is moi

can't wait to rub off your awesomeness

Edit: lol ily

 

[justem]

OMG! Im soo proud of u! I reckon you got first in the cohort. My teacher hasnt even finished marking our tests yet.

THANK YOU BBY BUT you probs got 101%

 

[justem]

whatta sexy beast

Wat

 

[hawkrider]

You need to identify different types of problems-rather than just solve each individual problem based on its own merits-so understand rather than rote learn formulas, you need to do tests under EXAM CONDITIONS and mark yourself as strictly as possible. Never give up, I got below 50% for my first Maths Extension Test, but I never gave up

But how do you understand formulas, rather than rote-learn them?

Cause what I do now is when I'm given a formula, I question why it works like that.

Is that effective?

 

[lavender1001]

You need to identify different types of problems-rather than just solve each individual problem based on its own merits-so understand rather than rote learn formulas, you need to do tests under EXAM CONDITIONS and mark yourself as strictly as possible. Never give up, I got below 50% for my first Maths Extension Test, but I never gave up

Below 50 percent?! But you're such genius! This just shows that hard work and dedication gives results. Strawberrye never gave up!

 

[dangerouss]

But how do you understand formulas, rather than rote-learn them?

Cause what I do now is when I'm given a formula, I question why it works like that.

Is that effective?

Hawk, my maths teacher was talking about that today and he said: "instead of remembering rules, know why the rules exist and only that is true understanding", maybe try to look into why the formula works- it'll be easier in terms of application.

 

[Crisium]

But how do you understand formulas, rather than rote-learn them?

Cause what I do now is when I'm given a formula, I question why it works like that.

Is that effective?

It isn't effective until you grasp the concept that is being conveyed by the proof (if that makes any sense).

Solving a maths equation is like solving a crime scene, you need to be able to analyse all aspects of the evidence effectively in order to solve the crime.

Apologies for the shitty analogy :/

Seems as if I'm starting to pick them up from my maths teacher

 

[Crisium]

So happy, finally finished my essay, just have to do a major edit

AoS: Power

Core Text: King Lear

Related Text: Jason and the Argonauts

Question: "Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our power"

 

[dangerouss]

So happy, finally finished my essay, just have to do a major edit

AoS: Power

Core Text: King Lear

Related Text: Jason and the Argonauts

Question: "Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our power"

That question is wonderfully written.

 

[dangerouss]

It isn't effective until you grasp the concept that is being conveyed by the proof (if that makes any sense).

Solving a maths equation is like solving a crime scene, you need to be able to analyse all aspects of the evidence effectively in order to solve the crime.

Apologies for the shitty analogy :/

Seems as if I'm starting to pick them up from my maths teacher

I'm not keen on the analogy, but I agree with you.

 

[hawkrider]

Alright then, say for example, the quadratic formula. I remember it, and I know how to substitute the values in, but I don't get how you go from the equation to the formula.

 

[Crisium]

That question is wonderfully written.

Funny thing is it's actually a quote from a guy named Benjamin Disraeli

Regardless I guess you could still call it a well worded question