Additional Further Maths Discussion Thread

Got less than two chapters of FP1 left. Seems like easy stuff [numerical methods are very tedious, even with the shorter method for linear interpolation and the interval bisection table is so annoying]. Is it just me or does FP2 look easier than FP1? At least there are no matrices.

Also, any suggestions for a third module so I can get an AS in FM [I'm in y13]? I've sat C1-2 and S1 and I've finished C3-4 and S2.

Reply 181

alan wilson

I have noticed an error at the bottom of page 8 of the FP3 book, the second differential of y = ax +b should be 0, not 1. Do you have an errata list for this otherwise excellent book?

Reply 182

user2020user

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Original post by alan wilson

I have noticed an error at the bottom of page 8 of the FP3 book, the second differential of y = ax +b should be 0, not 1. Do you have an errata list for this otherwise excellent book?

Which book are you referring to?

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amongsttheweeds

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Original post by Angryification

Got less than two chapters of FP1 left. Seems like easy stuff [numerical methods are very tedious, even with the shorter method for linear interpolation and the interval bisection table is so annoying]. Is it just me or does FP2 look easier than FP1? At least there are no matrices.

Also, any suggestions for a third module so I can get an AS in FM [I'm in y13]? I've sat C1-2 and S1 and I've finished C3-4 and S2.

Are you on Edexcel?

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Reply 184

Angryification

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Original post by addylad

Are you on Edexcel?

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Yes. Are you?

Reply 185

alan wilson

Original post by Khallil

Which book are you referring to?

The FP3 Handbook by D J Mannion

Reply 186

cheemaftw

Could anyone provide some advice? http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2649386&p=47145136
I didn't realise there was a thread dedicated to AFM discussion! If I'd known, I would have posted my question here.

Thanks.

Reply 187

Dude-YeahThatsMe

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Original post by cheemaftw

Could anyone provide some advice? http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2649386&p=47145136
I didn't realise there was a thread dedicated to AFM discussion! If I'd known, I would have posted my question here.

Thanks.

Hey,

I'm taking both AFM and Chem A2 this year, and I would say Chem gets much better second year, although the AFM is really good fun! (M4&5 are certainly challenging and S3&4 are very interesting!)

There's a few other guys at my school also taking the AFM A-Level this year with me, and none of us have had any uni include AFM, or even acknowledge it in our offers or applications (this may be because it's considered harder so they don't expect anything), but Chem has been!

There's no doubt that Uni's should find AFM impressive, but this will suit better to the Uni's which value maths skills more (Oxbridge, Imperial, UCL) and for the more theoretical courses! It shouldn't really matter, I imagine your Maths, Further, and Physics are strong enough for the three main grades (although more frequently better Uni's are giving out four-grade offers!)

I'd say impress them / stand out with AFM, especially as so few people take it! 😄
(Check your cool with self-teaching though)

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Reply 188

LFR

Sorry to put in a c4 question here, but can anyone integrate sin3xcosx with some explanation pls?

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Reply 189

amongsttheweeds

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Original post by LFR

Sorry to put in a c4 question here, but can anyone integrate sin3xcosx with some explanation pls?

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Do you know which technique to use?

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Reply 190

Dude-YeahThatsMe

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Original post by LFR

Sorry to put in a c4 question here, but can anyone integrate sin3xcosx with some explanation pls?

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By factor formulae:

Sin3xCosx = (Sin4x + Sin2x) * (1/2) -See formula book!

...then integral => I = (1/2) * ((-1/4)*Cos4x + (-1/2)*Cos2x) + c

=> (-1/8)Cos4x - (1/4)Cos2x + c

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Reply 191

Dude-YeahThatsMe

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Who else has got M3 and S3 next week?!

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Reply 192

Claree

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Original post by Dude-YeahThatsMe

Who else has got M3 and S3 next week?!

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I'm doing S3 (Edexcel). :smile:

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Reply 193

Dude-YeahThatsMe

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Original post by Claree

I'm doing S3 (Edexcel). :smile:

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Sweet! Me too!

How'd you feel about it?! It's too easy to make stupid mistakes- be a nice one to get finished quickly! 😄

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Reply 194

RoyalBlue7

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Original post by Dude-YeahThatsMe

Who else has got M3 and S3 next week?!

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I got them too along with C3 next week. Its getting harder - the papers, aren't they?

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Reply 195

Claree

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Original post by Dude-YeahThatsMe

Sweet! Me too!

How'd you feel about it?! It's too easy to make stupid mistakes- be a nice one to get finished quickly! 😄

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I think I'm fairly well prepared for S3 - the papers take me no-where near the full 90 minutes but at least that leaves plenty of time to check for silly mistakes. :wink:

It's a bit annoying having S3 (and S4) weeks before S2 though as I've not done a single S2 paper yet (I can do the S3 ones fine though so I assume that that doesn't really matter). :tongue:

Reply 196

Old_Simon

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Original post by Claree

I think I'm fairly well prepared for S3 - the papers take me no-where near the full 90 minutes but at least that leaves plenty of time to check for silly mistakes. :wink:

It's a bit annoying having S3 (and S4) weeks before S2 though as I've not done a single S2 paper yet (I can do the S3 ones fine though so I assume that that doesn't really matter). :tongue:

In a modular exam system you can not believe that doing S3 means you are OK on S2 lol.

Reply 197

Claree

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Original post by Old_Simon

In a modular exam system you can not believe that doing S3 means you are OK on S2 lol.

Haha I worked through the S2 textbook, just haven't done any past papers yet. :colondollar:

What I meant was that I assume that as I can do the S3 papers, I've probably covered the bits you're supposed to remember from S2 needed for the S3 exam sufficiently, without also preparing to the same extent for the S2 exam now, when S2 isn't for more than another month. :tongue:

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Reply 198

Ben385

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I'm doing S3 next week too, a nice straightforward one to start my exams with. Not looking forward to M4 and M5 in a months time though... Relative motion is evil

Reply 199

Dude-YeahThatsMe

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Original post by Ben385

I'm doing S3 next week too, a nice straightforward one to start my exams with. Not looking forward to M4 and M5 in a months time though... Relative motion is evil

Haha, it's funny how the first chapter of M4 is probably harder than the rest of it, and M5!

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