Originally posted by Sarah168
uhh unless ur being sarcastic ( which i dont think u are!) then ur an idiot. a syllabus will save ur ass in the HSC and u can ask everyone around here who has already done their HSC or maybe are in the middle of doing and they will say the syllabus is practically a bible in the HSC year
Well, from someone who *has* done it...most HSC syllabi are useless and not particularly well written -- particularly the English ones! <Insert rant about *content* of science and other syllabi here>
Looking at whether the syllabus is going to save you or not, the answer is no.
What the syllabus *will* do (often obscurely, but it will do it) is tell you what to study. If it isn't in the syllabus, it's not examinable. Having said that, the syllabus is *not* a bible. Sure, you have to learn the content and be able to regurgitate it in your exams, but the ppl who do best in exams tend to be the ones who understand the concepts. A lot of the time, that means going beyond the content specified in the syllabus.
An example from physics: As far as the syllabus is concerned, as long as you know the formula for escape velocity, you're done. Realistically, it helps a *lot* if you know how to actually derive the formula (and it's not that hard).
Study the syllabus. Remember that it tells you everything that can possibly be examined, and remember that it doesn't tell you everything you *should* study in a subject, or the best way to approach a topic.
AT.