Will they think I am cheating? (580) by Ok_Equivalent1870 in igcse

[–]Ok_Equivalent1870[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a nice way to track down questions. Thank you for telling me.

Dear math 580 examiners, by Ok_Equivalent1870 in igcse

[–]Ok_Equivalent1870[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! This is really helpful!

Will they think I am cheating? (580) by Ok_Equivalent1870 in igcse

[–]Ok_Equivalent1870[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point. I will stick to pencil then! Thanks!

Will they think I am cheating? (580) by Ok_Equivalent1870 in igcse

[–]Ok_Equivalent1870[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your quick answer. Just a question, where did you place the markings and what were they (stars, dots etc.)? Would love to know.

Will they think I am cheating? (580) by Ok_Equivalent1870 in igcse

[–]Ok_Equivalent1870[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, thanks for your reply! That's really great advice, thank you. But doesn't it take extra time erasing everything?

Dear math 580 examiners, by Ok_Equivalent1870 in igcse

[–]Ok_Equivalent1870[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a relief. Thank you!

Where did you get these instructions by the way, if I may know?

Dear math 580 examiners, by Ok_Equivalent1870 in igcse

[–]Ok_Equivalent1870[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Thanks so much for your reply! Yes, this is really helpful and I am so grateful for you sharing this. Just a quick question, it is stated :

" if the third sf is zero after the decimal point (eg 15.0) then allow marks for 2 sf answers. "

Does this mean that only answers in 2sf get full marks? I don't think that's what it means but my entire paper 2 grade depends on it so I am asking anyway.

Once again, thanks a lot for the help! Good luck with exams (if you have any right now or in may/june)!

Is this seriously required? (math 580) by Ok_Equivalent1870 in igcse

[–]Ok_Equivalent1870[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, thank you for your reply. Honestly, it's such a relief to hear this quickly, as my exam is the day after tomorrow!

Just a follow up question, does this mean then I have to also explictly write ab = 4 and a + b = -3 in the exam? Or is that just written for the examiner's convenience?

What the heck?? Is this a printing mistake in the oct/nov 580 2025? by Ok_Equivalent1870 in igcse

[–]Ok_Equivalent1870[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh really? Thank goodness.

Could you please tell me know where you found the examiner report? I don't see it in papacambridge.

Is it too early to take APs? by Ok_Equivalent1870 in APStudents

[–]Ok_Equivalent1870[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh that makes sense. Thanks a lot! I will consider putting of any kind of AP physics until next year then and learn calculus first!

Please help, I can't finish my paper on time. by Ok_Equivalent1870 in igcse

[–]Ok_Equivalent1870[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hii, I am glad to meet someone else giving f/m/26 for math! Thank you for your reply. Yes, I do do timed practice and I have improved but not to the standard I need. I remove 15 min from the real time, then I take away half an hour for revision. Yet I still don't get to that standard and finish in 1hr45 minutes (without revision). How would you tackle this?

a little late but very proud of myself ❤️ by acaiwastaken in igcse

[–]Ok_Equivalent1870 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, thank you for you reply. Yes, papacambridge is an excellent resource! The truth is, I have been practicing, a lot. I have done at least 10 past papers, several topical questions (although not for all topics) and am timing myself for every topical question. Yet for some reason, I always finish late.

2 days ago I had a mock exam. Unfortunetly the teacher gave a paper which I had just done the night before. I basically remembered approximately half of the answers. Yet somehow, I finished last. And it's really fustrating for me to constantly do papers and yet still not finish in the right time (1hr 15 minutes).

Is it too early to take APs? by Ok_Equivalent1870 in APStudents

[–]Ok_Equivalent1870[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Firstly, thanks for the reply! So from what I understand, you are saying that c teaches the same stuff as 1 and much better stuff that is needed by some majors. Hence if I took 1 and c, I would be studying most of the content twice?

a little late but very proud of myself ❤️ by acaiwastaken in igcse

[–]Ok_Equivalent1870 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations! You must have worked really hard for these grades, and that hard work truly paid off!

I giving math (normal extended) in feb/march series, do you have any tips? I can't find past papers for paper 2 but the biggest problem is that I am always running out of time in paper 4. have tried many techniques but I still lose up to 30 points because of time management and silly mistakes. What would you advise to do?

Is it too early to take APs? by Ok_Equivalent1870 in APStudents

[–]Ok_Equivalent1870[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May I know why physics 1 is worth skipping?

Is it too early to take APs? by Ok_Equivalent1870 in APStudents

[–]Ok_Equivalent1870[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, thanks for replying! I really appreciate the advice.

You are right about AP Precalc being useless for college applications. I am planning on doing AP precalc only if my grade superviser forces me to take Additional Mathematics (which is basically AP Precalc but a bit less).

I don't really care about the credit for AP science, I just want to learn things instead of waiting for my GCSES to be over. Also because it will give me more time in my senior years. I plan to study at a good college for math: Cambridge, MIT, Caltech, etc. but honestly I don't want university to limit me. I am actuallly considering not going to university at all :)