Edexcel FP1 Thread - 20th May, 2016

So K+1 is right and k+2 is wrong? Haha sorry struggling to remember the question! Thanks

I bet thats is what the marks are allocated for but that seems a bit unfair as i expected a mark for proof and a mark for stating it. Perhaps writing either with proof would get 2 marks?

Guys are marks on the proof by induction questions awarded like this ?1 mark for showing n=11 mark for assumption step2 marks for induction step1 mark for conclusion (only if all other marks were obtained)

Will universities care if you got a C in just FP1? Can we retake next year?

since you had to work out the gradients to see if they actually were parallel I doubt its 2 marks for both points since that 2 marks would be encompassing working out the modulus and gradient of 2 lines as well as stating your conclusion. Also the question says relationshiP (singular ) so maybe you only need one?

I think i got between 80-90 ums but i could've and should've got 100 ums ... made some really stupid mistakes under exam pressure not happy at all with this module.
Is it possible for me (Uk student) to resit fp1 in january 2017? or do they not do january exams in the uk anymore?

Wait i just realized i'm talking about the IAL one, so the GCE was hard?

Hey guys, I feel really bad, I just freaked out on Friday and made so many mistakes. I would love it if someone could tell me how many marks I could have lost:

Q1) I let the determinant = 0 and I even wrote K^2-1=0 but I never actually calculated K. - Total marks in question: 3
Q8i + ii) I wasn't able to prove either of the two statements but I made it look like I did. I also included all the steps e.g Basis, Assumption, Inductive (made it look like I know what I was doing) and the Conclusion. - Total marks in question: 10
9c) I got the right equation but in terms of P. I did not find the value of p but the equation is correct. - Total marks in question: 3.

I would really appreciate it if you could tell me how many you think I lost.

Here is how many I think I lost:
Q1) 1 mark for not solving.
Q8) 4 marks for not doing inductive step. (assuming examiner spots my mistakes)
Q9c) 2 marks for not getting p and not substituting it.

Hey guys, I feel really bad, I just freaked out on Friday and made so many mistakes. I would love it if someone could tell me how many marks I could have lost:

Q1) I let the determinant = 0 and I even wrote K^2-1=0 but I never actually calculated K. - Total marks in question: 3
Q8i + ii) I wasn't able to prove either of the two statements but I made it look like I did. I also included all the steps e.g Basis, Assumption, Inductive (made it look like I know what I was doing) and the Conclusion. - Total marks in question: 10
9c) I got the right equation but in terms of P. I did not find the value of p but the equation is correct. - Total marks in question: 3.

I would really appreciate it if you could tell me how many you think I lost.

Here is how many I think I lost:
Q1) 1 mark for not solving.
Q8) 4 marks for not doing inductive step. (assuming examiner spots my mistakes)
Q9c) 2 marks for not getting p and not substituting it.

Q1) 1 mark for not solving. (Correct)Q8) 4 marks for not doing inductive step. (assuming examiner spots my mistakes) (Possibly 3 marks some marks gained for trying the assumption)Q9c) 2 marks for not getting p and not substituting it (Correct)

My thoughts:

Q1) You'd get 2/3 marks for not solving
Q2) The mark you gain for the conclusion step is only given if the rest of your proof is correct (i.e., it is a dependent mark). So you may only get 1-3 marks per question, depending on how much of your induction is correct. Definitely one mark for your basis step. I believe no paper has awarded marks for the assumption step.
Q9c) 1/3. You'd get one for your method of finding an equation in terms of p. You would've gotten another mark for your method of finding p and then another for your accuracy.