am i the only one that thinks the textbook questions and the actual exam questions are VERY different 😭 i seem to do and understand the textbook exercises just fine but when it comes to the actual exam questions, my mind goes *completely* blank

@manbha6817

Жыл бұрын

This is the same problem I used to have. You know how to do it, but you don’t know what to do. I would recommend learning how to identify what method to use for a question.

@AceOfHearts001

Жыл бұрын

The new spec exams are kind of designed to trip you over everywhere...and what makes it worse is they now utilise maths skills beyond the wider curriculum of the A Level as something you should know or deduce in that exam.... so they expect you to have wider / broader mathematical databse outside the curriculum itself. In that context, those who do further maths will find an edge (take for instance the new spec questions on sequence/series will be helped a lot by further maths chapters). I see that the old one pretty much sets you up if you just studied the text book and used past papers but the new spec you just have to keep doing questions, find gaps in knowledge/skill and keep filling them up leading to your exam... It seems for a good grade, one needs to go way beyond the explicit spec requirements unfortunately :/

@KrypticDonut

Жыл бұрын

I wish the textbook qestions were harder or require more problem solving

@Jam46

8 ай бұрын

Oh god I’ve only just started further maths, this isn’t helping 😭

What a terrific amount of outstanding resources you have put together and shared! Thanks.

@BicenMaths

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate you saying this!

Great strategies for practicing maths, exactly what most of my students found useful. Thank you for sharing, Mr Bicen!

Amazing hair and content. The further maths saviour

I’m currently in my first year on maths and further maths but I’m doing the ocr syllabus but still find your videos useful! For the understanding I personally use the syllabus to check things that I don’t understand. I find it works well and the ocr syllabus is really clear to understand.

Thank you very much Mr Bicen

Thank you for your videos they are very helpful!

so so helpful, thank you!!

Great advice and so many wonderful videos and resources you have generously shared.

Thanks! Really helpful.

Loving the hair Mr Bicen!

Thank you so much this channel is going to make me a hero. 😍

Thank you so much, your content is so helpful. I was wondering if you are planning on making any more videos for further maths stats 1st year

@BicenMaths

3 жыл бұрын

Eventually I will be doing FS1, but it’s not my priority right now I’m afraid! Pleased to hear the content is useful though 👍🏼

Very useful advice 👍

Such a helpful video! Thank you so so much for all of your resources!

@BicenMaths

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

great video 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

WOWWW this was SUPER helpful, like SUPER helpful

@BicenMaths

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Hi, Ive looked over the advanced spec for the 1st further maths exam and i’m confident with the topics included however it mentions that other topics could come up and i was wondering if edexcel specifically say what topics will be on core pure 1 and core pure 2 and if there’s a difference between the papers rather than all the pure topics randomly selected for each? I’m just trying to understand what topics to put the most energy into for the next week. Thank you!

@BicenMaths

2 жыл бұрын

They are all randomly distributed on usual years, but the advance information for this year means you can prioritise what you need - check out this in my Google drive that gives an overview of which things are coming up in which paper. But keep your revision broad, as they might ask extra small Qs on other topics too! drive.google.com/drive/folders/1prdMLFnAdmAkmiZUZSxqZ2Uze8pzzq_z

your literally the best person to ever exist

@BicenMaths

3 жыл бұрын

😂 A bold statement, but thank you! 😃

Hi Sir! In the textbook, should I just do the regular exercises as a recap, then skip the E, P and E/P questions and go straight to the mixed exercises? Or would you recommend doing absolutely all questions in the chapter?

@BicenMaths

2 жыл бұрын

You’ll figure out what works best for you - but good to notice the difference between the skills and problem based questions! I’d probably recommend doing a combination of what you’ve suggested depending on how comfortable and confident you feel with each chapter. In general… more practice is never a bad thing, however! Good luck!

Hi, are there practice books for a level further maths as well or are these only available for the normal a level? Thank you for all your videos!

@BicenMaths

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve not seen much out there for further maths - unfortunately normal maths gets prioritised! If you find anything good, let me know!

Hello, how much in advance should you start doing proper revision for the exams ? And how many hours a day do you recommend?. And thank you, your videos have been really helpful.

