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Maths Anyone Else Worried?

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    #32
    user.name
    Registered Users Posts: 283 ✭✭user.name


    They are so unclear with what they want half the time!


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    #33
    GeminiBaby
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭GeminiBaby


    It's not that bad... Know ur formulas and ud be ok! And don't feel sorry for the hl, They do hl because they find maths somewhat easy, so be grand xD


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    #34
    Luize
    Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭Luize


    I got 37% in the mocks (higher level) and I'm on the verge of a mental breakdown cause if I don't pass it I can basically say goodbye to any hope of me getting into college.

    Anyone have any predictions regarding whether it'll be crazy hard like last year or will they make it easier?


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    #35
    Copper_pipe
    Registered Users Posts: 11,553 ✭✭✭✭Copper_pipe


    Luize wrote: »
    I got 37% in the mocks (higher level) and I'm on the verge of a mental breakdown cause if I don't pass it I can basically say goodbye to any hope of me getting into college.

    Anyone have any predictions regarding whether it'll be crazy hard like last year or will they make it easier?

    I got 37% in the mocks as well, Passing maths is going to be the difference between me going to college and repeating


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    #36
    Luize
    Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭Luize


    Copper_pipe wrote: »
    I got 37% in the mocks as well, Passing maths is going to be the difference between me going to college and repeating

    Same. It's ridiculous like. What are you doing to prepare? Like I'm just frantically answering all the exam paper questions hoping some of it will stick.


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    #37
    fontdor
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 531 ✭✭✭fontdor


    You got and girls got better than me I got 15% god damn it.


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    #38
    Luize
    Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭Luize


    Weird how more ordinary level students are failing than higher level students. The failure rate for ordinary level last year was like 11% and for higher only 2.5% . How??


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    #39
    11Charlie11
    Registered Users Posts: 941 ✭✭✭11Charlie11


    Luize wrote: »
    Weird how more ordinary level students are failing than higher level students. The failure rate for ordinary level last year was like 11% and for higher only 2.5% . How??

    The departments attempt at making project maths seem like the best thing ever!


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    #40
    Luize
    Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭Luize


    11Charlie11 wrote: »
    The departments attempt at making project maths seem like the best thing ever!

    It's the stupidest thing ever. I don't understand it and I never will.


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    #41
    fishmahboi
    Registered Users Posts: 101 ✭✭fishmahboi


    Luize wrote: »
    It's the stupidest thing ever. I don't understand it and I never will.

    What exactly is the problem with Project Maths if you don't mind me asking?


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    #42
    Lcstudent2013
    Registered Users Posts: 103 ✭✭Lcstudent2013


    I can't wait for this exam to be quite fair!


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    #43
    Leaving Cert Student
    Registered Users Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭Leaving Cert Student


    I think it is brilliant! Can actually see maths in action better than the old course for sure!


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    #44
    diarmo06
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭diarmo06


    fishmahboi wrote: »
    What exactly is the problem with Project Maths if you don't mind me asking?

    The problem really is, people just hate maths.
    Because they proposed this new 'sexy' method of maths, people feel as though they should see better results, maths is maths and I'd go as far to say these people failing ordinary maths ''because of project maths'' would equally be failing any other maths curriculum devised or conceived.


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    #45
    11Charlie11
    Registered Users Posts: 941 ✭✭✭11Charlie11


    fishmahboi wrote: »
    What exactly is the problem with Project Maths if you don't mind me asking?

    The problem I find with it is that we were given the old course for jc and were expected to adapt to a whole new way of doing maths in two years!


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    #46
    Luize
    Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭Luize


    11Charlie11 wrote: »
    The problem I find with it is that we were given the old course for jc and were expected to adapt to a whole new way of doing maths in two years!

    Exactly! :P I was fairly good at maths, managed a B in Junior Cert and now.. I can barely pass it


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    #47
    aimzLc2
    Registered Users Posts: 662 ✭✭✭aimzLc2


    Hi guys just want to spread some hope if i can , i was never good at maths i did ordinary level for junior cert and leaving cert ordinary level got even worse , i failed class tests, i nearly failed the mock.I didn't practise alot and took the maths paper last year and i got a C2, maybe thats not great for some people here but for others who are afraid of failing ,you will probably do better than you think!


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    #48
    Leaving Cert Student
    Registered Users Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭Leaving Cert Student


    I think they should have left ordinary maths as it was, the old course and only changed higher level because while making maths more appealing is intiguing for those who enjoy it and are good at it, pass pupils will never appreciate the beauty of maths and will hence be better suited to the old course.


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    #49
    Prodigious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭Prodigious


    Leaving Cert Student wrote: »
    I think they should have left ordinary maths as it was, the old course and only changed higher level because while making maths more appealing is intiguing for those who enjoy it and are good at it, pass pupils will never appreciate the beauty of maths and will hence be better suited to the old course.

