Edexcel A2 C4 Mathematics June 2016 - Official Thread

I finished my 8th past paper and scored 70/75 --> 93.3% = A*. --->
I've generally been scoring 72-73/75 on average ish.

I'm really disappointed in myself as I lost 2 marks due to forgetting a " - " sign on separating the variables
and had my head and eventually gave up. I lost another mark a stupid mistake on parametric equations,
which I should have really got.

The last 2 marks I genuinely lost due to mistaking the limits on a integration part and writing something else
instead.

I feel I should have got 73/75 - 98% ums = A* but I'm happy as its the first time in a couple past papers that I've learned from my mistakes. #progress #gains

C4 June 2015, last year's paper I think its a secure download on Edexcels website.

I'm now gonna drop down the number of C4 pp I do to x2/week leading up to exams which would still be 8x/month -> 2.5*8 = 20 more past papers + 8 completed atm = 28 past papers.

Slowy and steady better win me the A* race

Dw man I'm still scraping 70s. There's plenty of time and you have enough leeway to focus on your other subjects too

For Solomon paper D C4 question 3a

http://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/a-level-maths-papers/c4-solomon/

I don't get why they've split it like that and I don't get it even when I look at the mark scheme. Can anyone help?
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I don't just want a A* I want 400/400 on core Maths.

easy paper, last question was gibberish tho

Fair enough

What d'you mean? They want you to find the values of $A, B, C, D$.

You do this by multiplying both sides by $x^2 - 3x$ and comparing coefficients. You're not meant to be able to set up the equation yourself, hence why they've given it to you already in the requisite form.

If you were to do the partial fractions without knowing that form, you'd need to perform long division, then partial fraction it.

If your dreams don't scare you, you aren't dreaming big

+ Everyone has the potential and we have plenty of time before the exam so why not aim high?

Oh I'm dreaming big alright

I understand. I just think, that if I can comfortably make the grade, there's no point in unnecessarily stressing to get full marks.

Going for comfortably getting the grade does often result in high UMS either way anyway haha

I understand. I just think, that if I can comfortably make the grade, there's no point in unnecessarily stressing to get full marks.

Going for comfortably getting the grade does often result in high UMS either way anyway haha

Can someone explain how you would go about integrating $\int 2sin^2ycosy\ dx$ please?

If your dreams don't scare you, you aren't dreaming big

+ Everyone has the potential and we have plenty of time before the exam so why not aim high?

Hey guys, are the earlier papers (~06/07) easier than the more recent ones? Don't want to get my hopes up by the fact that I'm doing well in the older ones :s

I agree with this. Especially as a maths applicant: wasting time perfecting the exam technique and patience to get full UMS is well... wasting time. Especially when you can just do 3/4 papers and spend the rest of the time on super-curricular things and doing things related to your subject that are actually interesting.

Can someone explain how you would go about integrating $\int 2sin^2ycosy\ dx$ please?

Can someone explain how you would go about integrating $\int 2sin^2ycosy\ dx$ please?