@BicenMaths

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! This really depends on what sort of situation you are in - but for an average student, the sooner you can start revision, the better. Maths is a great subject to revise for, because you can be doing it from the very beginning of the course, looking at topics you’ve not studied that recently. I would usually recommend starting “proper revision” (and by that I mean timetabled revision) before your first set of major mocks in Year 13 (usually December or January in most schools) - including note taking, practising in timed conditions etc. During school holidays, I recommend approaching revision like a job - working 9am-5pm with breaks, and then having the evening and weekends off. This will be shared between your subjects. Closer to the exams, working until 7pm after school is sensible. But really, you should be “revising” all the way along the course - adding an extra 15-30 mins of time onto your homework by reviewing an earlier topic, or doing a timed exam question on something you’ve already studied. I hope this helps! Sorry I can’t be too specific, as my advice would vary according to your current achievement and what goal you’re hoping to reach! 👍🏼

Hi, just wondering if you have advice for preparing for maths for edexcel a level I'm currently redoing the year, ive already practised all of algebra and functions (transistion work) I dropped maths very early on last year due to me being lazy and not bothering at school Also wondering what books I should get to understand topics better & what books to get to practise (currently using C1&C2 modular mathmatics from 2008, but looking at buying second hand updated 2017 versions)

@BicenMaths

10 ай бұрын

I would definitely use the updated versions, as lots of the specification is now different. I would also recommend trying to learn topics ‘deeply’ - not just HOW to do things, but trying to understand why they work too. I explain things in this way in all my videos, too!

Hi Sir, do you know what paper these Edexcel Pure questions are from: prove by contradiction that there are no positive integers a and b with a odd such that a+2b = √(8ab) and A piece of jewellery used in a brooch is in the shape of a segment of a circle. The segment itself is made from the silver metal which costs £1.90 per cm2 It is bordered all the way around by a gold metal trim which costs £2.30 per cm. If the radius of the circle is 4 cm and the angle subtended at the centre is 2π/3 radians, find correct to the nearest penny the cost of the jewellery piece.

@BicenMaths

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Leah, I’m afraid I don’t recognise these questions - I’m sorry

@leahlester2620

3 жыл бұрын

@@BicenMaths thanks so much for replying :)

do you recommend doing the hard papers from MADAS maths or any of them?

@BicenMaths

3 жыл бұрын

Start with the easier ones first, build up to the hard ones - they really are tough! But they’re awesome and will really get you thinking.

Hi. I wonder if you could help advise the best way forward here please.. My son is struggling with his maths A Level and due to take in a couple of months time. The pandemic has really not helped him. We have been told he should focus on past papers now, but often this leaves him not knowing where to start and really knocks his confidence. He's convinced he's going to do really badly now, maybe even fail. He needs the points to go to Uni though and really wants this to happen. So, should I help him concentrate on the mixed questions instead, at the end of each chapter in the book? Should we perhaps focus on 2 or 3 main topics to get them under his belt? We have watched this video and also the advance information (which is basically the whole spec as you mentioned!). Any advice would be so helpful. Thank you :)

@BicenMaths

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there, Thanks for your message - so I wouldn’t recommend starting on full papers yet, especially if the content isn’t all covered to a point of understanding. What I would recommend doing, is starting with a few chapters, following my videos (which can be found in playlists on the homepage of my KZread channel). Then I would recommend using the Exam Questions by Topic document in my Bicen Maths Google Drive (linked in the About section). This way, your son would still be able to practise exam questions (and these should be done in timed conditions) but only on topics that you have worked through/learned carefully before hand. Before doing these Exam Qs, you might like to use some of the Mixed Exercises as a review as well. I think this method should give your son the opportunity to relearn content, and have things explained carefully, followed by some exam exposure too. This will work much better than what has been suggested! Do you have any questions? Thanks, Mr Bicen

@amandakingswell3602

2 жыл бұрын

@@BicenMaths Hi - thank you ever so much for responding! We shall follow that path then. We had done this previously with a few areas which worked well in terms of confidence too. It's good to have an idea on the way forward - cheers! :)

would you reccomend going through the new spec past papers questions by topic, because isnt it more important to save them questions for near the exams

@BicenMaths

7 ай бұрын

I think it is worth doing this - then you can repeat them closer to the exams, and possibly purchase packs of exam papers too - but there really is a lot out there!

a level is in 70 days, I need an A to get into Cambridge...lets hope this works!!! xx

@ALK2007

Ай бұрын

Good luck 😋

Sir I don’t even know how to thank you. You are the teacher that actually like and care about you job. Magnificent teacher thanksss alot. Sir how to find your bicen maths exam Qs doc?

@BicenMaths

Ай бұрын

That's such a nice thing to say - thank you! Here's a link to the exam questions docs: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QEmHel9tNGPnsiRRu0NgXGTA4HeTfawu

Would you say the MADAS papers are good revision for the new spec? And would you recommend the international a level papers for revision as well? I’m trying to find as many exam Qs as possible to help with revision so thought this could be a good place to look (I’m doing the Edexcel A level course)

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I would recommend both MadasMaths and international A-Level papers too - but I’d make sure you’ve done absolutely all the past papers first, and definitely repeating the questions you found tricky the first time around!

