Smile44 Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Hey guys! For those that have taken the Math SL exam, how hard is it to get a 4 on the exam, taking into consideration that my IA is shooting for a low 6? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyrgen Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 We can do a function of iteach paper is worth 40% of final gradeIA worth 20%(.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + (.2)(ia grade) = (final grade)How much's a low 6 for the IA? Is it like 60% (25/40) or so?And a safe 4 for final grade would be like 55% I believe(.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + (.2)(.6) = .55(.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + .12 = .55(.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) = .43(paper 1 grade) + (paper 2 grade) = 1.075Suppose you do equally well on both papers:1.075 / 2 = 0.5375Thus you should get around 54% right for each paper.NOTE THAT ALL NUMBERS ARE ROUGH ESTIMATIONS AND I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR FINAL GRADE Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMaxwell Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 We can do a function of iteach paper is worth 40% of final gradeIA worth 20%(.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + (.2)(ia grade) = (final grade)How much's a low 6 for the IA? Is it like 60% (25/40) or so?And a safe 4 for final grade would be like 55% I believe(.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + (.2)(.6) = .55(.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + .12 = .55(.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) = .43(paper 1 grade) + (paper 2 grade) = 1.075Suppose you do equally well on both papers:1.075 / 2 = 0.5375Thus you should get around 54% right for each paper.NOTE THAT ALL NUMBERS ARE ROUGH ESTIMATIONS AND I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR FINAL GRADE*A low six in the portfolio is around 29/40, I think Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile44 Posted April 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 We can do a function of iteach paper is worth 40% of final gradeIA worth 20%(.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + (.2)(ia grade) = (final grade)How much's a low 6 for the IA? Is it like 60% (25/40) or so?And a safe 4 for final grade would be like 55% I believe(.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + (.2)(.6) = .55(.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + .12 = .55(.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) = .43(paper 1 grade) + (paper 2 grade) = 1.075Suppose you do equally well on both papers:1.075 / 2 = 0.5375Thus you should get around 54% right for each paper.NOTE THAT ALL NUMBERS ARE ROUGH ESTIMATIONS AND I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR FINAL GRADEI have a 30/40 for the IA's.. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile44 Posted April 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 We can do a function of iteach paper is worth 40% of final gradeIA worth 20%(.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + (.2)(ia grade) = (final grade)How much's a low 6 for the IA? Is it like 60% (25/40) or so?And a safe 4 for final grade would be like 55% I believe(.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + (.2)(.6) = .55(.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + .12 = .55(.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) = .43(paper 1 grade) + (paper 2 grade) = 1.075Suppose you do equally well on both papers:1.075 / 2 = 0.5375Thus you should get around 54% right for each paper.NOTE THAT ALL NUMBERS ARE ROUGH ESTIMATIONS AND I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR FINAL GRADE*A low six in the portfolio is around 29/40, I thinkSo you're saying that I would need to get more than a 50% correct on the papers to get a 4? So more than a 45/90 per each paper? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile44 Posted April 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 We can do a function of iteach paper is worth 40% of final gradeIA worth 20%(.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + (.2)(ia grade) = (final grade)How much's a low 6 for the IA? Is it like 60% (25/40) or so?And a safe 4 for final grade would be like 55% I believe(.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + (.2)(.6) = .55(.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + .12 = .55(.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) = .43(paper 1 grade) + (paper 2 grade) = 1.075Suppose you do equally well on both papers:1.075 / 2 = 0.5375Thus you should get around 54% right for each paper.NOTE THAT ALL NUMBERS ARE ROUGH ESTIMATIONS AND I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR FINAL GRADE*A low six in the portfolio is around 29/40, I thinkI'm confused with the function because even if you plug in the max amount of points for the papers, 90, and the IA, 40, you still get your final score to be 80. You're final score should be 100 of you did perfect on both papers and IA, so I think there's something missing with your function? I'm not sure. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyrgen Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 We can do a function of it each paper is worth 40% of final grade IA worth 20% (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + (.2)(ia grade) = (final grade) How much's a low 6 for the IA? Is it like 60% (25/40) or so? And a safe 4 for final grade would be like 55% I believe (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + (.2)(.6) = .55 (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + .12 = .55 (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) = .43 (paper 1 grade) + (paper 2 grade) = 1.075 Suppose you do equally well on both papers: 1.075 / 2 = 0.5375 Thus you should get around 54% right for each paper. NOTE THAT ALL NUMBERS ARE ROUGH ESTIMATIONS AND I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR FINAL GRADE I have a 30/40 for the IA's.. Ah, good, that lowers the bar then We can do a function of it each paper is worth 40% of final grade IA worth 20% (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + (.2)(ia grade) = (final grade) How much's a low 6 for the IA? Is it like 60% (25/40) or so? And a safe 4 for final grade would be like 55% I believe (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + (.2)(.6) = .55 (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + .12 = .55 (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) = .43 (paper 1 grade) + (paper 2 grade) = 1.075 Suppose you do equally well on both papers: 1.075 / 2 = 0.5375 Thus you should get around 54% right for each paper. NOTE THAT ALL NUMBERS ARE ROUGH ESTIMATIONS AND I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR FINAL GRADE *A low six in the portfolio is around 29/40, I think I'm confused with the function because even if you plug in the max amount of points for the papers, 90, and the IA, 40, you still get your final score to be 80. You're final score should be 100 of you did perfect on both papers and IA, so I think there's something missing with your function? I'm not sure. I'm quite convinced it's right (except for the uninformed guesses for your IA score and a final grade of 4 ), put in everything as PERCENTAGE So with a 30/40 (75%) IA we have (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + (.2)(.75) = .55 (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + .15 = .55 (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) = .4 (paper 1 grade) + (paper 2 grade) = 1 You'd need half the points of each paper or 40% of the other and 60% of the other etc. Or get a 100% correct Paper1 and don't even come to do Paper 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ro_1293x Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 I don't think a 4 would be as low as as 55% I think you should aim for roughly 60% on each paper. Regardless of subjects, last may 2011 every single subject's boundary for a 4 was in the low 60s... so to be on the safe side, do as best you can good luck! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksheep Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 I don't think a 4 would be as low as as 55% I think you should aim for roughly 60% on each paper. Regardless of subjects, last may 2011 every single subject's boundary for a 4 was in the low 60s... so to be on the safe side, do as best you can good luck! Mt math teacher told me that you had to get around 50% for a 5 and approx. 70% for a 7... Anyway I am writing my exam in 2.30h Good luck to you all! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CasaNova Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) Please do not talk about the exam unless 24 hours by the time you took it have passed.Thanks.- Danai Edited May 3, 2012 by The Economist Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ro_1293x Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) I don't think a 4 would be as low as as 55% I think you should aim for roughly 60% on each paper. Regardless of subjects, last may 2011 every single subject's boundary for a 4 was in the low 60s... so to be on the safe side, do as best you can good luck! Mt math teacher told me that you had to get around 50% for a 5 and approx. 70% for a 7... Anyway I am writing my exam in 2.30h Good luck to you all! No as far as I know or have seen a 7 is roughly 84-88% depend on how much it fluctuates. An 80/90 on a paper is about 89% so usually less about 75+ marks on 90 to get a 7.Our school used to keep the boundary as a 72 just for a 6 in order to prepare us. Edited May 3, 2012 by ro_1293x Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile44 Posted May 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 We can do a function of it each paper is worth 40% of final grade IA worth 20% (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + (.2)(ia grade) = (final grade) How much's a low 6 for the IA? Is it like 60% (25/40) or so? And a safe 4 for final grade would be like 55% I believe (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + (.2)(.6) = .55 (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + .12 = .55 (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) = .43 (paper 1 grade) + (paper 2 grade) = 1.075 Suppose you do equally well on both papers: 1.075 / 2 = 0.5375 Thus you should get around 54% right for each paper. NOTE THAT ALL NUMBERS ARE ROUGH ESTIMATIONS AND I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR FINAL GRADE I have a 30/40 for the IA's.. Ah, good, that lowers the bar then We can do a function of it each paper is worth 40% of final grade IA worth 20% (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + (.2)(ia grade) = (final grade) How much's a low 6 for the IA? Is it like 60% (25/40) or so? And a safe 4 for final grade would be like 55% I believe (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + (.2)(.6) = .55 (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + .12 = .55 (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) = .43 (paper 1 grade) + (paper 2 grade) = 1.075 Suppose you do equally well on both papers: 1.075 / 2 = 0.5375 Thus you should get around 54% right for each paper. NOTE THAT ALL NUMBERS ARE ROUGH ESTIMATIONS AND I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR FINAL GRADE *A low six in the portfolio is around 29/40, I think I'm confused with the function because even if you plug in the max amount of points for the papers, 90, and the IA, 40, you still get your final score to be 80. You're final score should be 100 of you did perfect on both papers and IA, so I think there's something missing with your function? I'm not sure. I'm quite convinced it's right (except for the uninformed guesses for your IA score and a final grade of 4 ), put in everything as PERCENTAGE So with a 30/40 (75%) IA we have (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + (.2)(.75) = .55 (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) + .15 = .55 (.4)(paper 1 grade) + (.4)(paper 2 grade) = .4 (paper 1 grade) + (paper 2 grade) = 1 You'd need half the points of each paper or 40% of the other and 60% of the other etc. Or get a 100% correct Paper1 and don't even come to do Paper 2 Theoretically speaking, what would be the final composite score out of a 100 using your function because I can't seem to work it out. P1:35/90 P2: 45/90 IA: 30/40 Thanks. You can message me directly if you would like. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hossein Ahmed Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 This post will not help you at all, but good luck bro. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Paley Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I was sitting on 5's earlier this year. But. Every two days for about the last 2 months I have done a maths paper and now I am getting about 94-97%. Don't aim for a 4. Maths should be your easy 7. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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