Thank you for this! :) also idk if someone’s mentioned this but Westie’s Workshop has topic by topic exam q’s which is useful for specific topic issues
Yess you are absolutely correct! I forgot to mention Westies Workshop in the video (I used this mainly for Further Mechanics)! Thank you, I've added the link to westies in the description of the video! :)
Thank you bro I appreciate these tips fr, if you don’t mind at some point could you make a video on how to prepare for uni or something along those lines. I rate your video quality highly too
Yeah for sure man! Thank you so much 🙏🏽 Just to make sure the video aligns well with what you’re saying do you mean knowing what equipment to get and tips for uni in general?
Absolutely fantastic video Kieron , great advice for the future A level Mathematics and Further takers . But ain't no way you said 2023 normal maths was difficult , by far the easiest papers released ever Haha. Anyway I'm nitpicking , but love the video man , keep up the great work !
Great video. Can you make one for physics ? I like your explanation. I really struggle with physics and i find its content much harder than Math. Even if i go through notes it really frustrates me
Thank you so much! I'll see what I can do for A level physics! Honestly on the same page as you. I found uplearn very useful. I recommend using the free trial for it (if you don't have it already) and put vids on 1.25x speed. They explain concepts so well. Another source which I found very helpful is sciencedoctor.school.blog/ks5/ . They give explanations for a topic and provide Qs on that topic straight after. A lot of Qs here for you to practise! Hope you find this useful! God bless 🙏🏽
Thank you for the video, do you have any tips for how to revise for A-Level physics like how you learnt the content and how you go about doing exam questions?
Hi yes! When reading the exam questions look out for the phrasing of the question. The question might include some statements that may help you reveal the method. E.g. “the system is in equilibrium” thus the net force on the system is zero, or “resistivity of the wire = …. “ you’ll know that you have to use the R=pl/A formula If you haven’t already use your free trial. Uplearn is sick for physics. They are very good at EXPLAINING certain concepts and it goes in great detail. I don’t recommend it for practicing Qs though personally. For multiple choice questions at the end, get good with dimensional analysis. “Dimensional analysis” is a fancy way of saying check if your units make sense with the formula. E.g. F=ma so the units for Force is (kg)*(m^-1*s^-2) RUclipsrs great for A level physics for me are ZPhysics & science shorts. Last tip is to sanity check every answer you give. Let’s say you needed to calculate the speed of an electron and your answer was 5.6x10^12m/s you know you’re wrong because nothing is faster than the speed of light (3x10^8m/s) Hope this helps :)
@@KieronAndrews Thanks, also did you ever use textbooks to learn content or did you just use videos/uplearn etc., I do edexcel physics and the textbook we got is really confusing to understand
KEEEP IT GOING TRUST ME. Don’t be bogged down about last paper, move on and focus on the next! I didn’t do this & I paid the price for it! You’ve got this 🙏🏽
I’m currently doing my GCSE’s, I’m a grade 8/9 student and I want to take maths at alevel and this has really helped me, would you recommend doing any pre learning over the summer for alevel?
Great question! I don’t recommend anything until a week before you start. You will learn everything as you go through the content. Enjoy your summer break until then! If you were to do any pre work or learning work on your algebra skills & manipulation. So factorising, collecting like terms, rearranging eqs. Also work on adding,subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions. This will mainly be good for calculus, series & trig eqs. You’ll have to work with algebra a lot.
Ain't that the truth 😣 Btw, my Further Mechanics teacher put me on this website. www.westiesworkshop.com/past-paper-questions/fm-further-mechanics-1/ It looks a bit washed up but trust me! The amount of exclusive Qs they have is crazy! I used it for Further Mechanics but I think you can use it for any type of maths (except Decision)
Thanks, for physics where did you practise questions? I've went through the content but i need questions to practise, do you go straight to past papers or are there other resources you found useful?
No worries! I didn't go straight to past papers just yet. I found this website towards the end, wish I found it earlier tbh. It has so many Qs as well as it being an amazing revision source : sciencedoctor.school.blog/ks5/ After using that I practised ALL past papers available. Then I used the MME papers mentioned at 3:00 (since they have predicted papers for Physics). These were beyond useful for me ngl! mmerevise.co.uk/shop/a-level/a-level-physics/a-level-physics-predicted-papers/
@@losttrash980 the amount of past papers to complete depends on how much practice you really need. I found that I need all the practice that I can get so I completed every past paper for Edexcel from 2018 to 2022 for both maths & FM. On top of that I only did 1 MME predicted paper - just to make sure my results were consistent! So to answer your Q, do every single past paper available. This is just my recommendation though. Hope this helps 🙏🏽
@@KieronAndrews Lets say im in a situation where time is tight how much should i do and i dont want to spend all my time focusing on one subject. thank you
Hi, where are so many topics. How do I revise them efficiently? I got A Level Maths, and AS Further Maths and man there are so many topics. I dont understand how can I cover them all.
