Physics question...

jumpguy

Short and sweet: if you make a mistake in a maths part of a physics question, like a simple slip and get the wrong answer, do they carry on that answer to the rest of your questions (and you're only deducted marks for it once) or are you penalised throughout as your wrong answer in one part will lead to wrong answers in other parts?

Curlyhatescurls

I only know that in Maths they can only penalise you once, so I would say that it would be ridiculous if they did differently with Physics. It's the steps you take to get the answer that are the important part, not the actual answer, that's why it is important to show all your work.

Sorry if that is completley unrelated to physics.

jumpguy

Curlyhatescurls wrote: »

I only know that in Maths they can only penalise you once, so I would say that it would be ridiculous if they did differently with Physics. It's the steps you take to get the answer that are the important part, not the actual answer, that's why it is important to show all your work.

Sorry if that is completley unrelated to physics.

Aye, however my teacher is recommending us not to the mechanics question in physics because if you "go off track" once you're fecked. I'm wondering though, it wouldn't really be that bad if they only penalised your mistakes once, although you probably would get out insane answers (indicating you've done something wrong).

MavisDavis

jumpguy wrote: »

Aye, however my teacher is recommending us not to the mechanics question in physics because if you "go off track" once you're fecked. I'm wondering though, it wouldn't really be that bad if they only penalised your mistakes once, although you probably would get out insane answers (indicating you've done something wrong).

Here's what the official marking scheme has to say:

Each time an arithmetical slip occurs in a calculation, one mark is deducted.

I think that means you do only get penalised once.

Bottleopener

What the above poster said. According to my teacher you can only be penalised once.