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AQA A2 MM2B Mechanics 2 – 27th June 2016 [Exam Discussion Thread]

*** This is a discussion thread for the AQA MM2B June 2016 Mechanics 2 Exam ***

This thread is to discuss any questions you have about the AQA M2 course and to discuss the exam after it happens. I will also be posting the unofficial mark scheme either on this thread or will link to it from here if someone else does it. Good luck in your exams!

Date: 27th June 2016
Time: 09:00
Duration: 1h 30m

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Resources

M2 Revision Pack: https://goo.gl/uzBkhm

Solomon Papers: http://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/a-level-maths-papers/m2-solomon/

These are for Edexcel however they are auseful challenge and include many of the hardest questions you could expect tosee on an AQA paper. Please note that not all questions will be on the AQAspecification.
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Original post by jjsnyder
*** This is a discussion thread for the AQA MM2B June 2016 Mechanics 2 Exam ***




Thanks for making this thread! I'm adding it to the A Level exam directory thread. Do let me know if you make or see any more that aren't on the thread :h: you can find the exam directory thread here. Good luck with this exam!
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This is the exam I actually have to do well in to bump up my FM UMS for my offer lol

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Original post by C0balt
This is the exam I actually have to do well in to bump up my FM UMS for my offer lol

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What's your offer? :smile:


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Original post by jjsnyder
What's your offer? :smile:


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A* in FM :afraid: and A*A in either chem or physics
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Original post by C0balt
A* in FM :afraid: and A*A in either chem or physics


Nice what uni? :smile: You'll get the A*, you got really good ums last year iirc?


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Original post by jjsnyder
Nice what uni? :smile: You'll get the A*, you got really good ums last year iirc?


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Camb :getmecoat:
Yeah I did get good UMS last year but I'm not at all confident with FP modules and goddamn relative motion in M3 lol

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Original post by C0balt
This is the exam I actually have to do well in to bump up my FM UMS for my offer lol

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Same need 90+ minimum 😩
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Original post by C0balt
Camb :getmecoat:
Yeah I did get good UMS last year but I'm not at all confident with FP modules and goddamn relative motion in M3 lol

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Ohh yeah you are not maths are you, I envy the lack of STEP in your offer :frown:

Relative motion is a difficult chapter, I need to practice that!


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Original post by jjsnyder
Ohh yeah you are not maths are you, I envy the lack of STEP in your offer :frown:

Relative motion is a difficult chapter, I need to practice that!


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Nope, I'm NatSci. I don't envy your STEP offer either haha :hand: Idm the vector form of rel motion but the triangles are fatal for me lol. I don't get along very well with triangles :getmecoat:

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Original post by C0balt
Nope, I'm NatSci. I don't envy your STEP offer either haha :hand: Idm the vector form of rel motion but the triangles are fatal for me lol. I don't get along very well with triangles :getmecoat:

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I'm the same actually, I don't really know much about the topic as I haven't done it in ages, but I remember it being hard. Do you know when the exam is?


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Original post by jjsnyder
I'm the same actually, I don't really know much about the topic as I haven't done it in ages, but I remember it being hard. Do you know when the exam is?


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8th June :beard:

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Reply 12
Really like M2 papers, as long as you get the ideas right the actual maths you have to do is very simple.

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Original post by Adam_98
Really like M2 papers, as long as you get the ideas right the actual maths you have to do is very simple.

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I would agree, the maths is very simple so doing a few past papers goes a long way. Many of the questions are almost identical.


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Do we need to know the centre of mass of triangles, hemispheres etc for this spec?
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Original post by Hjyu1
Do we need to know the centre of mass of triangles, hemispheres etc for this spec?


No I am fairly sure we use areas for all of those problems, at least that's what all the questions I have done have used.


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Absolutely dreading this exam.:redface:
So they can ask anything from Core 3/4 in this exam?

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Original post by PiTheta97
So they can ask anything from Core 3/4 in this exam?

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I doubt they will throw in modulus etc but trig /calculus wise probs
Dreading this exam lol
I got an E in m1 lol
I just resat it lol and it was hard lol
M2 is gonna kill me lol

help :frown:
And I flopped c3 and c4 so will have to get like 96/75 in this exam to even pass

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