For some of your revision classes, could you do like A* topics (topics which often ask for the most marks in papers and are the most difficult), as I would find that really useful.
Thank you , this is really helpful because i am stressed … I did the parametric chapter these last 2 days (using ur vids) because my maths teacher said we will come back to it at the end , but i think i will finish the last 3 chapters in pure just because i dont want to be learning new content near the exam , i need lots of practise after learning something new!
I’m pleased this has helped! You don’t need to be stressed - you have lots of time. Sometimes it’s the topics we haven’t done that are more stressful as they are unknown - but I don’t want you to worry about it, you’re clearly working hard, you’ll do great!
Hi Sir, thank you so much for this content you've been giving us! It's really helping me during my A-Levels. I'll make sure I tell people doing their GCSE's about your other channel.
Hi Mr Bicen, could you do a walkthrough of 2022 exams, specifically the AS and a level core pure exams please ? Also, could you cover 2019 series too if possible? signed up for your Easter sessions email updates 👍👍
Oh that’s great! I’ll be planning those and sending out information for how to sign up soon. I’m afraid I can’t upload anything from 2022 as these aren’t yet released on the Edexcel website - but I’m hoping to get some other exam papers done soon. Right now I’ve been trying to get my GCSE channel off the ground, but don’t worry, I won’t forget about the original channel!
It's so strange cause you still have a lot of hair and look rather young and fresh, thank you for all your content, I guess I'm older than you (but I look already a zombie...) but I'll try to catch up your math knowledge! You're the top teacher ♥️♥️♥️
How would you recommend to keep content fresh. Like in skl I am doing integration yr 2 but how I do keep my yr1 stuff fresh whilst making sure it doesn’t come in the way of my integration revision
in general year 2 strenghtens your understanding of year 1, an example would be chapter 5 forces and friction in mechanics, and chapter 10 of year 1 mechanics.
integration is just one chapter, year 1 is a whole course. just do some revision on year 1 (past papers) and truthfully you wont forget much since year 2 is just a build on year 1 lol.
To keep things fresh, try and add an extra 20-30 minutes at the end of any piece of homework - use this time to recap another topic that you’ve done. Keep it simple and just use the textbook, and do a different chapter each time. If you can get into this habit (even now!) you’ll seriously strengthen your confidence and your understanding. Give it a go!
Mr Bicen… I wonder if you or anyone that you know has experienced this… Where because you’re studying so much (like me who has a full time job and studies 50 hours per week) it’s affected my social skills and my ability to interact with others. Where as before I started studying there was no problem in being social with anyone and everyone. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Perhaps its my fault for putting my studies first at the expense of other areas of life like relationships.
Wow, that is a huge amount of time commitment to work and study, you must be exhausted! I haven’t experienced something exactly like this, but I know that there are times where I study/work intensely on something mathematical, so much so I have felt like I’ve been in another world - and then coming back to the ‘real world’ takes a bit of time for me to adjust. I have found it helpful to go for a walk, or to do something very different to get me back to ‘normal’. Do try and keep a balance with personal relationships, as ultimately these are more important, and will also carry you through tough times with work and your study. I expect it’s quite normal when you are dedicating a lot of time to something, but the fact that you are aware of it is great - I think it’ll help you to try and find some more balance!
When I first watched this video and heard you say "the best time to start your revision is now", I really thought you were gona say "The best time to start your revision was yesterday" :D
hi. for CIE, I don't think that 5:20 (paper little bit more accessible) is the case after paper 1 (9709/12), in fact I think the 2023 paper even less accessible than the 2019 paper. 5:25 if it's higher than 2019 everyone who sat 9709/12 at 2023 will get lower grades is 2023 grade boundary is guaranteed to be higher than 2019? there's a petition to make the grade boundary of 2023 paper 9709/12 lower than the grade boundary of 2019 paper. 9709/12 paper was definitely harder in 2023. people were crying in the exam hall.
Hi sir, thanks for this! I just wanted to ask I’m at a B right now in maths. My main struggle is knowing what method and working out to use in order to get to the final answer. I know my content it’s just the exam qs. I have been practicing a lot but wanted to ask if u have any final tips, tricks, hacks or advice for the last 3 weeks please?? Thank youuu
It sounds like you really know the content - so I'd recommend you feeling confident that you have the tools to be able to answer any question! Pause at the start and think which tools that you have are required - don't go reinventing maths and trying something you've never seen or done before! I would also recommend screenshotting/saving any questions that you found difficult when practising, and returning to them a few days later. Make sure that you are *always* practising in timed conditions, as this will help you get used to the pace that you need to be hitting in the exam. Any more questions, let me know! You can do this, being in the position of a B right now is great, just a few more marks to convert to an A, or even an A* - it is totally possible, just keep going!
