Science plus?

Lord Oz

Some of my teachers have mentioned science plus, some sort of leaving cert revision thingy that comes out every so often. Is it any good and is anyone here getting it?

Imo Less Stress is better, but it's a matter of personal opinion I suppose.

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Lord Oz

I'll change it.

Scarinae

I found it handy enough I guess, they had reasonably good notes for Biology and Maths and stuff but I would warn you that some of their Chemistry definitions are different to and not as good as the ones in the textbooks. Personally I found he Rapid Revision series was better than Less Stress, but it is all personal opinion. See if you can get your hands on someone else's Science Plus to take a look at it, also go into a bookshop and have a flick through some of the revision books, see what suits you best

rugbug86

or get grinds... what subjects you stuck on?

bazzman

im finding physics hard cause ive to do it by myself cause my teacher is useless. giving us wrong definitions, formulas everything possible

JackKelly

grinds might be a good idea although they are can be stupidly expensive. Try get a lend of some well set-out notes. I had notes from Pat Doyle in the institute, and they were all layed out concisely which made things easy. I always found in physics that once you understood it, it became easy.

abercrombie

Lord Oz wrote:

Some of my teachers have mentioned science plus, some sort of leaving cert revision thingy that comes out every so often. Is it any good and is anyone here getting it?

its a magazine...i think its good! i get the business and career one aswell

i nearly wish i was doing the leaving cert again!although the exam itself is the biggest anti-climax after all the hassle!actually scrap that!losing your virginity is the biggest anti-climax ever!

abercrombie

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i nearly wish i was doing the leaving cert again!although the exam itself is the biggest anti-climax after all the hassle!actually scrap that!losing your virginity is the biggest anti-climax ever!

too true...but anyway...back to the leaving cert

JCB

abercrombie wrote:

its a magazine...i think its good! i get the business and career one aswell

I woz just wondering what subjects as well as chemistry, physics, biology do they do on the science plus magazine? Do they do applied maths too?

Scarinae

I think it's just Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Maths... I don't think enough people in the country do Applied Maths to make it worth their while

Scarinae

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i nearly wish i was doing the leaving cert again!although the exam itself is the biggest anti-climax after all the hassle!actually scrap that!losing your virginity is the biggest anti-climax ever!

Ah now that depends... But I agree about the Leaving Cert! I think if the media and other people's parents had laid off a bit then I wouldn't have felt under any pressure coming up to the exam

Matthewthebig

TimAy wrote:

grinds might be a good idea although they are can be stupidly expensive. Try get a lend of some well set-out notes. I had notes from Pat Doyle in the institute, and they were all layed out concisely which made things easy. I always found in physics that once you understood it, it became easy.

whoo Pat Doyle!

Gangsta

TimAy wrote:

grinds might be a good idea although they are can be stupidly expensive. Try get a lend of some well set-out notes. I had notes from Pat Doyle in the institute, and they were all layed out concisely which made things easy. I always found in physics that once you understood it, it became easy.

Well everything is easy once you understand it I suppose;). I get Science Plus as I do all four subjects and I think it's good. The definitions I wouldn't use as they are a bit dodgy but it's good at explaining stuff that might not be in the book. Also it has interesting scientific biographies of scientists on the back page!