Loving the thumbnail . I know u are busy with the gcse channel but please do more of these for us y13s

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

I’m planning to do all the exam papers! I need to make sure I look after everyone on this channel too - and will do FM papers as well. Thanks!

please do more of these videos with past papers/exam style questions for A level maths! your explanations are great

i wish you had many past papers cause you r the best in A level maths fr

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have many many things I need to do to improve this channel! :(

Do you plan on making any more videos like this going through exam questions? I always struggle with how to actually apply the tools I have to some of the harder questions but find your explanations very helpful.

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes I am planning to do more of these eventually :)

Really appreciate these videos :) I'm wondering what order you would recommend students to do questions in, do you think it's a good idea to do questions backwards to around question 10 and then come back to the front? I find I struggle a lot with timing because I skip questions and spend loads of time on the later questions and forget everything I was doing before - don't really know how to fix it

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

I would recommend trying out a few different strategies when you are doing your timed past paper practise (if you're not doing them in timed conditions, you should start now!). Trying out different strategies will help you decide what is best for you. The only strategy I offer to all pupils, is not to spend too long on short mark questions that you get stuck on - they suck up too much time and aren't worth it! I hope you find a strategy that works well for you!

Hi, i was just wondering if you would be continuing the FM Further pure playlist? Im self studying Further pure this year and your videos have been really helpful so far!

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I am going to be working on this! A lot of people want it, so I will try and get it done. Also going to do FS1 if that helps!

hey mr bicen im doing futher maths in year 12 right now and we get tought the entire a level maths first and then the futher course next year and to say that your videos are a life saviour so far is an understatement .. i was just wondering if you were going to do any futher stats 1 videos as my schools chosen courses are FM1 and FS1 and usual CPS and im jus hoping to see what your plans are in terms of if you are gonna do any futher stats videos as they would help soo much!!

@Ward530

Жыл бұрын

I’ve asked him recently about FS1 and he said he hasn’t got any plans to do them in the near future.

@mathboy1066

Жыл бұрын

@@Ward530 I'm doing FP1 Videos myself at the moment. Keep an eye out for them on my channel. FP1 is a tough module, would only recommend it for students who are thinking of doing a Maths Degree or Engineering. I don't teach FS1 as I only teach Mechanics!

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I am going to be doing FS1 videos as I am about to start teaching it - will definitely have all of AS by the end of the academic year, maybe A Level too! Trying to juggle my new GCSE channel, this channel and a new job, but I’ll do my best!

@mainaccount5238

Жыл бұрын

What about decision?

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

… probably not for a very long time to do decision! But never say never …

Sat this paper today as practice and scraped a B, definitely a hard paper good job on explaining everything clearly

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! This is a hard paper, for sure. Getting a B on it is great - you're closing in on the top grades!

@AyumiOTB

Жыл бұрын

@@BicenMaths when I sat the paper I thought I did horribly 😂

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

That’s what the exam wants you to feel! Don’t let it get you down!

for question 11, to find the perimeter can we use the circumference of a circle for each c1 and c2 and then subtract arl length for the small sector. eg for c1 circumference is 100pi and then subtract arc length for that small section (using r theta where r is 10 and theta is 0.635) and then repeat for c2. sorry its a lot

@BicenMaths

11 ай бұрын

Yes that would work well too!

Can you help me with Q1 where do you find videos explaining this pls I search binomial expansion and it doesn’t come up, thx (anyone)

Hi, thank you for this video. I was wondering if you knew what setting your calculator is on for question 1 so that you get the answers in your calculator as surds/fractions because when I put (5/4)^1/2 in, it just gives me decimals? Thanks!

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

I think some calculators can’t handle it and output decimals! You can always just square root the numerator and denominator separately 👍🏼

@mollyrobinson6615

Жыл бұрын

@@BicenMaths true, ok, thank u!

you are very good at answering these questions, and I understand everything that you do clearly. but I feel like I lack the critical thinking to get these questions right. what can I do to improve?

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

I think practising those questions and reminding yourself that you always have the skills at your disposal, you just need to figure out how to use them! A bit like you have the toolkit filled with tools, nothing else is required - and deciding how to approach. I'm planning on making a video about these style of questions, so look out for it!

hi sir, is there any use doing the oxford textbook questions after doing the pearson textbook questions?

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

Maybe - but only if you’ve done every exam question you can get your hands on!

Hi, on question 15b, is it correct to say that the first derivative equals zero too at a point of inflection? I'm a bit confused because in the pure year 1 AS textbook page 273 stationary points it says that first derivative equals zero too at a point of inflection so how did we know that we had to find the second derivative as well and not just use the first derivative equalling zero to solve and prove that point of inflection ?

@BicenMaths

11 ай бұрын

It’s annoying the way that the Year 1 textbook says this, as they make you think that that is the only kind of point of inflection. The definition of a point of inflection is where it changes from concave to convex or vice versa, which doesn’t imply a first derivative of 0, but it could also be with 0. In Year 1, the point of inflections they describe, always have first derivative 0. The main thing to take is that if there is a point of inflection, its second derivative is 0. However, if the second derivative is 0, this doesn’t necessarily mean there is a point of inflection - for example look at y=x^4. Second derivative is 0 at 0 but it’s a minimum not an inflection point.

