Sciences are easier than humanities....

Select few equations for things that they just use to bulk out the syllabus. Ever looked in a maths formula booklet and seen, for example, their equations for integration and differentiation which wouldn't actually get you anywhere in an exam?

Even the trapezium rule can't just be applied without quite a lot of backfground knowledge and indeed practice.

Same for chemistry formulas to be honest.

Anyway, even I know for humanities there's a "formula" for writing the essay and often you see similar questons as before and so you can write exactly how the examiner would want you to.

What you're basically saying here is that A-levels are dumbed down versions of the complexities of a subject in real life, and whilst you have to have a "bit of background knowledge" and therefore studied the subject, they're not all that complex. Well, let's just say humanities A-levels are dumbed down subjects too which require a "bit of" background knowledge to cover the material you require for the exam. In that respect, you cannot deny that humanities and sciences are on par with the dumbed down level of their material. However, for maths you cannot just walk into an exam knowing how to apply the trapezium rule and ace it, even some of the questions you wouldn't be able to answer without oing through a method leading to the trapezium rule. They hardly say "use the trapezium rule to answer this question".

Plus, there may be only a little background knowledge, but this you have to know for every equation for whatever subject, be it maths, physiccs, or chemistry, it all adds up to become a bit more than a "little background knowledge".

However, there are still sets of rules that need to be respected, I'm using languages as an example, you can't just decide how to form a sentence structure as you feel or change grammar patterns to fit your mood.

Ya but what if another question came up similar to the exam that you got an 'E' on? You surely would have flopped that as well then? Exactly. And one more point: Humanities are much more centred in reality, whereas sciences really are about shizzle we won't ever need.

Did no-one else notice this last statement? "sciences are really about shizzle we won't ever need" is probably the most idiotic thing i have ever heard.

OK basically in my opinion, actually not in my opinion, it is a fact that it is by far easier to get an 'A' in a science subject than an 'A' in a humanity subject. Firstly science subjects is just cramming in facts and figures and just using that in the exam, especially in something like maths, whereas in humanities there is that element but just cramming in your text will not be enough whereas for a science subject it will be. Secondly Humanity subjects are subjective, there usually is no real way to distinguish candidates as something they write could be wrong in someones eyes and right in someone elses eyes, whereas sciences its just one right answer.

Tell me about it, bro. You tell the examiner that the Long March started in 1932 instead of 1934, he just doesn't give a ****. Or you can convince the examiner that the Kobe earthquake was due to a giant stamping his feet seven miles away, and they'll believe you.

/sarcasm.

I don't know whether or not your on my side or not.....

OK basically in my opinion, actually not in my opinion, it is a fact that it is by far easier to get an 'A' in a science subject than an 'A' in a humanity subject. Firstly science subjects is just cramming in facts and figures and just using that in the exam, especially in something like maths, whereas in humanities there is that element but just cramming in your text will not be enough whereas for a science subject it will be. Secondly Humanity subjects are subjective, there usually is no real way to distinguish candidates as something they write could be wrong in someones eyes and right in someone elses eyes, whereas sciences its just one right answer.

let me correct myself, 'arrogant pig'

Ya but what if another question came up similar to the exam that you got an 'E' on? You surely would have flopped that as well then? Exactly. And one more point: Humanities are much more centred in reality, whereas sciences really are about shizzle we won't ever need.