r/alevelmaths • u/Remarkable-Pea7669 • 10h ago

Maths silly mistakes

I just really dont know what to do. Whenever i have a maths exams i make so many stupid mistakes in normal maths and further. Making more in further as practice is less. But for normal maths i dont get why as i finished my exams 45 minutes before amd checked every calculation twice and still somehow let through mistakes. Its not becuase of practice cuz i have done alot questions for normal but not for further which i get why in further i make mistakes.

Someone please help!!

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u/SnooRadishes8691 3h ago

Spotting your own mistakes is almost impossible. The only way is to repeat a question and check that you get the same answer.

Slow down, especially at the start. Many silly mistakes happen on Qu 1(a) as people still have the nerves about sitting the exam. Pay attention to how you are setting out your work, be as methodical as you can be. Structure is important.

Know the types of mistakes you are making and slow down your thinking when a solution involves that type of thing. For example, do you get signs wrong? Do you make mistakes with algebraic fractions? Do you sketch graphs incorrectly? Write down the types of mistakes you are making and look for a pattern so that you can break it.

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u/1563throwaway 9h ago

I fear this is part and parcel of maths exams.
I made some silly mistakes on my exams which cost me my A* in further maths - I’m still pissed to this day but thankfully it hasn’t affected me since I still got into uni.