Maths O Paper 1 Aftermath

TheFullDuck

Just out of the exam there about 20 mins ago. Very nice paper overall I thought!

Struggled a bit with the differentiation but thats my weakest topic so I'm not fussed :P

I did Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q7

How did you find it?

cocoshovel

Out after an hour I do foundation so it is to be expected I suppose.

Aaron547

TheFullDuck wrote: »

Just out of the exam there about 20 mins ago. Very nice paper overall I thought!

Struggled a bit with the differentiation but thats my weakest topic so I'm not fussed :P

I did Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q7

How did you find it?

I done ****. I done all questions i really did not have a clue

MegaSuperDood

I'll just be happy if I pasted (not counting points just entry requirement)

I did Q: 1,3,5,6,7,8

This is Past lol.

MegaSuperDood

Aaron547 wrote: »

I done ****. I done all questions i really did not have a clue

There's always paper 2!

Aaron547

MegaSuperDood wrote: »

There's always paper 2!

paper 2 seems a lot harder!!1

MegaSuperDood

Aaron547 wrote: »

paper 2 seems a lot harder!!1

BTW I just looked at the foundation paper and it was LOL.
Just study your brains out from here to monday - THIS WORKS.

mikeydublin

Dont try and let it put you down! Maths paper 2 is still there,onwards and upwards!

Aoifums

A little weird overall.
Q1 was grand. Aoife and Brian. I almost laughed out loud as those are mine and my brother's names. Very nice overall.

Q2 was boring, did fine.

Q3 was fantastic. I loved part c. It was tricky but in the good way. I really enjoyed working it out

Q4 was mixed. I've never spent more than 12 minutes on a complex numbers question before but c (ii) was hard.

Q6 WTF?? I've never not been able to do a part b before! I feel so thick for not getting it. And I just couldn't remember how to do c.

Q7 was perfect! I was a but disappointed that differentiation from first principles that didn't come up. That's always a nice 20 marks in the bag.

Q8 was the nicest I've ever done. I've struggled with Q8s in the past but this one was a piece of cake!

I walked out after an hour an a half.

chiloutus

Am I really the only one who found the ordinary maths paper incredibly difficult?
I dropped down from higher maths about 2 weeks ago and have been getting 85% average easily! But this paper was unlike any others I've seen! (Everyone who has dropped down in my school found it unfair too btw) I was looking for a high B or an A. I'll be lucky to get a B2 i reckon :mad:

Does anyone agree?

dillo2k10

I done all eight questions.

I need a C3 for Uni but not too sure if I got it. I attempted every part of every question even when I didn't have a clue.:p

xclw

i did all 8 questions to, think i'll get full marks thank god i do pass feel so sorry for the honours people!

xclw

to be honest it did appear harder than most of the previous papers, i thought it was fine but i heard some people say it was impossible

C__MC

Thought it was ok tbh some of it was hard but i just want to pass it anyway. Part c.s were tough

flyaway.

That was...weird. I just thought it was really tricky. It wasn't awful hard but I just found it confusing. Was annoyed at the first question. Spent way too much time trying to figure it out. Got there in the end but had less time for the questions I find more difficult. Overall, I'm fairly sure I managed a C which is much better than in the mocks!

Pre Judas

What a boring paper! 1st Princepals was dearly missed...

dillo2k10

Pre Judas wrote: »

What a boring paper! 1st Princepals was dearly missed...

I agree.

I really wanted some first principals to come up.

The stuff that I was sure would come up, didn't.

_red_6_

Yeah I thought it was really hard, I got a B in honours JC and have been getting high B's and A's all year, but I reckon I only got about a C1, maybe a B3 today And I need a B3 for college May study hard for paper 2 over the weekend and hope I can bring the grade up

lisabisa

Aoifums wrote: »

A little weird overall.
Q1 was grand. Aoife and Brian. I almost laughed out loud as those are mine and my brother's names. Very nice overall.

Q2 was boring, did fine.

Q3 was fantastic. I loved part c. It was tricky but in the good way. I really enjoyed working it out

Q4 was mixed. I've never spent more than 12 minutes on a complex numbers question before but c (ii) was hard.

Q6 WTF?? I've never not been able to do a part b before! I feel so thick for not getting it. And I just couldn't remember how to do c.

Q7 was perfect! I was a but disappointed that differentiation from first principles that didn't come up. That's always a nice 20 marks in the bag.

Q8 was the nicest I've ever done. I've struggled with Q8s in the past but this one was a piece of cake!

I walked out after an hour an a half.

that was the only place I sorta seized up at too!
gave me a headache

vDarr

Feel the same way, got 96% in the mocks, and I usually get near full marks in tests.

But that was different

Be lucky if I got a high B in that paper

bradleyboy

was harder than previous papers!

chiloutus

vDarr wrote: »

Feel the same way, got 96% in the mocks, and I usually get near full marks in tests.

But that was different

Be lucky if I got a high B in that paper

Just feel glad I didnt chose to do Honours, I hear it was a disaster also! :mad:

Patriciamc93

I am so angry. Nearly was crying in there and I never cry. It was an extremely hard paper. I found the a parts harder and longer than usual. I was going for an a as maths is one of my favourite subjects .... I will be lucky now to get a c I would say.

Some of the sequences and series stuff I have never seen before. The part c in differentiation was so weird and what was it with q1 part b ii ???

I will be extremely annoyed if the project Maths paper was easier. Because that is not fair.

