11/10/2016 - Evening updateGod it's been ages hasn't it...
I can't even remember when I last updated this, or what I wrote, but hey I'm here now.
The good news is I'm finally better after just under 2 weeks!! Which has meant that I'm now supposedly back on top form and should be able to get on with everything just fine, which is sort of the case I guess. The "shine" of A Levels has definitely worn off now. They no longer seem interesting or appealing and lessons just drag. I guess it was to be expected, but it certainly makes finding motivation very difficult. My workload has increased, but not massively. Physics still takes up the majority of my time, but that's because I find it the hardest of my subjects. On the plus side though i now have a revision guide (trusty old cgp, no less
) so now I've got a better chance of grasping everything. The mixup in maths unsurprisingly still hasnt been sorted out, however we've been spared the pain of enduring more D1 lessons than we need to which is a bit of a bonus I suppose. Would quite like to get onto some mechanics pretty soon though!
Since last time I have:Maths: simultaneous equations, quadratic inequalities, algebraic long division, factor and remainder theorems, started on coordinate geometry too.
Further Maths: critical path analysis, Gantt charts, scheduling diagrams, kind of started linear programming (but not really)
Physics: superposition and coherence of waves, stationary waves (incl. resonant frequency), pair production and annihilation, briefly started on the photoelectric effect, loads more that I can't remember
I'm currently writing out the plan for our first required practical in physics, although I'm not 100% sure what I'm doing if I'm honest. Hey ho.
I've applied to be a prefect again this year (I was one last year as well), I really hope I get it as it was really enjoyable. I'll find out at some point this week
. I also need to apply for 2 different schemes that I'm eligible to take part in - Realising Opportunites and Durham Supported Progression. Really really hope i get on to the Durham one!! We've started having lessons on EPQ as well and I'm still completely clueless as to what to do mine on...let's hope i figure it out soon!
Hopefully I won't take 10 million years to update again but don't hold me to it - I'm incredibly unreliable!