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I haven't had to use the quadratic formula since purchasing the new Casio ClassWiz FX-991EX^TM

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[How to use the print screen function. :) ](https://www.wikihow.com/Use-the-%22Print-Screen%22-Function-on-a-Keyboard

All seriousness though, TSR is the leading cause of cancer in the UK.

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I never used a graphing calculator - this (about £20 on Amazon) was the calculator that basically everybody in my class had. If you really wanted to have something in a graph form you'd just use Desmos etc

Why not fucking buy it, you and everyone else who's been begging? It says the Java Edition costs £18, and the amount of hours you get out of it makes it probably the cheapest entertainment you can buy.

I've started using anki, which is pretty solid. After each question you can rate how hard you find it, which determines how often that question will come up. You can also get it on your phone which is useful.

If you are committed, yes.

Biology is about two things:

1. Memorising the content
2. Answering the question in the way they want you to

I would recommend Anki to memorise the content and doing as many exam questions as you possibly can to learn technique. I am doing a similar thing with history using Anki and it is going well so far although I only started at the start of June.

Also, if you don’t have support from your school then it will be a lot harder as it is useful to bother your teachers for learning resources and help with the content.

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Boy have I found a good one!

It’s called Hotspot Shield VPN.

I tested it on gambling sites, then doujinshi, and finally pornography. Works like a charm.

There are a few a catches however.

They try to force their Premium membership onto you, so you need to know how to get to the free version: 1) They’ll offer you a free Trial at first, but don’t accept it - just tap the X at the upper corner 2) They show a very long paragraph about their Premium membership. Just scroll down and find the X at the bottom 3) Tap it, and use the free version to your leisure.

Another downside is that it makes you watch an ad after pressing the connect button. To bypass this, just press it, wait a sec, close the app, and reopen it. It goes into diagnosis mode which not only skips the ads, but also ensures that you can connect properly.

Hopefully this helps :D

It's LaTeX.

Tex uses fonts from the Computer Modern family by default, so you might be able to grab that as a stand-alone font.

If you want to get into using LaTeX, it is one of those things where setting up all the software and libraries to get it working is a real pain, but once you get it to work it is wonderful. Sort of like running a Linux system.

I use TeXnicCenter for editing stuff and the MikTeX distribution (which TeXnicCenter recommends).

You can do all sorts of fun things in LaTeX, but it takes a lot of messing around and Googling to find out how. I wouldn't recommend looking into it while exams are pending.

What you do in those fifteen minutes matters.

Cut out fb or whatever when revising and install an app like Goodtime - chunking revision and having regular breaks makes it much more bearable.

I don't have much motivation to work, but discipline, I do work because I force myself to even though I definitely don't want to do that work. You can use apps like Forest to ensure your phone doesn't distract you, and create a true work timetable to try to force yourself into working.

There actually is one, although I got burned for posting it here before.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.osw.cllewellyn.UniTrack&hl=en

I can vouch for it, I've been using it for almost a month now and I've had no problems. It's also being used in my college, along with the student forums.

It just shows you your choices, along with notifications and the like.

I'm not sure why UCAS got rid of their iPhone app, I think I heard something about their servers being overloaded or something.

https://getcoldturkey.com/ for windows and mac - has website blocking for free, as well as program blocking and scheduling if you pay.

idk about iphone but the easiest way to not waste time on your phone is to not take it in to school.

What sort of medicine are you into? My friend is into neuroscience (and applied for med) and read The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, When Breath Becomes Air, and a couple others about cancer that I can’t remember the name of.

If anyone is interested, there's an app for ucas track: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.osw.cllewellyn.UniTrack&hl=en_GB

Just keeps you logged in and gives you notifications when you get an offer.

I used it last year, had no problems; just meant I didn't have to keep logging into the site.

If you have an Android:

AnkiDroid 2.16 supports drawing directly: https://github.com/ankidroid/Anki-Android/releases/download/v2.16alpha31/AnkiDroid-2.16alpha31.parallel.A.apk . Note this won't auto-update.

Our latest stable (2.15.6) supports copy/paste, camera or insert from gallery.

If they reject you there isn't much you can do. They may offer you a different course or other options but it's only up to them. The only thing you can do is check if they are in clearing and call them as soon as possible. My universities are in clearing so that's what I'm going to do. Use this app.

1) It doesn't matter which value you use as the pivot; all you're doing is moving all the numbers smaller than it to the left and all the ones bigger than it to the right. I personally go with the middle because that's the way I was taught, but it doesn't really matter,

2) n log(n) is multiplying log(n) by n and is the same as log(n^n). Here is a graph of log(n) and nlog(n). You can see that log(n) all but levels off quite quickly, while nlog(n) continues rising.

I know C, and I've seen that website recommended before for other programming languages.

I recommend Harvard's CS50 to get the basics. Their textbook is C programming Absolute Beginner's Guide by S.D Perry and the course has excellent video lectures, slides, and even a custom Integrated Development Environment (IDE). It's pretty much perfect in conjunction with a solid reference like The C programming Language (which was written by the people who created the language) and a place for examples like stackexchange.

