C2 May 2012 Edexcel - Post Exam Thread - Paper and Solutions in the FIRST POST

I'm pretty sure I've got 74/75 on this paper (missed out the second value of cos2x)

How many UMS do people think that 74/75 will be?

For the factor theorem question, how many marks would i get if i used the remainder theorem?

Looking at all the Mark schemes now I think I've got a secure A in c1 and s1, and a high B in c2, should it all average out to an A?

I found this paper annoying as it was too easy, grade boundaries will be very high, but as I was taking 5 maths modules I didn't do much for C2 as I find it pretty easy, I didn't actually learn the proof, I went through a couple of stages of working but yeah I just couldn't remember it. I think I may have got 70 or 71 out of 75 as a result, which may be below the 90UMS to be predicted an A* for A2, So I can't apply for the courses I want. I would have preferred a harder paper

Suppose i lost around 3 marks in my paper what will my final UMS mark be???????
Please can someone tell me

Hey, where can i find an unofficial mark scheme for the May 24th Edexcel C2 paper?

Thanks in advance

You should lose 1 accuracy mark


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hi arsey sorry one quick question do we need to know how to prove the quotient rule formula or not?

Can't see it being any higher than 67 for an A probably about 65/66. Just think of all the people who wouldnt have been able to prove the equation. And its not as if you can gain half marks for it, you either know it or you don't, so for most thats 4 marks lost straight away. Again the Trig question wouldv'e thrown many people off and even the area under the curve wouldv'e caused problems.

this was a VERY EASY paper but you still have to consider that everyone takes C2 at this time, in may. the retakes and the first time people (which means the blondes), so i think the boundaries would be normal, so like 62 for an A.

why are you referring to the people taking it for the first time as the blondes?

lol you offended?

no i am not because it is just stupid! i did C2 for the first time just gone and pretty sure i got 74 and i'm sure i'm not the only one. don't mean to brag but you should not assume the ones taking it for the first time are stupid in anyway

im not, this was my first time doing C2 and im sure im pretty sure i've got 100.
i meant some stupid people take it at this time.

no.




*would've, but I completely agree with you, people could have easily messed up on the sin2x one, the area question (Like I did), the proof and the perimeter question, lots of my friends said that they found the area of the triangle/ or didn't add everything up after finding the arc length