    The aim is to increase appreciation of Maths though. People who do HL generally enjoy maths to a certain degree already, so only changing the course for them would defeat the purpose of Project Maths.


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    #50
    Leaving Cert Student
    Registered Users Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭Leaving Cert Student


    Prodigious wrote: »
    The aim is to increase appreciation of Maths though. People who do HL generally enjoy maths to a certain degree already, so only changing the course for them would defeat the purpose of Project Maths.

    I disagree. The old course wasn't very applicable for those who enjoy maths. This new course is a ot more inspiring. Personally, the question 5's and 6's on paper 1 are the reason I am considering studying maths next year! I find them fascinating.

    I just don't think ordinary students are prepared to appreciate it like this because if they did, they would likely be in HL, in my opinion anyway!


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    #51
    David086
    Registered Users Posts: 616 ✭✭✭David086


    Anyone else think they should break up maths like they do with science and business from the JC? Would make it much more appealing and doable!


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    #52
    Undeadfred
    Registered Users Posts: 301 ✭✭Undeadfred


    fontdor wrote: »
    I am so pissed literally. I just don't get this whole project math's thing seriously. And it is vital since if you don't pass it you fail your whole LC. All I can say is I wish it never existed.

    Anyone else here worried? And I'm at ordinary level I feel so bad for the HL students here.

    I'm very worried about the exam. Although i love maths, the new course is very difficult. I'm an A1 maths student, got 97% in my mocks, 100% in xmas, and even I am very anxious about the exam. I'll be very disappointed if i dont get the A1 but with having done the SEC sample papers, I wouldn't be suprised if i ended up getting the A2


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    #53
    Leaving Cert Student
    Registered Users Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭Leaving Cert Student


    David086 wrote: »
    Anyone else think they should break up maths like they do with science and business from the JC? Would make it much more appealing and doable!

    Yeah definitely, or at least put options in the current course! It is so broad it is ridiculous!


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    #54
    peekachoo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,971 ✭✭✭✭peekachoo


    Undeadfred wrote: »
    I'm very worried about the exam. Although i love maths, the new course is very difficult. I'm an A1 maths student, got 97% in my mocks, 100% in xmas, and even I am very anxious about the exam. I'll be very disappointed if i dont get the A1 but with having done the SEC sample papers, I wouldn't be suprised if i ended up getting the A2

    only an a2? God you're a disgrace if you only get an a2 haha hang your head in shame


    I'm praying for 40% :P


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    #55
    Bionicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 282 ✭✭Bionicle


    Leaving Cert Student wrote: »
    I disagree. The old course wasn't very applicable for those who enjoy maths. This new course is a ot more inspiring. Personally, the question 5's and 6's on paper 1 are the reason I am considering studying maths next year! I find them fascinating.

    I just don't think ordinary students are prepared to appreciate it like this because if they did, they would likely be in HL, in my opinion anyway!
    I study maths in TCD and those question 5 and 6 are nothing like what you will be doing in college. They are quite straightforward.


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    #56
    Leaving Cert Student
    Registered Users Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭Leaving Cert Student


    Bionicle wrote: »
    I study maths in TCD and those question 5 and 6 are nothing like what you will be doing in college. They are quite straightforward.


    Oh right, cheers for the heads up! I'll do arts so...


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    #57
    Eurovisionmad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,160 ✭✭✭Eurovisionmad


    To be honest I feel much more sorry for Ordinary Level students, like if any higher level student gets cold feet at the last minute they can drop down to ordinary but if somebody in ordinary gets cold feet foundation isn't really an option if you want to go to University, I know a load of people like that who're getting good marks in other subjects but just cannot pass ordinary level maths!


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    #58
    Bionicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 282 ✭✭Bionicle


    Leaving Cert Student wrote: »
    Oh right, cheers for the heads up! I'll do arts so...
    No need for the sarcasm. I was just giving you an insight into college maths. It's nothing like q5 and q6 of a leaving exam.


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    #59
    teotihuacan
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭teotihuacan


    College Maths is mad craic altogether! Fourier transforms and spherical polar coordinates...NOM....The cartesian plane is so 17th Century. Sorry René, it's just gonna take far to long to solve for the hydrogen atom with your way mate. Chin up.


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    #60
    optimus125
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭optimus125


    Wow calm yourself, you are literally going to be given marks for writing anything down on the paper. So if you make an in any way half-decent attempt at the paper, you're going to - at the very least - pass.


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    #61
    chikatita
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭chikatita


    i failed the mocks (ordinary level) ive been going through the papers and there is literally nothing im able to do SOMEBODY HELP how am i gonna learn things in like a week? !! i just want 40% and i'l be happy!


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