Hey! Engineering student here that LOVES MATH... I enjoy your videos but I quite disagree with the advice that you give here... You see, there's a piece of the puzzle that is FUNDAMENTAL, yet I think most people miss when it comes to approaching math, physics or really any other subject that has to do with problem solving. It's not about how many practice questions do you do, it's about understanding fundamentally the why behind every step in the problem solving... I've gotten straight A's on all of my college math classes so far (I'm currently taking series and transforms, my last math class) and in most of them I didn't solve most of the problem sets that we were given, I only focused on a few key problems, but I FOCUSED A LOT IN UNDERSTANDING THE WHY BEHIND EVERYTHING. I used THE FEYNMAN TECHNIQUE and tried to explain all of the concepts on my notes as if I was a professor, tried to go through every derivation for every formula I encountered, tried to ask DOES IT MAKE SENSE? for everything that I was learning... Let me give you a concrete example: let's talk about the 2nd derivative test to determine the nature of a local extreme point. What if instead of memorizing the rules you thought a little bit about why they work the way they do: a derivative indicates the rate of change of a function in a given point (think of a downward facing parabola for a simple example), i.e. how it behaves near the surrounding points. If you take the slope of the tangent line at any of the extreme points and their surroundings, you see that for a local maximum it starts positive, decreases to zero and then becomes negative. If you plot the derivative at this surrounding points, you will notice it resembles a line of negative slope (again, taking the parabola as an example) and so if you were to take the derivative of this derivate (i.e. the second derivative), you'd end up with a NEGATIVE VALUE, indicating that the rate of change of the rate of change is decreasing. And that's how you can intuitively remember and understand these important math concepts FOREVER, without having to write flashcards or do a ton of problems in an attempt to become a problem solving robot. Math is all about intuition, and once we understand that, I think that we'll open a whole lot of possibilities for everyone to learn math better. Thank you
I 100% agree. I'm not great at math but the way it is taught by most teachers, it is never explained as to WHY those concepts are being used and what they correspond to
@@senaares6107 bruh same. in one of our recent tests on further maths I got 16 out of 20 and trust me i worked my butt off for this so much so that I did horrible in physics and biology becuz I neglected it to focus on further maths
Speaking from experience,if You're not willing to work extremely hard and if you're not passionate about maths plz do not take it because A-level maths is just another level hard and you will struggle with it.This is not a joke.
Thing is if you end up taking chemistry at degree level without a level math you gonna be stressed as you will be taking it at degree level in shorter time 😂 you expected to learn this in 6months pre quantum mechanics
Hello! I don't mean to spam your comments, buy I'm currently working through videos for the new a level maths which you may find useful! Feel free to shout for help on my Facebook page!
Im doing alevel maths, i chose it to prove my highschool maths teacher wrong because he told me i couldnt do it. Im kinda terrified but im already making progress 😂😁
This is me I wanna do it but I've given myself a bad reputation with maths and I think I could do so much better if I just tried so im gonna try over the holidays and see if I wanna pick it for a level.
the best way i think is actualy to get a work book write a presentation about each topic under it make 5 examples and theen 30 quistions and then 2 past papers and u got it
Thank you for sharing your experience, love :) I've been noticing more and more girls like me going for maths and it's really encouraging. I'd never really had any role models before. Keep up the good work - fight for that grade!!
Thank you for this video!! 💛🌻 I’m doing bio/chem/maths and maths is definitely my weakest subject (specifically mechanics! never liked physics) ughh, I went from a 7 at GCSE to a D at the beginning of A-Levels ... I’ve gone up to B/A atm but I’m definitely gonna use these revision tips :) Practice makes perfect
momoluvr I want to do biology chemistry and maths but I don’t know whether I can do maths or not I’m decent but I’m not that good and I don’t mind maths but I also don’t love it. I’m so torn
@@niamh1192 i get you!! i need to do math a level to do be able to do computer science in the future but i'm mostly average & have a love hate relationship with it. i honestly don't know what to do but first i'm gonna wait for my gcse results
I feel like that a lot as well, it can be really difficult to stay on top of it at the pace and I often need stuff explaining a couple of times. We can definitely get through this though! If you ever want to rant to somebody about maths feel free to DM me 😂xx
I’ve used to feel that way as well because I use to have the Oxford Edexcel A level Maths book to work and revise from alongside the teaching from my teacher and they are not exactly the best book to revise from. I’ve got a B in the end of year exam. This year, I’ve got the Pearson books for Year 1/Year 2. With step by step examples of exam questions on each topic, plenty of sample questions and a sample paper and I have to say, my grades are improving massively. Every topic test now, my teacher sets us, I get out of 50 like 48 or 49 compared to getting like 25/26 last year. I would recommend you getting these books also for Stats and Mechanics. It just makes Maths just that much easier!
I have the Edexcel person books for Maths/Stats/Mech for both year 1/2 like the ones shown in 08:24 in this video. Has a lot of steps in every topic. I also use sites such as PMT to revise for general notes and how to gain marks by trying a few questions and checking the mark scheme in questions by topic. Also, try MadasMaths site. Has a lot of sample papers created for our spec for both years. Just remember to go to the 2019 new spec section. Hope that helps!