@Rua1557

Жыл бұрын

@@BicenMaths Ok, thank you

Thanks, bro how can I find all the As level without the second year A level.

@BicenMaths

3 жыл бұрын

Do you mean on the memory pages? You’ll just have to cross out any content that’s from Year 2, as I’ve geared everything for the final exams rather than splitting.

Great Video! When do you plan to upload the "Everything you need to know for Further Mechanics"?

@BicenMaths

3 жыл бұрын

I’m working on it as we speak - hopefully this week 🤞🏼 Will that be in time for your exam?

@jt4225

3 жыл бұрын

@@BicenMaths thank you!! My exam is on friday, so anything before Friday would be ideal.Your sheet would truly help!

@BicenMaths

3 жыл бұрын

OK I will try my best!

@BicenMaths

3 жыл бұрын

If you get my email from my About section, I can always email you the memory page as soon as I make it, even if I haven’t finished the video filming - that means you might get it a bit earlier!

@jt4225

3 жыл бұрын

@@BicenMaths ive sent the email!

Hi there I’m currently confused to how many exam question sites I should be using and there are lots like pmat save my exam alevelmaths. What are the main exam questions sites or how many sites should I be using

@BicenMaths

2 жыл бұрын

The best thing is to use past paper questions - these can be found on “physics and maths tutor” - the other ones that have been suggested are no doubt useful, though! There’s no rule of how many you should be using, or which ones - you should try them and see which ones fit well with you. The only essential ones are the past papers! The rest are just for additional practice. Hope that helps 👍🏼

Thank you so much, I got predicted a U last year, I looked at your videos and I got a B at the end I just needed few marks to get an A.

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

This is amazing! Can you tell me a bit more about how you have used my videos to help you? That’d be really interesting for me to know! Thank you for sharing this with me!

@kavinaa9398

Жыл бұрын

@@BicenMaths I used the notes you shared in google docs I believe, and I will look at the modules I find hard, print the blank notes you shared and used your videos. I did this for 1 year, and the teachers were shocked when I got a B, just a few marks away from an A. But it was worth it. Thank you so much.

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

Well done! Keep up the brilliant work!

What years are the questions used in Bicen maths exam Q’s from, is it all the questions from 2017 to 2021

@BicenMaths

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, just not 2021 as these are “locked” papers only available to teachers/schools.

Message to Bicen, hope you get this message, i will be studying Maths A level after the summer, what is the difference between AQA and Edexcel Maths in the way its taught and what were tested on?

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure exactly of the differences with the way that it is tested, but the content has been standardised across the exam boards! I would recommend doing Edexcel as this is the most popular and has the most resources to support online - including all of my channel!

Really good video... :)

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

how do i know which papers from niker math are for Further math, they seem to only have pure content.

@BicenMaths

3 жыл бұрын

Naiker Maths only has exam papers for A-Level Maths at the moment, and not Further Maths, so I'd recommend using the MadAsMaths papers for FM instead.

Hi Sir, if im aiming for an A* and complete the madasmaths papers ,since these are challenging what percentage would you say to aim for? ( I'm just comparing it to an A* being around 80% on the regular past papers)

@BicenMaths

3 ай бұрын

Definitely want to be aiming for 80%+ to be sure of an A* - but the more you do, the more you'll find yourself pushing that 80% even higher!

Hello, what would you say are the easiest options/routes to get an a star for a level edexcel further maths M1 S1 D1 D2 etc.

@BicenMaths

3 жыл бұрын

Hmmm that’s a good question! It definitely comes down to your strengths individually, but I’d recommend doing 2 out of FM1/FS1/D1/FP1 - the “2” modules are generally harder, and there’s less material out there if you’re looking for support. My personal pick is FM1 and FS1, because they also support your applied for maths as well. I think FP1 is quite tricky, as it goes beyond the Pure stuff for further, but if pure is what you’re into, then it’s still a good one! I personally don’t like D1 so much, but I know some people really like this and get great marks on it. What are your current preferences/what parts of maths do you enjoy the most? And can you do any combo you like at your school? 👍🏼

@ramz7865

3 жыл бұрын

@@BicenMaths Hello, thanks for the quick reply and great videos! The school is letting us decide which optional modules we can undertake with some self study required if need be. What does decision maths consist of? I’ve heard it’s a little bit different to other fields of mathematics and I’ve never had any experience with computer science whatsoever. Is decision maths really formulaic or does it require a lot of problem solving? I guess I would like to undertake the easier modules that require less problem solving comparatively. The 2 modules with the least curveball (hard) sort of questions. Which two would those be? Thanks, greatly appreciated!

