LC Off Topic Thread (2015/16)

Bazinga_N · 18-12-2014 9:37pm

Dropping to Ordinary Level Irish was the single best decision I have ever made. While my old HL class were learning off 4 page essays for the Christmas tests, we were watching Frozen, cause revision was really unnecessary

Kitty6277 · 19-12-2014 4:55pm

DublinArnie wrote: »

The ordinary paper looks so easy, makes me happy .

Ordinary Irish is so easy!

Conaaaa · 19-12-2014 8:03pm

How do ye find chemistry??

Conaaaa · 19-12-2014 8:03pm

And ag science specifically for getting a high mark? Is the course short

DublinArnie · 19-12-2014 10:00pm

Conaaaa wrote: »

How do ye find chemistry??

Chapters such as Moles and Thermochemistry are very easy in my opinion.

AlanS181824 · 19-12-2014 10:12pm

When is everyone back? I'm back the 5th.

pvakelly · 19-12-2014 10:14pm

Conaaaa wrote: »

And ag science specifically for getting a high mark? Is the course short

Well in my opinion its really easy - if you work at it!!!!! The course isn't that short, but there is very little understanding to do (say compared to chemistry) just learning stuff off. I can definitely say there is some overlap with biology, and there's supposed to be some with geography (but I don't do geo so...

) The project is worth 25% which is handy, but your teacher corrects it so you can't really study it on your own and sit the exam, if that's your intention.
Don't go in expecting to sail through it with no work though. About half my class have that mentality and they're failing....

I do both ag and chemistry. Ag is easier but chemistry more interesting!

pvakelly · 19-12-2014 10:14pm

AlanS181824 wrote: »

When is everyone back? I'm back the 5th.

Back the 6th

DublinArnie · 19-12-2014 10:17pm

AlanS181824 wrote: »

When is everyone back? I'm back the 5th.

Sames.

Conaaaa · 19-12-2014 10:23pm

Is ag science as easy as biology

pvakelly · 19-12-2014 10:35pm

Conaaaa wrote: »

Is ag science as easy as biology

I personally find them about the same. Biology is slightly harder, but then again it's not, because I find it really interesting.
Ag science is slightly easier but at the moment, we're studying soil (a quite big section of the course), which I find soo boring, so therefore I find it harder to learn.

Take Your Pants Off · 19-12-2014 11:10pm

I do all 3:ag,biology,chemistry
I most say, for me anyways I find biology a walk in the park. It is basic learning and the answers req. do not need to be long usually 1 line.
Then comes chemistry. The calculations make it interesting and its generally okay. It is a good subject to have and its not that difficult.
Then comes ag. I hate it. But I have to take it up and aim for a A. It requires a heap load of studying and the project all depends on what kind of teacher you have.
If you have a nice good teacher. Youll do good in your project but if you dont then you will be like me.
My teacher is the least helpful when it comes to the project. Just tells us to go off on our own. !!
It also adds to more of a disadvantage as you have to go to a farm on your own having no clue and not being a farmer and your teacher not helping you 1 bit.

pvakelly · 19-12-2014 11:14pm

Take Your Pants Off wrote: »

Then comes ag. I hate it. But I have to take it up and aim for a A. It requires a heap load of studying and the project all depends on what kind of teacher you have.
If you have a nice good teacher. Youll do good in your project but if you dont then you will be like me.
My teacher is the least helpful when it comes to the project. Just tells us to go off on our own. !!
It also adds to more of a disadvantage as you have to go to a farm on your own having no clue and not being a farmer and your teacher not helping you 1 bit.

That's crazy, can see why you hate it! It does show though, that the teacher makes the subject.

Bazinga_N · 25-12-2014 12:17am

Happy Christmas everyone!

Kitty6277 · 25-12-2014 4:00am

Happy Christmas!

Consonata · 26-12-2014 8:39pm

How's everybodys christmas been so far? I haven't done a tap of work, I was thinking about using this weekend to finish whatever work I have to do and revise maths and Biology a little.

DublinArnie · 27-12-2014 1:26pm

Consonata wrote: »

How's everybodys christmas been so far? I haven't done a tap of work, I was thinking about using this weekend to finish whatever work I have to do and revise maths and Biology a little.

It's good, and a really nice break. Next week I'll be doing some work, just taking a break this week.