I have always clicked with maths, but trust me this a level oh boy - i am strugglingggg - if you put in the work, it's fine a B at maths a level is amazing like I'd never thought i'd say that
Finished single maths in a year and touched a bit of further. I found single maths rather straightforward if you did addmaths at GCSEs. Further maths, however, is hell (I'm getting a headstart on it). I would even say that the jump between single maths and further is larger than that of between GCSES and A-levels. Nevertheless, I'd suggest doing past questions by topic available on physicsandmathstutor each time you learn a new topic. That's the main reason I got 95+% on all of my tests :)
I started a level maths this year and it honestly isn’t hard in the beginning. I’ve gotten all A’s so far (over 80%) but I’m sure it will get more difficult soon lol. I was afraid I was going to be really struggling but I was presently surprised because even though you do move along fast, it’s not immensely difficult
A grade 7 or 8 will put you in a good place for understanding the content easily. The most important skill for A Level is algebra so as long as you are good at that you will get along fine I think :)
@@hermionex9980 yeah, I chose A-level maths, A level law and btec criminology. I was going to change maths for sociology cuz I was scared to do it but I didn't
Teachers will give you a heavy workload but if you do the workload they set,granted its a lot for people our age due to social life work etc, you will get a good grade, from my experience. Most of the actual content is not too difficult, just applying it is the difficult but😊
I'm doing Maths and Further Maths at A-level and have done some revision on the newer topics and did Maths and Further Maths GCSEs so, hopefully, it won't be a drastic jump and I very much agree with the part about practicing. I think practice questions are the best method of revision to do and I highly doubt I would have gotten the 9s that I did if I didn't do a whole bunch of practice questions (for reference, I got a low 7 at the end of Year 10, in my mock, then got a 9 in both Maths and Further Maths in my actual GCSEs).While I think I do naturally enjoy Maths, I don't always understand it naturally so I think that making sure you understand a topic as well as doing a bunch of practice questions is probably a good move too. I am speaking as someone who hasn't even started Sixth Form or College yet so I might not actually have the best advice lol.
I'm starting maths next year but also further maths which I'm really nervous about. Especially because my school makes it really difficult for people to drop A Levels.
This is the biggest problem for me because I’m predicted an a* at gcse but that won’t mean shit when I start a level. The work isn’t comparable so being good at gcse won’t help you atall😂 I also think some people only choose like 3 subjects but I’m taking like 5 so that won’t work
I'm doing Maths, Physics and Economics. I'm like you, once I understand something I can master it quit quickly. Its that initial grasping of a topic that I sometimes struggle with. Although , I haven't found anything particularly hard so far. Other than maybe threshold frequency in physics and certain parts of coordinate geometry.
I’ve just started and chose geography psychology biology but already hating geography- and I’m thinking of switching to geography but I just don’t think I’m good enough so I don’t know what to do
It's so interesting to see how different your experiences are in maths! Unfortunately I'm on OCR but I'm sure they're similar. Integral and mymaths are godsends in my opinion😂 Do you have any maths summer hw? X
I’m also on a grade 8 for maths... what’s your current grade for A Levels and how much do you work at it? I’m aiming for an A but I don’t know if that’s achievable due to the difficulty of maths
Maths is not a hard subject. Just requires you to follow logical instructions in a particular order. The difficulty comes when you don’t know the instructions in which allow you to solve any given problem
joshe Jesus A Level is very very different in that regard. You can’t memorise approaches to questions in A Level because there are far too many question types (LOTS of proofs)
Aayush Ganesh look, a-level may have more approaches to problems than at gcse, but the memorisation of rules and instructions is absolutely vital to any maths problem anywhere. You cannot simply answer a maths question and expect to get is correct without knowing what to do. That is kind of the whole point in having instructions and rules in the first place. In mathematics for example, without the use of rules you could say 1+1=3 or 2+2=5. You get the idea. But the fact that a-level maths ha many instructions is part of what gives a-level maths the impression of challenge, not so much the math it’s self.
joshe Jesus you have a point. While knowing maths is vital at a level, you have to genuinely understand the maths well and how you apply it, rather than just memorising ways of solving things as is usually done at gcse level (at least, 40-70% of gcse Level) Basic principles (eg axioms) just have to be learnt or taken for granted as they are. But more advanced material has to be properly understood to be applied. The understanding is what makes A Level maths as difficult as it has a reputation for. Further Maths is even worse in that regard
Aayush Ganesh I disagree with the fact that understanding the mathematical concepts in a-level is hard. From my experiences, and from many of the people I know, it is the memorisation of ‘how’ something is solved that proves to be challenging rather than why something works the way it does seeing as it is difficult to, ”memorise approaches to questions in A level”. Overall, I think it depends on the way you think about a-level or further maths. It is designed for people who enjoy the subject and who are willing to put in the work to understand or to remember the concepts and the rules well enough to do well in the final exam(s). However, with this is mind, I don’t think that a-level maths is quite the unkillable beast that it’s made out to be most the time.
joshe Jesus Yh. I will say I kinda disagree with you, but that’s not an issue. Maths is probably 7th or 8th on the list of hardest A Levels. Computer Science and French are both harder than maths. Imo, the list, down to Maths, is like this ... 1. Physics 2 Chemistry 3. Biology (yes it’s heavy on memorisation and there’s loads of content, but the content is not difficult to understand. The amount of it is why it’s still third) 4. Further Maths (what I’ve looked at, which is most of the course, does not seem particularly hard compared to how it’s made out to be. But still very difficult) 5. Computer Science (conceptually difficult subject that requires something most people don’t have. A mixture of practical and theoretical prowess) 6. French (requires a diverse skill range, and good memory. A hard combination) 7. Maths (same deal as further maths but much easier) No. Maths is not an unkillable beast. People in the UK just think it is to console themselves when they don’t connect with the subject and thus do badly
I want to do a level maths and my school requires a grade 6 for me to get on the course and i keep on worrying that i got a grade 5 cos i keep thinking the grade boundaries are gonna be very high and the exams didnt go very well. I keep stressing about it and im scared it will ruin my summer any advice?????