@BicenMaths

3 жыл бұрын

So D1 is known for being quite time consuming and methodical, but easy to make errors. Not as much problem solving on the whole, but of course it is still there. You have to be a systematic type thinker who makes few mistakes in your working to be successful. You needn’t know anything about computer science, and yes, it is quite different to all the other fields of maths! D1 sounds like it could be a good match for you? I also think FM1 is really really good - it’s just two concepts (energy and collisions) explored in lots and lots of detail - so when it “clicks” it clicks for the whole scope of the module, rather than just one sub section. The students at my school do D1 and FM1 (I teach FM1) and they like the combo! They really enjoy FM1, too. Have a look and see if you can find any textbooks/exam papers for the different modules as they will give you a flavour of what they’re like. This question from you has given me an idea to make a video on it, so I might look at doing this soon too! Thanks!

@ramz7865

3 жыл бұрын

@@BicenMaths so would you say that D1 and FM1 are easier than FS1?

@BicenMaths

3 жыл бұрын

Hard to say, but the one I find easiest is mechanics, as it’s the least amount of content but fully explored. D1 is popular, and people usually find it OK. The trouble with these comparisons is most people study/teach just two, so no one has real authority on what is “easier”, especially when it is a huge part down to personal preference! D1 and FM1 is a good choice though! Sorry that there are no definitive answers.

Hi sir our school hve completed/covered about 5 and a half chapters when would you recommend a year 1 student to start using exam papers as revision

@BicenMaths

2 жыл бұрын

I would probably recommend instead using a document I have in my Google Drive where the exam questions are sorted by topic, rather than as full papers. You can just practice the ones in there that you’ve studied. Make sure you do them in timed conditions - scale the marks up by x1.2 for the number of minutes you’d have in the exam! Once you’ve done more chapters, you’ll want to think about the whole paper, but I’d say a bit too soon at this stage. Good luck! 👍🏼

@irfan6973

2 жыл бұрын

@@BicenMaths thanks for the advice sir I really appreciate it I’ve just happen to come across your channel and have already watched some of your year 1 videos which have been really helpful so I want to thank you for taking out some of your own time to help provide content for students like me

@BicenMaths

2 жыл бұрын

Make sure you check out the other files in my Google Drive - things like lesson booklets will be really helpful for you - they are PDFs which match all the slides I use in the videos 👍🏼

Hi sir. My P3 exam is on 26th, P4 on 31st and S2 on 1st June - Maths A level Edexcel exams. For the past papers, there are very few Pure maths papers since the specification changed in 2019 and you've suggested doing papers like Naikermaths, IYGB, etc. Do u recommend doing the old spec papers - like the C3 C4 papers that came out before 2019? because i feel like these C3 C4 papers were quite a lot easier than the pure maths papers i practice. Should I just stick to papers u recommended - Naikermaths, IYGB, etc.?

@BicenMaths

2 жыл бұрын

I think probably sticking to the ones I recommend (especially IYGB as these are hardest and most similar to the new style of questions). Wishing you the best of luck for your exams!

@shaniaviana6728

2 жыл бұрын

@@BicenMaths I will follow that..Thank you so much!!

Hi, how much do I need to pay if I want you to tutoring me for a year?

@BicenMaths

Жыл бұрын

I’m not currently offering individual tuition, I’m afraid!

IYGB papers are just the best 😁

@shaniaviana6728

2 жыл бұрын

did you practice those

@KARMA-qt6vn

2 жыл бұрын

@@shaniaviana6728 yea theyre amazing

@KARMA-qt6vn

2 жыл бұрын

@@shaniaviana6728 wanna revise together ¿

@shaniaviana6728

2 жыл бұрын

@@KARMA-qt6vn I’d love to but rn I’m practicing 2/3 chaps that I’m not quite perfect in and also preparing for another sub 😩 but I will start these IYGB papers in about 3 days

@KARMA-qt6vn

2 жыл бұрын

@@shaniaviana6728 which topics are those 👁👁

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hi sir i have a maths exam tommorow. what is differenciashon i hear something about integayshon. i know not what these are meaning can you help? Luckily i already know a lot about tig on omechtree so hopefully i can be good. If i get 30% dad says he will stop the arranged marriage I have planned next week

@dhanf0077

8 ай бұрын

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