I personally use the command line along with a text editor like Notepad++ (when I'm not using Visual Studio to build, run, and debug projects) but that requires adding a compiler (MinGW works) to your PATH (which is an environment variable if that means anything to you) so for light experimentation you could use an online environment like https://repl.it/languages/c

The best way to get better, in my experience, is to try to get an understanding of what is actually happening inside the computer when your program's code is executed, as well as to try to understand the reason behind certain design decisions, and (of course), practice.

I hope that helps. Feel free to ask any questions.

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The exam board you’re on is actually quite important but yeah most of the stuff is the same; but don’t rely on this for revision. I would recommend the CGP books for most subjects really, they explain everything and know the difference between exam boards.

Anyway the link to it is https://libgen.pw/view.php?id=1620789 , click open download page and then Get. There are loads more textbooks on there, its better if you search by Author it finds more stuff than the other 2 options

use anki. flashcards are seriously underrated and anki even gives you the choice over the time intervals you can set if you find a specific card easier or harder. make definition cards and question cards and do it daily, you'll strengthen your memory and it'll help a lot especially for physics and chem https://apps.ankiweb.net/

Get rid of them. Honestly, using the GCSE books for revision is pointless. I recommend you get the CGP "Head start to A-Level" science books to use for A Level revision over the summer if you want to. Our school has given us them and they look pretty useful. It briefly recaps GCSE topics, not including unnecessary things that you don't need to know, as well as giving a introduction to concepts in A-Level. Here are the Amazon links to them for the sciences that you're taking:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Head-Start--level-Physics/dp/1782942815/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467816185&sr=8-1&keywords=cgp+physics+head+to+a+level

https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Head-Start--level-Chemistry/dp/1782942807/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467816235&sr=8-1&keywords=cgp+chemistry+head+to+a+level

Alternatively, you could buy the A-Level revision guides and just start revising from them. Either way, I just don't think it's worth using GCSE because it's not very useful for the content in A-Level.

So there's an app you can get, officially endorsed by UCAS and run by a partner organisation. Here's a link to the Google Play version:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uniltd.clearing

Basically, how it works is you register yourself and enter your most likely grades, and then you can compare your offers, see your rejected and accepted ones and more.

If on results day you don't have your necessary grades, first you ring your uni to see if they'll still take you on a reduced offer, and then if not you quickly hop to the clearing app and that gives you the ability to ring certain unis to see if they have any spaces left, and if they will take you.

I'll have to wait until my phone is fixed, as right now I have no camera or way of making a copy of it, but I sure will. Spotify has tons of music in both German and French, as I study both, and I can recommend a few artists for the former if you want? Once you download Spotify to your PC, head to the App Finder and musiXmatch should be near the top. Add it and, whenever you're listening to a song, you can click the link in the left-hand sidebar to view the lyrics. There'll be in German, but from that you can then Google/dictionary words that you don't know and also hear how some words are pronounced. It's important to note that songs tend to use poetic license, so the grammar and contractions can be colloquial or slang. However, they also use a lot of language that you don't normally see - obscure words that might be useful to think of in an exam. You never know...

Does your college have Kerboodle, Rosetta Stone, or any other language learning software? Many of these have listening tasks and, for most people it seems, listening is definitely the weak point to focus on. If you have Netflix, you can download an extension from the Chrome App Store called "Zenmate" which allows you to access websites from another country. You could access the German Netflix and have a big library of German films or English films with German subtitles. Netflix UK has a few German films though. Downfall is a great one - especially if you also study history as it covers Hitler's final hours.

I find that the most important things for languages are...

• Immersion - listen to music, watch movies, read books, etc
• Enjoyment - never make it a chore, keep it fun, etc
• Acceptance - realise it isn't an overnight process to learn a language

Don't use your phone near the time you go to bed- turn it onto airplane mode and move it away from your bed. For the rest of the evening, use a blue light filter on your phone. Try not to think too hard, often if your brain is racing thinking about something you'll struggle to sleep. Try and experiment with different sleeping positions to see which one fits you best, and make sure your bed is comfortable for you and your duvet/mattress/pillow is best for you. To make yourself tired, you can exercise before bed. Don't feel resigned to the fact that you can't get to sleep earlier, set a time to go to sleep each night and stick to it. You can use Habitica or another application to motivate you to go to sleep earlier- you have to discipline yourself.

First, check for any asymptotes or discontinuities. log(0) is undefined, however any input above zero is. You should also know that the limit of logx as x->0 is -inf, and that logx diverges as x->inf. Hence there is a vertical asymptote at the y-axis, and the graph increases as x is increased.

Now, check for intersections. We already know that this function does not intersect the y-axis, as it has a vertical asymptote at the y-axis (i.e. log(0) is undefined). However, it does intersect the x-axis, as log base 3(x) = 0 has a solution at x=1. It has no other intersections.

Lastly, you can apply the transformations. You have a factor of 3, and it multiplies the function and not the input. And whenever you get a transformation a such that y=af(x), the resulting transformation is a vertical stretch of scale factor a. The effect of this is that all y co-ordinates are multiplied by 3. Hence, your graph will be stretched vertically. Additionally, there is a negative sign multiplying the function. This mean that the graph is reflected in the x-axis. So, stretch your initial function (log base 3 of x) vertically by 3, then reflect your function in the x-axis, and you'll have your answer.

Here's the corresponding function graphed on Desmos if you need a visual aid - https://www.desmos.com/calculator/yfow9ou0cv

Hope this helps!

