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So in my textbook, all that is shown about it is a left hand with the force, field and current. that part doesn’t confuse me. however, the direction of the current does. On exam problems, when I apply the rule, I have to flip the current’s direction for electrons, meaning that if the electron has velocity to the right, the current is to the left (assuming because of conventional current). but then I’ve seen some problems where the current was not flipped (when it was an electron). I’m in IB physics btw, so there isn’t anything too complex taught. also, when would you use your left versus right hand? I’m just overall confused because I’m trying to learn the unit myself but my textbook isn’t helping much 😭

ive been playing piano for about a year and a half now, and i do like the sound of composing (but i need music theory lessons lol). anyone have any thoughts about this music i summoned, or is it just a hot pile of shit?

I noticed that my teachers assessments mirror the older style IB questions (since he doesn’t change his assessments for years), but I was wondering if using them (and omitting the content not covered anymore) is useful for exam prep. After all, the physics is the same, but how different really are the problems? It’s not to say I’ll be using new papers either, but for m27, learning the topics using those old papers could be useful. Thoughts?

So far I've done A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, and D1, and BY FAR C3 is the hardest thing ive done. Other than the obvious A5/(maybe A4) and D4, how do the other units fare by difficulty? I'm planning on taking a break from waves into topic E or topic D, but I can't decide on what to do first. Ideally, I want to do something easier, but if C3 is one of the easier units, then I'll need a ranking of pain.

So far I've done A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, and D1, and BY FAR C3 is the hardest thing ive done. Other than the obvious A5/(maybe A4) and D4, how do the other units fare by difficulty? I'm planning on taking a break from waves into topic E or topic D, but I can't decide on what to do first. Ideally, I want to do something easier, but if C3 is one of the easier units, then I'll need a ranking of pain.

its says like 5-10 hours and then when i disable bluetooth it jumps to like 3 days or something like that.

I'm going into DP2 next year, and I wanted to pre-study some of the topics. Last year, we did A.1, A.2, A.3, B.1, B.2, B.3 and D.1. I found A.1-A.3 difficult not because of the unit itself, but the tricky applications that IB likes to put. Does anyone else feel the same way?

Additionally, should I do rotational dynamics, waves, electromagnetic fields, thermo, or quantum physics first? Not sure where to start.

Note: I wanna do either Mechanical, Computer, or Electrical Engineering, maybe civil / materials.

Reach:
- UoFT Engineering / Rotman
- Waterloo Engineering
- McGill Engineering

Target: (hopefully)
- McMaster Engineering
- Western Engineering
- Queens Engineering

Safeties: (hopefully)
- Trent
- UOttawa
- TMU

Stats:
IB Math AA SL - (MHF4U): 96~98 depending on how that exam went...
HL Chem (SCH3U) - 99-100
HL Physics (SPH3U) - 96
HL History (CHW3MM) - 97
HL English A Lit (ENG3U) - 94
HZT4U - 92
FSF4U - 95

I'm from Ontario so I do know that the IB predicteds / HL's don't actually play a factor, but does it like "prove" that the grades aren't inflated?

Would like some insight on how this years applications went and how others did.

I’m in 11th grade and we took the DELF as a class and I got 70/100. I got 21/25 on writing, 18/25 for reading comprehension and the oral, but only got a 13/25 on the listening comprehension unfortunately.

also, I know b1 isnt that respected but is it useless or does it still have some merit

Let me start by prefacing this, I dont use or condone the usage of AI in generating coursework, but I was wondering if there’s any way IB can tell that you pasted your piece into something like ChatGPT, asked it to like grade it, and minor suggestions (that you’d improve on your own basis anyways).

my teachers say that big corpo like openai sell your data to ib specifically but that sounds bs. As somebody who actually knows how ai works, it baffles me how most of my cohort believes that.

its gotten so bad that I’ve started doubting myself lmak. Could I get clarification on this? I feel like using AI in that purpose doesnt breach academic integrity and actually serves as a useful way to use it while still having honest work.

We’re starting our IAs soon and I need to know if there’s a hard restriction in terms of the content presented in the IA. The AA SL curriculum in my opinion doesn’t have enough content to do something interesting, so I was wondering if I can use things from HL and/or early university (as long as you prove / introduce it properly, not just doing higher level things just for the sake of it).

Idk what happened. I somehow choked on this paper. I went from like a 23-24 avg to now hoping I got a 10. on one of the prompts, I misunderstood one word which changed the prompt dramatically. I'm worried I got 0/12 message marks for criterion B. additionally, I think I wrote too much, as I wrote a little less than 3 pages on the ib paper they give you (single spaced). I heard they don't grade it if its too long so will I get a zero? I'd say my word count was around like high 400 low 500 but now I'm worried I failed the paper. The content I wrote itself was still proper french and I think I scored well on the language category as well as criterion C (i chose the 2nd best option I think, and followed all the conventions), but am I at risk of getting below a 10/30 on this paper? I'm so upset about this... I know I definitely didn't get anywhere near 20 but I'd like someone to let me know where I stand on this...

the misunderstanding in question was "fete nationale" meaning "nationality holiday / nationality party" to spread awareness and get together with different identities.

i still used the words fete nationale, but i framed it as a day where you can learn about different cultures and stuff llike that instead of a traditional national holiday where you have businesses off.

i still talked about how its good for the youth, (advantages, enrichment opportunities, talked about mental health, learning new things, coming together with familiies, and a past experience of going to one of them).

With May exams right around the corner, I was getting insanely frustrated hitting paywalls on standard study apps just to access my own flashcards.

So, I built my own platform: Om's Tutor Tips (https://ommodi.site).

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• Arcade Mode: A gamified UI with a cool level-up system and streaks (WIP still)
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It is still a brand-new build, so I am actively looking for feedback. If you are grinding for Paper 1 and 2 right now, give it a shot and let me know what UI tweaks or subject features I should add next.