Fredy Ty I was predicted a 7/8 but ended up with a 5. My school required you to get a 6 in order to do the course. Well I ended up on results day picking up psychology when really maths was all that I wanted to do. I retook maths even though I passed it as I wasn’t happy with my grade. I decided this in October so I was quite late as the exam was in November. So I retook and ended up with an 8. After that what happened was I ended up with an ABE in my year 12 exams (E in psychology lol) so I couldn’t carry on with the course. I had to either pick up a Cambridge pre u which is like an A level equivalent I think , or stay behind a year. I chose to pick up maths and stay behind the year. So in my final year all I have is maths as I will be doing my two other A levels exams this school year. So now I’ll be finishing a year late but at least I’ll be doing maths. Hopefully you do get that 6 but just know you can still do maths if you retake and stay back a year :)
Our school had 2 teachers one teaching mechanics and the other doing the rest. This year our main teacher is off injured and our other left the country. So we’re basically working off of supply teachers. WJEC also hit us with a hefty change to the exams rendering all past papers useless, it’s a joke. All in all I should’ve picked sport.
@@harveyroper5526 He might need maths as well as physics for his desired uni course. A combination of physics and maths is great for an engineering course.
@Rebs Hoseok i did core maths in GCSE but wanted to go in IT field and it requires maths so i took it in A levels so i am managing to do it though I don't have any interest in maths but still doing it to get in IT field. Practice makes man Perfect 😊
I'm going into year 11 this September and I'm considering taking Biology, Chemistry, Physics and maybe Maths. I am homeschooled so I havent done any mocks to give me a grade. But i think I am working at at least a 7 in my sciences, though i fell behind for Maths (mostly my year 9 teacher). But i have worked at a grade 8-9 in Maths during himeschool. What are your opinions on this? I dont know if it’ll be too hard
Patchy Rye why would you take all the sciences😂. I would suggest maths physics and chemistry. And no, its not hard. You just have to keep up your grind
Patchy Rye I am taking all 4 of those subjects. I also started sixth form 2 weeks ago. A level maths is not too difficult especially at the start. I took add maths at IGCSE, which is basically A level maths. So it comes really easy to me and I am basically re-learning maths. But I am still bad at maths, I just need to do more practice and stuff.
Fortnite Battle Royale 😂 I want to take them all because I want to study Medicine in the future (hence Bio and Chem) but I LOVE physics as well and Maths! And some of the sixth forms I'm applying to want me to do 4 or 3 1/2 (just 3 isn't allowed) A-Levels
Ala Ibrahim ohh okay! Btw what is considered to be "bad" at maths? I mean what grade would you need to have overall for you to think "okay I'm actually bad at maths"
Patchy Rye Funny that you ask. Well, for IGCSE I did two types of math additional and regular maths. For regular I got a B at IGCSE and for additional I dropped it for the exams since I got staright U's for a year. But I did learn it. Btw add math is really similar to A level maths, so that's been A LOT easier for me. 🙂
I’m doing a foundation year at university to go into science (I got AAB at A level but not in science subjects). Biology and chemistry make up most of the course, and I’m not worried about them because they were always my strongest subjects. But we have a module in maths 😭😭😭 I got a B at GCSE and I know I am competent at Maths cause my teacher said I could of got an A, and I got an A in GCSE statistics.... but I’m scared! But I wanna work for it! I’m looking through the a levels maths before I start :D
My mum did because she took it and got a U and found it hard and I guess she was just looking out for me. But she didn’t really try for it and I wanted to do it so I ignored her😂 xx
I agree! I took add maths at IGCSE which is very similar to a level maths and I have never gotten a pass in add maths. But I still don't find a level maths so difficult it's a wierd relationship haha.
im an international gcse student under the edexcel board. The syllabus for igcse is wayyyyyy harder than the gcse in uk. i was done with calculus, binomial expansion in my igcses and it surprised me when u said u never heard of it until you reached Alevels. now i feel smart xD
Can you please give me advice? I am currently in year 10 and I'm doing decent (not amazing) in maths, around grade 6-7. I don't hate maths, but it takes me a bit of time to understand it-especially algebra. I am willing to do maths a level if there is not too much algebra.
A level maths has a lot of algebra. That doesn't mean you can't do it, but you will have to work on another level to get a high grade in A level. A level maths is more about algebra.
@@aurixiaispreppy7454 I chose maths, biology and psychology but now i'm thinking of doing chemistry. I want to do 2 maximum 'hard science' subject so i might change it to bio, chem and psychology without doing maths but I'm not sure coz I like maths now :') What about you?
I got a B in maths gcse should i fake it for alevels? Also i took bio chem math psy , is it too much and what about chem and bio , is math really hard and worth taking ?
Personally I found A level maths to be quite straightforward especially compared to chemistry and physics. At A level you mainly focus on algebra so if you were quite comfortable with that at GCSE then go for it. Also it's definitely worth taking because it's regarded quite highly and it will make life a lot easier in chemistry when doing calculations (not sure about biology though).
M4D RuSSiAn I TOTALLY AGREE. I would say Math is the easiest out of the 4 and I take all of them. It is super straightforward. The good thing for me is that I pick up the concepts easily so I just need to do lots of practice.
