M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)

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  1. I got pooled!!!!'s Avatar
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    Re: M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)
    (Original post by jamesjiang)
    for the last part of last question.did anyone get 7/3root3?
    YEESSSS!!:o:p:cool::rolleyes:
    some1 else got the same as me
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    Re: M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)
    if i get average 90% in S2 M2 M3 can i get A* in further math?
  3. jamesjiang's Avatar
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    Re: M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)
    (Original post by I got pooled!!!!)
    YEESSSS!!:o:p:cool::rolleyes:
    some1 else got the same as me
    haha it is pretty good
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    Re: M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)
    (Original post by jamesjiang)
    if i get average 90% in S2 M2 M3 can i get A* in further math?
    Only if you have a total of 210UMS (480-270) in your other 3 modules, which works out to be an average of 70UMS per module
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    Re: M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)
    (Original post by sweetascandy)
    Only if you have a total of 210UMS (480-270) in your other 3 modules, which works out to be an average of 70UMS per module
    oook thanks.
  6. jamesjiang's Avatar
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    Re: M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)
    Has anyone found the mark scheme yet?
  7. silent pain's Avatar
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    Re: M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)
    will he upload it now,or ne 1 upload it??
  8. fGDu's Avatar
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    Re: M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)
    I think Arsey makes a list of all the markschemes he does, and m3 isn't on it this year. Someone else will probably make a markscheme, if they don't then I don't mind contributing to one but I don't have a copy of the paper. Unfortunatley it is looking like we won't get one tonight
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    Re: M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)
    (Original post by Arsey)
    (as requested) I will upload some papers and mark schemesFirst batch of papers
    Hi.I know u are really busy tonight..but we really want to know when u will upload the mark scheme? thanks!
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    Re: M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)
    (Original post by jamesjiang)
    Hi.I know u are really busy tonight..but we really want to know when u will upload the mark scheme? thanks!
    Arsey doesn't uploads M3 mark scheme.

    Gibbo81 does it, but he is probably not doing it this time.
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    Re: M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)
    (Original post by raheem94)
    Arsey doesn't uploads M3 mark scheme.

    Gibbo81 does it, but he is probably not doing it this time.
    Will Gibbo81 do it on this thread though?
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    Re: M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)
    (Original post by hoobaha)
    Will Gibbo81 do it on this thread though?
    He will probably not do it this time.

    He did it for S2 and will be doing for FP2 but i have no idea about M3. He did M3 solutions last year, but this year i am quite sure he won't do because he hasn't made a thread for it.
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    Re: M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)
    i failed to do the proof in 6(b) bcoz of using a wrong number,[having 5a/(6root3 - pi) instead of 2a/(3root3 - pi) ]
    but im pretty sure tht my method is correct, how many marks do u guys think i can get in 6(b)?
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    Re: M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)
    and for last part of question 1, i forgot to find the constant(lacking of time),end up having x =ln(2t), can i still get 4,5 marks out of 6?
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    Re: M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)
    (Original post by Jellybean732)
    These are the answers I got (can't remember the questions I'm afraid)
    Particle moving in a straight line
    1a. -4e^-2x (this was the acceleration from v = 2e^-x)
    1b. x = ln(2t+1)
    Simple Harmonic Motion
    2a. 1.5
    2b. 24
    2c. 0.182
    Circular motion- particle supported by two strings
    3. 223.5N and 76.5N (this was the tension question)
    Centre of Mass- Right circular cone
    4a. The centre of mass was something like 5/4a? (proof)
    4b. k = 5/8 (think this is wrong!) General consensus that this is 5/4 - hopefully some marks before I messed up and divided by 2?
    Circular motion- particle moving on a sphere
    5. Proof?
    Centre of Mass- triangular lamina
    6. Proof?
    Simple Harmonic Motion
    7a. 0.9 proof Mainly wrong hereafter I think...
    7b. 1.4
    7c. proof?
    7d. 1.3?

    Not sure how accurate any of the answers are - thoughts?
    topics added
  16. robin09's Avatar
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    Re: M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)
    Can anyone guess the raw marks to get 70UMS ?
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    Re: M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)
    (Original post by rfarhan)
    i got k= 1/2? how exactly were u supposed to work it out? other then that most of these look quite familiar...
    I got k as 1/2 as well!
  18. dzone25's Avatar
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    Re: M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)
    1b I had a complete and utter brain fart (my fault I guess)
    6a we've never learnt proof by calculus :l I tried and left some stuff down though
    Q for finding k left me like o.O normally I can do them but it wasnt my day lol

    I thought it was fairly easy? Especially like the tension question...

    BUT the questions stated above ruined me -_-
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    Re: M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)
    Arsey can you at least give the question paper so that someone else can solve it?
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    Re: M3 Pre-Exam thread (edexcel)
    I'd be grateful if someone could upload it.

    I have been up all night pacing up and down. I had a total mindblank during the exam and now it's looking likely that unless I scraped about 30 raw marks, I will not be going to uni this year.

    I'm in such a state. Hate M3. Hate myself for picking it over D2.
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