How to get a grade 9 in maths?
My target grade is 8 but I know I can aim higher. How do I reach the top marks? What are the best resources to get aiming for grade 9 questions or book etc. I want to do the hardest questions as practise. Also any other tips please share coz from time to time I make stupid mistakes which is quite common in exams but I don't want this for my mocks.
Reply 1
To be honest I’m probably not the best person to answer since I’ve always averaged a 9 in maths without revision, but search like hardest gcse maths questions on the internet and YouTube u will get loads of results ( enough for 4 hours or so) cause I did that for my maths mock last month
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Reply 2
Practice a lot and every time you get something wrong watch a video on how to do it and do loads of practice questions until youre confident
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by DerDracologePractice a lot and every time you get something wrong watch a video on how to do it and do loads of practice questions until youre confident
I need harder questions right now, I understand nearly all the content that I have learnt so far.
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Like resources wise
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by TTNathanLike resources wise
Do the Corbett Maths 5 a day everyday -I printed out a months worth of this and just went through it everyday(targeted towards 8/9 students) - make sure you understand everything.
Corbett maths is really good aswell for videos.
Indices come up very often so make sure you know all the laws (I don’t have a website for this)
People also seem to slip up of the functions
F(x)=…
Make sure you know all you graphs and how to draw them…x^3,x^2.
Quadratics come up all the time.
Make sure you know the basics (the difference between an 8 and 9 is purely down to not making silly mistakes.
Basically: Dr Frost, Corbett maths and text books are the best.
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by TTNathanLike resources wise
drfrost, Corbett maths, madasmaths, maybe try some smc questions too
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TTNathan
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by Kayak1Do the Corbett Maths 5 a day everyday -I printed out a months worth of this and just went through it everyday(targeted towards 8/9 students) - make sure you understand everything.
Corbett maths is really good aswell for videos.
Indices come up very often so make sure you know all the laws (I don’t have a website for this)
People also seem to slip up of the functions
F(x)=…
Make sure you know all you graphs and how to draw them…x^3,x^2.
Quadratics come up all the time.
Make sure you know the basics (the difference between an 8 and 9 is purely down to not making silly mistakes.
Basically: Dr Frost, Corbett maths and text books are the best.
Corbett maths is really good aswell for videos.
Indices come up very often so make sure you know all the laws (I don’t have a website for this)
People also seem to slip up of the functions
F(x)=…
Make sure you know all you graphs and how to draw them…x^3,x^2.
Quadratics come up all the time.
Make sure you know the basics (the difference between an 8 and 9 is purely down to not making silly mistakes.
Basically: Dr Frost, Corbett maths and text books are the best.
what textbooks and books for revision or guides do you recommend?
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by TTNathanwhat textbooks and books for revision or guides do you recommend?
CGP guides are good - just your school textbooks also work though
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by TTNathanMy target grade is 8 but I know I can aim higher. How do I reach the top marks? What are the best resources to get aiming for grade 9 questions or book etc. I want to do the hardest questions as practise. Also any other tips please share coz from time to time I make stupid mistakes which is quite common in exams but I don't want this for my mocks.
Corbett maths 5 a days are good, madasmaths. Also, you could try some further maths level questions just search up fm *topic* corbett maths, they may not align 100% with your spec but they're good practice. If you are looking for the hardest questions out there I recommend looking through the last 5 questions of any paper 2s as they are pretty challenging. A tip for checking is just to really quickly do the question again in pencil without looking at your previous answer or checking with a calculator function - especially for prove or show that questions.
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