Well I mean for starters, here's wikipedia. And if you want a "visual proof" what better way than good ol' fashioned desmos

Okay first off, I have no idea what board you're doing for German so I'm not gonna give you specific advice on the exams themselves because idk what you even have to do for yours.

If you want to improve your German the best thing you can do is use it. Try to read something in German once a week maybe, browse /r/de, write comments if you feel comfortable, etc. One of the things our teachers got us to do was to read a news article and then write a short summary of the key points in the article, as well as giving our own opinion on the topic. If you can get maybe 6-12 of those done over the summer, it'll be a clear sign for your teachers that you've been consistently working on your German and trying to improve.

Next, the dull stuff. Trying to learn grammar is a really boring, painful task, but if you can get better will really pay dividends — you can also try to tie this into any work you're doing over the summer: each week, set yourself some task to try and improve on with regards to your grammar (use of Konjunktiv I/II, relative clauses, even just adjective agreement...) and then make that a special focus for any work that week. Again, this shows your teachers that, not only do you want to improve, but you know what you need to improve upon, and have a clear path in mind for how you can go about it.

Finally, vocab. Doing the other tasks might make your teachers give you an A but if you don't do vocab you'll never feel confident that you can achieve it in the exam. Anki is the best vocab learning software I've ever encountered. Whenever you find a new word, put it into Anki, and it'll get sorted by an algorithm and given to you for practice at appropriate times. Probably by the end of the summer you'll have enough content to do about 30-45 minutes/day of flashcards.

Hiii, the exam is over, it went surprisingly well :O. Can't predict what I might get tho because I have no idea how well the quality of my answers was and where it stands. But I guess maybe somewhere in a D or an E. For the first time I'm actually fired up and looking at grades like a D or C by absolutely destroying the second paper. I have 5 days to prepare, hopefully, it goes well :D.

EDIT: Some more useful resources I found:

• A Level Glossary
• AS English Language

The cos and sin formulas come from hyperbolic functions.

I remember once seeing the derivation of heron's formula. You're right, that would have been a little too hairy for a reddit comment.

Of the three logarithm formulas you've given, the first one is something I hadn't noticed before, but it's obvious once you remember that order doesn't matter when you're multiplying.

Did you mean to say sum of first k natural numbers? Regardless, I'll be sure to read up on Vandermonde's identity.

Convex means the curve is below a straight line drawn between the two points, right? What sort of problem would be a good candidate for jensen's inequality? I'll need to spend a little more time before I fully grasp it.

The shoelace formula is freaking amazing and I'm going to make a program that takes in a set of points and calculates the area of the resulting polygon using that.

You said arcsine addition formulae but used arctangent? I'm confused.

The rational root theorem seems really silly and I actually find it hilarious that it works. What are its limitations?

Thank you for taking the time to write out this long post! I super duper appreciate it!

With the lambda thing, I presume you are now doing the vector equation of a line - here's a little GeoGebra example to play with - you can move the point A (to change the position vector OA) and the vector BC and see the effect it has on the line r= OA + k(BC)

You can also alter k to see the point move along the line.

Hope it helps.

Geogebra Example

Sure thing here you go: https://files.fm/f/32srjyan

you might not find it too helpful as it's all stuff that i've personally messed up on, and also all of my maths ones are on there too. green highlights are the quotes from mark schemes. :)

If you're on Android, download Lock My Phone. This app is a lifesaver. What it does is completely locks you out of your phone for a specified amount of time, and you can't cancel it. I've used it when I want to study and avoid distractions, and it's helped me a lot.

I did OCR last year and got an A*. The only book I would ever recommend is the Heathcote textbook. Honestly it's fantastic and a million times better than the crappy purple one they gave us at school. It's worth the money 100%.

Here is Amazon link OCR AS and A Level Computer Science https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1910523054/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_.eNSzbMBEEJ5V

Or if you don't mind a used book, PM me and we can arrange something as I no longer need mine.

Um I don't think youre gonna find a free copy... but theyre like £5 on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silence-mer-Vercors/dp/2210754135/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1508513114&sr=1-1&keywords=la+silence+de+la+mer

Hi!

For Economics, the master of all textbooks is this one- Economics by Alain Anderton. You can get the 5th edition used from Amazon for about a fiver which is just as good (little outdated but my teacher said its okay). Its a big text book and very detailed!

In regards to Politics and History, I do Edexcel so I can't be as of much help on the specific exam board side. I would recommend however for further reading to look in your local library (at 6th form or just council run) for Politics and History Hodder Education Review Magazines. They are really good and targeted towards A level students wanting to read around their subject.

For Maths, I do Edexcel too so can help. The resources for the new A level are S h i t E. This book wasn't published for last year but this is the official book for first year.

For revision guides, I haven't bothered so far, and don't know if I will, for the reason that creating your own revision/consolidation resources from the textbook + notes in class is probably better than just simply some abridged version of a textbook. This is just personal to me, but don't feel like you need the revision guides either.

No problem!

