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OL Maths :D

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  • 05-06-2009 11:56am
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭


    just sat paper 1 and was pleasantly surprised by the paper ... what did most people think?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 553 ✭✭✭Futurism


    I found it easy enough. Answered all my questions in about an hour and twenty minutes. Rechecked it about 4 times too. Only a few parts I couldn't do.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Weekend Warrior


    I heart Pass Maths. That paper was grand, I could do everything that I had to do and drew a nice picture for the corrector to boot.


  • Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭Pala!


    It was handy enough.

    The only thing I was really disappointed about was the first principal question.

    I usually get a handy 20 marks from that question but the one we got today was the type I cannot do. :(

    The 2x^2 one. Usually it's just an X^2 one.


  • Registered Users Posts: 44 MrSnuffleupagus


    Q4 was annoying, but I did an extra question, so all is good:cool:


  • Registered Users Posts: 132 ✭✭Bongomc


    Really happy with how that went. Only part C) of Q.3 was tricky and the rest was fairly easy.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭Pala!


    Q4 was annoying, but I did an extra question, so all is good:cool:

    Same, I done.

    1, 2, 3 4, 6, 7, 8 (Not happy with 2 and 8. Pissed off about 8 because it's usually a peech for me.)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 83 ✭✭ian 123


    Was actually alot better than I tought it would be! I answered 7 questions just incase. I found question 4 hard =[


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 514 ✭✭✭Chanandler Bong


    yeah same, pretty handy, love Q1s they're the ****!, whenever the question names the characters, you know it wont be too difficult:cool:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 553 ✭✭✭Futurism


    Lulled into a false sense of security, we all end up failing maths on paper II.


  • Registered Users Posts: 929 ✭✭✭TheCardHolder


    Considering I've never even opened the book since I dropped down in fifth year, I found it very easy. Q1 I probaly could have answered when I was in 5th class:pac:

    Only question I found difficult was complex numbers.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 162 ✭✭irishmonkey


    Ordinary maths <3

    It was a breeze.
    Did 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8.

    Couldnt get my head around 7 (c), but attempted it none the less.
    And 8 (c) was tricky too.

    Other than that, it went swimmingly :D

    Here's hoping paper 2 goes as well!


  • Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭Pala!


    I actually didn't find the complex numbers question very difficult.

    But saying that, I probably got it wrong. :P

    Now to lean some English, as John Montague says:

    "I say goodbye to the cailliach, that terrible figue".

    I'm not sure how that applies to here but atleast I remember it.


  • Registered Users Posts: 619 ✭✭✭Dj Stiggie


    Got 7q's done. 4 and 8 annoyed me, but I'm only looking for a pass so I think I'm ok :)

    By the way, anyone tell me what it means why it says solve |z| in complex numbers?


  • Registered Users Posts: 665 ✭✭✭english4490


    thought Q 1,2,3, were fairly easy... but i thought the c parts to Q 6,7,8, were a bit tricky and that 1st principle question annoyed me!


  • Registered Users Posts: 929 ✭✭✭TheCardHolder


    Dj Stiggie wrote: »
    Got 7q's done. 4 and 8 annoyed me, but I'm only looking for a pass so I think I'm ok :)

    By the way, anyone tell me what it means why it says solve |z| in complex numbers?

    I believe thats some formula I didn't learn :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭Pala!


    If it tells you: |z| = 2x + 3i

    Then you put 2^2 + 3^2 then get the square route of that number.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,420 ✭✭✭StaticNoise


    Dj Stiggie wrote: »
    By the way, anyone tell me what it means why it says solve |z| in complex numbers?

    All you do is change the sign. In this case it was a plus, not a minus. Numbers stay the same, only the sign.


  • Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭Pala!


    thought Q 1,2,3, were fairly easy... but i thought the c parts to Q 6,7,8, were a bit tricky and that 1st principle question annoyed me!

    You and me both brother, usually the easy X^2 first principal comes up. But they put the stupid 2x^2 question on the paper, one I never learned. Just looked at it now and I'm pissed off because its simple. I believe I may have got about 5 - 7 marks off it, which isn't too bad since I thought I got 0.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭OLP


    I easily got 100%. Did all 8 questions, not a bother on any of them. Had time to double check it at the end aswell. Bring on Paper 2


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 162 ✭✭irishmonkey


    Dj Stiggie wrote: »
    Got 7q's done. 4 and 8 annoyed me, but I'm only looking for a pass so I think I'm ok :)

    By the way, anyone tell me what it means why it says solve |z| in complex numbers?

    The modulus.

    Something i actually looked over the night before..
    BUT, when i saw it ont he page in front of me, i blanked =/

    You square both terms, and then put them under a square root.

    Something tells me, im going to remember that for a long time -.-


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 149 ✭✭Dumbledore


    All you do is change the sign. In this case it was a plus, not a minus. Numbers stay the same, only the sign.

    No that is the complex conjugate you are thinking of, not the modulus.


  • Registered Users Posts: 665 ✭✭✭english4490


    Pala! wrote: »
    You and me both brother, usually the easy X^2 first principal comes up. But they put the stupid 2x^2 question on the paper, one I never learned. Just looked at it now and I'm pissed off because its simple. I believe I may have got about 5 - 7 marks off it, which isn't too bad since I thought I got 0.
    ya its a pity now, could have been a handy 20 marks! oh well i am much better at paper 2 so i hope that goes better!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭OLP


    Oh if anyones interested, the paper was very like the 2004 paper which I happened to do last night. Pretty handy.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,558 ✭✭✭SmileyPaul


    I had great fun :)
    was just what i needed after the english incident
    questions 1-4 were actually really nice, after that I did questions 5,6 and 7 which weren't too bad
    I think i aced the first 5 Q's after rechecking them all


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭Dman001


    Was very happy with that. I was a bit confused with Q8 (C)(iii). Could someone post an answer to it, maybe putting it as a spoiler incase some don't want to know it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭OLP


    Don't have the paper with me. What was the question?


  • Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭louliewan


    Loved it, went in scared, came out singing (in my head of course!). Now English...let me at it!


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,231 ✭✭✭Fad


    Got at the absolute least 50%.

    Fairly sure I got Q1,2,3 100% right.

    The rest, not so sure.

    Got at least a B on the paper.

    Was a bit annoyed First Principals came up on the Q8 (Actually, does it normally? I dunno) I got it right, but the curve? No!


  • Registered Users Posts: 163 ✭✭Dr Gradus


    So....................Conor go 15 apples right?


    Ha i better pass this damn subject.

    Not a huge fan of paper 2.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,001 ✭✭✭p1akuw47h5r3it


    ye it was simple enuf


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