Pre Judas

dillo2k10 wrote: »

I agree.

I really wanted some first principals to come up.

The stuff that I was sure would come up, didn't.

It's hard having to start a 2.5 hr exam when your fav things aren't there like. Was the recipricol graph even supposed to come up?

soccymonster

Some little parts in questions got me. But overall I was really happy with how it went

bradleyboy

i did 1,2,3,4,5 and 7! question two part B was tricky! threw me abit! and part ii or C for complex numbers was hard aswell! but question 1, 5 and 7 were simple i flew them!

Aoifums

Not really. Q4 c, Q6 b and c were hard. Didn't do Q5. What did you find so awful about it?

Mysteriouschic

I have no idea if it was hard I answered mainly As and Bs not many Cs. I didn't do question 1 and the 2nd question the b part there was a question then a part after it find AnB or something like that I hadn't a clue what to do for the B part. Glad first principles didn't come up I forgot how to use it. Was there two product rule questions one on question 6b part. and then question 7? An the 6a part I hadn't seen that before. I thought it wasn't too bad but then again I could have gotten them wrong.

s-cogan

I found part c's tough, but overall I was delighted with how it panned out.

LifesaverNiall

ive been able to do past papers in little over an hour.. this took me 2 hours.. but i agree.. it was harder than previous.. hoping for an easy paper 2 as i need an A1 :S

Aoifums

lisabisa wrote: »

that was the only place I sorta seized up at too!
gave me a headache

I know I'm just glad I did seven questions. I'd hate to be banking on that question.

UrbanSea

Thank the Lord I'm not doing maths this year by the sounds of it.

Iceboy

What was with the Q1 (c) part ? It asked for decimal to 1 but i kept getting 5 as my answer

breatnach18

im so screwd.................does any 1 no what courses dont have maths requirements??i want to do cumaráid in NUIG or else irish and new media in UL

vDarr

Hardest paper for a long time in my opinion.

Q1 - Was Grand
Q2 - Was Grand
Q3 - Think I forgot to do B (ii) :mad:
Q4 - All OK, but C (ii) is likely wrong.
Q7 - was Grand
Q8 - Couldn't remember how to do part (iv) and (v)

Was expecting to do a lot better after near full marks in the mocks

vDarr

Iceboy wrote: »

What was with the Q1 (c) part ? It asked for decimal to 1 but i kept getting 5 as my answer

Think I got 5.3?

J_E

Iceboy wrote: »

What was with the Q1 (c) part ? It asked for decimal to 1 but i kept getting 5 as my answer

Same, I knew it had to be 5 because of how 57 relates to 70.

I was able to answer everything except the question about the line with a parallel slope, so here's hoping I'll get the B3 I need

Aaron547

Yes i ****ed up on ordinary level maths paper 1 so bad.

UrbanSea

Are you counting it?

No point going around with the attitude that you'll repeat. Keep the head up and do your best for the rest of your exams.

P.S I am a repeat and know the feeling,no point looking back at papers gone by.

_red_6_

Yeah I got 5% as well, I did it loads of times

Solus01

Am I the only one who thought it was a great paper? I realise the questions were a bit different to previous years but I found them much easier and I'm not even that good at maths, only got a C in the mocks.
Went in just hoping to pass but I flew through the paper, I done all 7 questions that my class studied. I found 6 part C and 8 part iv and v a bit tricky but gave them a good go. Reall think I could get an A if paper 2 goes as well!

Sunny!!

It was a good paper. The peope that wanted to scrape the pass it was there for them, it provideded a challenge though for the top students. Q1 was very good. Q2,3 very good, q4, grand except Cii, no diff from 1st prin dissapointing the weak students could have been depending on it. It was ok, I'd hope p2 is better though

whelpy

I felt exactly the same about the first paper last year. There's still hope you can save yourself with the second paper if you really think it's that bad.

I got a C, so you never know.

Jackies green army

You can still do arts and law in UCD

mahon93

You left it way too late to drop down!
People underestimate the pass maths course, it takes a lot of practice and time as does any maths course. January of LC year is usually the aboslute latest you should drop.
I thought the paper was fair, challenging but interesting.

Pre Judas

Iceboy wrote: »

What was with the Q1 (c) part ? It asked for decimal to 1 but i kept getting 5 as my answer

I think the formula was The Error/The True Value:

So 3/57 = 5.263

Round off the 5.3

FreshTillDeath

More than happy to emigrate with ya haha. I failed honours maths and have no intention of repeating!

ciarashauna

Patriciamc93 wrote: »

I will be extremely annoyed if the project Maths paper was easier. Because that is not fair.

It wasn't easier for most of us anyway, people were in floods of tears coming out.

TheFullDuck

Pre Judas wrote: »

I think the formula was The Error/The True Value:

So 3/57 = 5.263

Round off the 5.3

I did this too! Be glad we don't do honours, that thread is in meltdown!!

Platinum2010

TheFullDuck wrote: »

Just out of the exam there about 20 mins ago. Very nice paper overall I thought!

Struggled a bit with the differentiation but thats my weakest topic so I'm not fussed :P

I did Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q7

How did you find it?

Exact same as everything you just said lol
I found 4 c part ii impossible

Aoifums

Pre Judas wrote: »

I think the formula was The Error/The True Value:

So 3/57 = 5.263

Round off the 5.3

I am an idiot. I put 3/60 :rolleyes: Fecks sake!