A Level Mathematics too time-consuming!

[bakhita]

Assalamualaikum,
I've started my A' Levels Mathematics. The coursebook I chose after a lot of investigation was Core Maths for A'Level. I understand it pretty well and everything seems okay. However, i've just completed my first chapter yet in almost half a month, although my writing and calculating speed is pretty fast. I just wanted to know how all the other students manage it who even go to college school etc? especially if u wish to do the whole exercise for practice and not just randomly!

 

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[Dark Destination]

Assalamualaikum,
I've started my A' Levels Mathematics. The coursebook I chose after a lot of investigation was Core Maths for A'Level. I understand it pretty well and everything seems okay. However, i've just completed my first chapter yet in almost half a month, although my writing and calculating speed is pretty fast. I just wanted to know how all the other students manage it who even go to college school etc? especially if u wish to do the whole exercise for practice and not just randomly!

It's different for everyone. Mostly depends on ones aptitude for maths.

 

[Math Buddy]

I have even just started A level maths, i am in 4th chapter (differentiating exp x and log x), my advice is to read the examples and understand how the methods work, then try some past papers. you have to at least do some papers too because time is getting close, its 2nd week of march already.

 

[bakhita]

I have even just started A level maths, i am in 4th chapter (differentiating exp x and log x), my advice is to read the examples and understand how the methods work, then try some past papers. you have to at least do some papers too because time is getting close, its 2nd week of march already.

thanks for the advice...I've just reached 3rd chapter as well..Actually, the first one was really too long, it had 19 exercises. Btw, which book do you use? I am using Core Maths for A level by Bostock and Chandler.

 

[Math Buddy]

You are welcome, i am using Advanced Level Mathematics p2 and p3 by Hugh Neill and Douglas Quadling.

 

[bakhita]

You are welcome, i am using Advanced Level Mathematics p2 and p3 by Hugh Neill and Douglas Quadling.

my sister started it too, however she didn't find it's approach quite understandable, and she would get stuck every now and then, she couldn't take Math's exams because of it. So, I didn't want to waste my time and I started Core Maths, that's quite nice..How do you find that Hugh Neil book?

 

[Math Buddy]

The book is fine, in some cases it gets too complicated and takes a lot of time and effort to understand the book, but i think the book which you are using might not cover all the concepts stated in the syllabus copy because it states "Core Maths", just compare it with your syllabus copy and see if it covers all the concepts well, if so then your book is better, if you find it better to understand

 

[hammadullah]

please refer to my complete maths P3 notes here.
it will take u about 3 days to finish the notes and u could start solving papers right away
however you have to solve about 12 papers in order to finish the paper in time
http://cieoandalevelnotes.blogspot.com/2015/04/cambridge-alevel-maths-notes-p3.html?m=1
cieoandalevelnotes.blogspot.com
by the way there is no need to do all the book exercises.
The notes contains examples of each type of question

 

[Math Buddy]

Great! i haven't even started a paper yet, just did p1 p2 m1 and have whole of p3 and s1 to do, thanks yaar

 

[hammadullah]

Great! i haven't even started a paper yet, just did p1 p2 m1 and have whole of p3 and s1 to do, thanks yaar

my s1 notes are also available on this link below
http://cieoandalevelnotes.blogspot.com/2015/04/statistics-s1-notes-level-9709.html?m=1