What di A* maths students do thst makes them succeed fast and well

^^^ I’m currently just about at a B and I’m looking for A minimum

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^^^ I’m currently just about at a B and I’m looking for A minimum

What is it about the questions you cant do / get wrong? Is it not understanding the material or finding it hard to get started or small mistakes in the working or ...

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Ghost1619

Original post by mqb2766

What is it about the questions you cant do / get wrong? Is it not understanding the material or finding it hard to get started or small mistakes in the working or ...

It’s mainly mechanics, I’m unsure where to start, and what the questions are asking me

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mqb2766

Original post by Ghost1619

It’s mainly mechanics, I’m unsure where to start, and what the questions are asking me

So what part of mechanics, suvat, newton / momentum, .... ? A fair amount of the basic ideas were covered in physics gcse, were you happy with that or ... ?

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Ghost1619

Original post by mqb2766

So what part of mechanics, suvat, newton / momentum, .... ? A fair amount of the basic ideas were covered in physics gcse, were you happy with that or ... ?

Yes I got a 7 in physics the part that’s confusing is pulleys and static rigid bodies , the concepts in lesson seem fine, in the test it feels like there’s a lot of components to the question so if you miss one you get it wrong also it’s not like pure where there’s fixed ways Of doing things

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ryesky

Original post by Ghost1619

It’s mainly mechanics, I’m unsure where to start, and what the questions are asking me

For mechanics I found it easy to break the syllabus into different chapters/sections.
If you don’t know where to start first make a list. So, momentum, statics etc.
then I would highlight where im struggling n and focus on getting my basics down. This would be watching relevant videos or writing down shortened notes as a cheat sheet.
Then I would move on to past paper questions for that particular topic and keep doing them till im confident.
Don’t forget to come back and revise the sections you had previously done!

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mqb2766

Original post by Ghost1619

Theres not much about pulleys in maths? You have strings over a single pulley but you can imagine that as a straight string which is being pulled in different directions?

For static rigid bodies / equilibrium, setting up the problem can be a bit more involved, but knowing that youre applying newton 1-3 and resolving in the appropriate direction(s), it shouldnt be that different from the usual examples? Even if it sounded "right" in class, Id probably recommend doing the questions independently so youre clear about what decisions need to be made, what to put on the sketch, .... They should be reasonably routine once you get used to them, so maybe post a question or two if youre unsure and work through it here?