I know this sounds generic but the key is to practice as much as possible. Each Exam Q contains multiple topics if u think about it. E.g. An Integration Q can combine Algebra (partial Fractions) , Trig, Binomial expansion Another e.g. A Circle Q can combine Algebra, Trig & Geometry Final e.g. a logarithmic Q can combine exponentials, algebra(solve for x), calculus By just practicing 1 Q you are covering multiple topics! It’s like killing 5 birds with one stone 😭 Practice these Qs, go thru walkthrough video solutions on RUclips (Tip 5) & you’ll cover a lot of topics efficiently Hope this helps :)
@@aaronh1872 tbh with you, there are barely any short a level math videos on RUclips. Try onlocklerarning on TikTok. He explains concepts so well in each tiktok vid. But I didn't spend too much time watching vids. I only did it if I didn't understand a topic from the lesson. & When I did watch vids i put it on 1.25x speed 😭
😲a rlly good video （and channel）！ super helpful since ive been doing some of the tips already without realizing（a half self-taught homeschool student here） and i did learn some other tips that ive never tried！ going to have my alevel exams in 2 months and wishing everyone plus me all the best (⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)
Thank you so much, I’m glad you’ve found this video helpful! That’s really admirable that you’re a half-self taught homeschool student as well - hope you are getting on with things okay & wish you the best as well. God bless 🙏🏽
Yo bro was just wondering what maths vid u would normally use because for me i find it kind of hard to find some because there will be about 8 videos from the same teacher on the same topic which can be over an hr long so not the most productive
I mainly used TLMaths. His videos are very short. Also Bicen Maths created a couple of videos (e.g. ruclips.net/video/OnZGBQyWK1g/видео.html) where he goes over the whole entire module in just half an hour. Useful to go through these videos when you have the time to double check you know everything (especially for stats)
Hi Great video!! Just wanted to ask if you have any advice for computer science? Did you do ocr computer science as well? Im currently on the design stage of the project with it being due in may, do u have any advice in how i could balance it out with maths as well? Thank you!!
Hi thank you so much I’m glad you enjoyed it! I studied AQA CompSci, however I did have coursework & balancing coursework with my other subjects was pain ngl! This is a tough question. If I were to give you any advice, try and fit as much coursework time in the weekends as possible. Since during the weekdays after school ur gonna (most likely) be tired or gonna have hwk due the next day. If you work on coursework during weekends you’ll be much more flexible & the quality of ur report will improve. And try to work out how much time to spend on ur coursework each weekend (depending on how much you have left to complete) That’s the best I’ve got man sorry. I’m planning to release a CompSci video in the future though so stay tuned!
No I didn't do EVERY Question! For each topic I went through 2 or 3 example Qs first and then went through even or odd Qs for each Exercise. If I was weak in that topic, then I would complete at least 8 of the final Qs in mixed exercise.
@@SilverWolf-hz5hm choosing odd & even is all up to you. For me I’d look and see which option is more challenging and practice those but it’s up to you. I did go through some madasmaths questions but I mainly stuck to A level standard past paper Qs. Some of the madasmaths Qs goes beyond the scope of A level (I’m using it for uni 😅)
@SilverWolf-hz5hm I'd say completing whole papers arts would be more beneficial in the long run, as they help you get use to timing and question style of papers.
Great Question! So I brought EVERYTHING! The 3 sets of papers for Maths & Further Maths. I also brought the A/A* Maths Papers. However I don't recommend buying all of them like I did. If I had to recommend anything , just buy 1 set of Further Maths (they are v similar to actual papers). I found Maths okay and didn't need the extra practice so I ended up wasting a lot of money 😣. Also the A/A* papers have EXTREMELY challenging Qs! Very good if you want to prepare for an entrance exam of some sort (MAT, PAT, STEP, ENGAA, etc). But I don't recommend otherwise tbh.
The Uni will accept both & they don’t care abt the exam board. I haven’t studied AQA but I’ve seen the past papers and they look very similar to Edexcel. What I will say is that Edexcel is known for being a mathematical exam board & there are a lot of online resources & textbooks that are made specific to Edexcel. Hope this helps 🙏🏽
Hi, in your opinion how useful were the predicted papers for further maths? also i have learnt all the maths and further maths content now( self learnt further maths),im currently doing the madasmaths past papers for revision, how many papers should i be doing a day in your opinion? Also do you have any recommendations of where to get decision😊 1 exam questions from except physics and maths tutor?
Hi there, I found the predicted papers very useful. In fact a lot more than the normal maths papers! Are the papers you are talking about I.Y.G.B? Because I remember their Qs being extremely difficult for some of the letters! Don't spend too much time on all of these papers. If you're talking about actual past papers then do at most 1 paper every 2 days I'd say. When studying A levels I worked out how many weeks until my exams and then worked out how many papers I would need to complete each week to practice all papers available. But space it out! Don't attempt more than 3 papers in one day! That's not effective for a lot of ppl. Generally speaking 2 papers (across all subjects) each day near exam season is very productive in my opinion. For Decision 1, unfortunately no :( But there are more than enough papers on PMT available that can prepare you for the D1 exam. Practice IAL & old spec past papers. Their past papers are very similar to the modern ones. Seems like you're a very determined student, I can appreciate a self learnt further mathematician! Keep it up! 💪🐐
@@KieronAndrews okay thank you so much, and yes i was referring to the I.Y.G.B papers they are extremely difficult , much harder than typical exam papers
@@ehehrrhr Useful & effective are 2 different things. It's 100% useful because the papers range in levels of difficulty & the hardest Qs are extremely challenging. Which is a good way to develop problem solving skill. So it is very very useful. However, by practicing I.Y.G.B papers alone rather than actual past papers won't be an effective way of revision in my opinion. Just because most of the I.Y.G.B paper Qs are not A level standard. It's effective to practice some of these papers, but not ALL since there are way too many! Time is better spent practicing ACTUAL past papers for sure. I.G.Y.B are really useful for entrance exams to competitive unis though (e.g. MAT, PAT, STEP, ENGAA, etc)
@@KieronAndrews okay thank you for the advice, my oringial revision plan was to try do all the FP1 and FP2 I.Y.G.B papers as i on have 9 left of each , then to move onto old spec papers, then onto new spec papers, is this effective?
