Which is more harder Math: non calculator or math Calculator

Well I've took the math noncalculator exam, and it turns out I got 71%, intermediate paper(No revision). And was just wondering if the non calculator exam would be as easy?

Any tips?

Thanks

Reply 1

Excalibur

15

I find non-calc ones easier, but it's up to personal strengths, I think.

Reply 2

Libertine

8

More harder???

They are both easy - I don't think one is really harder than the other.

Reply 3

Angel Interceptor

11

They are both simple (and I took the higher papers when I did them) and aced them both, however I preferred the non-calculator paper.....it was soooo simple! :smile:

Reply 4

Excalibur

15

Well, I found GCSE higher tier pips as well, but not all of us do... the OP may not be the Maths genius all of you are. :wink:

Reply 5

kellywood_5

17

Excalibur

Well, I found GCSE higher tier pips as well, but not all of us do... the OP may not be the Maths genius all of you are. :wink:

Agreed- bit of arrogance being shown in this thread! Comments like 'they're both easy', 'they're both simple' and 'only 71%' don't make the rest of us who aren't so good at maths feel any better :p:

Just because you lot find maths easy, it doesn't mean everyone does, and 71% is a very good mark. I took higher tier and got a B, which I was very proud of because I seriously thought I'd failed! Anyway, in response to the OP, I personally found both very hard, but I always found the calculator paper a lot easier. It depends what topics you're good at though. I was quite good at things like equations and trigonometry, but I sucked at graphs and angles!

Reply 6

Simba

16

The non-calculator is easier in my eyes, although I'm afraid I have to agree - they're both pretty easy... 71% is still a fairly good mark though, would that get you a B?

Reply 7

Balfager

I hated maths at GCSE but I managed an A... It wasn't that hard. :rolleyes:

In response to the question posed; I'd have to say the calculator-allowed paper was easier. Give me a calculator and I can solve almost anything. It was fun. :redface:

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Simba

The non-calculator is easier in my eyes, although I'm afraid I have to agree - they're both pretty easy... 71% is still a fairly good mark though, would that get you a B?

I don't think the B threshold is as low as 71% - if I remember correctly it's usually 75% + (for the int. paper, anyhow)...

Reply 8

Balfager

kellywood_5

Agreed- bit of arrogance being shown in this thread! Comments like 'they're both easy', 'they're both simple' and 'only 71%' don't make the rest of us who aren't so good at maths feel any better :p:

Just because you lot find maths easy, it doesn't mean everyone does, and 71% is a very good mark. I took higher tier and got a B, which I was very proud of because I seriously thought I'd failed! Anyway, in response to the OP, I personally found both very hard, but I always found the calculator paper a lot easier. It depends what topics you're good at though. I was quite good at things like equations and trigonometry, but I sucked at graphs and angles!

You do realise that the OP was also being arrogant, by saying "just wondering if the non calculator exam would be as easy"?

Reply 9

kellywood_5

17

Balfager

You do realise that the OP was also being arrogant, by saying "just wondering if the non calculator exam would be as easy"?

Hmm, I guess. It didn't come across as blatantly as some of the replies though.

Reply 10

anon53

4

I think the calculator paper is by far the most difficult.

Reply 11

Drarren

1

I think the calculator paper's harder as, even though you get to use a calc, there are many questions that don't need one, or where having one's not much use without the knowledge of how to answer to go with it.

Reply 12

Trepur99

I remember the calculator paper being a little harder than the calculator, as the presence of the calculator simply means they can set more demanding questions conceptually such as difficult 3d trig questions rather than simple sine graphs!

Reply 13

smiley :)

In my real gcse exams I found the calculator paper easier, but I think it all just depends on what topics come up in your exam.

Reply 14

FireDeuce

14

Calc..but I realised last week where I went wrong in my end of year 10 exam for calc where I got 26%.
You know when you are doing something where you have to leave it as 3SF at the end? Well as I was working it all out, I'd do it ALL to 3SF.
Which gave me an answer which wasnt right, but only by like 1.

Reply 15

spamking

OP

14

So are the grade bounderies lower for the calc?

Reply 16

Mustard-man

18

I personally think they're both the same difficulty, although I can barely remeber the 2 papers.

But the AS level the paper with the calculator is certainly harder

Reply 17

Kimi3013

I can only remember GCSE Maths being easy all the way, all exams being about the same.

In my AS Exams last year I got 81% on the non, but 97% and on the one with the calculator. Which says to me the calculator paper are easier.

Reply 18

geographer.

Maths with Calculators allowed is most definately the harder paper im my own opinion.

Reply 19

PVTHADON

I found the calculator paper was the hardest out of the two

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