SQA Higher Mathematics - Paper 1 Non-calculator - 13th May 2024 [Exam Chat]

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SQA Higher Mathematics - Paper 1 Non-calculator - 13th May 2024 [Exam Chat]

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Date/Time: 13 May / 09:00AM-10:15AM

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Reply 1

Axiom123

Hi!

I’m currently doing 6 Highers. These are: English, Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Art and Mandarin. I’m aiming for AAAAAB/AAAAAA.

Reply 2

islamiccont

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by Axiom123

Hi!
I’m currently doing 6 Highers. These are: English, Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Art and Mandarin. I’m aiming for AAAAAB/AAAAAA.

any tips for higher physics?

Reply 3

Axiom123

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by islamiccont

any tips for higher physics?

Keep note of which past paper questions that you got wrong and revise the topic relating to it then try the same question that you got wrong. If you get it wrong again, ask your teacher for detailed explanation.

During the exam, do all the easy questions first then do the hard ones for later, especially for the 3 markers. This will save some time. (Only if this works for you)

Revise key definitions as the paper could ask you some questions on definition.

Reply 4

islamiccont

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by Axiom123

During the exam, do all the easy questions first then do the hard ones for later, especially for the 3 markers. This will save some time. (Only if this works for you)

Revise key definitions as the paper could ask you some questions on definition.

Thanks, I normally do really well with calculations its just the definitions and explain questions I normally do really bad in

Reply 5

tadachar

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by Axiom123

Hi!
I’m currently doing 6 Highers. These are: English, Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Art and Mandarin. I’m aiming for AAAAAB/AAAAAA.

Any tips on Higher Chemistry?

Reply 6

islamiccont

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by tadachar

Any tips on Higher Chemistry?

Try to do all of theese past paper by topic questions and the topics your not scoring well in look over your notes understand it and try the questions again. And also learn all your definitions for higher chem

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/public/mchchemistrydepartmentblog/uploads/sites/13385/2020/11/25134717/H_Chemistry_PPQs_hyperlinked.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwij4a3IvNWFAxUYU0EAHXBBAxUQFnoECAQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw25jD1FR-AbSkCRWg9STOiw

Reply 7

NieveThomas

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by islamiccont

Try to do all of theese past paper by topic questions and the topics your not scoring well in look over your notes understand it and try the questions again. And also learn all your definitions for higher chem
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/public/mchchemistrydepartmentblog/uploads/sites/13385/2020/11/25134717/H_Chemistry_PPQs_hyperlinked.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwij4a3IvNWFAxUYU0EAHXBBAxUQFnoECAQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw25jD1FR-AbSkCRWg9STOiw

hi do you have any tips on how to do better in the calculations and problem solving part of the exam

Reply 8

islamiccont

For chemistry calculations? I'd probably say practice makes perfect for calculations there's not a whole lot of questions they can ask so it makes it easier to learn all of the calculations

Reply 9

username7888788

See when we finish the exam, do we get to keep a copy of the paper?

Reply 10

anika.jabin

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by username7888788

See when we finish the exam, do we get to keep a copy of the paper?

Nope both papers get handed to the invigilators

Reply 11

islamiccont

For maths it might seem obvious but do all the questions u know how to do then go back to the ones that are hard

Reply 12

NieveThomas

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by islamiccont

For chemistry calculations? I'd probably say practice makes perfect for calculations there's not a whole lot of questions they can ask so it makes it easier to learn all of the calculations

ok thank you !!!

Reply 13

Mills15

How did everyone find the paper, I thought they were both awful, I was on course for a B but I don’t think i got that.

What did everyone get for U2 and the limit on the recurrence relation on Paper 1, I got U2 = 16 and the limit = 15 but that can’t be possible but I couldn’t find any mistake in my working.

Reply 14

islamiccont

That was correct and I found both papers fair 🙂

Reply 15

islamiccont

Don't be stressed about your answers wait for dlb maths to post the video then you can go over your questions and answers and roughly see what you got

Reply 16

Zlongstaff777

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by Mills15

How did everyone find the paper, I thought they were both awful, I was on course for a B but I don’t think i got that.
What did everyone get for U2 and the limit on the recurrence relation on Paper 1, I got U2 = 16 and the limit = 15 but that can’t be possible but I couldn’t find any mistake in my working.

I got that too don’t worry! I found the papers really challenging too so hopefully the grade boundaries reflect how difficult it was!

Reply 17

iuseradeon

I thought both papers were decent, paper 1 being the better one

Reply 18

Ilovelaerning

however, the second last question on paper 2 was confusing it said, sin2x-sinsquaredx=0 so when I expanded it and took out the common factor I got sinx(4cosx-sinx)=0 so obv sinx=180 but for the second part I wrote no solutions