VERY HELPFUL! I did this and it’s basically all the difficult things from C1 and C2, which means it’s pretty tough compared to GCSE but it is so so helpful, I slept through most of my C1 and C2 lessons because of it. Highly recommend :) Good luck with it all!

Hi there! Thank you for your question :) I'm afraid I can't help you with this one, it sounds like we did different exam boards as I never had any P modules! Best of luck for A2

Ultimately that depends how confident you were about maths when you did gcse. If maths just came naturally to you and you enjoyed it then getting back into it shouldn’t be a problem at all. It’s been a year now since I did any A Level maths so I’m fairly rusty at certain things, but I know I could get back into any of it if I needed to very quickly. It also depends how much of a challenge you’d like. Personally, I’d say it’s very doable :) I don’t have any general tips to offer (AS level was three years ago for me now!) but if you have any more specific questions I’m happy to try to explain. Good luck with it all!

Hi there! I don’t know when you sent this, but I hope it reaches you still relevant. I didn’t do D2 so I can’t offer any advice there I’m afraid. It’s also over a year now since I did FP3, so while I could happily help with any questions or explaining something specifically, any general advice I had has long left my brain. Just doing every past paper you can get your hands on is generally the thing to do, but I’m sure you know that. The tags don’t work for those two as no one has ever asked about them so there’s simply nothing tagged as those modules! I’m sorry I can’t be more helpful but if you have any more specific questions I’m sure I could lend a hand. Good luck!

Awesome subject choices! I'm sorry to say my revision methods were pretty standard, details of which can be found in this post: http://alevelmaths.tumblr.com/post/113013942919/just-a-quick-question-how-are-you-meant-toSorry I can't be more helpful!If anyone wants to share alternative revision methods in a reblog or message, please do!

Sure thing! This is a really good idea, anyone feel free to message me if you would like to do the same :D Let me know if you’re successful x

Hiya! 

Sorry for the late reply I’ve been really busy prepping to go to uni. 

I guess you’re looking for an online course or a book then. When I was doing maths at secondary school I just used what my school gave me, which at your level was this book  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Extended-Mathematics-IGCSE-David-Rayner/dp/019914785X and I used a website called MyMaths which was excellent and I recommend but you can only use it if your school buys it which sucks. I don’t know about the availability of that book in Australia tbh seeing as it’s for a British qualification, but you could get something that’s for the equivalent Aussy qualification? Or having had a quick google, this website looks like it may be of use https://alison.com/learn/maths. Or I could send you a list of topics you could work through? 

And of course, if there’s a topic you’d like to talk about or a question you want to discuss, drop me a message and I’ll be happy to answer :) 

It’s so impressive and inspiring to see you going out there teaching yourself extra maths, you’re awesome, keep at it! 

And thank you! I’ll do my best to keep it active and updated x

Hi there!

I have a little advice I could impart, yes ^^

First off, if you’ve done AS physics (AQA definitely but presumably other exam boards too) you will have a strong foundation for M1 which will be helpful. I hadn’t already done AS physics, I did them at the same time, and I managed alright all the same so no worries if you haven’t :)

For the most part of M1 you’ll be looking at systems and working out what they’re going to do (qualitatively and quantitatively). What really helped me with this is really thinking about the system before I started the calculations... let me explain what I mean by “really thinking”. Unless you’ve lived in a dark room all your life you have seen how the laws of physics affect reality; how friction reduces the acceleration of a moving object, how when a ball is thrown it makes a parabola shape in the air, how a ruler will fall off your finger unless supported evenly about its centre of gravity. Use your instincts that you have built up over your whole life to try and work out what the system will do before you even put pen to paper. This skill won’t come straight away - it takes practice - but if you can get your head round it you will have a huge understanding advantage when tackling a question! My teacher always reminded us of this with the words “you’ve got to see the matrix” (that may go over your head if you haven’t seen the film but oh well).

I’d also say that if you like rote learning, M1 is probably not the module for you. Almost every question you encounter will require a slightly different approach. Of course there are basic methods for working things out that you have to learn but these methods must be applied in different ways - you need to see the matrix and then figure out how to apply what you know. 

Lastly, if your having trouble understanding a concept or want a hand with a question please drop me an ask! I will be doing an aeronautical engineering degree as of this October (grades permitting!) so I’ll be more than happy to lend a hand with mechanics :)

M1 is entirely different to anything in maths you’ll have done thus far, it’s a challenge but I for one found it really fun, and I hope you do to :D Message me again if you like if have any more questions x