C3 Jan 12 Edexcel - Past Papers, Model answers, tips

Reply 20

Silent--ly

Original post by Sailingslipelick

The 12 is for the year: 2012. :^_^:

Whoops, that's embarrassing :colondollar:

Maybe we could have both in the thread title to make it clearer?

Reply 21

snow leopard

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Original post by anuradha_d

Do you think this paper will be substantially harder because of Ofqual?

This is what I'm worried about. 2006-2010 C3 people, count yourselves lucky :/

Reply 22

Silent--ly

Original post by anuradha_d

Do you think this paper will be substantially harder because of Ofqual?

If so, the grade boundaries will hopefully be lower :crossedf:

Reply 23

psychojonas

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Done some past papers, got some A's and B's but on 3 papers (June 09, 10, 11) I've got D's... mysterious... :holmes:

Reply 24

This Honest

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Original post by psychojonas

Done some past papers, got some A's and B's but on 3 papers (June 09, 10, 11) I've got D's... mysterious... :holmes:

June 10 was pretty challenging esp. the second last question about height of water or time or something like that

Reply 25

Jack842

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Need to get an A in this paper. I seem to be getting B's in past papers even though I feel like I know most of the material.

Anyone got any tips for the actual exam in Jan, any gut feelings about questions that may come up?

Good luck with revision/the exam everyone :smile:

Reply 26

sham1

Whats books/revision guides would you recommend?

Reply 27

This Honest

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Original post by Jack842

Need to get an A in this paper. I seem to be getting B's in past papers even though I feel like I know most of the material.

Anyone got any tips for the actual exam in Jan, any gut feelings about questions that may come up?

Good luck with revision/the exam everyone :smile:

Mate, there are 8 chapters in the book, and there are 8/9 questions in the exam, they will ALL come up, but i think you will see more differentiation :sigh:

Reply 28

psychojonas

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Original post by This Honest

Mate, there are 8 chapters in the book, and there are 8/9 questions in the exam, they will ALL come up, but i think you will see more differentiation :sigh:

You kidding man? I love differentiation! Some of the past papers there were 3 differentiation questions/parts of a question, and if it requires the quotient rule that's an easy 15-18 marks! :biggrin:

Reply 29

dsinghdahiya257

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http://www.sci2.co.uk/papers/c3edexcel.htm

Great site for past papers and mark schemes.

Reply 30

Jukeboxing

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Original post by This Honest

June 10 was pretty challenging esp. the second last question about height of water or time or something like that

I actually got that right when I did the paper, ended up with 73/75.

I've done all the current spec papers including June 11, so I decided to try some old spec. I came across a P2 paper that had a question layed out in the exact same style as that Heights of sea water.

Have a look, download the pdf from here : http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=172159

Reply 31

This Honest

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Original post by Jukeboxing

I actually got that right when I did the paper, ended up with 73/75.

I've done all the current spec papers including June 11, so I decided to try some old spec. I came across a P2 paper that had a question layed out in the exact same style as that Heights of sea water.

Have a look, download the pdf from here : http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=172159

you got it right, in exam conditions :congrats:

I got it right too after 30 mins :sigh:

thanks, i'll check it out

EDIT: the exact same style and layout :lol:

thanks dude
+1 plus i'll check out those P2 papers :wink:

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 32

Jukeboxing

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Original post by This Honest

you got it right, in exam conditions :congrats:

I got it right too after 30 mins :sigh:

thanks, i'll check it out

EDIT: the exact same style and layout :lol:

thanks dude
+1 plus i'll check out those P2 papers :wink:

I'm hoping this exam will be slightly difficult, i seem to make less silly mistakes in the difficult papers than i do on the easier ones.

Reply 33

This Honest

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Original post by Jukeboxing

I'm hoping this exam will be slightly difficult, i seem to make less silly mistakes in the difficult papers than i do on the easier ones.

i don't mind how difficult it is, i just don't wanna see a 5 marker that i can't do :cry:

Reply 34

NutterFrutter

Damn it!!! Why must I make silly mistakes? :sad:

Reply 35

Charlesworth

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Original post by NutterFrutter

Damn it!!! Why must I make silly mistakes? :sad:

Honestly, I always end up making stupid mistakes, in all three AS exams I made stupid mistakes. In M1 for example I ended up with 79/100 and could have probably done better if I had made a stupid mistake on such an easy questions worth 9 marks if I remember correctly. When I reliased after the exam I was gutted :angry:

Reply 36

jilebinator

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Original post by Charlesworth

Honestly, I always end up making stupid mistakes, in all three AS exams I made stupid mistakes. In M1 for example I ended up with 79/100 and could have probably done better if I had made a stupid mistake on such an easy questions worth 9 marks if I remember correctly. When I reliased after the exam I was gutted :angry:

in my m1 exam i did 8/4 = 1/2.

Reply 37

owen1994

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Lol I hate it when you been stuck on a question for ages battering every equation possible at it, then you look at the mark scheme and all that is required is some simple factorization of Cot,Cosec or Sec... DAMN. I noticed a few people are doing all the review questions? Do you think it will be worth it?