Higher Maths Post Mortem thread

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i got stationary points of 1/3, 1 and -1

so did a lot of the people i spoke to.

Just a normal question i thought

Yeah, that was all good, until you got -50/27 for the y-co-ordinate. I was like this :lolwut:

so then of course I couldn't draw the graphs with my screwed up co-ordinates so now the SQA will think I don't know that -f(x) means reflected in the x axis, which I knew!!

My friend was right. He said that the rest of the country would've been fine with that question and it would just be our school who f***ed it up.

Reply 21

Inheritorz

Original post by Derry Rhumba

i got stationary points of 1/3, 1 and -1

so did a lot of the people i spoke to.

Just a normal question i thought

Only problem about that question was the third that you had to substitute. Eventually I got something like 55/27

Reply 22

NaturalDisaster

Original post by Inlineadam

I thought they gave me the advanced higher paper 2?

LAst page was absolutely ridiculous. I couldn't even begin the 5 marker = 5 marks lost

7 marker, not a slightest of clue = 7 marks lost

9 marker, you having a joke? i rattled a few things done = about 6 lost..

18 marks down the drain. I was hoping for an A, but now my hopes are set on a B.

Damn you SQA.

Looks like there's a whole graveyard being built of disappointed hopes and A's that will sadly never be. Who votes that we form a lynch mob and attack the SQA headquarters? We could make a day of it, I believe it's in Glasgow... :biggrin:

Reply 23

Inheritorz

Anybody have a copy of the papers?

Reply 24

NaturalDisaster

You know, I think this video may come in useful after all...even if it has lead to me failing Maths.

Anyone else with me? Let's start a riot. :biggrin:

Reply 25

Inlineadam

I resorted to counting the marks in paper 2... think it was about 59.

So out of 129 in total.

I hope paper 1 pulls me up.

If i lost 20 in paper 2, and 20 in paper 1, thats 70%.... hmmm

Reply 26

Derry Rhumba

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Reply 27

Kelsper

Feelings right now: failure.

Reply 28

catmandoo

Original post by Kelsper

Feelings right now: failure.

Ur not alone

Reply 29

Derry Rhumba

Original post by NaturalDisaster

Yeah, that was all good, until you got -50/27 for the y-co-ordinate. I was like this :lolwut:

But you substitute 1/3 into f(x) not f ' (x) and somehow i got something like 1 or 2 for the y coordinate.... :confused:

im probs wrong tho

BYE BYE A :biggrin:

Reply 30

Inheritorz

Is there any chance of them lowering the A boundaries this year?

Reply 31

legion99

I thought paper 1 was easy and paper 2 was not bad either. I managed to have a good go at all of the questions.
The hardest one for me was probably the 7mark trigonometry question but I reckon i still have about 4 of the marks from that at least.
I found the 9mark circle question quite easy actually. I Managed to figure out what to do quite quickly.

I have a copy of paper 1 and paper 2 but cant scan it to upload it. Wasn't anyone else allowed to take the papers out of the exam hall?

Reply 32

Derry Rhumba

Original post by Inheritorz

Is there any chance of them lowering the A boundaries this year?

no because there will be some goodie two shoes swat who revises for 10 hours a night that got 100%. Like a girl in my school... SHE HAD 3 CALCULATORS!!!!!!! :angry:

Reply 33

legion99

Original post by Inheritorz

Is there any chance of them lowering the A boundaries this year?

I wouldn't think so unfortunately because they practically threw marks at you with the easy 10mark integration question

Reply 34

Derry Rhumba

Original post by legion99

i wouldn't think so unfortunately because they practically threw marks at you with the easy 10mark integration question

easy???? Who the **** you kiddin!!!!!!!?????????????? :angry:

Reply 35

Semple

Original post by NaturalDisaster

Yeah, that was all good, until you got -50/27 for the y-co-ordinate. I was like this :lolwut:

I got this too! :frown:

Completely threw me off guard, and I literally had no idea what the other root was, apart from 2. Ended up just missing out the two graphs. :l

Reply 36

catmandoo

Original post by Derry Rhumba

easy???? Who the **** you kiddin!!!!!!!?????????????? :angry:

I agree The sqa are morons WTF was all those high mark questions arghhh I got A prelim I'm truly screwed

Reply 37

Inheritorz

Original post by legion99

I wouldn't think so unfortunately because they practically threw marks at you with the easy 10mark integration question

I actually thought it was harder than the 2010 paper. Nevertheless it was still OK. Integration was OK, that 7 mark log graph question in paper 2 was hard though, and the circle question took a bit of thinking. After working out the distance between points (I think 5) , the radius of circle 1 (11) , and the centre points I got something like root 13 - c, but did not have a clue where to go from there.

Really Really would like another look at the papers. Anybody?