Another bit of advice, use the Clearing app, will save you tons of time! If you use Apple, just search for it on the Appstore, if you use Android, here's a link:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uniltd.clearing

This is good, it's more geared towards uni life but is still great. I don't use it that much because our school has SMHW which we use to view HW instead.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.virblue.mystudylife

1. Email is ProtonMail and Tutanota previously, with separate emails for separate purposes
2. Mullvad VPN is on at all times (an account number is generated, no email or password required!)
3. Hard drive encryption (think FileVault and BitLocker)
4. Browser is Eloston Chromium (basically chrome with google telemetry and add ons permanently stripped from the software)
5. Bitcoin when paying towards a VPN or other service

If I really wanted to take care of my security, I'd use Tails or a Linux distro without systemd

Not sure if these are on ios, but here are four free ones I'd concider safer and more reliable.

1. RiseUp (open source, but slow)
2. Bitmask (same as above)
3. Calyx (same as above)
4. ProtonVPN (7 days free premium, then you're downgraded, requires a sign up. Free servers are a decent speed.)

It's automatic. There will be a list displayed for you to look at available courses. Do your research before hand so you can just dial university numbers without searching. After they say you are accepted you have around a day or two to accept it. Do not accept the first offer immediately. Wait for other offers. Use this sacred app.

'Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software' by Petzold is a pretty easy book to get through. It basically covers how programming works from a very basic point of view and how it links up with the hardware of the computer. It also seems to cover some logic and automata that I'm studying in the first year. Very accessible and genuinely interesting.

Check out 'Gödel Escher Bach : An Eternal Golden Braid', it's a mindblowing book. Honestly, it's a very difficult book to get through because it's intense so it probably doesn't answer your question. Nonetheless I see it mentioned on a lot of reading lists, I discovered it on Oxford's, and no prior knowledge of computer science is required. It's not a typical computer science book but it covers a lot of fundamental concepts.

Note: If you're trying to spice up your personal statement, I would say that programming experience is way more impressive than reading books.

If you are looking at getting a grounding for a uni course, I have read "The Essence of Discrete Mathematics" - it was interesting if not a bit boring at times. Clean Code was a good book if you are a beginner moving towards novice programmer.

Your links are broken by they way

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Advanced-Physics-You-Keith-Johnson/dp/074875296X

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Advanced-Physics-Science-Steve-Adams/dp/0199146802

I think those are the correct ones. Have you considered CGP?

Don't worry, you've still got plenty of time to figure it out. I had to redo Y13 (missed several months and my exams the first time round due to illness 👌) and it was fine, still did well etc. in the end. If you try make the best of the next year it can be a good thing (:

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i got this one it came in one day w prime and its good quality :)

The text books you need are the ones that match the 12 units you have chosen to do for maths and further maths. There is one book for each of the possible units.

e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edexcel-International-Level-Mathematics-Student/dp/1292244798/

Dont think this is the best one but my internet at home is super unreliable until they come fix it;

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I haven't used mine at all but I find it insanely weird that you weren't given one? At my school they have extra textbooks in the library so if you haven't checked yours yet then I would highly recommend doing so. If not then I'd say get this bad boi (beware, it is heckin chonky) which covers year one and 2 + optional units (I think it's cheaper on their website so ignore the amazon link it was just the first that popped up) as that's what we're using atm. We also used a different textbook for y12 but I never use either so I couldn't tell you the difference :P

Not trying to judge, but do you know why you're struggling so much? Perhaps it's something you can talk with your teacher about after class?

This bag

Currently out of stock but it's usually £10-15 and is genuinely very good quality. Would definitely recommend

Get York notes English Language book. It helped me massively when I was doing my mocks in GCSEs. I started to achieve higher grades like grade 7s instead of grade 4/5 I use to get. It has a section on SPaG that helps you when it comes to question 5's SPaG marks (it's very with going over because this is where I use to lose marks). It teaches you more sophisticated ways of writing, and better and higher level ways to use a variety of punctuation. It also teaches you good techniques to answer the questions.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/English-Language-Literature-Revision-Practice/dp/1292169788/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?crid=25U1XMXQLEMI9&keywords=york+notes+english+language+gcse&qid=1662106474&sprefix=york+notes+eng%2Caps%2C277&sr=8-8

Check it out and see if you'd like it. You could try other books as well.

Something else you may find helpful is Mr Salles on YouTube. His techniques he teaches are very good and very helpful in securing those higher grades in English Language. This is just my experience of how I increased my grade for English Language. I hope you do well and you achieve medicine! If you have any questions you can message me.

If you are studying in school I'd wait and see what your teachers recommend/expect you to use.

Otherwise for maths I recommend this series

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edexcel-International-Level-Mathematics-Student/dp/1292244798/

Flash cards help. Though i dot know how applicable it is to your subjects, I do Economics, Biology and geography. I make flash cards of definitions, diagrams, processes and exam questions.

I use Notion to make them using toggles, Then import them to zorbi.

Hi, I sat the TSA a couple of years ago as part of my application. I saw a couple of different techniques that me and a friend used.

1. My technique was to just work through the paper from Q1, but if there was any question which I could not immediately see/answer I would note it and move on. This made sure I didn't run out of time as there are some questions which are intentionally "blockers" to slow you down. I then went back at the end of the paper and worked more slowly through the others.
2. The other technique I saw was useful if you were particularly suited to one type of question e.g. Problem Solving. You could begin the test and complete all 25 problem solving questions in as good a time as possible if they are the best ones for you. After this, you can then use all the remaining time, (hopefully more than half) to go through the questions you find harder and complete these. The only thing you have to be careful of is making sure you do not miss a question.

