AQA Core 4 Exam Discussion 14/06/2012 !Poll, paper and unofficial MS (first post)!
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View Poll Results: How did you find the exam?
Pshh I could do it in my sleep! 14 5.56% Went pretty well 
29 11.51% It was okay... (maybe made silly mistakes?) 82 32.54% 
62 24.60% I died. 61 24.21% Fine I guess, couldn't careless. 4 1.59%
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Re: AQA Core 4 Exam Discussion 14/06/2012 !Poll, paper and unofficial MS (first post)Yah, question 5(Original post by mojopin1)
Is that the parametric one? Are you sure those were the marks?
I have a copy of the paper 
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Re: AQA Core 4 Exam Discussion 14/06/2012Hi there, Im in the same position! but if you look on the AQA raw-UMS converter, for the June 11 paper, 56 raw = 87 UMS. I'm still hoping for that A*...(Original post by JulietheCat)
Thank you too! I also did trial and error. So that's 4 more marks gained but one mark less (I thought that the range was |x|<4?).
In a worst case scenario 56/75. Hopefully still a B! -
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Re: AQA Core 4 Exam Discussion 14/06/2012 !Poll, paper and unofficial MS (first post)Make a thread for it? I have a friend who's doing OCR (not MEI) core 4, so you're not the only one(Original post by singingmermaid)
it seems like nobody is taking the ocr core 4 (not mei) paper on 21st june 2012, i cant find a thread anywhere... ;/
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Re: AQA Core 4 Exam Discussion 14/06/201287ums would be great! Let's hope that the grade boundaries are low like June 2011...(Original post by SeventyEight)
Hi there, Im in the same position! but if you look on the AQA raw-UMS converter, for the June 11 paper, 56 raw = 87 UMS. I'm still hoping for that A*... -
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Re: AQA Core 4 Exam Discussion 14/06/2012 !Poll, paper and unofficial MS (first post)Check the first post of the thread, you'll find a link to the post containing the paper, as well as links to solutions that I wrote for each question.
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Re: AQA Core 4 Exam Discussion 14/06/2012 !Poll, paper and unofficial MS (first post)Sub is fine.(Original post by alig4594)
Could you have used substitution on the last question or did it have to be by parts? I'm worried -
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Re: AQA Core 4 Exam Discussion 14/06/2012 !Poll, paper and unofficial MS (first post)can i make a suggestion? whoever made this topic can you put in big letters on the first post "BOTH SUB AND IBP ARE FINE FOR 8"
would instantly ease the minds of those new people coming and asking
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Haha, ok will do(Original post by DavidMRoper)
can i make a suggestion? whoever made this topic can you put in big letters on the first post "BOTH SUB AND IBP ARE FINE FOR 8"
would instantly ease the minds of those new people coming and asking
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Re: AQA Core 4 Exam Discussion 14/06/2012 !Poll, paper and unofficial MS (first post)They'd give you method marks but not accuracy marks, how much depends on the how many accuracy marks you may not have met. They sometimes give accuracy marks for ECF though.(Original post by OnimushaGTA)
If you made a numerical mistake but all your methods are right, how much would they penalize you?! -
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Re: AQA Core 4 Exam Discussion 14/06/2012 !Poll, paper and unofficial MS (first post)on question one when we had to find the values of p, q and r. I got the values of them correct but i didnt use a recognised method as such i just used a multiplication square to fill in what was missing by finding what i needed to make the number of x's add up to the original and then made r what was needed to make the -2. So having said that should i still get all 4 of the marks as i have the values correct or how many do you think i will lose?
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I think it is a recognised, albeit less orthodox method. At the end of the day, if you got the correct answer they have to give you full marks.(Original post by I failed badly)
on question one when we had to find the values of p, q and r. I got the values of them correct but i didnt use a recognised method as such i just used a multiplication square to fill in what was missing by finding what i needed to make the number of x's add up to the original and then made r what was needed to make the -2. So having said that should i still get all 4 of the marks as i have the values correct or how many do you think i will lose?
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Re: AQA Core 4 Exam Discussion 14/06/2012 !Poll, paper and unofficial MS (first post)I didn't even really use a method, I just sort of worked it out in my head in a vaguely logical way(Original post by I failed badly)
on question one when we had to find the values of p, q and r. I got the values of them correct but i didnt use a recognised method as such i just used a multiplication square to fill in what was missing by finding what i needed to make the number of x's add up to the original and then made r what was needed to make the -2. So having said that should i still get all 4 of the marks as i have the values correct or how many do you think i will lose?
But because it wasn't a "show that..." question, they have to give us full marks for getting the correct answer
I have a copy of the paper 
