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1、IGCSE 数学考试注意要点EQUIPMENT: Most students bring all the correct equipment(Pens, Pencils, Ruler, Angle measurer/protractor, Calculator) However there is a lot of evidence which shows they simply dont use it! DIAGRAMS: Almost all diagrams are NOT drawn to scale. Many students ignore this fact. They simpl
2、y measure angles and lines without calculating them and consequently get no marks.METHODS: Working out MUST be shown. There are a lot of method marks available and it is recommended that all relevant stages of working are shown. Incorrect answer and no working gains no marks If correct working is sh
3、own and a careless error results in an incorrect answer you could gain 4 out of 5 marks availableMATHS SPECIFIC ERRORSPROBABILITYA very large number of answers are still given as 1 in 2 or 5 out of 1O.These are incorrect. Answers should be decimals, fractions or percentages. As a general rule if the
4、 question uses fractions then give your answer as a fraction.Reminder: A probability answer cannot be greater than 1! UNITS You will have to give your own units for at least one question. Units of length, volume and area are frequently mixed up by students. Learn them.Learn common Metric to Imperial
5、 conversions. e g 1 kg = 2.2 lbs, 1 mile = 1.6 Km.1 Gallon = 4.55 Litres etc.Reminder: There are 52 weeks in a year.(Many students use 50)UNITSEven if not asked to always write down units at the end of a questionIf a question contains mm and cm it Is a good idea to convert all to the same ACCURACY D
6、o not round answers off until the very last line of working. Use the calculator memory function and notation such as 16.534.This is especially important in trigonometry questions.(There is a significant difference between 23x1 .66 and 23x1.66666666)If you are asked to measure a line and it measures
7、9.1cm use 9.1cm.Do not assume that the line is supposed to be 9cm long.TRIAL AND IMPROVEMENT Usually there will be a table for you to write your attempts in.You do not need to fill in all the rows .You must have at least one trial above and one trial below the correct answer.ANSWERSIf the question a
8、sks you to give the answer to 1dp,2sf or in Standard form you will lose at least one mark every time you fail to do so. PERCENTAGE CHANGEWhen asked for a sale price many students work out the reduction correctly but then fail to take it away from the original price losing at least 1 markFORMULA SHEE
9、TSMake sure you know what is going to be given you on a formula sheet.Intermediate: Only the area of a trapezium and volume of a prism are given.What formulae do you need to know?ForborderlinegradeCstudentsItisalsousuallybesttoavoidtheveryhardestgradeBtopics(egTrigonometryandSimultaneousEquations)Th
10、esecantakeupalotofrevisiontime.Theyactuallyarentworththatmanymarksandtherearequickerandeasiertopicstorevisefirst.Youneedaround55%intheIntermediateGCSEMathsexampapertogetaMathsGCSEgradeC.DontjustconcentrateontheCgradequestions.Justasimportantaretheearlier(andeasier)questionsontheexampaper.Makesureyou
11、haverevisedthoroughlytheseeasiergradeDandgradeEquestionsTheseareworth50%oftheIntermediateGCSEMathsmarks.HIGHERPAPERSONLYHOWTOGETGRADEA:RevisetheeasierquestionsYouneedaround60%intheHigherMathsGCSEexamtogetagradeA.CoverthoroughlytheeasiergradeCandgradeBquestions,asthesecoverthefirst50%oftheHigherMathsGCSEexamIT HAS BEEN ESTIMATED THAT BY FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES STUDENTS CAN IMPROVE THEIR MARKS BY UP TO 10/oTHE AVERAGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A gradeD AND A grade C IS ONLY 4%!