Aena Mustafa If you have already taken the other 3 then I recommend u take maths too, depending on what course you want to do. If you're thinking about whether you can handle it, it just depends on your work ethic. If you work well from the start and just stay on top of ur work it should be fine. I take all 4 of those subjects for a levels and I would say since I just started chemistry is the most difficult but it is so interesting, I don't notice the difficulty. Physics and chemistry get difficult very quickly so you need to MAKE SURE u are in it for the long run. If u need any more info, just let me know!
@@alaibrahim8530 Hii what exam board did u take for maths? I do the cambridge one and i am thinking of changing psychology to maths because it may limit my options at uni . Do u think its ok and i probably missed out on like 4 or 5 chapters that i would have to catch up on . The thing is i already got my timetabe changed cuz i took psychology and now i want to take maths instead of it do u think its a great idea , what do u think? I didnt want to limit my choices at uni now.I feel like ppl think its hard to catch up and maths in general is hard according to some but i feel like i can put in the work.
Aena Mustafa Well, it depends on which course you're planning on taking. If it requires maths then I recommend you take it but if it doesn't then you don't need to. The good thing is that the chapters at the beginning are easier but 4-5 is quite a lot! You really will need to put in lots of effort to catch up and so on because maths is like building a house, you have a bad base and it's all over. Extra classes can help with that because the main thing in maths is doing exercises if you learn and understand concepts quickly, you'll be fine. 😁
Omg you dont understand , I have only had 2 lessons of maths so far and I already feel behind everyone else
jessica gerrard omg same
I know this comment is a year old but I just started and I feel like I’m gonna have a mental breakdown:/ I feel so behind everyone else
@@daddygodzilla6866 SAME OMG
Same
I am doing a level maths. I just started and I am pretty bad at maths but I am gonna try to work as hard as possible. Maths is smth I like though.
Same
A girl Haha!
Ala Ibrahim what did u get in maths for GCSE
GOTCANQUEEN WET ! B
I have taken it too and only got a 6 I'm not doing too bad arm but don't want to continue the subject struggle and then it be too late to drop 😩
Hey! Engineering student here that LOVES MATH... I enjoy your videos but I quite disagree with the advice that you give here... You see, there's a piece of the puzzle that is FUNDAMENTAL, yet I think most people miss when it comes to approaching math, physics or really any other subject that has to do with problem solving. It's not about how many practice questions do you do, it's about understanding fundamentally the why behind every step in the problem solving... I've gotten straight A's on all of my college math classes so far (I'm currently taking series and transforms, my last math class) and in most of them I didn't solve most of the problem sets that we were given, I only focused on a few key problems, but I FOCUSED A LOT IN UNDERSTANDING THE WHY BEHIND EVERYTHING. I used THE FEYNMAN TECHNIQUE and tried to explain all of the concepts on my notes as if I was a professor, tried to go through every derivation for every formula I encountered, tried to ask DOES IT MAKE SENSE? for everything that I was learning... Let me give you a concrete example: let's talk about the 2nd derivative test to determine the nature of a local extreme point. What if instead of memorizing the rules you thought a little bit about why they work the way they do: a derivative indicates the rate of change of a function in a given point (think of a downward facing parabola for a simple example), i.e. how it behaves near the surrounding points. If you take the slope of the tangent line at any of the extreme points and their surroundings, you see that for a local maximum it starts positive, decreases to zero and then becomes negative. If you plot the derivative at this surrounding points, you will notice it resembles a line of negative slope (again, taking the parabola as an example) and so if you were to take the derivative of this derivate (i.e. the second derivative), you'd end up with a NEGATIVE VALUE, indicating that the rate of change of the rate of change is decreasing. And that's how you can intuitively remember and understand these important math concepts FOREVER, without having to write flashcards or do a ton of problems in an attempt to become a problem solving robot. Math is all about intuition, and once we understand that, I think that we'll open a whole lot of possibilities for everyone to learn math better. Thank you
I 100% agree. I'm not great at math but the way it is taught by most teachers, it is never explained as to WHY those concepts are being used and what they correspond to
Lol. I get around 85% in exams I take because I practise nonstop. I probably understand around 20 % . The rest is just memory.
Good insight. Nice perspective
Hey man please i love maths man. Am giving it all i got please do you belive in me i need the power. I want to be a mathmatician.
@@senaares6107 bruh same. in one of our recent tests on further maths I got 16 out of 20 and trust me i worked my butt off for this so much so that I did horrible in physics and biology becuz I neglected it to focus on further maths
I'm not even doing A-Level Maths, why am I here?
same :D
same
I'm still in year 11
then ur fked,without maths,life gonna be hard.
im joking
Simping
Speaking from experience,if You're not willing to work extremely hard and if you're not passionate about maths plz do not take it because A-level maths is just another level hard and you will struggle with it.This is not a joke.
Actually it is easy if u study in proper manner... For me, A levels maths is osm... but I don't like physics... ☹
At least theyre gonna lower the grade boundaries for us
Thank you I am going to change it now
Thing is if you end up taking chemistry at degree level without a level math you gonna be stressed as you will be taking it at degree level in shorter time 😂 you expected to learn this in 6months pre quantum mechanics
is it possible to do maths during AS and dropping it in A2?
I find A-Level Maths the most independent subject - I love it! Loved this too! 💗✨
Sky's Diamond same 🔥
I really enjoyed Maths at GCSE but never pursued it for A Levels so it was interesting to hear about your experience x
Hello! I don't mean to spam your comments, buy I'm currently working through videos for the new a level maths which you may find useful!
