APPLIED MATHS-the review

shane0312

So what did you think of it. I thought it was definately harder than previous years!!:mad: They threw up some weird questions!!!!

Attractive Nun

I thought it was alright, some tricky bits but some very easy parts as well. I ended up doing:

Q1: Both (a) and (b) were grand, although my final answer was very decimaly compared to the others.
Q3: The (a) part with the right-angle thing threw me a bit, but I got down to a pretty terrible answer in the final moments. (b) was a joke.
Q4: One bit of the wedge didn't work out, I got cosα instead of cosα^2, but I got the rest.
Q5: Part (a) grand, (b)(i) worked out, but my figures didn't give me the correct answer to (ii), so I think I was wrong. Probably my worst question.
Q7: Lovely, I was amazed when α worked out to be 2λ.
Q10: (a) was fine, the last part of (b) was a bit of a shambles but I made a decent attempt.

Overall, I'm very happy. I was hoping for an A1 but not really expecting it, but I reckon I've given myself a good chance.

JoseJones

bitch of an exam...Q4, Q3(b) and Q7 were simple, the rest were difficult...might manage a B.

JCB

JoseJones wrote:

bitch of an exam...Q4, Q3(b) and Q7 were simple, the rest were difficult...might manage a B.

Q1 (a) was fairly good (b) was a bit odd (iii) was a doddle
Q2 (a) put me off a bit but got it in the end
(b) just as well I had learned a similiar question!!!
Q3 (a) (ii)&(iii) were completely odd
(b) this is simple
Q4 Really Easy
Q5 didn't do - (b) looked like the "hard" one
Q6 (a) was fine (b) ok but I had no max/min value??
Q9 didn't do - (b) looked a bit strange
Q10 I felt that this was unbelieveably easy compared to last year!
Overall MUCH better than last year hopin for B1/A2.

Shark-69

I really needed an A1 in dat.....ah well suppose ill b reapeatin next year.....I knew it was gonna be tough but i just didnt get enough revision done before the exam......
--I started off on Q4...looked like a gem and it probably was for many students but i ****ed up part (a)...Part b at first appeared just like a typical wedge q until i managed to **** dat up aswell....couldnt seem to simplify b(ii) and got alpha = 29.75 which is more than likely wrong considerin i ****ed up part (ii)
--Did q 10 in less than 10 mins...prob made a stupid mistake in it considerin it usually takes me bout 20
--Q3 (a) put me off initially...cud only get 1 time....B was far too easy so itll prob be 10 marks or so....hope its 20 or 25 tho
--Q2...part (b)...WTF.....usually my very best q was prob my worst 2day...unless of course my outlandish attempts to find alpha are valid...I got alpha = 67.38.....
--Q5 went ok ...
--Q1...d=3ftsquared/8..........made a balls of b

That was way harder than the mocks....I got 90% in the mocks nd looks like im down to more like 70%........aggggggghhhhhhhhh.....****in ****ehawks......:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Feral Mutant

Definetely harder than previous years
Q1: Most of it was ok if complicated, didn't get the time it takes them to pass eachother
Q2: Alright
Q4: Alright
Q5: Not so good didn't finish either bit completely
Q7: Part a was ok assuming the reaction at the hinge went horizontally right. My answer for part b was complicated, inverse tan of something over tan lambda plus something else.
Q10: alright

Shelga

I am actually happier with it than I thought I'd be! I'd like a B3, I'd LOVE a B2. That said, however, there were a few bad bits!! Couldn't get q2 (b) AT ALL. For q10 (b), did anyone else get root7/4 for part (i), and for part (ii) did anyone get root 3? Oh yeah and for q1 (b) (ii) was the answer t=6? Please say yes!

Attractive Nun

(b) (ii) was the answer t=6? Please say yes!

Yes.

seraphimvc

my last sub.....i should be really hapy tat the leaving is ended......but this paper.....................................................:(