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DEB DCG HL
Section A: I don't have A as you need to hand it up. If I remember correctly, there wasone axonometric question involving a circular curve. There was a strange question involving circles (skipped it) There was an easy perspective question involving one AVP. There was a tetrahedron question where you needed to find the true shape of one surface. Overall, sec. A was handy enough.Section B: 1:Given two planes that are connected by a line. Draw plan+elevation (easy). Determine dihedral angle (also easy). Draw a triangle and a rectangle within them (wasn't prepared for this, wasn't too hard though). Determine traces of planes of one of the surfaces (couldn't remember how to do this, but I think it's easy enough).
2:VERY stupid question. Scale was 1:4, which meant the whole question was smaller than my fist. I skipped it because of this. It was a truncated hollow pipe Draw a plan, elevation and end view. Draw focal spheres and locate focal point, vertex and directrix for elliptical cut. Find true shape of ellipse. (Supposedly a difficult question.)
3:Another odd question: Interpenetration. A simple shape is cut by an equilateral prism. There are no overlaps, and nothing seems to be in any way challenging. Put simply, this question was TOO EASY. It is not a good representation of what the real LC will be. It should take no longer than 10 minutes.
Section C: 1:Roads and Mining (surprise, surprise). Simple straight line road: no curves or turns. One section is level and another is sloping down from 65m to 50m (they give you the two points) Use a circle to get the angle. Cuttings and embankments are both featured. Mining: "A borehole is drilled form E which has an altitude of 75m in a SW direction in plan and a true inclination of 50deg. to the horizontal plane. Draw the projections of the borehole. The shortedt borehole between point D which has an altitude of 60m and the borehole E is required. Draw the plan of this borehole." I messed this up.
2:Hyperboloid of revolution. Draw a plan+elevation. (You can use asymptotes or vertex etc...). The hyperbolid of revolution is cut. You need to project an end view of it to show the cut's true shape. (Not too bad. Last part took a while though).
3:Surface geometry. Given a litter bin. Draw plan+elevation. Project and end view. Draw development of top surface (it's a circular curve in elevation and an ellipse in plan).4:Dynamic mechanisms:
I don't do this so I can't really explain it.
You are given a toy. You need to plot a "locus point P" for 1 movement.Next, you are given a spiral staircase. The centre spine is a helix.5:
Draw a plan+elevation. Determine the "helical path between A and B".
Determine the length of the centre spine.Assemblies.
Given a wall mounted hand basin. Draw an elevation and sectional elevation.
Determine the maximum and minimum distance it can swing from the wall. (It can rotate around a support).
I hope my description meant something to guys (and ladies?) doing 3,4 and 5, as I have no idea what I was typing.
Overall I think that this exam was too easy and very strange.
Good luck in the rest of your exams fellow 6th years.0 -
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Okay, so I have, and have had, both Physics papers for some time. Due to time pressure with study etc... I was unable to post them. They are both long and I don't have time to even properly summarise each question. But I will type out as much as I can. Please don't ask me to post any more physics.
Examcraft Physics:Sec A:
1 Mand. Exp: Calibration of thermocouple. You are given results. You must draw a graph to show e.m.f. against temp. Draw apparatus. Explain how quantities were measured. Find the rate of change of e.m.f. per degree rise.
2: Mand Exp: Measure specific heat capacity of a "liquid". Given mass of calorimeter, calorimeter+liquid, initial temp of calorimeter+liquid, final temp of calorimeter+liquid, and energy supplied. Find specific heat capacity of water.
Draw a diagram of apparatus.
3: Mand Exp: verify Snell's Law. Know this exp well enough to explain it.
4: Mand Exp: Relationship between natural frequency of string and its tension. You must know this exp well. Also need to be able to calc. the mass of the wire per unit length.
Sec: B
5: Know: Doppler effect, threshold of hearing, methods of white light dispersal, calculate charge when you know the current and time, critical angle of light, initial velocity when given height of thrown object, transverse vs longitudinal waves, examples of conversions of energy, what happens when electrons collide with metal, name sub-atomic particles affected by the strong force, OR gates.
6: Displacement and velocity. Satellite orbits.
7: Constructive/destructive interference. Mand Exp: show wave nature of light. Wavelength questions.
8: Simple harmonic motion with a spring. Pendulum questions.
9:Latent heat+ perspiration.
10: (a) Lithium+proton formula. Baryons/mesons. Up/down quarks.
(b) Mand Exp: current carrying conductors in mag. fields experience a force.
Draw a diagram of a D.C. motor. A.C. generators.
11: Einstein's photoelectric law. Radiation.
12 (a) Capacitance.
(b) Nuclear questions.
