[bt_1000]

How's revision going everyone? Not quite got the hang of conic sections yet, lets get discussion going

[Swayum]

You'll find that most of the stuff on conic sections in the book doesn't get tested in the exam for some reason. Just do the mixed exercise at the back of the chapter + review exercise + solomon + past papers. Sorted.

The 100% boundary for the exam is something ridiculous like 68/75.

[TheLoneRanger]

Looking forward to this exam, STEP prep has definitely helped

[tommm]

Not revised for it at all, not touched FP2 since I learnt it last summer. I need to brush up all the co-ordinate geometry stuff, everything else (calculus and hyperbolics) I use all the time.

[dragoness246]

if u get a U does it still count towards ur final grade?

[TheLoneRanger]

(Original post by tommm)
Not revised for it at all, not touched FP2 since I learnt it last summer. I need to brush up all the co-ordinate geometry stuff, everything else (calculus and hyperbolics) I use all the time.

I haven't done any of it for 2 months (not as extreme as yours!), but i should be fine if I do 2-3 days of intensive revision + past papers.

[tommm]

(Original post by TheLoneRanger)
I haven't done any of it for 2 months (not as extreme as yours!), but i should be fine if I do 2-3 days of intensive revision + past papers.

Exactly

I have a packed timetable: chemistry tomorrow, M4 and FP2 next week, M5, FP3, STEP II and STEP III the week after.

[TheLoneRanger]

(Original post by tommm)
Exactly

I have a packed timetable: chemistry tomorrow, M4 and FP2 next week, M5, FP3, STEP II and STEP III the week after.

That's a long stair case! I've got a synoptic-ish chem paper tommorow, FP2 the week after, and finally FP3 and STEP II (not III fortunately enough!!)...Happy day

[tommm]

My chemistry is AS module 2

[scott8anthony]

(Original post by bt_1000)
How's revision going everyone? Not quite got the hang of conic sections yet, lets get discussion going

What are conic sections? *worries*

[TheLoneRanger]

(Original post by scott8anthony)
What are conic sections? *worries*

It's another way of saying 'Coordinate Systems', the last chapter.

[scott8anthony]

(Original post by TheLoneRanger)
It's another way of saying 'Coordinate Systems', the last chapter.

Oh right! Are you reading it from the 'Pure Mathematics 5' book?

[TheLoneRanger]

(Original post by scott8anthony)
Oh right! Are you reading it from the 'Pure Mathematics 5' book?

I've never done P5, just picked up the 'lingo' from the geniuses in this forum

[Killer_bees]

I still don't really understand the radius of curvature part, not sure theres really all that much to it tho. Do you actually have to learn any formula's for FP2 or are all the ones you need in the formula book?

[tommm]

The Heinemann "Pure Mathematics 5" and "Further Pure Mathematics 2" books are identical, I've used them both.

[bt_1000]

Has anyone else found solomon papers for FP2 really easy?

[prudentstudent]

Can someone explain how to do the first 2 questions of Exercise 4A - p77, if you have the right book? I'm really confused...

[adz1991]

(Original post by bt_1000)
Has anyone else found solomon papers for FP2 really easy?

Im also doing this paper on Friday, where did you find the Solomon Papers?

[bt_1000]

(Original post by adz1991)
Im also doing this paper on Friday, where did you find the Solomon Papers?

Free exam papers

http://freeexampapers.com/Dndex.php?...Mg==&catagory=

[adz1991]

Ah wasn't aware they were on there! Thanks