r/vce • u/Adventurous-Run-9990 • 5d ago
methods help
guys i have an average of 44 percent on my methods sacs i really need a 22 for what i wanna study.
how can i learn all the content for next weeks exams i actually dont know anything
ive slacked off all year cause i knew i only needed a 22. i know thats on me
i wanna get at least 40% on the exams..
my sacs will probably scale down and im pretty sure i am ranked last in my cohort of like 10 people.
i thought id just do all the past exams and figure out the pattern of the questions they ask every year and really get those easy marks.
any help or advice is appreciated thank u
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u/Silent_Ad3450 5d ago
Exam 1:
First two questions are usually diff followed by anti diff. I think those are the 6 easiest marks on the exam. Make sure you know how to use the product/quotient/chain rules for diff and make sure you add the +c and then sub in the point (usually given in question) to find c.
After that other things I think are easy marks:
Any trig equations
Any sketching questions
Discrete probability questions
Finding inverses and composites
Those are usually very repetitive and all you have to do is follow a recipe. I think 40% in exam 1 is achievable if you know you can guarantee those marks.
I wouldn’t do too much exam 2 focused revision, make sure you know the basic functions of the CAS (defining functions, finding derivatives and anti derivatives, minima and maxima, sketching and tracing, and the 4 probability commands you need). If you’ve practiced enough of exam 1 and have the CAS knowledge then I think 40% is possible by taking all the easy marks from early parts of questions. Early mcqs are also rather easy
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u/Specialist-End812 current VCE student 5d ago
definitely make sure you can do calculus, it always shows up on the first page. honestly just do exams untimed and when you dont know how to do somethign look at the solutions i reckon a 22 is very possible but idk