AEA Prep Thread - 25th June 2015 (Edexcel)

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You should as teachers had access to my mark on gcse maths at the end of AS levels as that also isnt on the results sheet. They went on results plus.

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Thanks, that's confusing because this exams officer has been in the business for years. It beggars belief that they had no idea about this resultsplus thing.

Do you remember what mark your friend got (even roughly) by any chance? I'm still a bit dubious about the exams officer not knowing about resultsplus. As I recall I kept nagging them for my mark for about a week and they kept saying they'll check again, and each time they weren't able to find anything.

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username1162972

Original post by PotterPhysics

He got one off distinction I think. Also do you remember what formulae you get? Do you get the pink edexcel book?

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PotterPhysics

Original post by physicsmaths

He got one off distinction I think. Also do you remember what formulae you get? Do you get the pink edexcel book?

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Thanks a lot. I'm really sorry I don't remember the formulae at all but I think it was pink yes (note: this was my only exam with edexcel)

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username1162972

Original post by PotterPhysics

Thanks a lot. I'm really sorry I don't remember the formulae at all but I think it was pink yes (note: this was my only exam with edexcel)

Ah fair enough that's the standard edexcel booklet. Cheers.

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PotterPhysics

Original post by physicsmaths

Ah fair enough that's the standard edexcel booklet. Cheers.

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Np. AEA should be a doddle for you, good luck mate

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imusti96

HI can someone please help me with the last part of this question. Thanks

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StudyScience98

The RHS is a geometric series ; the LHS an arithmetic if that helps

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11234

Ca anyone, kindly post any of those weird geometry and integration problems they normally have

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fatart123

Original post by 11234

Ca anyone, kindly post any of those weird geometry and integration problems they normally have

Ending's kinda important since they usually make you do stuff like that for trig problems.

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11234

are we the last year to do this

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TeeEm

Original post by 11234

are we the last year to do this

I was thinking myself the very same question ...
I will miss AEA when it is gone

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11234

Original post by TeeEm

I was thinking myself the very same question ...
I will miss AEA when it is gone

sorry to bother you Mr teem, but could you compile some of your hardest problems

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TeeEm

Original post by 11234

sorry to bother you Mr teem, but could you compile some of your hardest problems

I will start writing some hard papers (IYGB, Special papers) in around 2 weeks time. I hope to produce them at the rate of 1 paper per week.

http://madasmaths.com/archive_iygb_practice_papers_sp_practice_papers.html

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11234

What's a convex and concave curve

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username1162972

Original post by mmms95

for asymptotes do you always equate the denominator to zero?

also, i think i need to brush up on my a level knowledge, seem to forgotten a few things, does anyone knw where i can find notes (summarised)?

also the "7 marks" for presenation or whether is it just for explaining your working step by step and writing nicely ? :P

Read up on oblique asymtotes aswell.

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HMusa

could anyone please explain how to do q4 on the 2014 paper please?

nm. found an explanation on page 2 :smile:

(edited 8 years ago)

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ludmila

Original post by TeeEm

I was thinking myself the very same question ...
I will miss AEA when it is gone

AEA is in Edexcel's provisional timetable for 2016.

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TeeEm

Original post by ludmila

AEA is in Edexcel's provisional timetable for 2016.

well another year then

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Jai Sandhu

Original post by TeeEm

What I dont really understand is why people think AEA is significantly easier than STEP. I honestly think if you gave me any STEP 1 paper I am 100% sure I would get a high 2 and really I should get a 1 (would be disappointing if I didnt), whilst if you gave me an AEA paper I would be getting a low merit each time, no way is a 2 equivalent to a Distinction in AEA, a 2 is much easier. I guess they are both different styles of mathematics but still.