Hope ye all had a good time.

MomijiHime · 27-12-2014 5:27pm

Are most people studying then?

Consonata · 04-01-2015 8:30pm

Anybody going to the RCSI open day on Tuesday?

Beca19 · 05-01-2015 5:41pm

How was the first day back? :rolleyes: finally got my French and Biology back

kb98 · 06-01-2015 8:57am

how did you do?

Beca19 · 06-01-2015 7:38pm

kb98 wrote: »

how did you do?

95% and 92%

is anyone gonna go see the BT exhibition? Never been before so I might...

DublinArnie · 06-01-2015 8:33pm

Beca19 wrote: »

95% and 92% is anyone gonna go see the BT exhibition? Never been before so I might...

You got the same as me for biology, 95% club

Enhaha · 06-01-2015 9:36pm

Got my results finallllllllly

Pretty happy overall, C2 in maths was a lovely surprise! So I think I got 4 A's 2 B's and the C in maths... Delighted really, went much better than I thought it would!

Beca19 · 06-01-2015 9:41pm

DublinArnie wrote: »

You got the same as me for biology, 95% club

Aw no I got 95 in french not biology

Enhaha wrote: »

Got my results finallllllllly Pretty happy overall, C2 in maths was a lovely surprise! So I think I got 4 A's 2 B's and the C in maths... Delighted really, went much better than I thought it would!

Well done

Conaaaa · 06-01-2015 9:45pm

Guys is homec easy nuff ??

DublinArnie · 06-01-2015 10:13pm

Beca19 wrote: »

Aw no I got 95 in french not biology

Still an A1!

I heard home economics is biology, business and some other subjects combined.

CookieCat97 · 08-01-2015 5:48pm

Got my last result today for the Christmas tests, I'm absolutely delight! 6 A1's and 2 A2's :eek: shows what a bit of hard work does!

Hoping to go to the young scientist this Saturday, went last year and it was absolutely amazing, just wished I had more time!

itsduffy · 09-01-2015 8:39pm

I got 53% in my christmas maths test, I probly did the least amount of study for maths. Im doing higher level and my test included algebra, statistics + logs , do u think am I able for higher level ?

burtslimpslon · 09-01-2015 9:59pm

itsduffy wrote: »

I got 53% in my christmas maths test, I probly did the least amount of study for maths. Im doing higher level and my test included algebra, statistics + logs , do u think am I able for higher level ?

Was it exam paper questions or teacher made up/other questions? My test was exam paper questions, with similar questions to yours maybe a bit more than you said, and my teacher said as long as you got 40%+ you should stay at higher level to see how you do and if you get 50%+ you will be able for higher level. Did your teacher not talk to you when you got your result?

itsduffy · 10-01-2015 9:39am

burtslimpslon wrote:

Was it exam paper questions or teacher made up/other questions? My test was exam paper questions, with similar questions to yours maybe a bit more than you said, and my teacher said as long as you got 40%+ you should stay at higher level to see how you do and if you get 50%+ you will be able for higher level. Did your teacher not talk to you when you got your result?

Yes the questions were taken from exam paper. no she didnt sadly:( but at the beginning of the year she said she expects us all in the class to be getting over 60%

spurious · 10-01-2015 12:52pm

itsduffy wrote: »

at the beginning of the year she said she expects us all in the class to be getting over 60%

I can understand her wanting that. It makes sure everyone is a long way from failing.
No teacher ever wants to enter a student for an exam that they fail.
Still, at 53% you're a long way from failing.

Do you know where you lost your marks? Can you see any 'D'Oh!' moments in your paper? If so, then you can probably get the 60% she wants. 60% from everyone would make everyone in with an outside chance of an honour. I don't think you'd have any issue passing, but at the moment, the honour might be a bit outside your reach (though not impossible).

I wouldn't give up HL if you can get 53% regularly.

koolis02 · 10-01-2015 7:43pm

itsduffy wrote: »

I got 53% in my christmas maths test, I probly did the least amount of study for maths. Im doing higher level and my test included algebra, statistics + logs , do u think am I able for higher level ?

Definitely stick at it. 53 is a good score for not putting a lot of work in. People in my class got 0% at HL and are continuing with HL maths.