Feel free to shout for help on my Facebook page!
Thank you! X
@@justrhiannon very welcome! When I'm done with year 1 pure, I'll attack year 2, then mechanics and (urgh!) stats
Maths With Melv thanks your channel will be very useful! Keep it up!
Im doing alevel maths, i chose it to prove my highschool maths teacher wrong because he told me i couldnt do it. Im kinda terrified but im already making progress 😂😁
kev you don’t Really gain anything by proving a “teacher” wrong
Do what you want
Are you doing fine now?
This is me I wanna do it but I've given myself a bad reputation with maths and I think I could do so much better if I just tried so im gonna try over the holidays and see if I wanna pick it for a level.
He doesn't care about you mate
the best way i think is actualy to get a work book
write a presentation about each topic under it make 5 examples and theen 30 quistions and then 2 past papers and u got it
Thank you for sharing your experience, love :) I've been noticing more and more girls like me going for maths and it's really encouraging. I'd never really had any role models before. Keep up the good work - fight for that grade!!
Thank you for this video!! 💛🌻 I’m doing bio/chem/maths and maths is definitely my weakest subject (specifically mechanics! never liked physics) ughh, I went from a 7 at GCSE to a D at the beginning of A-Levels ... I’ve gone up to B/A atm but I’m definitely gonna use these revision tips :) Practice makes perfect
momoluvr I want to do biology chemistry and maths but I don’t know whether I can do maths or not I’m decent but I’m not that good and I don’t mind maths but I also don’t love it. I’m so torn
@@niamh1192 i get you!! i need to do math a level to do be able to do computer science in the future but i'm mostly average & have a love hate relationship with it. i honestly don't know what to do but first i'm gonna wait for my gcse results
Lily X did u end up doing it? i’m doing it and idk how i feel
Matilda Kuaku yes! I’m doing biology chemistry and maths - I did better than I expected and lessons start on Monday but I’m mostly excited
@@niamh1192 Hi did u eventually finish im starting alevel maths soon did u make it??
I do maths A-level to on the exam board edexcel, and it’s fair to say I’m failing :((
I feel like that a lot as well, it can be really difficult to stay on top of it at the pace and I often need stuff explaining a couple of times. We can definitely get through this though! If you ever want to rant to somebody about maths feel free to DM me 😂xx
I’ve used to feel that way as well because I use to have the Oxford Edexcel A level Maths book to work and revise from alongside the teaching from my teacher and they are not exactly the best book to revise from. I’ve got a B in the end of year exam.
This year, I’ve got the Pearson books for Year 1/Year 2. With step by step examples of exam questions on each topic, plenty of sample questions and a sample paper and I have to say, my grades are improving massively. Every topic test now, my teacher sets us, I get out of 50 like 48 or 49 compared to getting like 25/26 last year. I would recommend you getting these books also for Stats and Mechanics. It just makes Maths just that much easier!
CharlotteVideos hi I’m really struggling so I was wondering which specific books you have??? Thanks
I have the Edexcel person books for Maths/Stats/Mech for both year 1/2 like the ones shown in 08:24 in this video. Has a lot of steps in every topic. I also use sites such as PMT to revise for general notes and how to gain marks by trying a few questions and checking the mark scheme in questions by topic. Also, try MadasMaths site. Has a lot of sample papers created for our spec for both years. Just remember to go to the 2019 new spec section. Hope that helps!
Love this legit can relate. I thought I was alone but this has made me feel so much better
I have always clicked with maths, but trust me this a level oh boy - i am strugglingggg - if you put in the work, it's fine a B at maths a level is amazing like I'd never thought i'd say that
i don’t even do maths lol but honestly this is so true from what my friends say! great vid xx
I’m terrified for maths at a level next year 😬😬😬😬
Pritz Angelz Please don't be! It's really not that bad! 💗✨
Same but for further maths
I didnt try revising wise and got a 7
But thats all i wanted
I tried the a level papers and lost 3 marks i mean a level is going to be a breeze
I’m doing double maths
Damn I’m finding the speed hard. We covered modulus functions in 3 lessons 😬
Finished single maths in a year and touched a bit of further. I found single maths rather straightforward if you did addmaths at GCSEs. Further maths, however, is hell (I'm getting a headstart on it). I would even say that the jump between single maths and further is larger than that of between GCSES and A-levels.
Nevertheless, I'd suggest doing past questions by topic available on physicsandmathstutor each time you learn a new topic. That's the main reason I got 95+% on all of my tests :)
Isuckatcosmic 1 what does non linear mean ?
I started a level maths this year and it honestly isn’t hard in the beginning. I’ve gotten all A’s so far (over 80%) but I’m sure it will get more difficult soon lol.
I was afraid I was going to be really struggling but I was presently surprised because even though you do move along fast, it’s not immensely difficult
슙슙syubbi I’m taking a level maths next year and what grade would you suggest I should get to find a level maths relatively easy?
A grade 7 or 8 will put you in a good place for understanding the content easily.
The most important skill for A Level is algebra so as long as you are good at that you will get along fine I think :)
I start sixth form tomorrow and I’m doing maths so this will be really useful, thank you🤞🏻🤞🏻
ellen c how is it? I’m choosing subjects for college this year?x
@@hermionex9980 what did u choose
S 123 I’m just doing sociology, criminology and medical science. Are you choosing too or??
@@hermionex9980 yeah, I chose A-level maths, A level law and btec criminology. I was going to change maths for sociology cuz I was scared to do it but I didn't
S 123 Awh goodluck to you, when are you starting??
