I found that paper so hard. I don't think I've ever done a question with a quartic and trying to find the roots. It was so much harder than the 2018 paper for me so I hope the boundaries are low. What do you guys think the grade boundaries will be?
I found that paper so hard. I don't think I've ever done a question with a quartic and trying to find the roots. It was so much harder than the 2018 paper for me so I hope the boundaries are low. What do you guys think the grade boundaries will be?
60% or less for an A going by last years but guess it completely depends on how hard the other modules are
Yeah I'm doing the same lol. I find mechanics really hard, but algorithms is definitely the easier out of the two. I think I might need to lower my expectation of my grade now
That's what it was last year, and I think the paper this year was quite a lot harder so I'm just hoping the boundaries are lower for this year's exam. How did you find the paper?
You can find grade boundaries specifically for each module, although obviously the boundaries depend on the modules you take. I do Mechanics and Stats, and Mechanics is the lowest 39/60 stats were a little higher at 42/60 and core was 46/60 if I remember them all correctly. We all agree the core paper last year was quite easy compared to this year, so boundaries for that module should be lower, but obviously, overall boundaries depend on other modules.
Hopefully, the grade boundaries will be closer to that of mechanics from last year considering how hard it was. Do you if anybody at all found that paper okay?
You can find grade boundaries specifically for each module, although obviously the boundaries depend on the modules you take. I do Mechanics and Stats, and Mechanics is the lowest 39/60 stats were a little higher at 42/60 and core was 46/60 if I remember them all correctly. We all agree the core paper last year was quite easy compared to this year, so boundaries for that module should be lower, but obviously, overall boundaries depend on other modules.
Hopefully, the grade boundaries will be closer to that of mechanics from last year considering how hard it was. Do you if anybody at all found that paper okay?
This guy from my college said it went well for him
Well, I know I didn’t get the last 1/2 of question 6 because I copied the matrix down wrong (lambda - 2 instead of lambda + 2) but there’s probably a few method marks in there, and obviously we don’t know how well we did until August but aside from it being way harder than I expected, I think it went ok. That’s why I was surprised to hear the grade boundaries were like that for what was arguably an easier paper.
That's what it was last year, and I think the paper this year was quite a lot harder so I'm just hoping the boundaries are lower for this year's exam. How did you find the paper?
I need to do so much revision for mechanics as well. I have my end of year exams this week as well, which doesn't help so I have to revise for them as well. I need to get full marks on algorithms to have an chance of passing lol!
Well, I know I didn’t get the last 1/2 of question 6 because I copied the matrix down wrong (lambda - 2 instead of lambda + 2) but there’s probably a few method marks in there, and obviously we don’t know how well we did until August but aside from it being way harder than I expected, I think it went ok. That’s why I was surprised to hear the grade boundaries were like that for what was arguably an easier paper.
Mechanics have lower boundaries since it is the toughest. So if you find you do the worst, as long as other people find the exam hard it should be reflected in the boundaries, hopefully like core today.
I need to do so much revision for mechanics as well. I have my end of year exams this week as well, which doesn't help so I have to revise for them as well. I need to get full marks on algorithms to have an chance of passing lol!