DublinArnie · 10-01-2015 7:47pm

I got 56% for my Christmas exam Maths HL, and honestly I think I'm well capable of a B or even an A. The thing that put me off was the wording of the questions. Project Maths has so much English, and it was my first time doing any exam questions - so yeah.

You just have to get used to knowing what the question wants.

MomijiHime · 11-01-2015 10:35pm

Is anyone else doing physics? It's so so hard

DublinArnie · 11-01-2015 10:37pm

MomijiHime wrote: »

Is anyone else doing physics? It's so so hard

The motion chapter is easy so far.

MomijiHime · 11-01-2015 11:16pm

DublinArnie wrote: »

The motion chapter is easy so far.

I haven't got that far yet.

coolerboy · 11-01-2015 11:27pm

DublinArnie wrote: »

The motion chapter is easy so far.

Circular motion?

Take Your Pants Off · 11-01-2015 11:38pm

to what use to plants put the nitrogen compounds absorbed during the nitrogen cycle (2marks)
to this question if I drew out the whole nitrogen cycle would it be acceptable ?

Troxck · 12-01-2015 12:06am

DublinArnie wrote: »

I got 56% for my Christmas exam Maths HL, and honestly I think I'm well capable of a B or even an A. The thing that put me off was the wording of the questions. Project Maths has so much English, and it was my first time doing any exam questions - so yeah.

You just have to get used to knowing what the question wants.

56% for a HL 5th Year test is good, what topics were on the paper? I got 41% at Christmas and then 73% in the Summer. Just try to get used to the Exam paper and layout, PM can make it difficult to answer questions but just try and pick out the core components and work from there. Just keep practicing!

DublinArnie · 12-01-2015 10:11pm

Troxck wrote: »

56% for a HL 5th Year test is good, what topics were on the paper? I got 41% at Christmas and then 73% in the Summer. Just try to get used to the Exam paper and layout, PM can make it difficult to answer questions but just try and pick out the core components and work from there. Just keep practicing!

Algebra, functions, DeNories Theorem (complex numbers) and this very easy question about a box and you have to find the dimensions, volume etc but the questions for that was worded so weird ....

I got all the algebra and complex numbers questions right, ended up screwing up the rest.

Hana98 · 12-01-2015 10:31pm

MomijiHime wrote: »

Is anyone else doing physics? It's so so hard

I love it as a subject

but the questions are hard

DublinArnie · 13-01-2015 6:13pm

That moment when you spend a hour on one Arithmetic Series question and use three A4 pages.... But it get it right in the end.

Kept making obvious mistakes, now I understand it.

Take Your Pants Off · 13-01-2015 11:28pm

Hello guys has any of ye done this coordinate geometry question before, its on page 16 text and text 4.
Q15.
Find the equation of the line that is parallel to the line 3x-y+4=0 and which contains the point of intersection of the lines 2x+3y=12 and 3x-4y=1.

Enhaha · 14-01-2015 11:38am

Take Your Pants Off wrote: »

Hello guys has any of ye done this coordinate geometry question before, its on page 16 text and text 4.
Q15.
Find the equation of the line that is parallel to the line 3x-y+4=0 and which contains the point of intersection of the lines 2x+3y=12 and 3x-4y=1.

Not 100% sure but i think that you do a simultaneous equation with 2x+3y=12 and 3x-4y=1 to find the point, then find the slope of 3x-y+4=0 (as its parallel) and then fill all values into the equation of a line formula

Enhaha · 14-01-2015 11:39am

SNOW DAY

iCrazzy · 20-01-2015 12:58am

Anyone here who does Italian could you please tell me what i have to do here ?

DublinArnie · 20-01-2015 5:35pm

iCrazzy wrote: »

Anyone here who does Italian could you please tell me what i have to do here ?

Si! Io studio l'italiano anche al scuola.

I know for sure, it's NEL centro for one of them... But not sure about the others. Scusi.

iCrazzy · 20-01-2015 5:37pm

DublinArnie wrote: »

Si! Io studio l'italiano anche al scuola.

I know for sure, it's NEL centro for one of them... But not sure about the others. Scusi.

Grazie !

mayogirlie1 · 20-01-2015 11:32pm

I am really considering dropping higher level maths I got an A2 in my Christmas test and my teacher would probably kill me if I drop but its just so much work! Is trigonometry the worst or should I just stick at it?

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