Hi so I got an e in maths Igcse but maths wasn’t the subject I was focused on if I take maths and computer n another subject do u think is there a way I can get a good grade like a+,a I didn’t take Igcse seriously either so if I focus more is their a way for me to get a on all 3 subjects (I’m hoping to become a software engineer)
To answer your question, Yes! There is a way to get at least an A in all of your subjects. With enough, discipline, hard work & smart/effective studying you can get there! It won't be easy though. And before you decide to go through with your decision (with taking on these subjects) , I'd suggest asking yourself if you like maths enough to study it at A level & if you are willing to focus hard enough to achieve great results (which defo is possible). Tbh, I was predicted a 4 in GCSE Maths (I wasn't focused at all & didn't expect to go uni) & in 3 weeks i changed it to a 9 & became top of the class during A levels. So there's a possibility that if u focused in maths you'd be able to achieve well above an E grade. BUT I'd suggest testing yourself to see if you are capable of answering GCSE math Qs very well. Test yourself on maths a bit. Focus a bit now, watch a few RUclips tutorials for maths to test out your full potential (to understand where abouts your grade is if you were to focus now). It will also help you to believe in your full ability & grow your confidence in maths. I find Maths to be an 'ego' driven subject. After getting a Q right, Id like the subject MORE & be focused on learning MORE content to answer MORE Qs correctly. Software Engineering isn't the most mathematical degree out of all engineering (not compared to Electrical or Mechanical imo) but it still requires a good foundation for maths. So do think about if you are willing to take on that next step! Hope this helps & please don't be shy to ask any Qs about Maths or CompSci or even Software Engineering!
@@KieronAndrews hi honestly maths was the subject I got the least in and I understood where I went wrong during the exam which was that I only did 3-4 paper 4 past papers I also didn’t have the books of any subjects throughout the year n had to miss a few classes which played a big role in it but I also have been doing some questions for a level already before my classes have started n I’ll be getting the books this year I’m planning on making maths more of a hobby to do daily to make it easier and more like-able thank u for the answer:))
@@Estella473 Looks like you're very keen on doing well! This all sounds like a really good plan & I wish you all the best with your studies! Make sure to stay consistent & not burn yourself out (by over working) & I'm sure you'll end up doing very very well :)
Hi, tbh with you unis don’t really value AS level that much. They’re only okay for ucas points. Even then they’re still pretty rubbish tbh. I’d say go for the full A level if you can. If not they getting an A is achievable!
@@KieronAndrews oh, I meant like taking the a level in two years, would that make it a lot easier to get the desired grade? Lol my question was vague sorry
@@abitofambienceohhhh do you mean if it’s easier to get an A in AS than an A/A* in A level! For that I’d say AS is wayyyy easier but it’s pretty much useless to be brutally honest! I hope I answered your Q, if not please correct me 🙏🏽
It depends on what school you’re planning to study the A level in. My school required a grade 7 for A level Maths entry. Other schools are usually 6 or 7. If you’re asking about whether you think you’re capable of achieving a good grade in A level Maths because of your B in GCSEs then of course you can do it. Your GCSE grades do not define your A level performance. Hope this makes sense :)
@@KieronAndrews yeah I was just taking your opinion on can I do it. My school does allow it . Thank you for taking time to answer tho I appreciate it ❤
I’ve seen ppl get As with a grade 7 & ppl get Cs with a grade 9. GCSE grades don’t define your A level grades. So to answer ur Question. 100% just put in the work and results will show 🙏🏽
@JERIMIAH0ZENDIAH-db3gyEasy! Watch As Many GCSE Maths Tutor vids (Including the Grade 7-9 / Hardest Question videos) & follow tip 1 Follow all of tip 5. Any Q you get wrong in the exam paper (e.g. probabilities including algebra) go to the GCSE Maths Tutor channel & find the playlist covering the same topic (probabilities) & watch Grade 7-9 vids on that. This will be even good to get you a grade 8/9 tbh!
I feel you on this one. Honestly I used the old spec past papers (all the way back to 2001 😭) & just skipped non-examinable Qs I also used the IAL past papers. All of these are found on PMT: www.physicsandmathstutor.com/a-level-maths-papers/D1-edexcel/
Since I studied 4 A-levels, each day I'd study one mathematical subject and a non-mathsy subject (e.g. Maths & Physics on one day, FM & CompSci on the next). I would never study both Maths & FM on the same day. I'd study 3-4 hours a day (with 15-minute breaks in between). Since I found FM harder than Maths I would study twice as much for FM - meaning 2 hours on FM and 1 hour on Mathematics.