This book I used for my test prep was very useful and suggested some other strategies, end of the day though you just need to do as much practice as possible to work out what is best for you. There is no set way!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-TSA-Guide-Assessment-Admissions/dp/1915091047/ref=sr\_1\_1?crid=3A4NOZO65TFYY&keywords=tsa+guide&qid=1659264618&sprefix=tsa+guide%2Caps%2C93&sr=8-1

Hey!

I'm a current Oxford Physics Undergrad and I had no help whatsoever from anyone for the entirety of my application journey.

However the only help I had were from my classmates but all they did were listen to my method of solving questions (interview prep), and ofcourse I also had help from MS word with the grammar checker haha! Jokes aside, I certainly think it's possible to perform well in these exams without any expensive products/tutors.

I think my only expense was the printing of the PAT papers and the Ultimate PAT Guide by UniAdmissions, which isn't too expensive either (a couple of pounds iinw), but the quality of the resource is really really worth it!

This is the book, in case you'd want to get it: Ultimate Oxford PAT Collection by Uni Admissions: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-PAT-Collection-breakdowns-UniAdmissions/dp/1913683877

I was in your position too, I didn't want to spend large sums of money, so I just made the use of what I had!

Never give up, and always try your best!

Hey!

So I applied to Imperial for 2021 entry and we had interviews back then, so I just used the same method I used for my Oxford interviews. I can list down a couple of resources for this if you'd like, let me know.

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From 2022 entry, Imperial's scraped the interview and replaced it with an admissions test. I've got a couple of 2022-entry confirmed offer holders and they've said that the results of the admissions test was also neglected due to some sort of technical issue, but the questions weren't as difficult as the ones on the 2022-entry PAT. Most required only GCSE or Y12/AS maths and physics knowledge, but you had to have excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills. However, they also said that they found the PAT resources they used pretty helpful for this test too. I'm assuming the same pattern is followed next year (2023 entry) but probably more physics-y questions would be included rather than just puzzles, and hopefully it goes all well.

I particularly found this book really helpful (and a lot of my imperial-physics-offer holders said the same too) since it had a lot of questions required you think beyond the obvious and use out-of-the-box methods. The marking schemes are very detailed and are flawless, unlike many other resources available online. This book also has a large number of practice questions that are not from the PAT, which were of similar difficulty to the real exam.

Ultimate Oxford PAT Collection by Uni Admissions: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-PAT-Collection-breakdowns-UniAdmissions/dp/1913683877

PS: make sure your graphing skills and mental maths are to the point!

Hope this helps!

Hey!

So here's who I used to watch during my A-Levels:

science shorts, professor dave, physics online (there's a really friendly and helpful discord server where there are multiple people to help you out)

Other resources I found useful:

- Websites like save my exam and khan academy also have plenty of high quality resources that you could refer to.

- University-level questions (you can google online for textbooks - there are many that are available) and university admissions test (like the PAT, NSAA, ENGAA) or even Olympiads (like BPhO).

Since I applied to Oxford for Physics in 2020 (accepted), I used the Ultimate Oxford PAT Collection by Uni Admissions during my preparation. While this was meant for the PAT, the PAT (Physics Aptitude Test for Oxford) by itself is tested on A-Level portions, hence you could use this book. I personally found the book to be very helpful since it has a lot of questions that are both similar to those on the real exam (which aren't easy questions, believe me, so if you can solve the questions in this book, you're more than set) and those that are unique and force you think outside the box. One other benefit was the extremely detailed marking schemes that bridged all the gaps in my learning. I've linked the book below in case you’d like to use it in the future!

Ultimate Oxford PAT Collection by Uni Admissions: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-PAT-Collection-breakdowns-UniAdmissions/dp/1913683877

Best of luck!!

PS: you can also check edX, udemy and coursera - I’ve heard there are quite a few courses available especially for subjects like math and certain physics concepts like nuclear- and atomic-physics.

Hey!

You could possible go through the topics in waves or electromagnetism, if your exam board does them in Y13.

Alternatively, you could challenge yourself beyond school academics like:

- perhaps reading physics and science books that you COULD mention in your PS. But don't just read it for your PS, read it to understand and solidify your fundamentals. You could also go through the Oxford Physics/Cambridge NatSci's reading list and pick a book or 2 from there.

- Start drafting your PS.

- Make Y12 notes - these will really help in Y13 since the topics in Y13 are usually an extension of Y12 concepts.

- Solve questions on IsaacPhysics.

- Solve BPhO, UKMT, ENGAA, NSAA, PAT exam papers since these have challenging questions created mostly around Y12 concepts.

- There are also many courses on edx, coursera that you could take on.

- Since I applied to Oxford for Physics, I used the Ultimate Oxford PAT Collection by Uni Admissions during my preparation. While this was meant for the PAT, the PAT (Physics Aptitude Test for Oxford) by itself is tested on A-Level portions, so you could use this book. I found the book to be very helpful since it has a lot of questions that are both similar to those on the real exam and those that are unique and force you think outside the box. The detailed marking schemes helped me to bridge all the gaps in my learning. I've linked the book below in case you’d like to use it in the future!

