Super Late Guide for Maths P3
Super Late Guide for Maths P3
I figured i'd share some information I gathered that helped me get a 74/75 in Paper 3 so here it goes :
-> The paper is a marathon , no amount of preparation in terms of topicals will ever prepare you for the challenge that the examiner is gonna put you on , the only way to prepare for this is to make sure you have solved ATLEAST 5 yearlies ( especially the hard variants )
-> The examiner is running out of content to test you on ( I speak that with experience ) , The topics especially in calculus that the examiner can test you on is getting lower and lower , essentially what i mean by that is there is a HIGH chance that a question from the past years ( or a similar question with same working ) might repeat. Prime example is May/June 2025 paper 32 had the EXACT same question that May/June 2024 paper 31 had ( the tan inverse question )
-> You can genuinely check your entire paper with your calculator ( no joke ) , from log equations to even differential equations you can check each and every one of yours answers , ill drop a link in the comment section you guys can use , but keep in mind that this is a double edged sword as this can also put you under alot of pressure if your answer does not match.
-> Complex number as a topic in my opinion is not normal, some complex number questions are way too hard so dont fret over that and focus on marks gaining topic such as trig , differentiation , integration, binomial expansion.
-> Make sure that your calculus is ON point , meaning dont rely on the formula in paper to help you get through the questions. There are essentially 5 ways integration can be done ( 1 differential equation and 1 high mark integration question is bound to be tested ) , those 5 ways are : substitution , by parts , trigonometry , power rule , partial fractions. Make sure you are well versed in this regard
-> Lastly I wanna share yearly papers that made me practice for the worst possible question that the examiner could test me on
Feb/March 2024 ( hardest paper in my opinion )
May/June 2024 31 Oct/Nov 2024 31/32/33
Feb/March 2023 32
May/June 2004 32
May/June 2024 32 ( hardest type 1 differential equation in this paper )
-> I also struggled in vectors , so as I solved yearlies I made notes of what kind of question the examiner is likely to test you on, will be posting that in the comments for anyone interested