@@or4cl363good question. Realistically for year 12 & 13 I’d have some days off or not work 4 hours everyday (to prevent myself from burning out) But year 12 I’d still set myself tasks everyday Year 12 I was set more hwk than year 13 so year 12 I completed hwk mostly & year 13 I was completing exam papers more than year 12
The thing with further math is that for me at least is not finishing the paper especially for further mechanics How did you time yours and did you manage to answer all of the questions especially ur exam 2023 ( being one of hardest )
For my final exam I didn’t finish the last Q for Further Mechanics & for one Core Pure paper I missed out 2 full questions 😅 The best way to approach FM papers is to read the Question and if you know you can get at least half of the marks then attempt it, otherwise QUICKLY move on and come back to it later if you have enough time. And if you haven’t got a lot of time (e.g. 4 minutes left for a 12 mark question) try ur best to achieve as many method marks as possible. So don’t always feel pressured to answer every Q perfectly. Know you can miss 1 or 2 and still achieve an A*. Hope this helps :)
@@KieronAndrews I always thought no way every person who gets A star in fm manage to answer every question Thanks a lot Did u feel worried that u missed 2 full core pure questions after the exam 😅
@@mathonline8787 Not really. After answering each question I checked it on the calculator so I already knew that I was correct for nearly all of the Qs I answered. Plus since everyone was raging on twitter about these exams I already knew the grade boundaries were gonna have to be lowered 😭😭
@@KieronAndrews 🤣 did the mock and that series question aint it Math grade boundaries were mad high 55 to 65 (10 marks increase) Anyways, I hope you do a vid for physics too👍
im doing maths, physics and computing. I really want to get my grade up in maths, but the thing is, i dont think theres enough time to cover all the content, and im not that confident with a lot too :(( my exams start at 24th of may, with maths being on the 4th of june. its not too far away, i got around under 2 months, would that be enough to secure an A? im usually a B-C student
Yes! You've got enough time to secure an A in maths. Even though you not feel too confident with Maths I would still recommend completing all the past papers available starting now! After completing a paper watch a walkthrough video of the same paper (just as explained at tip 5). Then a week later, go through all of the Qs you've gotten wrong on the paper that you've completed (to make sure you've properly learnt from your mistakes). Hope this both helps and makes sense. But don't stress, you've got time!
Thank you for this! :) also idk if someone’s mentioned this but Westie’s Workshop has topic by topic exam q’s which is useful for specific topic issues
Yess you are absolutely correct! I forgot to mention Westies Workshop in the video (I used this mainly for Further Mechanics)! Thank you, I've added the link to westies in the description of the video! :)
I'm an A/A* student but this was still helpful. You explained it very well and thoroughly!
That’s amazing! Keep it up & I’m glad this video was helpful 🙌🏽
Madas Maths is also epic for anyone wanting to do more practice questions! Btw loved your video!! Keep up the good work! ❤🙌
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it :)
one of the best how to study a-level maths videos ive seen
Thank you so much man 🙏🏽
My brilliant nephew! 🎉❤
Thanks for the useful tips. I just got my yr 13 mocks back for maths and got an A so I’m trying really hard now to push for that A*. Fingers crossed 🤞
More than enough time to move to an A*! You’ve got this 🙏🏽
I’m planning to do all the same A-Levels as you next year. It’s really inspiring to know that it’s possible to do well. Thanks for the tips bro!
No worries & that’s amazing! All the best for next year 🙌🏽
up at 4.37am the night before my maths paper 1 mock exam 😂 thx for the tips btw
No worries hope it went well!😌🙌🏽
Thanks bro, so much needed I got a mid-term test tomorrow
Ofc! Hope the test was okay :)
Thanks bro you’re goated, I’m gonna try to pattern for my a levels since I’ve been doing nothing
No worries bro, best to start now rather than later trust me 🙌🏽
bro cooked with this one 🔥🔥🔥
Thank youuu 🙏🏽
Thank you for the tips! I guess I need to get my head down now.
No worries! You've got this 🙏🏽
Thank you bro I appreciate these tips fr, if you don’t mind at some point could you make a video on how to prepare for uni or something along those lines. I rate your video quality highly too
Yeah for sure man! Thank you so much 🙏🏽 Just to make sure the video aligns well with what you’re saying do you mean knowing what equipment to get and tips for uni in general?
quality video man >>>
Thank you 🙏🏽
Absolutely fantastic video Kieron , great advice for the future A level Mathematics and Further takers . But ain't no way you said 2023 normal maths was difficult , by far the easiest papers released ever Haha. Anyway I'm nitpicking , but love the video man , keep up the great work !
Oh hahahaha 😂. I’m glad you found the normal papers easy! God bless and thanks for the kind words 🙏🏽🐐
This is a very good video Kieron !
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you 🙏🏽
Thanks for sharing
Hope you’ve enjoyed……
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Great video perhaps u could make one for a level physics cause I got an E in my first quarter exam in which I’m extremely disappointed
Great video. Can you make one for physics ? I like your explanation. I really struggle with physics and i find its content much harder than Math. Even if i go through notes it really frustrates me
Thank you so much! I'll see what I can do for A level physics!
Honestly on the same page as you. I found uplearn very useful. I recommend using the free trial for it (if you don't have it already) and put vids on 1.25x speed. They explain concepts so well.
