Monday, May 26, 2008

Paper 2 Question 11 - Linear Programming

Here are the notes on Linear Programming:

Introduction - here and here
Looking at part a) half-planes
Worked example of a part b).

NB: when answering part b) (i) which is usually "write down two inequalities in x and y and illustrate these on graph paper" you must
a) use graph paper and
b) shade in the region which represents all the inequalities (including x≥0 and y≥0) or at least indicate the half planes with arrows. If you just draw the lines you could lose 3 marks per inequality ... or 1%!

Paper 2 Question 7 - Statistics

Here are the links to the statistics notes on this blog.

Introduction - here
A follow up with notes on an exam question - here

Paper 2 Question 6 - Probability

Here are the links to notes on Probability:

A Tricky probability question done using rules of probability and sample space technique.

Paper 2 Question 5 - Trigonometry

Here are the links to Trigonometry
The main points you need to know to cover 90% or questions asked in exams are listed here.
A one-page overview and a subtlety of finding the inverse Sine of an angle > 90° is here.

Paper 2 Question 2 and 3 - Co-ordinate Geometry of the Line and Circle

Here are the links related to Co-ordinate Geometry of the Line and Circle.

A one-page overview of the topic here.
The key points you need to know for coordinate geometry of the circle here.

Paper 2 Question 1 - Perimeter Area and Volume

These links are related to Perimeter, Area and Volume.
An overview here
Lots of examples of how to tackle different types of Simpson's rule questions here.

Paper 1 Question 6, 7 and 8 - Functions and Differentiation

Here are the links relating to Functions and Differentiation:

An overview of functions and graphs here.
Some notes on differentiating from first principles here.
Some notes on how you lose marks when differentiating from first principles here.
One page overview of differentiation here.