Mechanics M1 May 24th 2012 AQA

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  1. kenau's Avatar
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    AQA MM1B(24/05/2012) official thread:)
    HI,How everyone revise going?I am going to finished my revision on this paper,feel good when i doing all the past paper,but hopefully we won't see some scarery question which we haven't done before tmr Good luck everyone
  2. darkshadow1111's Avatar
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    Re: AQA MM1B(24/05/2012) official thread:)
    (Original post by kenau)
    HI,How everyone revise going?I am going to finished my revision on this paper,feel good when i doing all the past paper,but hopefully we won't see some scarery question which we haven't done before tmr Good luck everyone
    Finally a thread. I think im ready for this exam. Hopefully they arent dicks and put in an impossible question.
  3. JoeUtd's Avatar
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    Re: AQA MM1B(24/05/2012) official thread:)
    I'm panicking, can't grasp it. How did you revise? Questions from the book?
  4. darkshadow1111's Avatar
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    Re: AQA MM1B(24/05/2012) official thread:)
    (Original post by JoeUtd)
    I'm panicking, can't grasp it. How did you revise? Questions from the book?
    Questions from the book,past papers. Thats it.If you have any questions that you find difficult post them here so we can try it.
  5. JoeUtd's Avatar
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    Re: AQA MM1B(24/05/2012) official thread:)
    Only bit I'm confident at is the easy part - suvats. Still manage to get sin and cos mixed up. It's usually the way questions are worded that catches me out
  6. kenau's Avatar
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    Re: AQA MM1B(24/05/2012) official thread:)
    I think the projectiles question must be come up in this question,and maybe somethings new....As I have done the 2012 MM1B mock exam.
    The paper was not difficult,but have some new question.Hopefully this paper won't be so difficult
    aim:A-B
    Good luck everyone
  7. kenau's Avatar
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    Re: AQA MM1B(24/05/2012) official thread:)
    (Original post by darkshadow1111)
    Finally a thread. I think im ready for this exam. Hopefully they arent dicks and put in an impossible question.
    I hope so:cool:
    Hope to see some interesting question
  8. kenau's Avatar
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    (Original post by JoeUtd)
    Only bit I'm confident at is the easy part - suvats. Still manage to get sin and cos mixed up. It's usually the way questions are worded that catches me out
    find some this type of pp question to do,after that you must get it
    as I remember jan10 and jun 11 should have...
    not sure~
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    Re: AQA MM1B(24/05/2012) official thread:)
    (Original post by kenau)
    HI,How everyone revise going?I am going to finished my revision on this paper,feel good when i doing all the past paper,but hopefully we won't see some scarery question which we haven't done before tmr Good luck everyone
    Have you got the the Jan 12 paper and markscheme?
  10. JoeUtd's Avatar
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    Re: AQA MM1B(24/05/2012) official thread:)
    Is there any good online resources that I can use that explain the reasoning behind things?
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    Re: AQA MM1B(24/05/2012) official thread:)
    So how do you differentiante between sin and cos? I always get mixed up too and It'd bound to lose me a few marks.
    Thanks.
  12. Am174a's Avatar
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    Re: AQA MM1B(24/05/2012) official thread:)
    (Original post by dannyr)
    So how do you differentiante between sin and cos? I always get mixed up too and It'd bound to lose me a few marks.
    Thanks.
    sin=opposite/hypotenuse and cos=adjacent/hypotenuse
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    Re: AQA MM1B(24/05/2012) official thread:)
    I have done all the past papers months ago as well as all the M2 past papers. In MM1B at mock I got 75/75. My aim is 100 UMS for this Paper. Cant wait. A* for me!!
    Last edited by Deiidara; 23-05-2012 at 16:35.
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    Re: AQA MM1B(24/05/2012) official thread:)
    (Original post by nmudz_009)
    Have you got the the Jan 12 paper and markscheme?
    Here you go.
    Attached Files
  15. File Type: pdf AQA-MM1B-QP-Jan12.pdf (322.5 KB, 456 views)
  16. File Type: pdf AQA-MM1B-W-MS-Jan12.pdf (159.8 KB, 221 views)
  17. Am174a's Avatar
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    Re: AQA MM1B(24/05/2012) official thread:)
    Anyone know how to go about answering this:

    A car of mass 1000kg, skids for 20m and then hits a car of mass 1200kg that is moving at 10ms in the same direction. After the collision, both cars move together with a speed of 12ms. The coefficient of friction between the tyres and the road for the first car is 0.8. Assumer that all the motion takes place on a horizontal surface.
    (a) Find the speed of the first car, just before the collision.
    (b) Find the speed of the first car when it begins to skid.

    I can do (a) fine but can't get enough suvat components for (b).

    Edit: nvm got it now. If anyones interested:
    The resultant force before the crash is the friction (a force of -7840N) so -7840N=1000a. a=-7.84, v=14.4ms, s=20, u=? and now you can use suvats to get u as 22.8.
    Last edited by Am174a; 23-05-2012 at 16:57.
  18. croasdaj's Avatar
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    Mechanics M1 May 24th 2012 AQA
    Exam tomorrow guys!
    How is everybody feeling? Any ideas what will come up?
    Think there will definately be a question related to a 'pulley' system!
  19. f1mad's Avatar
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    Re: AQA MM1B(24/05/2012) official thread:)
    Lol, I learnt M1 in literally a day.

    Just took a look at the M1 Jan 2012 paper, what a joke .
  20. Reversal's Avatar
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    Re: Mechanics M1 May 24th 2012 AQA
    I'm feeling pretty good I think. Just need to stay on top of the SUVAT equations, and remember which of cos or sin to use when we resolve forces.

    I don't have any idea what's going to come up, I just hope nothing crazy like in the C2 paper last wednesday.
  21. ravsingh's Avatar
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    Re: Mechanics M1 May 24th 2012 AQA
    In every past paper I've done so far, they've managed to include every single topic :L so pretty much have to know everything
  22. Reversal's Avatar
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    Re: Mechanics M1 May 24th 2012 AQA
    Ah well, I'm sure we'll be fine!
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