Another source which I found very helpful is sciencedoctor.school.blog/ks5/ . They give explanations for a topic and provide Qs on that topic straight after. A lot of Qs here for you to practise!
Hope you find this useful! God bless 🙏🏽
@@KieronAndrews thanks a lot
Thanks. Very helpful
No problem 🙏🏽
Solid tips bro !
Thank you bro 🙏🏽
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Ain’t that the truth 😪🙏🏽
Thank you for the video, do you have any tips for how to revise for A-Level physics like how you learnt the content and how you go about doing exam questions?
Hi yes! When reading the exam questions look out for the phrasing of the question. The question might include some statements that may help you reveal the method. E.g. “the system is in equilibrium” thus the net force on the system is zero, or “resistivity of the wire = …. “ you’ll know that you have to use the R=pl/A formula
If you haven’t already use your free trial. Uplearn is sick for physics. They are very good at EXPLAINING certain concepts and it goes in great detail. I don’t recommend it for practicing Qs though personally.
For multiple choice questions at the end, get good with dimensional analysis. “Dimensional analysis” is a fancy way of saying check if your units make sense with the formula. E.g. F=ma so the units for Force is (kg)*(m^-1*s^-2)
RUclipsrs great for A level physics for me are ZPhysics & science shorts.
Last tip is to sanity check every answer you give. Let’s say you needed to calculate the speed of an electron and your answer was 5.6x10^12m/s you know you’re wrong because nothing is faster than the speed of light (3x10^8m/s)
Hope this helps :)
@@KieronAndrews Thanks, also did you ever use textbooks to learn content or did you just use videos/uplearn etc., I do edexcel physics and the textbook we got is really confusing to understand
@@luckyblade862 yes I went through most of the textbook only for exam Qs. I mainly used uplearn and yt to help me acc under what was going on
im actually so annoyed after the paper earlier, i did horrible and on top of that made some stupid mistakes, i genuinly dont know what to do
KEEEP IT GOING TRUST ME. Don’t be bogged down about last paper, move on and focus on the next! I didn’t do this & I paid the price for it! You’ve got this 🙏🏽
Congratulations🎊 Yasss cuz
Thank you 🙏🏽
Watching this 1 day before my alevel exam hoping it might magically get me an A* 💀
Hahaha all the best! 😂🙏🏽
@@KieronAndrews TY BRO!
I’m currently doing my GCSE’s, I’m a grade 8/9 student and I want to take maths at alevel and this has really helped me, would you recommend doing any pre learning over the summer for alevel?
Great question! I don’t recommend anything until a week before you start. You will learn everything as you go through the content. Enjoy your summer break until then!
If you were to do any pre work or learning work on your algebra skills & manipulation. So factorising, collecting like terms, rearranging eqs. Also work on adding,subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions.
This will mainly be good for calculus, series & trig eqs. You’ll have to work with algebra a lot.
@@KieronAndrews thank you so much :)
@@Barkksharkkno worries :)
Yeah maybe I need to go to my teacher for Further Mechanics because some of the stuff in there is so confusing 😭😭😭
Ain't that the truth 😣
Btw, my Further Mechanics teacher put me on this website. www.westiesworkshop.com/past-paper-questions/fm-further-mechanics-1/
It looks a bit washed up but trust me! The amount of exclusive Qs they have is crazy! I used it for Further Mechanics but I think you can use it for any type of maths (except Decision)
@@KieronAndrews Thank you!
Thanks, for physics where did you practise questions? I've went through the content but i need questions to practise, do you go straight to past papers or are there other resources you found useful?
No worries! I didn't go straight to past papers just yet.
I found this website towards the end, wish I found it earlier tbh. It has so many Qs as well as it being an amazing revision source : sciencedoctor.school.blog/ks5/
After using that I practised ALL past papers available.
Then I used the MME papers mentioned at 3:00 (since they have predicted papers for Physics). These were beyond useful for me ngl! mmerevise.co.uk/shop/a-level/a-level-physics/a-level-physics-predicted-papers/
I’m. Failing maths atm and I need to get High marks on mocks to not get kicked out
Work smart, be patient & you’ll be okay. 🙏🏽
in one month how would you suggest i take prep? ive finished the books but havent revised. what would your one month revision plan be?
Just to follow all of tip 5!
@@KieronAndrews how many past papers should i do approximately? i know i should do as much as i can but i want a rough number
@@losttrash980 the amount of past papers to complete depends on how much practice you really need.
I found that I need all the practice that I can get so I completed every past paper for Edexcel from 2018 to 2022 for both maths & FM.
On top of that I only did 1 MME predicted paper - just to make sure my results were consistent!
So to answer your Q, do every single past paper available. This is just my recommendation though.
Hope this helps 🙏🏽
@@KieronAndrews Lets say im in a situation where time is tight how much should i do and i dont want to spend all my time focusing on one subject.
thank you
@@losttrash980probs 3 papers a week for each subject I say!
Hi, where are so many topics. How do I revise them efficiently? I got A Level Maths, and AS Further Maths and man there are so many topics. I dont understand how can I cover them all.
I know this sounds generic but the key is to practice as much as possible.
Each Exam Q contains multiple topics if u think about it.
