*Leaving Cert Applied Maths Thread*

lundrum

Curiouscircus wrote: »

I did 1,2,3,4,5,10

Oh yeah like I read part b of question 2 completely wrong. Misinterpreted it so badly I don’t even think I got any marks for it
Questions 10 and 3 were nice enough though

Don't remember any of the answers you got by any chance?

Thr000w

I don't think anyone else thought it was. Difficult question 2, horrible 10 b) is enough to send my H1 down the drain.

japester

Thr000w wrote: »

I don't think anyone else thought it was. Difficult question 2, horrible 10 b) is enough to send my H1 down the drain.

I'm working my way through the paper at the moment, just Q9 and Q10 to complete now. I'll post up my answers as soon as I have them completed for anyone who may be interesed, but this fine weather, apart from my aging brain, is slowing me down bigtime My overall impression of the paper is that it wasn't the worst I've seen by any means.



Certainly do not despair about possibly losing your H1 since I'm sure the marking scheme sometimes gets altered, especially if a significant percentage of students have difficulty with a particular part of a question etc. Remember the percentage of H1s is typically one of the highest for the Applied Maths subject and I can't see a major decline this year either - this is mainly a consequence of some of the best and brightest taking on the challenge of the subject and the marking scheme is usually fairly generous also if you have a look at them online - you'll certainly get attempt marks for anything that is leading to the correct solution and often many of the marks are weighted towards just coming up with the correct equations of motion involved etc

lundrum

If anyone wants to torture themselves, someone’s done out the solutions here http://appliedmathematics.ie/index.php/students/exam-solutions
Can’t speak to their accuracy though. A bit disappointed with 9 if his solution’s correct because I was almost sure I’d got it right

japester

lundrum wrote: »

If anyone wants to torture themselves, someone’s done out the solutions here http://appliedmathematics.ie/index.php/students/exam-solutions
Can’t speak to their accuracy though. A bit disappointed with 9 if his solution’s correct because I was almost sure I’d got it right

Hi lundrum, I've been working through the paper also and I've got the first 9 questions completed now. I just took a look at Dominick's solutions for Q9 and I can verify that I got the exact same answers as him for (a) and (b). But do not worry as you could have made a very minor slip and, as we all know, a minor slip in an Applied Maths question can have a "snowball" effect

doctorXwho

How did people do?
I missed out on my H1 but got a H2 which I’m happy enough with because I thought the exam didn’t go my way at all on the day

UnknownEntity

doctorXwho wrote:

How did people do? I missed out on my H1 but got a H2 which I’m happy enough with because I thought the exam didn’t go my way at all on the day

I got a H1

lundrum

I somehow got a H1 despite knowing for a fact that I got at most 2 questions fully right. All hail the marking scheme.

Account Number

A H3, which given I've only been doing it one year was enough for me (even if it did mean I couldn't even count it). Kicking myself for not taking it at the start of 5th year:P

Ae86VroomVroom

Got the H1 also but I thought the exam was fair from the start. I hope you are all happy with your results!

doctorXwho

Well done guys!

sirboby

Alright whos up for taking applied math this year? I'm self teaching in only one year so god help me.

Ah well im up for the challenge

Peregrine

sirboby wrote: »

Alright whos up for taking applied math this year? I'm self teaching in only one year so god help me.

Ah well im up for the challenge

Lots of people have done that. It's definitely possible. Good luck.

Jacobc

Hi, I'm looking for solutions to the applied mathematics, I just started 5th year and I'm stuck on Chapter 2 questions mainly at the moment, particularly 2E.
Thanks,
a struggling 5th year.