Hey everyone,

I thought I would start this discussion page early for anyone who wanted to get ahead of the methods 3/4 (or 1/2) content in preparation for 2024.
Feel free to ask any questions about the content, tutoring, or the subject in general 🙂

    16 days later

    Newbie Unfortunately, we won't be able to start a chem course this year although it will be something we will look into for 2025 and beyond

      DomainEducation
      Hi
      do you have any general tips on how to manage and approach the 1/2 content for methods also any tutor recommendations?
      Thank you so much and congrats on getting a raw 45 in 2022!!

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          If I could redo methods 1/2, I would focus on two things:
          1) Methods 3/4 Unit 3 is basically just a repeat of Methods 1/2 (with only a few added concepts), so if you have a good base understanding of the methods 1/2 content, you will put yourself in a strong position for the next year. Make sure you understand all of the fundamentals because they become unbelievably useful later on.

          2) My second piece of advice is to be very strict on any silly mistakes you make in your SACs and quizzes. For many people doing the 3/4 course, their downfall isn't that they don't know the content. It is that they let themselves become too careless when doing maths in previous years, meaning they developed bad habits which they didn't try and fix until it was too late. So with any silly errors you make next year, make sure to always review them (no matter how simple they are) and do those problems again.

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              As for tutor recommendations, we offer a comprehensive course in which we aim to develop a strong fundamental understanding of the methods 1/2 material, as well as extending our students with countless VCAA style questions to help them get ahead of their peers. If you are interested, feel free to email us at contact.domaineducation@gmail.com

                If you wanted to take your Methods to the next level and a tutor recommendation - I run Methods/Specialist classes at EdAtlas.
                https://edatlas.com.au/

                Basically every single one of my Extension class students in 2023 scored a 45+ raw in Methods (94%) and more than 1 in 4 students scored a Raw 50. The Median raw score this year was 48 raw.

                Feel free to come to a free trial by booking here: https://edatlas.com.au/free-trial/

                Hi guys, I was doing some calculus and came over this question.

                Given that y=2x3 - 6x2 + 18x, find dy/dx. Hence show that dy/dx > 0 for all x.

                I was able to find dy/dx but I'm unsure what to do next. Could you please help out.
                Thank you

                  Sundrica Once you have the derivative (which is a quadratic function), draw a graph of it. What should happen is that it won't have an x-intercept and no y-value is negative

                    5 days later

                    DomainEducation

                    Do you recommend keeping a book of mistake/questions you got wrong? And how should I organize this ?

                    Also do you recommend staying ahead? and if so how far ahead?

                        6 days later

                        haps
                        Absolutely!

                        This strategy helped me and so many of my students and friends keep track of their weaknesses. It also keeps you grounded because when you look back at that book and all of the errors you made, it helps to ensure you don't get too cocky 😃

                        I recommend to dedicate a workbook to your mistakes (because you will no doubt make more than you count throughout the year). Its good to even write down the questions that you made a silly error for because it helps for several reasons:
                        1) If you are making the same silly error across multiple questions, this book will help you notice the pattern. What you may think is 'silly' may in fact be a hole in your knowledge or poor technique
                        2) Rewriting a question that you know you should have received full marks for is painful, annoying and time consuming. While it may not seem fun, it can be useful because you should be less likely to make the same mistake and have to repeat this process.

                        As for staying ahead, I recommend to only stay one or two chapters ahead. Any more and you may begin to sacrifice your understanding of the topic your school is covering (which is bad for your SACs). This is because your understanding really comes from doing constant practice questions, so when you work ahead, make sure you stay in touch with past topics.

                        I hope this helps 🙂

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