AQA A2 Mathematics MPC4 Core 4 - 9th June 2015 [Discussion &amp; unofficial markscheme]

Original post by CD223

Sounds a sensible method! I just didn't know many good revision channels. My college uploads past paper demos which are good, but not much else in the way of tutorials haha.

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Yeah, my college do that too.. I think there are a few good maths ones..
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCgGyPD6MYQcHuMIc-Kv-Uw
This teacher is pretty good I think.. I've seen a couple of his videos before

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Original post by lionelmessi19

Yeah, my college do that too.. I think there are a few good maths ones..
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCgGyPD6MYQcHuMIc-Kv-Uw
This teacher is pretty good I think.. I've seen a couple of his videos before

Ooh thank you! I've heard of him before. I think he teaches at a college in Southampton.

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Original post by CD223

Ooh thank you! I've heard of him before. I think he teaches at a college in Southampton.

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No probs

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Original post by lionelmessi19

No probs

Do you think that it's worth doing papers from like 2005 or will these be too far removed from what it is like today?

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ubisoft

I can never do the final vector questions in this. 100 ums in only around 67-68 though so it's cool

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Original post by CD223

Do you think that it's worth doing papers from like 2005 or will these be too far removed from what it is like today?

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I wouldn't bother.. They'd be pretty easy. The more recent papers tend to ask you to do things indirectly, and make you do so much more to get to the final answer. The older papers tend to be more directly asked.
Very difficult to explain! :frown:

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Original post by ubisoft

I can never do the final vector questions in this. 100 ums in only around 67-68 though so it's cool

I struggle with vectors all the time. Also find some differential equations questions quite hard - forming them and subbing numbers in is okay, but then using them to prove equations is quite hard on occasions.

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Original post by lionelmessi19

I wouldn't bother.. They'd be pretty easy. The more recent papers tend to ask you to do things indirectly, and make you do so much more to get to the final answer. The older papers tend to be more directly asked.
Very difficult to explain! :frown:

I think I understand - the recent papers aren't as guided.

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Original post by CD223

I think I understand - the recent papers aren't as guided.

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Yeah that's what I meant

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Original post by ubisoft

I can never do the final vector questions in this. 100 ums in only around 67-68 though so it's cool

Yeah, I can't do vectors either! I especially hate the "finding the distance of the perpendicular line" question

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Original post by lionelmessi19

Yeah, I can't do vectors either! I especially hate the "finding the distance of the perpendicular line" question

Hmm. I don't like it when they introduce shapes like rectangles, or rhombus.

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Original post by CD223

Hmm. I don't like it when they introduce shapes like rectangles, or rhombus.

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Oh I hate that too! Question 8 January 2011 is exactly that!

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ubisoft

Original post by lionelmessi19

Yeah, I can't do vectors either! I especially hate the "finding the distance of the perpendicular line" question

Those are usually fine. I am talking about when they have trapeziums or triangles and you have to find two possible coordinates.

If you think that's bad, I have to do FP4, the whole spec is on vectors and matrices... :frown:

What grades do you guys need for your firm?

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Original post by lionelmessi19

Oh I hate that too! Question 8 January 2011 is exactly that!

Precisely. Horrid question!

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Original post by ubisoft

Those are usually fine. I am talking about when they have trapeziums or triangles and you have to find two possible coordinates.

If you think that's bad, I have to do FP4, the whole spec is on vectors and matrices... :frown:

What grades do you guys need for your firm?

Yeah, I don't like them either.. I feel sorry for you :frown:

I need AAA
You?

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Original post by ubisoft

Those are usually fine. I am talking about when they have trapeziums or triangles and you have to find two possible coordinates.

If you think that's bad, I have to do FP4, the whole spec is on vectors and matrices... :frown:

What grades do you guys need for your firm?

Me too! Totally the same. One of the 2012 questions today was hard in finding possible coordinates of a point.

I need AAA for Computer Science at Bath. You?

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Original post by lionelmessi19

Yeah, I don't like them either.. I feel sorry for you :frown:

I need AAA
You?

Original post by CD223

Me too! Totally the same. One of the 2012 questions today was hard in finding possible coordinates of a point.

I need AAA for Computer Science at Bath. You?

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A in maths should be a breeze :biggrin:

(I assume you do Further maths?)

I need A*A*A lol and have to get 90 on FP4, and I cant even do C4 vectors :s-smilie:

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Original post by ubisoft

A in maths should be a breeze :biggrin:

(I assume you do Further maths?)

I need A*A*A lol and have to get 90 on FP4, and I cant even do C4 vectors :s-smilie:

That's quite a challenge!! I don't do further maths, or else i'd be screwed! I'm pretty sure CD223 does

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