@@BicenMaths awww sir thank you very much, reading this made me feel a lot better! I wish my teachers were as kind and encouraging as you, a good teacher really makes a huge difference, you’re giving me hope now! I’ve done loads of topic qs, it’s just when it’s all mixed up in the exam 😭 are there certain topics you want me to put more work in like I’ve seen that trig, differentiation and integration are massive topics to master, any others which are repetitive and common? Thank you so much again sir!! 🙏🙏
@@J.246 I think you'll do great - you're clearly putting lots of work in! I'm sorry that your teachers aren't encouraging you as much - I hope you've got some encouraging friends and family around you! As for topics, I'd really recommend making sure you can do differentiation/integration with parametrics, and differential equations. These are always, always in the papers, and are very challenging questions! Of course, there'll be all the standard questions too - from binomial expansion, to vectors, to modulus graphs, etc. Not easy, but try and cover it all! I hope my recommendations might help you. Good luck! :)
Hi, I wanted to ask if you think the standard this year will be similar difficulty to last year? Considering you are suggesting similar grade boundaries
It’s very difficult to say - some years end up being harder and some easier than others and the grade boundaries fluctuate accordingly. My hope is it will be in line with last year, so we can have similar type boundaries!
Is there any way you can make a video on some proof questions that you may be asked for in the exam for example stuff like the series proofs, proving why sin differentiates to cos, proving suvat formulas.
Hi I was just wondering, when you were referring to the 2019 paper being more difficult did you just mean the Edexcel paper? Looking at the AQA 2019 mark scheme is it quite similar to the 2018 and 2017 ones. I am thinking I should aim for about 65 marks per paper for an A this year but I am not too sure? Thank you for the video it was very helpful :)
Goddamn, THE GRINDS ON ITS ON LIKE....? anyways thank you for the wake up message, Ill immediately start cracking on with the questions in the google drive
Mr Bicen, I’m sorry if you’ve covered this Q before but when it comes to topic tests. What percentage would you have to achieve in order to mark the topic as “green” or “I’m happy with that topic, let’s move on”?
I haven’t covered this before - mostly because it really is dependent on the topic test! Instead of thinking about a mark, I’d ask you to reflect on your understanding levels - do you have a solid foundation in the concepts? Do you need practice to feel quicker at the skills? Are there big gaps in your knowledge? These are the kinds of things that you should be asking yourself after doing an assessment/topic test, rather than just thinking about the mark. Does that help/make sense?
It’s unlikely to be all covered by June - but AS will definitely be. Next chapter (hypothesis testing) will begin uploads from the end of next week when I start teaching it!
Hi Mr Bicen thanks again for all your hard work. I think 16 questions is way too much in a 2 hour exams (What they did in 2022). Whats your hunch for this year? Do you reckon edexcel will pull the same stint this year? Its really demoralising for us in an exam when you see no light at the end of the tunnel for finishing it...
I would expect there to be 16 questions again - have a flick at the beginning so you can check! It's possible that a few of these might only be 3 or 4 marks though, so try not to see it as the NUMBER of questions, but more about where the marks are distributed - look out for the big mark questions!
You can make huge gains in this time! You will need to work hard - I’d recommend first identifying what you don’t know, and then using my videos to start learning it deeply. If you learn these concepts deeply, you’ll guarantee getting those marks and start quickly building up your grades.
Do you think we should mark all the pandemic papers in accordance with 2018 grade boundaries? Or was 2018 deemed an “easy” year and therefore had inflated grade boundaries ?
Very hard to say either way I'm afraid! Don't worry too much about grade boundaries at this stage, just push on with lots of paper revision and then consider it as you get closer!
Hello sir, just wanted to ask when starting past papers would be most optimal? Im thinking of starting past papers 1 week from now till the exams. Ive finished all of applied except chapter 8 mechanics, and ive self learnt integration and only need 2 more chapters for pure. Thing is however, I need to recap alot of AS cause i forgot some stuff, but other than that year 2 is good.
I'm so sorry to hear that you're feeling so stressed at the moment - it's important to look after yourself and remind yourself that grades do not define you! I'd much rather my students be happy and healthy than feeling so stressed. Please make sure you're finding time to rest and relax! Good luck, let me know if I can help in any way :)
Hmm it is difficult to say and definitely dependent on individuals - I think if you're already working at an A, then keep going with what you are doing and you should be able to push to A* by the summer! I would probably suggest 1-2 hours per day at this stage, and stepping that up as you get to May, maybe even before. But don't take this as full advice, as I don't know know you personally to recommend what I think is best!
