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As maths help pls

Just had two maths mocks today and completely fumbled them. I only have 6 exams left this year for maths how can I do better in the next. My target is an A and i have been achieving B grades in my tests with this recent test potentially being a C. I NEED HELP
Are you studying for GCSE maths or A level?
Oh i just properly read it. AS maths right?
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Original post by Lilackitten442
Oh i just properly read it. AS maths right?


yes
There is a maths youtuber who i would 100% reccomend. He teaches the topics in a classroom style way. (He recorded them live from his lessons). His vids helped me form a D in my midyear to jump to an A (3 marks away from A*) in my end of year. Bicen maths
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Original post by Lilackitten442
There is a maths youtuber who i would 100% reccomend. He teaches the topics in a classroom style way. (He recorded them live from his lessons). His vids helped me form a D in my midyear to jump to an A (3 marks away from A*) in my end of year. Bicen maths


The thing is i know all the content inside out it’s just the way the questions are worded by my school are difficult. My school is a very high achieving maths school as they make maths exams challenging under small time limit so you perform better in the real thing
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Original post by kyrxz.
The thing is i know all the content inside out it’s just the way the questions are worded by my school are difficult. My school is a very high achieving maths school as they make maths exams challenging under small time limit so you perform better in the real thing

Id not worry about the time constraint too much. Are you doing ocr or ...? Obviously if youre getting tested on a topic, try working through some exam questions (both from your board and others). Drfrost has graded questions about a topic as well and madas has some hard roughly a level questions which are worth looking at.

But if you misunderstand/misread/... the question, maybe get in the habit of sketching stuff, underlining bits, guestimating and verifying answers. Even if it takes a bit longer to begin with. Also think about creating a rogues gallery of questions youve had (significant) problems with and come back to it every so often.
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Original post by mqb2766
Id not worry about the time constraint too much. Are you doing ocr or ...? Obviously if youre getting tested on a topic, try working through some exam questions (both from your board and others). Drfrost has graded questions about a topic as well and madas has some hard roughly a level questions which are worth looking at.
But if you misunderstand/misread/... the question, maybe get in the habit of sketching stuff, underlining bits, guestimating and verifying answers. Even if it takes a bit longer to begin with. Also think about creating a rogues gallery of questions youve had (significant) problems with and come back to it every so often.


I do edexcel. This test was testing chapters 1-10 on pure and 1-5 on stats. I knew all the content from pure stats not so much so that’s my own. I did every question in the textbook for pure and did madasmaths questions alongside maths genie questions and i still struggled. I didn’t know how to approach the question. The knowledge is there but it’s a matter of applying it
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Original post by kyrxz.
I do edexcel. This test was testing chapters 1-10 on pure and 1-5 on stats. I knew all the content from pure stats not so much so that’s my own. I did every question in the textbook for pure and did madasmaths questions alongside maths genie questions and i still struggled. I didn’t know how to approach the question. The knowledge is there but it’s a matter of applying it

Why not post a question or two that youve had difficulty with in maths f38 and work through them
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=38
Maths is one of those subjects where seemingly small things can mean youre unable to answer a questions. The thing is, its often is a reflection of something missing in your understanding.
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You could practice exam questions to get more exposure to the wording of exam questions MADAS maths has practice papers based off of difficulty and you can use PMT for more topical questions
Original post by kyrxz.
I do edexcel. This test was testing chapters 1-10 on pure and 1-5 on stats. I knew all the content from pure stats not so much so that’s my own. I did every question in the textbook for pure and did madasmaths questions alongside maths genie questions and i still struggled. I didn’t know how to approach the question. The knowledge is there but it’s a matter of applying it

you could also ask your teacher for some help in different questions to gain an understanding of how to approach different topics

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