The Success to the Math AI Exam

As you can tell, this problem involves an arithmetic series formula and has to total of six marks.

Looking at the mark scheme, you can tell that the examiner can give students method marks. In parts B and C, the student can receive three method marks in total for showing the equation completed and for correct substitution. Honestly, I think this is what carried me in my exam. It is really helpful to know as well that the math exam is different from other exams. It doesn’t start with 100% and we lose marks, but instead, we start at zero and gain marks. This helps shift your perspective to strive for more marks rather than losing. Well, we’re done with that, time to focus on paper two.

Paper 2:

This leads to my favorite tip about the math AI exam! But first, what is paper two really? Paper two is basically paper one, but is longer questions with more marks: 14 to 18 marks usually. I think paper two is easier to study for because you already got through paper one. Unlike paper one, paper two has a narrower range of topics. Wanna know why? Well, whatever concepts are shown on paper one will not show up on paper two. This is the first hurdle that you have to get over and makes paper two slightly easier! For instance, if arithmetic sequences are on paper one, the same concept will not show up on paper two. Therefore, when studying for paper two, it is important to focus on the remaining untouched topics. I used websites like Revision Dojo to find practice questions to see if those concepts were foreign to me. For past exams, teachers usually provided past papers, but if you’re looking for more

this is a good website, or just googling it will provide past papers.

Looking at this paper's two questions, it is clearly longer than a paper one question. Luckily, when studying for this paper, we know that we don’t have to study every topic. This shortens how much we have to study.

Also, utilizing your time as much as you can will allow to quickly solve problems, so that you don’t take too much time on one question. I had this trouble a lot on my exam. Because I felt so unconfident in my math skills, I would overthink and stay stuck on a singular question, especially on paper two. I wanted to get all the marks on one question but I would spend too much time and not have enough for the later questions. Of course, I made sure to write something down for all the questions no matter if it was right or not. It’s extremely important to spend your time wisely because it is easy to get stuck and not move on. As my teacher told me, “Be like Elsa and LET. IT. GO.” As funny as it was, it was so true.

In a nutshell, acing this exam can be easier when using these tips throughout your studying. Let’s take the Math AI exam with confidence! These tips hopefully give you the encouragement and comfort we all need when studying for the exam. Stay confident and most importantly, stay chill. Don’t overwhelm yourself too much, we’ve all been there. You’ve got all the tools you need to succeed, so show that exam who’s boss! Happy studying! (as much as you can)