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  1. biopia

    Was that a Maths exam?

    To be honest, I think it's because you are not budging one little bit either. That and because you can't be "correct" about something so subjective. It works both ways :/
  2. biopia

    Is the School for excel;lence overrated?

    Lol, I can understand it can be a little expensive. I am just speaking from my perspective though XD I honestly found them worthwhile. Just my opinion =]
  3. biopia

    Hahaha thanks for the rep XD Friends is awesome, and yes, thats definitely applied hehe. I just...

    Hahaha thanks for the rep XD Friends is awesome, and yes, thats definitely applied hehe. I just hope this guy takes it on board. Happy posting! =]
  4. biopia

    Was that a Maths exam?

    I now direct you to a quote from the sitcom 'Friends': Phoebe: Ok, Ross, could you just open your mind like this much, ok? Wasn't there a time when the brightest minds in the world believed that the world was flat? And, up until like what, 50 years ago, you all thought the atom was the...
  5. biopia

    Is the School for excel;lence overrated?

    I loved my experiences with tsfx. I went to the summer, july and october lectures. I did english in July only (they weren't the best. Really, only the hamlet lecture was great) Other than that, al three times, I did physics, MaX1 and MaX2. In my opinion, the july ones were the best, and well...
  6. biopia

    2009 Compositions!

    I composed a woodwind quintet for music for the 20th and 21st century. I am so glad it's all over though =] I music teachers both think I'll get in the top box for it =] Oh, it went for 3:45 or something.
  7. biopia

    Was that a Maths exam?

    I think you may have misinterpreted what darkchild, the physics teacher, meant. I think what he was trying to say is that in some questions, you need a correct value as a result of correct substitutions. E.g. if you needed to calculate the acceleration due to gravity on some distant planet and...
  8. biopia

    When do you study?

    I know that Vitamin B reduces stress - I took that and it definitely had that effect. It may help. Also, ration your time. Perhaps doing a little homework in your study periods or at the beginning of lunch would help. I know at my school, the whole school has half hour roll calls so we can use...
  9. biopia

    How many hours of study a night?

    I'd like to respectfully disagree with the poster who said 14 hours of study will burn you out. I definitely see how it can, but if you use the time well, it doesn't. I did that much for physics, not because I needed to cram, but because I really, really would love a state ranking (probs won't...
  10. biopia

    Was that a Maths exam?

    :/ I'd be willing to bet there are less errors when using a calculator, but hey, if you're used to it...
  11. biopia

    Was that a Maths exam?

    I have to play the devils advocate lol. Fair enough that you can multiply the high indices, and exact angles. I just can't get over the example you gave haha. If you took the root of 69 as being "about 8", you would be way off in the final answer (considering it's 8.31 - 2dp). It just seems...
  12. biopia

    Was that a Maths exam?

    Lol! You can't estimate like that! I am sure that would account for more than one decimal place of error! Did your teacher condone this lol? :S
  13. biopia

    1986-4ii

    I'll expand on what the above poster is saying =] Obviously, it is easy to factorise so (a²+3a+2)⁶ ≡ (a+1)⁶(a+2)⁶ Expanding the RHS you will get: [⁶C₀a⁶ + ⁶C₁a⁵ + ⁶C₂a⁴ + ⁶C₃a³ + ⁶C₄a² + ⁶C₅a + ⁶C₆][⁶C₀a⁶ + 2⁶C₁a⁵ + 4⁶C₂a⁴ + 8⁶C₃a³ + 16⁶C₄a² + 32⁶C₅a + 64⁶C₆] Then, you have to isolate...
  14. biopia

    vectors - the triangle inequality

    Is that meant to be argz1 = zargz2 = @ ? If so, I think that is just saying the two arguments cannot be the same, hence why the second argument is multiplied by some other complex number z (because when you multiply complex numbers, the argument changes e.g. multiplying by i is a rotation of z...
  15. biopia

    Integration

    Well the domain for that function will be all real x minus wherever there are asymptotes. i.e. everywhere except when sinx+cosx=0 If you restrict it, a possible answer for the domain may be -π/4 < x < 3π/4 Lol, now I get why you asked for the general solution :P Tbh, I don't know how I would...
  16. biopia

    Exam or Misadventure Appeal?

    I'd say it's one of those circumstances where it would be best to attend the funeral. It sounds like a really sad time for you and your family :( It would definitely be a valid reason if you did decide to lodge a misadventure. In the end though, it's your decision, and only you know what is...
  17. biopia

    When do you study?

    Sorry, I should have specified. When I studied, I always did my homework first. Normally, that wouldn't take more than 2 hours. Then I would do assessments tasks if I had any, and they would take up a bit more time. If I had homework and an assessment, I normally wouldn't do any revision, but if...
  18. biopia

    When do you study?

    Lol. On an average night, I would get around 4-5 hours sleep. I got used to it lol, and was fine at school. Keep in mind though, that I finished my HSC last week tehehe. I am up a fair bit later than I normally would be. A little anecdote, I was DEAD for my english paper 2... I think I had 2...
  19. biopia

    How many hours of study a night?

    Normal school night: 3-4 Assessment looming: 5-6 Days before a test: At least 6 During HSC: 12-14 I don't think you need to put in that much if you have great teachers who teach the subject well. At my school, physics was taught poorly in some cases... I had to teach most of the course to...
  20. biopia

    Are you looking forward to getting your HSC results?

    I cannot wait! Like yeh, I am going out nearly every night, and am really looking forward to schoolies, but I know those results will be fine (whether or not they align with my expectations). In the mean time, I will try to have as much fun as I can :D
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