maths and physics past papers
maths and physics past papers
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elster

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17,517 posts

239 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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does anyone have or know of where to get some GCSE past papers for Maths and Physics?

will also be wanting some A level ones later on.

Just wanting to get my brain back into gear before strting uni. Been a few years since my brain was exercised.

evenflow

8,876 posts

311 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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Googling should throw up some sites, I know there are some out there.

Are you going as a mature student? What are you studying?

Matt_N

9,035 posts

231 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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Try this:

http://www.mathcentre.ac.uk/students.php

Use the Engineering, Physics and Maths sections.

Edited by Matt_N on Thursday 24th September 13:51

evenflow

8,876 posts

311 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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elster

Original Poster:

17,517 posts

239 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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evenflow said:
Googling should throw up some sites, I know there are some out there.

Are you going as a mature student? What are you studying?
yes as an old students. Doing electronics engineering. But I have to do a foundation yeaf of Maths and Physics, just want to get ahead before I start.

Have d/l a few after googling.



rhinochopig

17,932 posts

227 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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In your first year better prep is hardening your kidneys against the effects of cheap booze and honing your sex panther.

Matt_N

9,035 posts

231 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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elster said:
evenflow said:
Googling should throw up some sites, I know there are some out there.

Are you going as a mature student? What are you studying?
yes as an old students. Doing electronics engineering. But I have to do a foundation yeaf of Maths and Physics, just want to get ahead before I start.

Have d/l a few after googling.
The mathcentre should be quite useful to you, its aimed at higher level maths / engineering type level of maths.

sadako

7,080 posts

267 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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Also the papers are teired for different ability levels.

The top tier gives all grades, the middle teir means the most you can score is a C grade and god knows what the bottom teir is apart from source material for Daily Mail articles about dumbing down.

Make sure you get the right paper as one will be "Draw a graph that represents f(x) = -2 tan x + 3 and illustrate it" and one will be "If I have a bucket containing 2 litres of water and a bucket containing 3 litres of water how many buckets do I have".

elster

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17,517 posts

239 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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Matt_N said:
Try this:

http://www.mathcentre.ac.uk/students.php

Use the Engineering, Physics and Maths sections.

Edited by Matt_N on Thursday 24th September 13:51
Thank you that is more what I am looking for.

elster

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17,517 posts

239 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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rhinochopig said:
In your first year better prep is hardening your kidneys against the effects of cheap booze and honing your sex panther.
I did that first time round, this time is for studying, not playing.

macp

4,823 posts

212 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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elster said:
does anyone have or know of where to get some GCSE past papers for Maths and Physics?

will also be wanting some A level ones later on.

Just wanting to get my brain back into gear before strting uni. Been a few years since my brain was exercised.
Im studying for a level 2 NVQ which includes a maths exam.If its any use to you I can send you some papers electronically.

hungry_hog

2,899 posts

217 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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The exam boards normally have a couple of specimen / sample copies on their sites

For a full set there is a charge, normally a couple of quid per paper

Also try the nrich website (google it)

mrmr96

13,736 posts

233 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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You can also buy them in revision guides/packs from WHSmith.