I was doubting choosing maths as a level and as soon as you said physics. I know I did a mistake
lol
Teachers will give you a heavy workload but if you do the workload they set,granted its a lot for people our age due to social life work etc, you will get a good grade, from my experience. Most of the actual content is not too difficult, just applying it is the difficult but😊
I'm doing Maths and Further Maths at A-level and have done some revision on the newer topics and did Maths and Further Maths GCSEs so, hopefully, it won't be a drastic jump and I very much agree with the part about practicing. I think practice questions are the best method of revision to do and I highly doubt I would have gotten the 9s that I did if I didn't do a whole bunch of practice questions (for reference, I got a low 7 at the end of Year 10, in my mock, then got a 9 in both Maths and Further Maths in my actual GCSEs).While I think I do naturally enjoy Maths, I don't always understand it naturally so I think that making sure you understand a topic as well as doing a bunch of practice questions is probably a good move too. I am speaking as someone who hasn't even started Sixth Form or College yet so I might not actually have the best advice lol.
I’m really bad at all the English in subjects so idk if I’m better doing maths bc I’m better at maths then English 🤷🏼♀️
Same here ... struggling with AS level English also... coz o was from another board, and here it became hard to settle with high level English...
Than*
Sorry i thought I'd be funny since you said you're bad at English lmaoo
I'm starting maths next year but also further maths which I'm really nervous about. Especially because my school makes it really difficult for people to drop A Levels.
Nice, how much revision do you plan on doing daily, and when you going to start revision. Just wondering, I ain't sure on how long I should spend tbh.
BTW, I do A Level Psychology, Business and Law. Not Maths
@@trizz4974 is business easy?
This is the biggest problem for me because I’m predicted an a* at gcse but that won’t mean shit when I start a level. The work isn’t comparable so being good at gcse won’t help you atall😂 I also think some people only choose like 3 subjects but I’m taking like 5 so that won’t work
I'm doing Maths, Physics and Economics. I'm like you, once I understand something I can master it quit quickly. Its that initial grasping of a topic that I sometimes struggle with. Although , I haven't found anything particularly hard so far. Other than maybe threshold frequency in physics and certain parts of coordinate geometry.
i’m pretty sure there are always multiple teachers for maths
I do similar subjects to you!! I do maths, psychology, and religious studies. and my birthday is on the 6th of April, a day after yours :)
Which do you prefer better ? Maths or psychology , I’m trying to figure out which I want to do as my third as I need to get an A in it
I did the exact same situation with integration and I'm so happy about it!
As maths is easy. BUT holy shit a2 is just a whole other beast
literally! esp the new differentiation and integration!!!
I’ve just started and chose geography psychology biology but already hating geography- and I’m thinking of switching to geography but I just don’t think I’m good enough so I don’t know what to do
It's so interesting to see how different your experiences are in maths! Unfortunately I'm on OCR but I'm sure they're similar. Integral and mymaths are godsends in my opinion😂 Do you have any maths summer hw? X
A Level Maths is fantastic - as well as being probably the most prestigious of A Levels. Which A Level is easy ?
Steve MetalHammer religion, it’s pretty much the same as gcse
I’m also on a grade 8 for maths... what’s your current grade for A Levels and how much do you work at it? I’m aiming for an A but I don’t know if that’s achievable due to the difficulty of maths
I wish I had books like these! I regret I was using only school textbooks and they were aweful :(
How u can prepare over summer... summer is like over already
Emma_xx_ Xx make sure your gcse knowledge is sharp, though it’s a bit late for you specifically
Im so scared because I am not doing the greatest at AS Level and I know Yr 2 is very hard
Maths is not a hard subject. Just requires you to follow logical instructions in a particular order. The difficulty comes when you don’t know the instructions in which allow you to solve any given problem
joshe Jesus A Level is very very different in that regard.
You can’t memorise approaches to questions in A Level because there are far too many question types (LOTS of proofs)
Aayush Ganesh look, a-level may have more approaches to problems than at gcse, but the memorisation of rules and instructions is absolutely vital to any maths problem anywhere. You cannot simply answer a maths question and expect to get is correct without knowing what to do. That is kind of the whole point in having instructions and rules in the first place. In mathematics for example, without the use of rules you could say 1+1=3 or 2+2=5. You get the idea. But the fact that a-level maths ha many instructions is part of what gives a-level maths the impression of challenge, not so much the math it’s self.
joshe Jesus you have a point.
While knowing maths is vital at a level, you have to genuinely understand the maths well and how you apply it, rather than just memorising ways of solving things as is usually done at gcse level (at least, 40-70% of gcse Level)
Basic principles (eg axioms) just have to be learnt or taken for granted as they are. But more advanced material has to be properly understood to be applied. The understanding is what makes A Level maths as difficult as it has a reputation for. Further Maths is even worse in that regard
Aayush Ganesh I disagree with the fact that understanding the mathematical concepts in a-level is hard. From my experiences, and from many of the people I know, it is the memorisation of ‘how’ something is solved that proves to be challenging rather than why something works the way it does seeing as it is difficult to, ”memorise approaches to questions in A level”.
Overall, I think it depends on the way you think about a-level or further maths. It is designed for people who enjoy the subject and who are willing to put in the work to understand or to remember the concepts and the rules well enough to do well in the final exam(s). However, with this is mind, I don’t think that a-level maths is quite the unkillable beast that it’s made out to be most the time.
joshe Jesus Yh. I will say I kinda disagree with you, but that’s not an issue.
