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Tips for A*s?

I'm studying maths, physics and computer science. My main method of revising is past paper questions and anki flashcards, will this be enough and does anyone have any advice on achieving A* (especially for physics)?

(edited 11 months ago)

Reply 1

mkmkk

Yes!!!! That's what my teachers recommended

Reply 2

justlearning1469

Original post by zajamelia

I didn't just use past paper questions, but extension and enrichment to improve my general problem-solving skills.

For maths I used MadAsMath (especially the harder 3 star, 4 star) to improve problem solving skills, cambridge pre u questions (the hard ones) and other stuff (like Underground Math) for those A* questions and problem solving. Past papers for fluency.

Physics: Past papers period. You can do enrichment in Isaac Physics (especially the Challenge questions) to stretch your thinking as an A/A* student. The Isaac Physics books (pre-uni physics, pre-uni math for sciences) are very helpful.

Revision guides are OK although some aren't great.

For A/A* and beyond you need to study for understanding or you just won't get it. If you can get straight A/A* or even A* and A grades, or even A*A*A* then you have a solid-ish foundation on the subject. I say "ish" because A-level math is merely mathematical methods.