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Leaving Cert 2012-13 *OFF-TOPIC* (hideaway) thread
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I was going to go to bed early* last night but started watching New Girl and ended up running through a chunk of the episodes until 6.30 this morning. It's such a feel-good programme.I was going to go to bed early but then I started watching the series Once Upon A Time (I really recommend it, though it's not on Irish or UK TV yet) and yeah, I was watching episode 4 at 2 this morning >.<
* my idea of early is probably vastly different to yours. I was going to head to bed at 2am, which would be early based on my current sleeping pattern, until I started watching New Girl. I started episode 5 at 5.50am >.<0 -
iLikePiano99 wrote: »I've been staying up writing and/or aimlessly browsing the web on my iPad until 3 most mornings for the last week. I was going to go to bed early but then I started watching the series Once Upon A Time (I really recommend it, though it's not on Irish or UK TV yet) and yeah, I was watching episode 4 at 2 this morning >.< Still managed to pull myself out at 8:30 for Community Service (Silver Gaisce...)
But I've to be up at 7 tomorrow and I don't think I'll manage it XD
I'm doing the Silver Gaisce too...what are you doing for it?
Japanese (for the LC), Badminton and visiting a Nursing home
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Man.UnitedLad wrote: »Anybody here doing physics? I'm going to presume there is and drive on cause I have a question that needs answering!
In the experiment to measure the focal length of a concave mirror, how do you read the focal length from the graph of 1/u against 1/v?
Many thanks, and apoligies if the question makes no sense, ill do my best to clarify if needed!
Where the line cuts an axis is 1/F so to get the focal length you just invert that 0 -
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Man.UnitedLad wrote: »Anybody here doing physics? I'm going to presume there is and drive on cause I have a question that needs answering!
In the experiment to measure the focal length of a concave mirror, how do you read the focal length from the graph of 1/u against 1/v?
Many thanks, and apoligies if the question makes no sense, ill do my best to clarify if needed!Where the line cuts an axis is 1/F so to get the focal length you just invert that
That's pretty much it. You take the average of the two values for where it cuts the axes and let that equal 1/f. Cross multiply to solve for f then.0 -
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Guys, how does the 25 extra points for HL maths work? Does it simply mean that any grade higher than a D3 gets 25 points added on to it on your results sheet?
Or is it only in certain courses/universities that it works?
Precisely, it works everywhere, it's standard now!
My Christmas results were grand. 3 A1's (Biology, Chemistry, Accounting), a B1 (Irish), B2 (English), a B3 (French) and a C1 (Maths). So including bonus points, that's 560 points. So I'm happy with that but I want to do better at summer, just because...:pac: And I'm kind of making it my aim in life to get an A in my French summer test and a B in Maths. Bit ambitious for French at least but if I don't try I'll never get anywhere. 0 -
Precisely, it works everywhere, it's standard now!
My Christmas results were grand. 3 A1's (Biology, Chemistry, Accounting), a B1 (Irish), B2 (English), a B3 (French) and a C1 (Maths). So including bonus points, that's 560 points. So I'm happy with that but I want to do better at summer, just because...:pac: And I'm kind of making it my aim in life to get an A in my French summer test and a B in Maths. Bit ambitious for French at least but if I don't try I'll never get anywhere.
So do you only include the 25 extra points if Maths is one of your best six?
Got most of my results just waiting on Accounting.
A1's in Spanish and Biology A2 in Music (only started in 5th year) B1 in English, Maths :eek: and a B2 in Irish. So 565, very happy tbh. 0 -
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kevin12345 wrote: »So do you only include the 25 extra points if Maths is one of your best six?
Got most of my results just waiting on Accounting.
A1's in Spanish and Biology A2 in Music (only started in 5th year) B1 in English, Maths :eek: and a B2 in Irish. So 565, very happy tbh.
Only realized now that you had already asked this! 0 -
iLikePiano99 wrote: »I amn't sure about your question but what I am confused about is this: say you get As and Bs in everything but you get a C in HL maths...do you not get the extra 25 points then because it technically isn't in your top 6? If anyone could clear this up for me it'd be great!
My understanding of the extra points is something like this..
Say for example, doing 7 subjects, you got 5 A1's, an A2 and a B1 in HL maths. "Technically" maths isn't in your best 6 so in the old system so you would come put with 590 Points.
However, with the bonus points system your points score for maths adds up to 100 points, 10 points more than your A2, bringing you up to 600 points. So, for points purposes, you count your 5 A1s and your B1 in HL maths as it is worth more points than an A2 in another subject.
It's kinda the same way that you would count a B3 in a HL subject over an A1 in ordinary, because the B3 is worth more points, am I making any sense?
That's it to the best of my understanding but I don't know if I've been of any use because I could be
A) totally wrong
or
right but I'm not making any sense whatsoever.
So I hope I didnt confuse you further
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The easiest way to look at the bonus points issue is not to think of them as a bonus. Simply consider the points for Maths to be on a totally separate scale to other subjects, where A1 = 125, A2 = 115 etc.
If you passed HL Maths but still got higher grades (points-wise) in 6 other subjects then you don't count Maths at all. Counting those extra 25 points would essentially be counting 7 subjects 0 -
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Out of interest, are many people here studying yet on a regular basis? I feel like I should be but I also feel like we haven't covered enough material to need revision yet?
I studied for my Christmas exams, however I don't really see the point in doing on-going revision of the stuff we've done this year, already, because it would take away from the amount of time I can spend on the things I'm learning for the first time. It's more important to focus on learning the new stuff well the first time than constantly going over things we've already done, I think 0 -
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