AEA Mathematics 25/06 2013 Thread

Have you looked at the paper yet? If so what did you think of it? I think I did better in STEP I than this, but i'm probably just overreacting.

I may not have done as bad as initially though either, but I still don't think it was an easy paper. I get you, looking at it now it seems easy, I'm really disliking the me from yesterday who took the exam, he is an idiot, I don't know why I even let him do it. Hindsight like you said.

I've not attempted any questions as I'm on the phone to my fiancé but it definitely isn't an easy paper

Why are people saying the paper is easy? It seems at least average for AEA for me, probably harder than recently

I agree with this, I messed up almost every part of 5, but when I went through checking at the end I just crossed it all out and re-did it at the back of the answer booklet and found it quite easy the second time. If I had time for 6 I could probably have done the same, but I ran out of time so I rushed it. Looking at the paper at home is similar to this as there is time to slowly mull over all the questions and see all the tricks. Really its just question 6 which worries me, I think I got most parts of the other questions right apart from the last 7 marks on the series question and the last 2 marks on the int(uv) question 4. Question 6 was a biggie so this might have killed me, and its likely there are a few silly mistakes here and there.

In case anyone is reading this who will do the AEA next year, my advice would be to take your time whilst doing the paper, 3 hours is more than enough time to finish. I finished in less than 2 hours but I had to redo all of questions 1,5 and 6 and I barely had time to do this properly. If I had took longer the first time through I possibly would have had time to perform well in most of the questions.

I've not attempted any questions as I'm on the phone to my fiancé but it definitely isn't an easy paper

Why are people saying the paper is easy? It seems at least average for AEA for me, probably harder than recently

I'm not sure, but that's reassuring. Thanks. All I know is that it definitely doesn't deserve the 2010 boundaries (81 for a distinction) .

Could someone scan the paper as pictures are hard to read and impossible to print on an iPad.

Here you go

Here is the mark scheme for this exam if anyone wants it.

Also, here is a link to the mark schemes for all the other edexcel exams sat this May/June: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2412461

Here is the mark scheme for this exam if anyone wants it.

Also, here is a link to the mark schemes for all the other edexcel exams sat this May/June: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2412461

Here is the mark scheme for this exam if anyone wants it.

Also, here is a link to the mark schemes for all the other edexcel exams sat this May/June: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2412461

Can you post the question paper too please? I can't find it...

Can you post the question paper too please? I can't find it...

Not gonna look at the mark scheme, I don't need reminding how badly it went.

Anyone care to share what they gave themselves?

Between 85-95, depending on S marks and whether I used full working for some Questions

Between 85-95, depending on S marks and whether I used full working for some Questions