E.g. An Integration Q can combine Algebra (partial Fractions) , Trig, Binomial expansion
Another e.g. A Circle Q can combine Algebra, Trig & Geometry
Final e.g. a logarithmic Q can combine exponentials, algebra(solve for x), calculus
By just practicing 1 Q you are covering multiple topics! It’s like killing 5 birds with one stone 😭
Practice these Qs, go thru walkthrough video solutions on RUclips (Tip 5) & you’ll cover a lot of topics efficiently
Hope this helps :)
would u recommend using the textbooks to help you learn the content or is yt vids more efficient?
I recommend watching vids when learning for the 1st time, then use textbooks afterwards to make that content stick in ur memory!
@@KieronAndrews Yes i was thinking the same tbh thanks for all ur help
@@KieronAndrews wat are the best youtubers for a level maths I find bicen and tl maths have loads of videos but seems quite long going thru all
@@aaronh1872 tbh with you, there are barely any short a level math videos on RUclips. Try onlocklerarning on TikTok. He explains concepts so well in each tiktok vid. But I didn't spend too much time watching vids. I only did it if I didn't understand a topic from the lesson. & When I did watch vids i put it on 1.25x speed 😭
@@KieronAndrews alr ty 🫡
😲a rlly good video （and channel）！
super helpful since ive been doing some of the tips already without realizing（a half self-taught homeschool student here） and i did learn some other tips that ive never tried！
going to have my alevel exams in 2 months and wishing everyone plus me all the best (⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)
Thank you so much, I’m glad you’ve found this video helpful! That’s really admirable that you’re a half-self taught homeschool student as well - hope you are getting on with things okay & wish you the best as well. God bless 🙏🏽
Yo bro was just wondering what maths vid u would normally use because for me i find it kind of hard to find some because there will be about 8 videos from the same teacher on the same topic which can be over an hr long so not the most productive
I mainly used TLMaths. His videos are very short.
Also Bicen Maths created a couple of videos (e.g. ruclips.net/video/OnZGBQyWK1g/видео.html) where he goes over the whole entire module in just half an hour. Useful to go through these videos when you have the time to double check you know everything (especially for stats)
@@KieronAndrews OK thanks for your help 🐐
Hi Great video!! Just wanted to ask if you have any advice for computer science? Did you do ocr computer science as well? Im currently on the design stage of the project with it being due in may, do u have any advice in how i could balance it out with maths as well? Thank you!!
Hi thank you so much I’m glad you enjoyed it! I studied AQA CompSci, however I did have coursework & balancing coursework with my other subjects was pain ngl!
This is a tough question. If I were to give you any advice, try and fit as much coursework time in the weekends as possible. Since during the weekdays after school ur gonna (most likely) be tired or gonna have hwk due the next day. If you work on coursework during weekends you’ll be much more flexible & the quality of ur report will improve.
And try to work out how much time to spend on ur coursework each weekend (depending on how much you have left to complete)
That’s the best I’ve got man sorry. I’m planning to release a CompSci video in the future though so stay tuned!
Would u recommend using the textbook exercises??
Yesss. Textbooks can be very useful for practicing Qs & looking at example Qs!
did you do every textbook question and mixed exercise in the textbook? did you skip any questions and just do questions labelled E/P?
No I didn't do EVERY Question! For each topic I went through 2 or 3 example Qs first and then went through even or odd Qs for each Exercise.
If I was weak in that topic, then I would complete at least 8 of the final Qs in mixed exercise.
@Andrews how did you know when to do even or odd questions and does this apply to further maths too? did you use madasmaths papers during revision?
@@SilverWolf-hz5hm choosing odd & even is all up to you. For me I’d look and see which option is more challenging and practice those but it’s up to you.
I did go through some madasmaths questions but I mainly stuck to A level standard past paper Qs.
Some of the madasmaths Qs goes beyond the scope of A level (I’m using it for uni 😅)
@@KieronAndrewsdid you do topical based questions or whole papers for madas?
@SilverWolf-hz5hm I'd say completing whole papers arts would be more beneficial in the long run, as they help you get use to timing and question style of papers.
did you buy the maths made easy papers for maths or only further maths a level?
Great Question!
So I brought EVERYTHING! The 3 sets of papers for Maths & Further Maths. I also brought the A/A* Maths Papers. However I don't recommend buying all of them like I did.
If I had to recommend anything , just buy 1 set of Further Maths (they are v similar to actual papers). I found Maths okay and didn't need the extra practice so I ended up wasting a lot of money 😣.
Also the A/A* papers have EXTREMELY challenging Qs! Very good if you want to prepare for an entrance exam of some sort (MAT, PAT, STEP, ENGAA, etc). But I don't recommend otherwise tbh.
@@KieronAndrews thank you
Do universities care if you did Aqa or edexcel maths a-level or it doesn’t matter? Whats the differences planning to self study online A-level maths
The Uni will accept both & they don’t care abt the exam board.
I haven’t studied AQA but I’ve seen the past papers and they look very similar to Edexcel.
What I will say is that Edexcel is known for being a mathematical exam board & there are a lot of online resources & textbooks that are made specific to Edexcel.