Ultimate Oxford PAT Collection by Uni Admissions: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-PAT-Collection-breakdowns-UniAdmissions/dp/1913683877

I wrote the PAT a couple of years ago. The best way to prepare for it is to do lots and lots of practice and the best way to practice is to do a lot of past papers. The resource I used, which is fairly cheap and frequently updated is this one-

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-PAT-Collection-breakdowns-UniAdmissions/dp/1913683877

it really helped!

if you do edexcel geography i highly recommend this revision guide

If you are potentially wanting to fill any gaps in your knowledge then I recommend this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Head-Start-level-Physics-Level/dp/1782942815/ref=sr\_1\_1?crid=LWXLCK3EXLGP&keywords=physics+a+level+gap&qid=1655822133&sprefix=phyics+alevel+gap%2Caps%2C72&sr=8-1

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These were the best ones for me, as if you leave it a moment they don’t smudge and don’t wash away. They’re also quite cheap and come in packs of 10:

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I got it from Amazon think it was literally first one that came up really cheap though and it’s actually really good keep hold of the instruction manual definitely. OMOTON Bluetooth Keyboard with Built-in Stand for New iPad 9 2021/iPad 8 2020-10.2, iPad Air 4-10.9, iPad Pro 11, iPad Air 3, iPad Pro 10.5, iPad Mini 6, iPhone 13, Rose Gold https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07SD29DJL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_YNH72PRHT0PZTGW6M0JZ?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

These these these these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Extra-Fine-Ballpoint-Office-School-Stationery/dp/B07S81PTLM/ref=mp_s_a_1_20?crid=1X1PGXJ9HOVMN&keywords=aesthetic+pens+japanese&qid=1651851157&sprefix=aesthetic+pens+japanese%2Caps%2C87&sr=8-20 , dry very quickly despite being gel and are comfortable to hold as you don’t need to press on the page. They also have a smaller nib which is useful for annotating texts and writing smaller :)

Uni-ball - 42070 uni-ball PowerTank Retractable Ballpoint Pens, Bold Point (1.0mm), Black Barrel, Black Ink, 12 Count https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001B0B04S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ZKQ3PM6CDN1VJSEWG1A0

By far the uni-ball 1.0 power tank is the best pen (trust me on this it take 3 essay subjects too) it writes so smooth at any angle and I love the grip on it

Oml good luck to your hand 😂 I had the same thing with my A-Levels and I used up a whole pen and a half in my Drama exam.

I really think that biros are the best, as they usually write quite well and are also waterproof (in case anything happens to you exam paper in transit or you invigorator spills water over it or something crazy, things happen some times).

Here are the ones that I used and were always faithful to me lol:

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Don’t think you’ll need more than 10, but the original Bic brand is my personal favourite and don’t break the bank.

Hope that was helpful!

I'm using the salters nuffield textbook - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Salters-Nuffield-Biology-Student-ActiveBook-Advanced/dp/1447991001 (year 1 and 2). I use that to make notes and stuff

For questions, I go on physics and maths tutor do questions on both edexcel A and B. Edexcel B is very similar, so you can use that for practice (questions) too.

For past papers - https://revisionscience.com/a2-level-level-revision/biology-level-revision/biology-level-past-papers/edexcel-level-biology-past-papers

Do you mean the revision notes guide? I'll link the amazon for both of them.

Year 1

Year 2

I think the best resource, apart from the textbooks themselves, are past papers! When I was preparing from my A-levels, I solved a ton of sheets and hence could do pretty decently in my exam. However, what I also did, after I was no longer feeling challenged by the A-level standard, was solving papers for harder examinations. I decided to solve past papers for the PAT (that's the Physics Aptitude Test, the entrance exam for Oxford and others). While the problems on the PAT are considerably harder, they provided a great challenge and learning tool for me.

There are a bunch of resources online but the one I used was this- (its cheap, frequently updated and overall brilliant!)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-PAT-Collection-breakdowns-UniAdmissions/dp/1913683877

While flashcards are a great idea, I have something better for you, which is also something I used to get an A* in my A level Physics examinations- solving past PAT papers. PAT is the physics based entrance examination for Oxford, Imperial and some other Unis. It is slightly more challenging than the A-level syllabus, but that is exactly why it was such a great tool for practice. It challenges both your understanding of ideas and your problem solving skills.

While there are many great resources out there for the PAT, there is one that I would highly recomment (the one I used). It is relatively cheap, and has a lot of practice questions. It was quite similar to the exam itself as I experienced. Here it is- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-PAT-Collection-breakdowns-UniAdmissions/dp/1913683877

Do let me know what you think and all the best!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/178294351X/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_E46SJ985JDP7AMDNS014

Here's an textbook similar to the one I used

• I also watched biscon sesh to make flashcards.

The main thing for business is knowing how to answer the questions so we were always taught different structured like ABLT then I used to take practice questions from the internet and just plan them instead of writing, like what would I say in each paragraph

Hey! I was searching for an old post about the PAT, and found yours.

I've linked the book that I used at the end of this post. It's quite nice, and very similar to the exam as I experienced it myself. I would strongly recommend it!

All the best!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-Oxford-PAT-Guide-techniques/dp/1913683885/ref=sr\_1\_2?crid=2HMBQS8K36UZ9&keywords=ultimate+pat+guide&qid=1646242521&sprefix=ultimate+pat+guide%2Caps%2C79&sr=8-2

I've tried doing this a few ways and the only way for it to work is if a=0. The equation only has 1 root no matter what a is and the only way a root can be equal to twice itself is if it is 0. https://www.desmos.com/calculator/xs64bbsulu Here's a graph showing this.

