External exam game plans
Every technique and formula you need for the external exam, gathered in one place. Each game plan is a set of questions you ask yourself in order, taking you from reading a QCAA question to knowing which technique to use.
What is inside
- Seven game plans: The Mechanics of Methods, Calculus, Trigonometry, Discrete random variables, Probability density functions, The normal distribution and Sample statistics
- The First Question: what to ask at the start of every exam question, so you reach for the right game plan
- A “Which game plan?” quiz built from the openings of eight real QCAA exam questions
- The common QCAA language for each topic: the wording that tells you which technique to use
- Links to the matching sections of the Units 3 and 4 topic guides
- A printable A4 booklet of all seven game plans
Who it is for
Students sitting the Mathematical Methods external exam. The Mechanics of Methods is for all year; the six exam game plans come into their own in the last two months before the exam.