1:12:31 for proving the point of 1:12:31 inflection would you lose marks if you just found the second derivative and subbed the given value of x straight away to show second derivative=0

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

Yes, unfortunately you would - this is because the second derivative can be equal to 0 at the same point that is actually a maximum or minimum point. Take, for example, y=x^4. The second derivative at 0 is 0, which suggests an inflection point - but actually it is a minimum point when you think of the graph! This is why the longer process is required.

Thank you so much Sir. Do you think the 2023 papers are going to be a lot harder than this or roughly the same level ?

@BicenMaths

11 ай бұрын

I'd say similar!

1:14:02 Only part that's confusing me is on the left you have tan y = 9/x^2 but when you substitute it into tan^2(y) you don't square the value?

@DeSlagen8

Жыл бұрын

Nevermind you fixed your mistake, glad I was able to spot that

@DeSlagen8

Жыл бұрын

anyway thanks for the video lifesaving walkthroughs got me through gcses

Yes sir, was just wondering how hard would you rank this paper in comparison to your average a level maths paper? Harder or easier than typically?

@BicenMaths

11 ай бұрын

I’d say it’s slightly harder than average (from my memory), but I would anticipate something about this level of challenge for 2023.

@vek5661

11 ай бұрын

@@BicenMaths ye 2023 deffo gonna be like this

That paper said "7 October 2020"? Since this is an October paper, what's the variant/timezone of this paper? is it variant 1, variant 2 or variant 3? I also thought Edexcel does January exams rather than October/November, isn't the October/November exam a Cambridge International thing? Isn't October/November, January, and February/March exams only offered by International boards such as Cambridge International? Yeah, that "Wednesday 7 October 2020" in the paper confused me! I thought UK A-Level only have May/June exam series.

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

It was due to be sat in the summer of 2020 but as a result of the pandemic, it was delayed until October. This paper was only offered to private candidates, as students in schools were awarded their grades by teacher assessment instead.

@notacademicallyperfect4183

Жыл бұрын

​@@BicenMaths Ok. Did they stop delaying the A-Level paper at 2023? The only exam board I can see that offers October/November 2023 A-Level sitting in the UK is the only international board that can be sat in the UK - Cambridge International with "Variant 1" for PM exams and "Variant 2" for AM exams.

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure, sorry!

For question 14C, would you still get the mark if you say that 0

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I think your answer is perhaps better than mine as it has the 0 part - although they do accept my version.

56:20 Is there a way to use to CAST circle to figure this out?

@BicenMaths

11 ай бұрын

Yes, perhaps, but not easy to explain via a comment!

@unknownname854

11 ай бұрын

@@BicenMaths I know its too much to ask for, but could you possibly do it via video. Just a quick video and attach the link here

Mr Bicen you absolute legend... you are really keeping me going for my exams this upcoming summer. I have a question.... I absolutely failed Year 12 Maths (I got a U) However, I know the reason for this was pure procrastination, laziness, lack of discipline etc etc. Do you think it's possible for me to get an A* this summer? I know I have the brains to do it and I know it'll take a TON of hard work, but do you think it's achievable? I am keeping up with most of Year 13 Maths so far which is encouraging. (even Differentiation A2 despite the fact my AS was nonexistent)

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Honestly, without me knowing you, it is difficult to say - however, I have definitely known students make huge turn arounds in Year 13, and this has always been as a result of lots of hard work and determination. So if you’re sure that the only reason for your poor Year 12 performance is lack of work, then why not? But the work doesn’t start tomorrow, it starts NOW. It won’t happen without this hard work, and I know you know that! Let me know if there’s anything I can do to support. You’ll feel so amazing and proud of yourself when you achieve highly at the end of Year 13!

@guyguy9913

Жыл бұрын

@@BicenMaths Thank you for taking the time to respond! The work has already started and I've gotten off my backside and started putting in the hours however I know I need to climb a few more gears to get top grades that I know will fill me up with immense satisfaction. Is there any chance I can contact you?

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

Sure - my email can be found on my About page under business enquiries! Sometimes if I post email addresses in comments they don’t publish because of spam. 👍🏼

@shafinbepary2000

Жыл бұрын

@@guyguy9913 u seem motivated to do well my guy go get that A*

is this also a valid solution to 16? : p=2m q=2n 4(2m)^2 - (2n)^2 = 25 16m^2 - 4n^2 = 25 4m^2 - n^2 = 25/4 Then explain that m and n are integers so m^2 and n^2 are also integers. thus, 4m^2 - n^2 must be an integer and cannot be equal to 25/4.

@BicenMaths

11 ай бұрын

Not quite - you have assumed that p and q are evens, which isn’t part of the question, and as it also asks for proof by contradiction, you also need to use that method which isn’t present in your working!

@Daniel_du_Pre

11 ай бұрын

@@BicenMaths Whoops, I read 'positive' as 'even'. Thanks for responding so fast!

@BicenMaths

11 ай бұрын

@@Daniel_du_Pre No problem!

53:58 but when you do cosx over cosx, you get 1, so how comes it isn’t cosx=1 ??

@BicenMaths

4 ай бұрын

Because when cosx=1, that doesn't necessarily make the whole equation true. But if cosx=0, you have something multiplied by 0 on each side, so you get 0=0 which is true! Hence we are interested in cosx=0

@user-pl5oy8dj5t

4 ай бұрын

@@BicenMaths thank you so much sir

i seriously dont understand how we were supposed to do q12b with the trig and q14a as they didn't give the volume of a sphere and then the form they want you to put the answer in isn't even what you get at all for your answer

@innit1833

11 ай бұрын

i know this paper was so difficult towards the end