(c) Mand Exp: wave nature of sound.
(d) Coulomb's Law.
DEB:Sec A: 1: Mand Exp: Measure distance against time taken for 50 oscillations for a pendulum bob.Warning: This is a neither word-for-word NOR is it an exhaustive list. I only included what I thought was very important. If you want an A, you need to do extra work.
2: Mand Exp: Wave nature of light from monochromatic source. Be able to calculate angles.
3: Mand Exp: Fundamental frequency and tension. Describe exp. Find mass of string.
4: Mand Exp: Variation of current with Voltage. Ohm's law.
Sec: B:
5: Know: Pressure, angular velocity, thermometric property, sound intensity level (dB), capacitance, radial vs ring circuits, solenoid field, X ray tubes, alpha/beta particles and what happens to the formula when they are given off, quark composition of an anti-neutron, truth table for an OR gate.
6: Mand Exp: resultant of 2 vectors. Vector vs scaler. Explain the relationships between gravity, angle of inclination, and froction. Calculate forces of friction.
7: Specific latent heat and heat capacity.
Perspiration. Explain refrigerators. Heat lost/gained question.
8: Lenz's Law. Dimmer switches. Know transformers well.
9: Photoelectric effect. Photons are incident on a plate: calculate energy. Describe an exp to demonstrate photoelectric effect.
10: (a) Fundamental forces of nature. Beta decay.
(b) Rectifiers. Capacitors. a.c. voltage generators.
11: Spectra of elements. Light intensity. Lenses.
12: (a) Conservation of momentum.
(b) Fiber optic cables. Refractive index.
(c) Resistivity. Calculate total resistance of a circuit.
(d) Fusion vs Fission. Moderators+ control rods in fission reactors.
I was certain DEB was coming up and I got Examcraft. Know BOTH papers. It looks like a lot of study, but just start by learning all the mandatory experiments that I listed. Then learn q 5 answers, as that is the easiest. Then pick 4 long questions from each paper and that will guarentee you >50%.
Not the worst papers I've ever seen, just know those experiments! Good luck fellow physicists.
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Sec: A 1 Normal distribution, mean and standard deviation.I hope I helped. Remember, Examcraft if always an option for teachers, so prepare for both papers.
2: Easy probability tree diagram question.
3: Equation of a line. Intersection of a line.
4:Circles.
5: Prove that tan(A+B)=tanA+tanB/1-tanAtanB
Show that tan75=2+root3
Find value of tan15
6A: Explain similar vs congruent triangles.
Prove that if triangles are similar, their sides are proportional.
6B: Geometric proofs. (skipped this one)
Section B:
7: Extremely grueling question on the London Eye. The questions revolved around the fact that, as the wheel spins, the capsules attached to it rotate at a given speed. You need to be able to find: Max height of a capsule, angle of rotation after a given time. Form an expression for t, draw a graph to show a capsule's height with respect to time, distances off the ground. Like I said: grueling.
8: 8 was easier. It was an analysis of collage students test results. Fairly easy. Be able to explain samples and populations. Methods of sampling. Correlation coefficients. Line of best fit. Slope of line of best fit. (Seriously, these questions were REALLY easy. Like, Junior Cert easy.) The next part of 8 had probabilities. This was a bit tougher. Just be able to add/multiply probabilities and do hypothesis testing and you'll be fine.
One very hard and one very easy long question.I was disappointed that there were no formal constructions or Bernoulli trialsin this.
Good luck fellow mathematicians. 0 -
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curlyclodagh wrote: »Biology HL Examcraft
Just warning anyone getting this paper- it's really hard if you don't actually understand the processes behind a lot of things! What I mean by that is understanding whyair is inhaled into the lungs (part of one of the long questions) for example.You also need to knowthe function of the different parts of the lungs, why the alveoli's moistness and thin walls aid gaseous exchange, difficult stuff like that.Nowhere near as easy as labelling or drawing a diagram for sure! Know your stuff people! Pretty sure I failed tbh
hey could you go in a bit more detail on the long questions I need help 0 -
This thread has helped mii immensely so I'd like to give back...
English Paper 1 (barcode top left corner)Theme: Heroes and Villans
Text1: 'The Importance of Superheroes'
Re: the avengers
Ai) What evidence does the writer offer to explain the success of the movie, <i>The Avengers</i>? Support your answer with reference to the written text.
ii) Would yhoo agree or disagree with the view that the writer has made a convincing case for the female characters mentioned in the above extract to be considered as positive role models? Support your point of view with reference to the text.
iii) How does the writer succeed in creating a piece which is both informative and entertaining? Support your answer with revenge to both the style and content of the written text.
