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Old 31-12-2008: 31st December 2008 16:20 #1 
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I've started revising D1, and I reaallyyyy need an A, because it's just so simple to pick up marks...

I guess my main weaknesses are those damn precedence tables (where they ask you to draw a graph stating dummies, or whatever) and perhaps djiskra's algorithm, but not that much.

I've never really bogged down and revised properly for any maths exam in my life, so I guess as a first timer, I need some help as to how to flush out my weaknesses. I'll be by myself doing past papers, and asking for help is out of the question. All I need is confidence and certainty.

Do I just keep plowing through papers?
 
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I've started revising D1, and I reaallyyyy need an A, because it's just so simple to pick up marks...

I guess my main weaknesses are those damn precedence tables (where they ask you to draw a graph stating dummies, or whatever) and perhaps djiskra's algorithm, but not that much.

I've never really bogged down and revised properly for any maths exam in my life, so I guess as a first timer, I need some help as to how to flush out my weaknesses. I'll be by myself doing past papers, and asking for help is out of the question. All I need is confidence and certainty.

Do I just keep plowing through papers?

Go through past papers. Try do them well before the exam (ie before the 6th) so that if you do get stuck, then you can ask on here.

I take it that you are doing Edexcel. Just to tell you that if you do Edexcel then Simplex method is not there.

See: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=763441

Revise your definitions and do more questions on prevalence precendence (I never really paid attention in D1) tables (eg from the exercise book)
 

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Go through past papers. Try do them well before the exam (ie before the 6th) so that if you do get stuck, then you can ask on here.

I take it that you are doing Edexcel. Just to tell you that if you do Edexcel then Simplex method is not there.

See: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=763441

Revise your definitions and do more questions on prevalence tables (eg from the exercise book)

the exam is on the 13th and simplex and flow charts are both not included

and its called precedence tables tbh
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D1 the only way to do is to practice and learn from mistakes
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btw open poster just learn the definitions and the algorithms eg learn what MST means and etc and learn kruskals prims and djistra and all those and stuff and learn why dummies are there to show dependencies etc and do past papers ok i hope u do well because the test wont be easy tbh
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Default Re: D1 revision help
 
Originally Posted by TheTallOne
Go through past papers. Try do them well before the exam (ie before the 6th) so that if you do get stuck, then you can ask on here.

I take it that you are doing Edexcel. Just to tell you that if you do Edexcel then Simplex method is not there.

See: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=763441

Revise your definitions and do more questions on prevalence precendence (I never really paid attention in D1) tables (eg from the exercise book)

Right, I'm doing Edexcel, so if Simplex and Flows are out, they'll still have questions on Linear Programming and using the graph method to find the greatest values etc.

I know my definitions fairly well; I have a school paper on the 6th, actually, then I'll have a week to go through flaws and whatever.
 
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Our AQA one is all the way over on the 21st of January
 
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hi guys, im doin OCR decision as well..

Anyone have any notes,that you can kindly send them to me?:P
 
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