The biggest r could be is where the circle just big enough to touch the line which would make y=3x-2 a tangent. The radius is perpendicular to the tangent so the gradient of the radius is -1/3. Because the line is centered at (0,0) the equation of the radius is y=-1/3x. The point where the radius and tangent meet will also be the point on the circle's circumference. You can find the coordinates of this point by making the two equations equal and this gives you (0.6,-0.2). Substitute these numbers into x^2+y^2=r^2. r^2 is 0.4 and so r=√0.4. This value for r is where the circle is just big enough to touch the line y=3x-2 so the range of values is: 0<r<√0.4

Here is a picture if it helps: https://www.desmos.com/calculator/uis3eomiwb

It is a large step up from GCSE, but you'll be able to cope if you've done so well on your GCSEs, no need to worry. Something I started doing early on and I think is a good idea, is to start using Anki and make flashcards from the beginning of Year 12 on every topic. This is the website for it: https://apps.ankiweb.net/ and there's loads of youtube videos if you want to learn more.

Hello, I got an A for media last year.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/036714543X/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_6AFBPXVWM2HBP8SBHJZA

Absolutely no joke, do all work and revision out of this book when dealing with any media theory, much more effective than any teacher. Will atleast pull you up a grade or two if you correctly apply your intelligence alongside.

hey on my grades it shows GCE AQA biology as a D with a mark of 55 but if you go on AQA's website http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/over/stat_pdf/AQA-A-LEVEL-GDE-BDY-JUNE-2015.PDF

Pic: https://gyazo.com/a4a3c15df9533a86370ffd09c8322ac8

and look for biology that shows that the mark would be a A for unit 4 biology. am I missing something ?

I know the questions you were looking for but i don't know where else to ask

https://www.docdroid.net/jSu0DPg/ps-notes-docx These are some slides from a recent Downing College (Cambridge) webinar on Personal Statements. You mentioned you're considering Oxbridge so this might be helpful.

Generally, whenever you mention something, always analyse why it was helpful; what did you learn from it, how does it relate to your course, what skills did you learn. With books, mention what you learnt, what you agreed and disagreed with, etc.

It's this one Edexcel AS and A level Further Mathematics Core Pure Mathematics Book 1/AS Textbook + e-book (A level Maths and Further Maths 2017) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1292183330/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_SZBWZENS8CMA0WZZVW55

This is the text book I am working though right now is this a good resource. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edexcel-Level-Maths-Combined-Bridging/dp/0198436408/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?adgrpid=118548212780&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA47GNBhDrARIsAKfZ2rDyNyOHcUSzt5zSlvVewUShorLgSqCxcj9a19K9omHMZbPtK5rLI0oaAmdBEALw_wcB&amp;hvadid=498399118759&amp;hvd...

What exactly are you typing into your calculator to solve tanx=3?

Edit: Those are both correct solutions for tanx=3. I've graphed that equation here: https://www.desmos.com/calculator/sul2qpgdat and while im not certain where to place all the brackets from your question. I believe the answers are actually 15, 71.565, 75, 195, 251.565 & 255. Unfortunately I don't have a scientific calculator around, but can you put the answers of 131.8 & 228.2 back into the equation and check it equals to 0.

https://apps.ankiweb.net/docs/manual.html#templates

Start with the intro videos. Anki certainly isn't for everyone and has quite a high learning curve, but from your OP it sounds like exactly what you are looking for. There are also thousands of add-ons that you can use to customise your Anki setup and make it work for you. Good luck!

Hi I changed the settings so it allows people to do it Here is the link:

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Use a reference generator to do all your references. Here’s the one I used and it saved me so much time, and the quality of the refs are so much better.

Freedom - I used to use this, basically when you want to revise, turn this on and it will block any distracting websites or apps that you go on. There's also an option where you can't turn off Freedom when it's on, and you have to send an email to the staff, and I used that a lot

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Modafinil - don't use this haha

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Apart from that, whenever I felt too tired or unmotivated to revise, I looked at a few prospectuses from the unis that I wanted to go to. Sometimes you lose sight of the goal you want to achieve by revising too much, and so it's important you remember what your final goal is, this isn't GCSE country boi

Maths is a must, if you want to study computer science at uni then you definitely need maths due to the nature of the course.

Further maths is useful, especially if you're going to a higher tier uni where the course is more demanding because doing further maths will give you much more mathematical ability than just studying maths.

Computer science/computing A-Level isn't entirely necessary but it is useful in a sense that it gives you a nice introduction to computer science if you've never done any before, but the A-Level itself isn't that good imo, I have learned sooo much more from doing programming in my spare time than in computer science.

If you don't want to take computer science, then I would recommend just any A-Level that you find interesting. Generally, people tend towards sciences but you could very much do a humanity if that's what you feel comfortable with. Some unis might want you to study a science in order for you to study computer science though, so I would definitely have a read of some uni's websites to find that out before you choose your A-Levels.