4:45 Hi. I noticed that Cambridge International A Level Maths has higher grade threshold than the Ofqual-regulated lot even though the questions for both are pretty much equal in difficulty with Cambridge International having Complex Numbers + Volume of Solids of Revolution + Vector Equation of Line in A Level Maths. Exams start at May or October. I'm sitting the May exam and will drive to the other side of the UK just to sit the exam. The last A Level Maths exam for Cambridge is at 12 May. I also noticed the Ofqual regulated A Level have later exam time than Cambridge International for both (I)GCSE/O Level and A Level. Do you do revision courses for those sitting the A Level Maths exam in October? (typically those whose academic year is flipped or is home educated)
I’m afraid I haven’t got plans to do revision courses for October at the moment - thank you for letting me know about this system, as I hadn’t realised this before! I hope things are going well for you with your studies?
I am planning to do more and release the dates soon! I'm just going to get these first ones completed before I decide my next steps - keep an eye out on my socials (here and Instagram) for updates :)
I’d recommend returning to some of the challenging questions (keep a log of them) and checking what the key concept was. They usually repeat some of these challenging ideas, so that’s a good starting point! Also just ensuring you’ve memorised the key facts, etc. Other than that, it sounds like you’re in a great position!
Nothing specific for BMO, but in general you'll start to see patterns in the way of thinking and approaching these questions the more that you too. There tends to be a lot of number theory questions (things like prime factors, etc.) so it's worth looking into that area in more detail. I'd highly recommend Mathsaurus' RU-vid channel - lots of stuff about UKMT! www.youtube.com/@Mathsaurus/
do you think that the 2023 exams will be similar in difficulty to the 2019 because I have found those papers very difficult. Or will it just be the grade boundaries that are higher?
It is honestly very difficult to say! I think that they are likely to be slightly easier than 2019 (simply because this was a very tough year), but grade boundaries could be similar. No one knows until we see the first papers and then eventually the grade boundaries - I'm sorry I can't be of more help!
Yes, at some point… I’m working hard on a number of different projects right now, I’m sorry that this one isn’t right at the top of my list, but there is an intention to do it!
Hi Sir, quick question If I use my calculator to estimate the mean and standard deviation will I still get full marks? because sometimes the questions are worth 5 or 6 marks Thank you
They wouldn’t be worth that many marks in the new spec questions, and as far as I know, full marks would be given unless it asked you to show your working!
Hi Sir ,any predictions for the 2024 grade boundaries considering 2023 ended up even higher than 2019? Do you think they will stay consistent or decrease again?
Hmmm I will have a think on this and probably mention it soon in a video! Thanks for reminding me that exams are coming... I will start thinking about this!
Hello, if i’ve achieved a B in my most recent mock and im working consistently, would I likely be able to achieve a grade B despite a level results being lower/boundaries being higher or papers becoming difficult? im very worried
Yes! I think if you're at a B at this stage, you're in a great position to really push with your revision and preparation and aim for an A or even higher. The grade boundaries (particularly between B and A) are usually really close, so keep going and you can do it!
Hi Sir, Is it possible for someone who did IGCSE (O-level) to start 2 A-level subjects from zero and then do a final exam four months afterwards. And get at least a D grade in both? Is this doable?
I would say that 4 months is very close - but you might as well start and try, as you can always try it again the following year! There’s no harm in beginning your studies. I think if you only need a D/C grade, then it’s possible… I just think you’d need to be working very, very hard, and quickly. Why are you needing to do this so quick?
Provat! Great to hear from you, I need to start venturing into undergrad stuff then??! Instead I’ve been going backwards and doing tons of GCSE stuff - you better be subscribed @BicenMathsGCSE ! I am missing London and Morpeth but am enjoying the new life up in Manchester - hope things are well with you!
@@BicenMaths after you’re done with GCSE plz start on undergrad stuff😞 and yes I’m subscribed dw. I’ve started mentoring at Morpeth for Chemistry and Physics and it’s going well at the moment
Bicen Im very stressed for the exam for my Mocks I just pat my exams I really want an A i have been studying hard but in the exam I dont know what happens my brain give error, how can i boost my confidence for the exam sir can you please advice me its only 80 days left :( ?
I’d think carefully about how you feel in the exam - it sounds like you’re under a lot of stress (understandably) and probably aiming to get everything correct, and when you don’t, you feel even worse. Consider that you’re not actually aiming for full marks - an A is around 60%! This means that you can miss out on lots of marks and still be really successful. The calmer you are in the exam, the better - try to remember that grade boundaries aren’t that high, and it’s OK to skip a question to get on with other questions!
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