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I am a year 12 student currently studying my A-levels but i'm really struggling with maths, does anyone have any advice on improvement?
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I am a year 12 student currently studying my A-levels but i'm really struggling with maths, does anyone have any advice on improvement?
I am a year 12 student currently studying my A-levels but i'm really struggling with maths, does anyone have any advice on improvement?
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Can you be more specific? Can you complete examples in class?
Can you be more specific? Can you complete examples in class?
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can you pinpoint any specific areas you're struggling with?
can you pinpoint any specific areas you're struggling with?
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have a go at some past paper questions – physics & maths tutor has an excellent selection. also (if you have a textbook/online textbook) it'd be a good idea to work through the end-of-topic questions. also try going through examples you have done in class, with or without looking at the method.
mark schemes can be useful for checking you're going in the right direction, checking your answer, or seeing a different approach to the question, but don't become reliant on them. quite often they will skip a few steps (which isn't very helpful for understanding the working) or the method is different from what you have been taught, or not the ,most efficient way.
for mechanics in general, draw a diagram, label what you know, and what you don't know/need to work out. then use suvat, f=ma, or any other equations you need
and speak to your teacher if you're still struggling – they'll hopefully be able to give more specific help
mark schemes can be useful for checking you're going in the right direction, checking your answer, or seeing a different approach to the question, but don't become reliant on them. quite often they will skip a few steps (which isn't very helpful for understanding the working) or the method is different from what you have been taught, or not the ,most efficient way.
for mechanics in general, draw a diagram, label what you know, and what you don't know/need to work out. then use suvat, f=ma, or any other equations you need
and speak to your teacher if you're still struggling – they'll hopefully be able to give more specific help
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have a go at some past paper questions – physics & maths tutor has an excellent selection. also (if you have a textbook/online textbook) it'd be a good idea to work through the end-of-topic questions. also try going through examples you have done in class, with or without looking at the method.
mark schemes can be useful for checking you're going in the right direction, checking your answer, or seeing a different approach to the question, but don't become reliant on them. quite often they will skip a few steps (which isn't very helpful for understanding the working) or the method is different from what you have been taught, or not the ,most efficient way.
for mechanics in general, draw a diagram, label what you know, and what you don't know/need to work out. then use suvat, f=ma, or any other equations you need
and speak to your teacher if you're still struggling – they'll hopefully be able to give more specific help
have a go at some past paper questions – physics & maths tutor has an excellent selection. also (if you have a textbook/online textbook) it'd be a good idea to work through the end-of-topic questions. also try going through examples you have done in class, with or without looking at the method.
mark schemes can be useful for checking you're going in the right direction, checking your answer, or seeing a different approach to the question, but don't become reliant on them. quite often they will skip a few steps (which isn't very helpful for understanding the working) or the method is different from what you have been taught, or not the ,most efficient way.
for mechanics in general, draw a diagram, label what you know, and what you don't know/need to work out. then use suvat, f=ma, or any other equations you need
and speak to your teacher if you're still struggling – they'll hopefully be able to give more specific help
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So far mainly struggle with mechanics and tests at the moment
So far mainly struggle with mechanics and tests at the moment
'light', 'inextensible', 'uniform', 'equilibrium', 'on the point of slipping/sliding'
For tests - make sure you do the mixed exercises.
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I echo the suggestion for clear diagrams and learn what key words mean such as.
'light', 'inextensible', 'uniform', 'equilibrium', 'on the point of slipping/sliding'
For tests - make sure you do the mixed exercises.
I echo the suggestion for clear diagrams and learn what key words mean such as.
'light', 'inextensible', 'uniform', 'equilibrium', 'on the point of slipping/sliding'
For tests - make sure you do the mixed exercises.
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