The one thing that I would really recommend if you want to do computer science and programming at uni: learn in your spare time. There is such a huge wealth of knowledge about programming out there online and it's easy to start learning. I don't know if you've done any programming before but I would recommend installing Python and going through some tutorials to learn about basic syntax and how to write simple programs. What I would recommend next is to use a website like codewars to start solving little programming challenges to enhance your logical and programmatic thinking.

Make a checklist (try google keep).

Set alarms on your phone on when to start revising and when to take breaks and when to start again.

Download Forest on your phone and get the chrome extension.

If you want to really make your application stand out, you could try reading this book and then simulating a basic quantum computer. There’s a good YT video of the same name, which is a better introduction to the topic. I can DM you my own project if you want to have a look :)

I use this one for chemistry but the OCR exam board version: chem revision guide

But honestly i tend to use my own notes and past paper questions more for both biology and chemistry. Knowing what the markscheme wants from you is the key to top grades as they can be really specific at a levels. AQA biology is quite strict on phrasing in the mark-scheme so the more you practise the specifics the better you’ll do.

If you're looking for a serious answer, this backpack has lasted me 2 years of uni so far, so I have no reason to believe it wouldn't be suitable for year 12. It fits my laptop perfectly and has ample room for a couple of ring binders

It depends on your school and how many books folders and textbooks you will be taking. I personally have this one from Kroser (https://www.amazon.co.uk/KROSER-15-6-17-3-Water-Repellent-Headphone-Interface/dp/B07MK6JZ9S/ref=sr_1_10?dchild=1&amp;keywords=kroser+backpack&amp;qid=1629748658&amp;sr=8-10) because its quite cheap, can fit a laptop and can fit all the textbooks and folders which my school requires us to bring in. However, some other schools may not require you to being in many books at all and some might allow you to bring in just a laptop. If you don't need many books, just get any small bag rly and if you only need to bring in a laptop, bring in the smallest bag you can find which can fit your laptop.

I also struggled with maths in A level chem, I fully recommend this book, it’s £26 but worth it, written by the same guy as chemguide if you know that website? maybe you can find a cheaper used copy on eBay, also schools have bursaries for this kind of thing.

I 100% recommend you try and go through the whole thing before year 13 really gets going because fuck me does it get twice as hard in A2, with shit like acids and bases, rate equations, electrochem.

The book has amazing explanations and starts with basic examples and progresses to harder examples that you would find more similar to those in in actual exams unlike the shit ones on the CGP/Oxford revision guides.

I found that studying a level chemistry you’re gonna find it helpful having a strong foundation in basic stuff and the more you get used to certain ways of thinking it does get much easier and of course the more u practice the better you’ll find it. Even in year 11 chem didnt click for me until the last few days before my exams lmao.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Calculations-Level-Chemistry-Jim-Clark/dp/0582411270/ref=asc_df_0582411270/?tag=googshopuk-21&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=310873701019&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=17904724469278410191&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvq...

Can't speak for AQA physics, although Physics and Maths Tutor is really useful for me on OCR and they do also cover AQA; completely honestly I don't use the textbook for computer science, but Craig n Dave do a great job for OCR A-level in my experience.

For Edexcel maths, I just use the standard textbooks, and the exercises in there are enough for me to get a solid understanding. For more practice, just use past papers, you can find those on the Edexcel website I'm pretty sure.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edexcel-level-Mathematics-Textbook-Further/dp/129218339X This is the design of all the Edexcel textbooks; if your teacher uses another one then obviously just go with that, but if you ever want to get a head start then you could consider buying these and looking at the early chapters, both for maths and further maths.

I linked the book below on amazon, but if you dont mind a used copy in "very good condition" there is also a website called world of books that sells it for cheaper.

A-Level Physics: AQA Year 1 & 2 Complete Revision & Practice with Online Edition: perfect for catch-up and the 2022 and 2023 exams (CGP A-Level Physics) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1789080320/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_navT_g_V84E09ZPMCMW11Q64STR

No problem.

Here's a link to the book so you're not searching for ages:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Level-English-Language-Literature-Student/dp/1107465664/ref=asc_df_1107465664/?tag=googshopuk-21&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=310814759462&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=6151270453957601549&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;h...

An A Level English Language teacher posts content for his school on YouTube and honestly, he’s an absolute Angel!! Watching his videos took my grade up and helped me where I was struggling with things like Text Analysis! I know resources are limited for English Language because not a lot of people do this A-Level, but when I Find more resources, I’ll be sure to update you!

I’m not sure if you want to pay for resources but there’s an AQA English Language book we were asked to buy! The link is: https://www.amazon.co.uk/AQA-Level-English-Language-Student/dp/0198334001/ref=asc_df_0198334001/?tag=bingshoppinga-21&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=o&amp;hvrand=&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&am...

I might get this, it looks pretty good:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Like-Programmer-Introduction-Creative/dp/1593274246/ref=asc\_df\_1593274246/?tag=googshopuk-21&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=311000051962&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=9012599294127643345&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&a...

Timetable app

This one's alright honestly. It's what I've been using since last year, until I kinda memorised my timetable.

MIT OCW Scholar, resources in maths and science at a college level suitable for self study, Physics HRK is a comprehensive physics book that comes in 2 volumes. Not sure what

tbh I'm kinda ranting also. You should at least attempt your best to talk to the teacher nicely, to test your luck. But go learn more stuff that you're interested in. You know that you picked your A Levels because you want to learn more, so go learn more!