Maths is probably 7th or 8th on the list of hardest A Levels.
Computer Science and French are both harder than maths.
Imo, the list, down to Maths, is like this ...
1. Physics
2 Chemistry
3. Biology (yes it’s heavy on memorisation and there’s loads of content, but the content is not difficult to understand. The amount of it is why it’s still third)
4. Further Maths (what I’ve looked at, which is most of the course, does not seem particularly hard compared to how it’s made out to be. But still very difficult)
5. Computer Science (conceptually difficult subject that requires something most people don’t have. A mixture of practical and theoretical prowess)
6. French (requires a diverse skill range, and good memory. A hard combination)
7. Maths (same deal as further maths but much easier)
No. Maths is not an unkillable beast. People in the UK just think it is to console themselves when they don’t connect with the subject and thus do badly
I want to do a level maths and my school requires a grade 6 for me to get on the course and i keep on worrying that i got a grade 5 cos i keep thinking the grade boundaries are gonna be very high and the exams didnt go very well. I keep stressing about it and im scared it will ruin my summer any advice?????
Fredy Ty I was predicted a 7/8 but ended up with a 5. My school required you to get a 6 in order to do the course. Well I ended up on results day picking up psychology when really maths was all that I wanted to do. I retook maths even though I passed it as I wasn’t happy with my grade. I decided this in October so I was quite late as the exam was in November. So I retook and ended up with an 8. After that what happened was I ended up with an ABE in my year 12 exams (E in psychology lol) so I couldn’t carry on with the course. I had to either pick up a Cambridge pre u which is like an A level equivalent I think , or stay behind a year. I chose to pick up maths and stay behind the year. So in my final year all I have is maths as I will be doing my two other A levels exams this school year. So now I’ll be finishing a year late but at least I’ll be doing maths. Hopefully you do get that 6 but just know you can still do maths if you retake and stay back a year :)
We will have two different teachers for our maths a level as well(as well as all our other a levels)
Hi,I’m wanting to do A level physics aswell as maths and geography. do you know the gap or jump I would have to make from gcse
If you've done the jump, how hard was it?
Our school had 2 teachers one teaching mechanics and the other doing the rest. This year our main teacher is off injured and our other left the country. So we’re basically working off of supply teachers. WJEC also hit us with a hefty change to the exams rendering all past papers useless, it’s a joke. All in all I should’ve picked sport.
Damn
I really want to do physics, but I also have to do maths
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E11_snowy no you don’t??
@@harveyroper5526 He might need maths as well as physics for his desired uni course. A combination of physics and maths is great for an engineering course.
@@davidfallows6153 Oh yeah maybe. I thought he meant that he had to take maths as an a level in order to do physics
@Rebs Hoseok what you did then....asking almost after 7 months?
@Rebs Hoseok i did core maths in GCSE but wanted to go in IT field and it requires maths so i took it in A levels so i am managing to do it though I don't have any interest in maths but still doing it to get in IT field. Practice makes man Perfect 😊
I'm going into year 11 this September and I'm considering taking Biology, Chemistry, Physics and maybe Maths. I am homeschooled so I havent done any mocks to give me a grade. But i think I am working at at least a 7 in my sciences, though i fell behind for Maths (mostly my year 9 teacher). But i have worked at a grade 8-9 in Maths during himeschool.
What are your opinions on this? I dont know if it’ll be too hard
Patchy Rye why would you take all the sciences😂. I would suggest maths physics and chemistry. And no, its not hard. You just have to keep up your grind
Patchy Rye I am taking all 4 of those subjects. I also started sixth form 2 weeks ago. A level maths is not too difficult especially at the start. I took add maths at IGCSE, which is basically A level maths. So it comes really easy to me and I am basically re-learning maths. But I am still bad at maths, I just need to do more practice and stuff.
Fortnite Battle Royale 😂 I want to take them all because I want to study Medicine in the future (hence Bio and Chem) but I LOVE physics as well and Maths! And some of the sixth forms I'm applying to want me to do 4 or 3 1/2 (just 3 isn't allowed) A-Levels
Ala Ibrahim ohh okay! Btw what is considered to be "bad" at maths? I mean what grade would you need to have overall for you to think "okay I'm actually bad at maths"
Patchy Rye Funny that you ask. Well, for IGCSE I did two types of math additional and regular maths. For regular I got a B at IGCSE and for additional I dropped it for the exams since I got staright U's for a year. But I did learn it. Btw add math is really similar to A level maths, so that's been A LOT easier for me. 🙂
i wanna learn this whole thing in 1 year ....any advice? i dunno where to start
Get really good at differentiation and integration as quickly as possible
Can you tell me names of 2 or 3 A level maths books which can explain in better way
Rhiannon you're the BEST!
thank you soo much😘😘😘
Which one Is harder among further math or computer??? Reply plzzzzz
further
Dont even do maths
But gotta watch since it's you
for GCSSE mathes I was on EDEXL
Another question: what thickness of subject lever arch file should you get for sixth form? 70mm or 80mm?
Patchy Rye get as big as you can literally all my folders were overflowing
ash OMFG 😭 okay thanks!