Hope this helps 🙏🏽
@@KieronAndrews okay thanks man appreciate it
Hi, in your opinion how useful were the predicted papers for further maths? also i have learnt all the maths and further maths content now( self learnt further maths),im currently doing the madasmaths past papers for revision, how many papers should i be doing a day in your opinion? Also do you have any recommendations of where to get decision😊 1 exam questions from except physics and maths tutor?
Hi there, I found the predicted papers very useful. In fact a lot more than the normal maths papers!
Are the papers you are talking about I.Y.G.B? Because I remember their Qs being extremely difficult for some of the letters! Don't spend too much time on all of these papers. If you're talking about actual past papers then do at most 1 paper every 2 days I'd say. When studying A levels I worked out how many weeks until my exams and then worked out how many papers I would need to complete each week to practice all papers available.
But space it out! Don't attempt more than 3 papers in one day! That's not effective for a lot of ppl. Generally speaking 2 papers (across all subjects) each day near exam season is very productive in my opinion.
For Decision 1, unfortunately no :( But there are more than enough papers on PMT available that can prepare you for the D1 exam. Practice IAL & old spec past papers. Their past papers are very similar to the modern ones.
Seems like you're a very determined student, I can appreciate a self learnt further mathematician! Keep it up! 💪🐐
@@KieronAndrews okay thank you so much, and yes i was referring to the I.Y.G.B papers they are extremely difficult , much harder than typical exam papers
@@KieronAndrews would you also say it’s useful to do all of the I.Y.G.B papers?
@@ehehrrhr Useful & effective are 2 different things.
It's 100% useful because the papers range in levels of difficulty & the hardest Qs are extremely challenging. Which is a good way to develop problem solving skill. So it is very very useful.
However, by practicing I.Y.G.B papers alone rather than actual past papers won't be an effective way of revision in my opinion. Just because most of the I.Y.G.B paper Qs are not A level standard. It's effective to practice some of these papers, but not ALL since there are way too many! Time is better spent practicing ACTUAL past papers for sure.
I.G.Y.B are really useful for entrance exams to competitive unis though (e.g. MAT, PAT, STEP, ENGAA, etc)
@@KieronAndrews okay thank you for the advice, my oringial revision plan was to try do all the FP1 and FP2 I.Y.G.B papers as i on have 9 left of each , then to move onto old spec papers, then onto new spec papers, is this effective?
Hi so I got an e in maths Igcse but maths wasn’t the subject I was focused on if I take maths and computer n another subject do u think is there a way I can get a good grade like a+,a I didn’t take Igcse seriously either so if I focus more is their a way for me to get a on all 3 subjects (I’m hoping to become a software engineer)
To answer your question, Yes! There is a way to get at least an A in all of your subjects. With enough, discipline, hard work & smart/effective studying you can get there! It won't be easy though. And before you decide to go through with your decision (with taking on these subjects) , I'd suggest asking yourself if you like maths enough to study it at A level & if you are willing to focus hard enough to achieve great results (which defo is possible).
Tbh, I was predicted a 4 in GCSE Maths (I wasn't focused at all & didn't expect to go uni) & in 3 weeks i changed it to a 9 & became top of the class during A levels. So there's a possibility that if u focused in maths you'd be able to achieve well above an E grade. BUT I'd suggest testing yourself to see if you are capable of answering GCSE math Qs very well.
Test yourself on maths a bit. Focus a bit now, watch a few RUclips tutorials for maths to test out your full potential (to understand where abouts your grade is if you were to focus now).
It will also help you to believe in your full ability & grow your confidence in maths. I find Maths to be an 'ego' driven subject. After getting a Q right, Id like the subject MORE & be focused on learning MORE content to answer MORE Qs correctly.
Software Engineering isn't the most mathematical degree out of all engineering (not compared to Electrical or Mechanical imo) but it still requires a good foundation for maths.
So do think about if you are willing to take on that next step!
Hope this helps & please don't be shy to ask any Qs about Maths or CompSci or even Software Engineering!
@@KieronAndrews hi honestly maths was the subject I got the least in and I understood where I went wrong during the exam which was that I only did 3-4 paper 4 past papers I also didn’t have the books of any subjects throughout the year n had to miss a few classes which played a big role in it but I also have been doing some questions for a level already before my classes have started n I’ll be getting the books this year I’m planning on making maths more of a hobby to do daily to make it easier and more like-able thank u for the answer:))
@@Estella473 Looks like you're very keen on doing well! This all sounds like a really good plan & I wish you all the best with your studies! Make sure to stay consistent & not burn yourself out (by over working) & I'm sure you'll end up doing very very well :)
did you do mock set papers?
Yesss! I practiced as many as I could
Hey, do you think taking the AS is a big opportunity to cut easily to an A? Because I’m doing so right now.
Hi, tbh with you unis don’t really value AS level that much. They’re only okay for ucas points. Even then they’re still pretty rubbish tbh.
I’d say go for the full A level if you can. If not they getting an A is achievable!
@@KieronAndrews oh, I meant like taking the a level in two years, would that make it a lot easier to get the desired grade? Lol my question was vague sorry
@@abitofambienceohhhh do you mean if it’s easier to get an A in AS than an A/A* in A level!
For that I’d say AS is wayyyy easier but it’s pretty much useless to be brutally honest!
