Aqa MPC2 16 May 2012

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  1. Aqib7's Avatar
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    Aqa MPC2 16 May 2012
    Haven't seen any other c2 threads so i thought i'd create one.

    so how is everyone feeling for the exam on wednesday?
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    Re: Aqa MPC2 16 May 2012
    Kinda nervous as this is my first exam for the summer, but I think it should be alright...hope the grade boundaries wont be as high as the one in jan! how are you feeling?
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    Re: Aqa MPC2 16 May 2012
    I'm feeling all right about it hopefully i wont have to retake it next year
    Are you retaking it?
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    Re: Aqa MPC2 16 May 2012
    On Friday I was panicking like mad as my past papers were 3/4 grades below my Core 1, but I spent this evening doing 5 past papers and I'm now a grade above Core 1. If you're worried my advice would be to do as many past papers as you can.
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    This will be my downfall I think, pretty nervous. C1 is okay but this is gunna kill me I think...
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    Re: Aqa MPC2 16 May 2012
    I'm resitting it tomorrow, got the whole maths A level exams in the next month, to get into Manchester Uni. I'm feeling pretty good about the AS stuff, just the A2 stuff I'm not as confident about.

    Anyway good luck tomorrow everyone
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    Re: Aqa MPC2 16 May 2012
    (Original post by PegLeg79)
    On Friday I was panicking like mad as my past papers were 3/4 grades below my Core 1, but I spent this evening doing 5 past papers and I'm now a grade above Core 1. If you're worried my advice would be to do as many past papers as you can.
    5 papers in one night seems a bit crazy lol, but thats definitely one of the best things to do before exams
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    Re: Aqa MPC2 16 May 2012
    Help!! Can anyone explain how to simplify 6/x^2 like before you would differentiate ?
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    Re: Aqa MPC2 16 May 2012
    (Original post by Georginasmith)
    Help!! Can anyone explain how to simplify 6/x^2 like before you would differentiate ?
     \displaystyle \frac6{x^2} = 6x^{-2}

    Now differentiate.
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    Re: Aqa MPC2 16 May 2012
    Thank you !!
  11. PhoenixTear's Avatar
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    Re: Aqa MPC2 16 May 2012
    How did everyone find it?

    Personally I thought it was ridiculously difficult.
  12. nathano14's Avatar
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    Re: Aqa MPC2 16 May 2012
    The first six questions were easy, but the last three were moderately hard. Did anyone do question 8?
  13. Cath-ay's Avatar
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    Re: Aqa MPC2 16 May 2012
    I thought it was the worse C2 exam ever! I'm a retaker and I found that difficult!
  14. D4rth's Avatar
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    Re: Aqa MPC2 16 May 2012
    That was absolutely dreadful! I know I need to re-sit this
  15. Eddy!'s Avatar
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    Re: Aqa MPC2 16 May 2012
    (Original post by nathano14)
    The first six questions were easy, but the last three were moderately hard. Did anyone do question 8?
    Was Q8 where you had to solve for values of tanx?
  16. Gary's Avatar
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    Re: Aqa MPC2 16 May 2012
    First few questions were easy, but then it got really REALLY hard
  17. nathano14's Avatar
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    Re: Aqa MPC2 16 May 2012
    It was my first time today. The structure was different than I expected (with the geometric series question first), and I only managed to figure out the trigonometry question at the last minute
  18. Cath-ay's Avatar
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    Re: Aqa MPC2 16 May 2012
    was the trig one: tan(theta)= -1 and (root)3???
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    Re: Aqa MPC2 16 May 2012
    (Original post by Cath-ay)
    was the trig one: tan(theta)= -1 and (root)3???
    yeah...plus or muinus root 3 and -1
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    Re: Aqa MPC2 16 May 2012
    (Original post by Eddy!)
    Was Q8 where you had to solve for values of tanx?
    Yeah it was
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