Loved the tea !! Haha 😂
Orange J shut the fuck up
fr0g shut up nigga
I’m doing a foundation year at university to go into science (I got AAB at A level but not in science subjects). Biology and chemistry make up most of the course, and I’m not worried about them because they were always my strongest subjects. But we have a module in maths 😭😭😭 I got a B at GCSE and I know I am competent at Maths cause my teacher said I could of got an A, and I got an A in GCSE statistics.... but I’m scared! But I wanna work for it! I’m looking through the a levels maths before I start :D
how do you do questions on stats because its not the same syllabus
Why did your parents try to put you off doing alevel maths? It's a fantastic subject to choose
My mum did because she took it and got a U and found it hard and I guess she was just looking out for me. But she didn’t really try for it and I wanted to do it so I ignored her😂 xx
I agree! I took add maths at IGCSE which is very similar to a level maths and I have never gotten a pass in add maths. But I still don't find a level maths so difficult it's a wierd relationship haha.
im an international gcse student under the edexcel board. The syllabus for igcse is wayyyyyy harder than the gcse in uk. i was done with calculus, binomial expansion in my igcses and it surprised me when u said u never heard of it until you reached Alevels. now i feel smart xD
Calculus ? At gcse ? No gcse in the world can even consider teaching this, you either are lying or don’t know what calculus is
is it just me or does she look so much like caspar lee
Ur rude 😂😂😂😂😂
@@wesxmm nah im just saying
Is a-level maths strictly exams? Or is there any additional coursework or anything else?
exams only. how would there be maths coursework lol
SimplyEm haha I don’t know. I heard the teacher in the maths classroom next door talking about hypothesis and experiments lol just making sure
@@kianhughes6309 😂😂
i needed this!
Can you please give me advice? I am currently in year 10 and I'm doing decent (not amazing) in maths, around grade 6-7. I don't hate maths, but it takes me a bit of time to understand it-especially algebra. I am willing to do maths a level if there is not too much algebra.
A level maths has a lot of algebra. That doesn't mean you can't do it, but you will have to work on another level to get a high grade in A level. A level maths is more about algebra.
What did you end up picking?
@@aurixiaispreppy7454 I chose maths, biology and psychology but now i'm thinking of doing chemistry. I want to do 2 maximum 'hard science' subject so i might change it to bio, chem and psychology without doing maths but I'm not sure coz I like maths now :') What about you?
how do u get 6-7 in maths gcses i’m failing rn it’s so hard
Doing a degree mind map each topic so u have very condensed clear to point notes also annotated examples help
That u makes
im scared
You don't really need to revise maths. It's the only foreign language I can do. Just lots of rules.
to be honest i disagree you need to practice a lot of questions for maths in order to be good at t
Bonjour , je suis en France et je ne comprend pas.ce.qu' est un a level qui pourrait m expliquer?
C'est un examen qui on fait á la fin du college en Angleterre
Daria Razdorozhna où sixth form
je crois que c’est la même de le bac
physicsandmathstutor.com is great for practice questions and mark schemes
do this for each topic
6:02 TEAAAAA
Maths best subject.
Weirdo
@@justrhiannon just correct.
It is
@@justrhiannon 😂
Yeah i agree
Nah it is easy when your teacher is David goggins
I really should have done maths at A-level
I’m doing aqa, and it’s hell
I’m not gonna use everything in maths to live my life
I got a B in maths gcse should i fake it for alevels? Also i took bio chem math psy , is it too much and what about chem and bio , is math really hard and worth taking ?
Personally I found A level maths to be quite straightforward especially compared to chemistry and physics. At A level you mainly focus on algebra so if you were quite comfortable with that at GCSE then go for it. Also it's definitely worth taking because it's regarded quite highly and it will make life a lot easier in chemistry when doing calculations (not sure about biology though).
M4D RuSSiAn I TOTALLY AGREE. I would say Math is the easiest out of the 4 and I take all of them. It is super straightforward. The good thing for me is that I pick up the concepts easily so I just need to do lots of practice.
Aena Mustafa If you have already taken the other 3 then I recommend u take maths too, depending on what course you want to do. If you're thinking about whether you can handle it, it just depends on your work ethic. If you work well from the start and just stay on top of ur work it should be fine.
I take all 4 of those subjects for a levels and I would say since I just started chemistry is the most difficult but it is so interesting, I don't notice the difficulty. Physics and chemistry get difficult very quickly so you need to MAKE SURE u are in it for the long run. If u need any more info, just let me know!
@@alaibrahim8530 Hii what exam board did u take for maths? I do the cambridge one and i am thinking of changing psychology to maths because it may limit my options at uni . Do u think its ok and i probably missed out on like 4 or 5 chapters that i would have to catch up on . The thing is i already got my timetabe changed cuz i took psychology and now i want to take maths instead of it do u think its a great idea , what do u think? I didnt want to limit my choices at uni now.I feel like ppl think its hard to catch up and maths in general is hard according to some but i feel like i can put in the work.
Aena Mustafa Well, it depends on which course you're planning on taking. If it requires maths then I recommend you take it but if it doesn't then you don't need to. The good thing is that the chapters at the beginning are easier but 4-5 is quite a lot! You really will need to put in lots of effort to catch up and so on because maths is like building a house, you have a bad base and it's all over. Extra classes can help with that because the main thing in maths is doing exercises if you learn and understand concepts quickly, you'll be fine. 😁
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I do alevel maths i hate it so much wish i never picked up
I start it Wednesday :(
How has A level treated you thus far. Asking because i'm considering it and need some advice
Maths is piss easy, the questions dont change. If you do eveey question in the text book your guaranteed an A star
Really. Pls don't lie
But are the textbook questions similar to the exam papers?
A level maths? I think only with gcse
Bradxy not really this is only with GCSE not with A Level Maths
There is only 3 people in are class lol 😂
I’m early 🎉
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Maths is ez x
lol anyone else doing maths in one year?
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