I hope I answered your Q, if not please correct me 🙏🏽
I got B in maths in gcses and am opting for it in Alevels can I do it. I enjoy learning it.
It depends on what school you’re planning to study the A level in. My school required a grade 7 for A level Maths entry. Other schools are usually 6 or 7.
If you’re asking about whether you think you’re capable of achieving a good grade in A level Maths because of your B in GCSEs then of course you can do it. Your GCSE grades do not define your A level performance.
Hope this makes sense :)
@@KieronAndrews yeah I was just taking your opinion on can I do it. My school does allow it . Thank you for taking time to answer tho I appreciate it ❤
paper 1 june 4th
God bless 🥲
If i get a 6 in GCSE and i work really hard, is it likely that i can get an A* in A-Level maths
I’ve seen ppl get As with a grade 7 & ppl get Cs with a grade 9. GCSE grades don’t define your A level grades.
So to answer ur Question. 100% just put in the work and results will show 🙏🏽
@JERIMIAH0ZENDIAH-db3gyEasy!
Watch As Many GCSE Maths Tutor vids (Including the Grade 7-9 / Hardest Question videos) & follow tip 1
Follow all of tip 5.
Any Q you get wrong in the exam paper (e.g. probabilities including algebra) go to the GCSE Maths Tutor channel & find the playlist covering the same topic (probabilities) & watch Grade 7-9 vids on that.
This will be even good to get you a grade 8/9 tbh!
How did you revise for decision maths bro, the exam questions are so limited
I feel you on this one. Honestly I used the old spec past papers (all the way back to 2001 😭) & just skipped non-examinable Qs
I also used the IAL past papers.
All of these are found on PMT:
www.physicsandmathstutor.com/a-level-maths-papers/D1-edexcel/
@@KieronAndrews appreciate it brooo
How did u split up your revision time between maths and further maths?
Since I studied 4 A-levels, each day I'd study one mathematical subject and a non-mathsy subject (e.g. Maths & Physics on one day, FM & CompSci on the next). I would never study both Maths & FM on the same day.
I'd study 3-4 hours a day (with 15-minute breaks in between). Since I found FM harder than Maths I would study twice as much for FM - meaning 2 hours on FM and 1 hour on Mathematics.
u revised every day even in yr 12?@@KieronAndrews
@@or4cl363good question. Realistically for year 12 & 13 I’d have some days off or not work 4 hours everyday (to prevent myself from burning out)
But year 12 I’d still set myself tasks everyday
Year 12 I was set more hwk than year 13 so year 12 I completed hwk mostly & year 13 I was completing exam papers more than year 12
@@KieronAndrews ok same g
What modules did u do
Further Mechanics 1 & Decision 1
The thing with further math is that for me at least is not finishing the paper especially for further mechanics
How did you time yours and did you manage to answer all of the questions especially ur exam 2023 ( being one of hardest )
For my final exam I didn’t finish the last Q for Further Mechanics & for one Core Pure paper I missed out 2 full questions 😅
The best way to approach FM papers is to read the Question and if you know you can get at least half of the marks then attempt it, otherwise QUICKLY move on and come back to it later if you have enough time. And if you haven’t got a lot of time (e.g. 4 minutes left for a 12 mark question) try ur best to achieve as many method marks as possible.
So don’t always feel pressured to answer every Q perfectly. Know you can miss 1 or 2 and still achieve an A*.
Hope this helps :)
@@KieronAndrews I always thought no way every person who gets A star in fm manage to answer every question
Thanks a lot
Did u feel worried that u missed 2 full core pure questions after the exam 😅
@@mathonline8787 Not really. After answering each question I checked it on the calculator so I already knew that I was correct for nearly all of the Qs I answered. Plus since everyone was raging on twitter about these exams I already knew the grade boundaries were gonna have to be lowered 😭😭
@@KieronAndrews 🤣 did the mock and that series question aint it
Math grade boundaries were mad high 55 to 65 (10 marks increase)
Anyways, I hope you do a vid for physics too👍
Are 2 months enough to score A AS Maths?
With enough hard work anything is possible 🙏🏽
Yess and by keeping God first top in ur life also! May God bless you abundantly for the help keep it up! @@KieronAndrews
Keep seeking Jesus first all he wants is a GENUINE relationship with you he TRULY saves!@@KieronAndrews
For sure, I got an E in my AS mocks (one mark off an F) and ended up getting an A
@@jeelianbb6405 thats great any tip you would like to give
What is ur exam code as in mine is 9709 As level
Hi I’m not sure what my exam code is sorry 😭
@@KieronAndrews bruh. It’s ok 😭
im doing maths, physics and computing. I really want to get my grade up in maths, but the thing is, i dont think theres enough time to cover all the content, and im not that confident with a lot too :(( my exams start at 24th of may, with maths being on the 4th of june. its not too far away, i got around under 2 months, would that be enough to secure an A? im usually a B-C student
Yes! You've got enough time to secure an A in maths. Even though you not feel too confident with Maths I would still recommend completing all the past papers available starting now!
After completing a paper watch a walkthrough video of the same paper (just as explained at tip 5). Then a week later, go through all of the Qs you've gotten wrong on the paper that you've completed (to make sure you've properly learnt from your mistakes).
Hope this both helps and makes sense. But don't stress, you've got time!
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Great tips!
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