Television and film are often accused of stereotyping both men and women in a certain way. Write a letter to a national newspaper expressing your views on the matter.
Text2: "The Heroic Myth of War Reporting"
Re: based on an article in the independent about the role of the correspondent
Ai) From your reading of the above extract, outline the view of the writer, Robert Frisk, on the role of the war correspondent. Support your answer with reference to the text.
ii) In your opinion, how effectively does each of the visual help the reader to comprehend the realities of war reporting? In your answer, yhoo should refer to all of the visual images in the text.
[a picture of a reporter with an explosion behind her, a pic of a woman sitting amongst rubble, a pic of two guys in wheelchairs]
iii) Robert Fisk's style of journalism is both descriptive and persuasive. Based on your reading of the written extract above, would you agree or disagree with this view? Refer to both the content and style of the text in support of your answer. Imagine yhoo are one of the US marines who "were writing diaries of their experiences" during the Gulf War. Write two diaries entries, one before and one after your arrival in the war zone.
Text3: "In Pursuit of a Villain"
Re: extract from Sherlock Holmes
Ai) Based on your reading of the above extract, what impression do yhoo form of the fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes? Support your view with reference to the text.
ii) Both the written and the visual elements of Text 3 convey an atmosphere of tension and suspense. To what extent would yhoo agree with this statement? Refer to both of the visual images and the written text in support of your answer.
[image1 man smoking pipe other man looking at him, image2 dark outdoor pic male silhouette in centre]
iii) The above passage has all the qualities of a compelling narrative. Do yhoo agree that this extract from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's narrative, <i>The Final Problem<i/>, is rich in language and imagery? Support your answer with reference to the written text. Imagine that as a reporter for a local newspaper yhoo have uncovered an important issue in the public interest. Write a proposal to your editor in which yhoo explain what yhoo have discovered and describe how you would like to expose what yhoo have found.
COMPOSING
Write an article for a school magazine about the need to escape from everyday life.
Write a personal essay about the pressure to conform to other people's expectations.
Write a short story in which the central character must act in a courageous manner.
Write a speech in which yhoo argue for or against the motion, "Truth is undervalued in today's world."
Write an article for a popular magazine in which yhoo discuss your views on crime and punishment in society today.
Wrote a descriptive essay entitled, "a perfect world"
Write a short story in which rumour/gossip plays a significant part.0 -
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Reading comprehensions: the Gathering (last question on how it succeeded) and historical news article to do with the Rising/early 20th Century Ireland (last question on what type of piece it is).
Poem: An Spailpín Fánach - how he is dissatisfied with life, the use of place names in the poem, how the poem affected you
Prose: Dís - discuss two of the following: Seán as a husband, something about the treatment of women, the small but important role of the survey woman
An Triail question (didn't read the others, sorry): Talk about two of the dramatic effects shown through/by the characters in the play (didn't quite get what this was asking - just blathered on about the court as a setting, the cross-examinations and how all the characters refuse to take the blame for Máire's death, and the use of flashbacks to develop the characters)
Hope that quells the anxiety for some - I went searching for this last night and couldn't find it anywhere!
Did anyone read the hl poem ?
English Higher level paper 2 sat today :Macbeth question : lady macbeth is a complex villain who ultimately fails to bear the the torments of her guilt.
Cultural context : how social forces restrict or liberate the central characters of the texts youve choose.
poetry : Emily Dickinson - emily dickinson communicates intense observations through thought - provoking moments and unique use of language.
Heaney question -poetry is universal or something along those lines.
yeats also comes up.
if you could help me with deb hl poem that would be great as i pmed the original poster and got no reply .0 -
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Is this OL ???booblefoop wrote: »Some more DEB English Paper 2 info if anyone still needs itPOETRY
The Dickinson question was about using language and imagery to communicate observations.
The Heaney question was about making personal experience universal
COMPARATIVE
GVV a) Was about constructive/destructive relationships and how they affect the gvv
b) was a two part one where you discuss one text in the first and the other two in the second, it was a very general question about how key moments show the gvv
CC a) was about gender roles and I can't remember anything about b) sadly
Hope this was of some help!0 -
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accountname wrote: »Section A;Skew Lines, Ellipse(Given Focal Point and Point), Perspective and a Determine Dihedral Angle (similiar to the methane molecule from 2011 section A)
Section B;Solids in Contact, Interpenetration and Planes Q
Section C;Roads, Structural Forms, Surface Geometry, Dynamic Mechanisms (Cams & Linkages) and an Assembly of a pipe clamp
Any more questions PM me and I'll send you pictures of whatever
Whatstructural form and solids in contact and which skew line came up????0 -
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