Talk:A-level Mathematics/OCR/C1

Indices and surds?? Why is the obsolete jargon being used? Surds doesn't even cover all the issues related to matters of roots and powers. I'm all for having a uniform vocabulary across the globe. I couldn't even find any discussion of this choice. In the U.S., which I fully understand is just one country, indices are usually taken to me subscripts used to differentiate elements of an array. I hope that you folks would discuss this and think it through. It was disturbing enough to cause me to create and account. Begs 21:15, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Syllabus anyone?
Hi, i think we should discuss why were are not sticking to the OCR syllabus like it clearly states on the first page of this book... I mean, differentiation belongs here, and not C2. Clearly stated in the syllabus, page 32... Hmm, I dont understand why we just can't stick to it, and make it less confusing for everyone ! --Mitchc 08:55, 28 August 2005 (UTC) (thoughts and comments welcome)

See my talk page, i discussed it with Mattrix. Basically, I was working from the MEI version of the specification which has a minor difference in its name but big differences to the actual content. Sorry, it was a mistake on my part, all I saw was OCR and Mathematics and mixed the two up. Move everything where you feel they should go. --Krackpipe 13:54, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

Recently, a section link was added for "Principles of mathematical analysis". I'm not sure what this should cover, as unlike most of the other sections list, it doesn't appear to correspond to a heading in the syllabus. Thus, I'm not sure if this should be included here or not. I say most, as Equations, and Error bounds and Inequalities don't. However, equations appears to serve as a basis for the Polynomials section, and the Syllabus does mention inequalities as part of their Polynomials heading. That still leaves the error bounds bit, which doesn't appear to be part of the C1 Syllabus, although it may be part of another module.

Basically, I'm asking Principles of mathematics analysis belongs here, and what content it should include if it doesn, and whether the error bounds content belongs here, or in another module. Silverfish 18:21, 17 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Principles of mathematical analysis seems to have just been randomly made up, it isn't on the syllabus, so I've removed it. Aleksev 00:28, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Completed?
Is everyone happy that this module is completed to a level?
 * No, A-level_Mathematics/C1/Polynomials needs pictures of the general shapes of curves, two under the paragraph


 * "If the coefficient of x^n is positive, curves with an even value of n will have a bucket shape, and curves with an odd value of n will generally be negative when x is negative, and positive when x is positive (like y = x)."


 * and another two under the paragraph


 * "If the coefficient of x^n is negative, curves with an even value of n will have an upside down bucket shape, and curves with an odd value of n will generally be positive when x is negative, and negative when x is positive (similar to y = − x)."


 * and the page A-level_Mathematics/C1/Coordinate_Geometry_and_Graphs needs images of general curve shapes where i had previously just written "(images here)" or something similar. I think they are essential to demonstrate how the shape of curves change when certain numbers are modified. I would have done them myself but my skills in inkscape/illustrator aren't too great, even after a few tries. I'll take a look at the whole module myself now and check the text itself, but I definately remember leaving out those pictures.--Krackpipe 21:02, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Differentiation IS NOT C1
Sorry but differentiation has no place here. the differentiation refered to on page 32 of the OCR syllabus is actually how the exam board differentiate between pupils abilities. If you read the C1 specific syllabus starting at page 37 you will find that differentiation is NOT C1


 * 1) Differentiation

ive done C1, and its in there.

C1 definitely does not have differentiation on the OCR syllabus, as it is part of the C2 module -4/11/07