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can i go from a d to b in 2 months in alevel maths

help!! idk what to do and my teachers are useless!!

Reply 1

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by uphill-voltage
help!! idk what to do and my teachers are useless!!

This is possible, but you are going to need to put in a lot of work. I'd check YouTube channels that cover a-level maths and, if you can, get a tutor - even if the tutor is just a friend who is decent at maths. Try to use past paper questions and exam-style questions for practice, unless you are learning a topic from scratch.

This advice is all from personal experience, but you may learn differently, and so it might not all work for you.

Reply 2

okkk thank you so much! I'm going to get a tutor from someone ik

Do you think i should make notes on the yt videos or just go straight to exam questions?

Also in the exam, i know how to do the question but i struggle to put it down??? if that makes sense? How should i go abt this?

Reply 3

Original post
by uphill-voltage
okkk thank you so much! I'm going to get a tutor from someone ik
Do you think i should make notes on the yt videos or just go straight to exam questions?
Also in the exam, i know how to do the question but i struggle to put it down??? if that makes sense? How should i go abt this?

Make basic notes (formula, an example or two) on the video, and then try some exam questions. You can always go back and deepen your notes and understanding if you aren't getting it after a few exam questions.

I combated this issue through writing every step out, methodically, making sure I don't miss anything - even if it's something 'obvious'. It hasn't completely solved the issue, but it's helped.

Let me know if I can be of any more help. 😊

Reply 4

Yes it's possible. Do lots of past papers, especially those from different exam boards so you aren't thrown of by non standard style questions.

Reply 5

Ok thank you both!

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