Revision

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This page should contain all of your revision needs. It contains details of all the upcoming exams, revision websites, resources, and other important information. It even contains a handy revision calendar to help organise your time and plan your revision effectively! flat

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 * ALWAYS CHECK YOUR INDIVIDUAL EXAM TIMETABLE TO CONFIRM YOUR EXAM DATES!**

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=Exam Tips= D1 exams carry more Accuracy (A) and Stand-Alone (B) marks than Method (M) marks than other papers. For example, look at a typical paper comparison:
 * Types of marks ||  M  ||  A  ||  B  ||
 * Further Pure 1 ||  30  ||  30  ||  15  ||
 * Decision 1/2 ||  15  ||  28  ||  32  ||

General
You are often told the algorithm to use so you need to know which one is which. You have to learn them as you cannot work them out in the exam!

Check your arithmetic only if you have time and use a calculator if necessary.

Revision cards
Make revision cards for each topic and algorithm with examples and key words on the back.

Timed practice
Do questions again and again even if you have done them before. Time yourself so you can do the calculations in the time without making mistakes.

Speed and accuracy are essential so you must do timed practice questions and whole exam papers.

Diagrams and workings
There is a lot to do in the time and the working is complex, but don't cut corner!. Don't skip essential working and explanations - these are worth a lot of marks.

Make diagrams clear and readable - no postage stamps!

If you are messy, space your work out and let the examiner see what you have done. Don't scribble stuff out, put a single line through it. Examiners will mark correct work even if it is crossed out.

If you have to reject something from an algorithm or show you are not selecting an item from a list, use a cross or explanation next to it if possible. If you need to cross it out, use a single line only - the examiner needs to see what you are rejecting.

Bubble Sort
Write down each complete pass, not each swap you make.

Read ahead and check whether you need to keep track of the number of swaps and passes.

Graphs
Make sure you know the meanings of ALL the definitions of the graphs and networks termninology. There are usually several marks per paper just for knowing what the definitions are - these marks are critical!

Remeber that "graph" has a special meaning in D1 and will probably NOT mean the x-y axis type!

Critical Path Analysis
Don't use the nodes to represent activities, use the arcs. Don't confuse this Dijkstra's algorithm! flat