Heavyweights in AS maths ONLY

TeeEm

From Summer 1966, this question requires only AS knowledge.
Do not know where to start.

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Reply 1

Indeterminate

Now that's a nice AS question :biggrin:

I take it that it's not intended for someone like me, though? :tongue:

Reply 2

Student403

So should I not attempt this if I've covered C3/4?

Reply 3

DylanJ42

Original post by Student403

So should I not attempt this if I've covered C3/4?

You can still do it, just don't tell TeeEm :wink:

Reply 4

TeeEm

Original post by Indeterminate

Now that's a nice AS question :biggrin:

I take it that it's not intended for someone like me, though? :tongue:

Definitely not for you.

Reply 5

TeeEm

Original post by Student403

So should I not attempt this if I've covered C3/4?

you can
This will go as one the first few questions in one of my Special Papers.
I decided to pause writing until I get some more material together it seems these
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showpost.php?p=61393615&postcount=53came at the right time.

Reply 6

Student403

Original post by TeeEm

Alright thank you

Happy new year to you btw

Reply 7

TeeEm

Original post by Student403

Alright thank you

Happy new year to you btw

same to you and good luck with your mocks.

Reply 8

the bear

this is what you need to get started...

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Reply 9

BlindingLight

I can't remember any maths at all #GettingOld

Reply 10

username2130115

I solved it on notepad, it's pretty messy though... Imagine if a question like this came up on a real C2 paper lmao.

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Reply 11

TeeEm

Imagine if it was non calculator too
(this will be non calculator in my Papers)

Reply 12

TeeEm

Original post by the bear

this is what you need to get started...

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thanks.
I think I can start writing a solution now.

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Reply 13

username2130115

Original post by TeeEm

Imagine if it was non calculator too
(this will be non calculator in my Papers)

i guess that's fair given the question doesn't require much arithmetic, apart from the small calculations in the definite integration.

Reply 14

Student403

Hitler videos galore...

Reply 15

TeeEm

I think all maths papers from C1 to C4 and FP1 to FP3/4 should be non calculator with the exception of one paper which might include, mensuration and numerical methods.
Mechanics papers should all be non calculator.
Statistics all calculator.

And formula booklets should only have statistical tables.

Reply 16

B_9710

Original post by TeeEm

I agree. You basically get given every formula you'll need. What's the point of that?

Reply 17

B_9710

Original post by Indeterminate

Now that's a nice AS question :biggrin:

I take it that it's not intended for someone like me, though? :tongue:

Imagine if this was in a paper now.

Reply 18

Indeterminate

Original post by B_9710

Imagine if this was in a paper now.

Tbh I don't think it'd look out of place.

I mean you just need to know what "rate of change" means, and how everything fits together. IMHO it's not asking a great deal :redface:

Reply 19

Muttley79

Original post by TeeEm

Why? Maths is not arithmetic ... the questions can be more demanding if calculators are allowed. The time that was wasted when using logs to solve sine and cosine rule was crazy.

In real life professional mathematicians use formula books - learning/memorising the formulae is not as important as knwoing when and how to use them.

We are in the 21st century and maths exams need to reflect that.