a level maths and further maths tips from a straight a* student

[@littlecloudslinda]

I’m at the struggling period of all my alevels rn. This is so helpful! I take physics maths and economics

[@yanr4n]

i'm cheering for you - a levels are rough at the best of times 🫂

[@krixzby695]

i wanna do the same and are doing my gcses in a couple months, any tips?

[@ilveanimeh7t]

bro im doing art (maths and economics)as well, and im in yr12

[@Josh_J23]

@@ilveanimeh7t im doing chem, maths and physics and im in yr12 asw

[@FB-2960]

@@Josh_J23nice, I’m doing Maths Further maths Bio and Chem

[@lazaraado]

i have so much respect for people who do maths and physics a level 🪦🪦🪦🪦

[@yanr4n]

my whole life was on fire lol

[@akshitamuggulla5819]

Yup thas meeee😂

[@Jack-cs3yb]

Let’s go further maths advice is always welcome in my book.

[@yanr4n]

good luck with the maths 💪

[@Jack-cs3yb]

@@yanr4nThank you and same to you in uni!

[@christonnick820]

To even think of cramming maths and further maths contents would be quite a challenge in the first place. Anyway, These some good tips right here.

[@-i2641]

pls make a video on how u planned your revision throughout the year and particularly before exams. how to not fall behind etc

[@Azmarr6]

My day just get better when you upload tysm for the tips 💗, I have a mock tomorrow and this was very helpful:))))

[@yanr4n]

how did the mock go!!!!

[@Azmarr6]

@@yanr4n it went really well 😫 thanks to your tips that watched last minute 💓

[@yanr4n]

@@Azmarr6 YAAYYYY i'm so glad!!!

[@shreya...007]

computer science next pleeeaasee!!! that would help me a Lott!!! PS love your videos ❤

[@yanr4n]

you got it!!! coming up next... ❤️

[@Ayushr0129]

Congratulations and thank you for the tips!🎉

[@gn_apollo6534]

Your videos always motivate me ❤

[@Azmarr6]

Sameeee

[@yanr4n]

thank you for being here you legend

[@bigmanmaurice]

5:58 R2Drew2 my GOAT 🙏🙏 fr though this is all helpful advice

[@yanr4n]

i owe him my A*s lol what a legend

[@rtwodrew2]

@@yanr4n lol no problem

[@hysterikk]

thanks for the amazing video

[@roshanxd4499]

how did you manage 4 alevels plus an epq??? i cant find time to work on my epq

[@yanr4n]

It's a lot of hard work haha! I did all of my research section over the summer holiday between Y12 and Y13, then I set aside an hour or two every evening last thing to work on the EPQ. I had to be strict with the time I was giving to the EPQ because it felt "less important" than my other studies but over 4/5 months I managed to finish it (although I did pull 4 all nighters the week before it was due). Even though it's a good experience, I definitely would drop it if you think it's interfering with your A-Levels, especially if you're doing 4. The only real way you can balance them all is by making sure that when you work on your EPQ, you shut off all distractions and just sit and work for the hour because otherwise its gonna eat up your entire life :(

[@mikechrissan]

Very Good!

[@qwyt_9778]

Thank you sm for this queen

[@yanr4n]

🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@stompegg]

hi first of all thank u sm for the vid it was so helpful! :) i have an unrelated question, im just wondering if you've ever performed 'badly' in class tests (as in Bs, Cs etc) even as an A* student? im asking because i was predicted 3A*s in phys maths and chemistry but yr13 physics hit me like a bus and i got a C in a recent test, as well as maths which i got a B (objectively not the worst grades but from my predicteds defo a fall from grace) these were the first tests i took in yr13 and i do have a few months till the real deal but i feel very downhearted abt this lol, and dw if your answer is no thats totally okay but i wonder if you have any advice for me? Thanks again and sorry for the wall of text😅💗

[@yanr4n]

Hey! I personally never had that happen, but one of my close friends who was super clever achieved a C grade on both papers in their Maths mock in January of Y13 and then went on to get a couple marks off an A* in the final exam! Sometimes, you can just get unlucky or you're really not present on the day or maybe it's that there's a core skill or a few skills that you need to improve on that is causing you to lose a lot of marks (i.e. I always lost all my marks from silly mistakes and someone I know always lost all their marks because they weren't great at manipulating equations). These and so many more causes are really easy to fix! If you're an A* student then it's unlikely that you lost those marks because you don't understand anything. It's natural to feel downhearted when you don't achieve what you wanted, but you're predicted those grades for a reason and you can definitely achieve them. A few months until exams is actually a really long time for you to get to where you want to be - best plan of action is to keep going and see how it pans out 💖

[@chaska8144]

admissions exams are harder, need a vid on that

[@yanr4n]

unfortunately my admissions test got me rejected form oxford so that would be the blind leading the blind 🤭

[@rosemaryzhang]

Did you take STEP? It would be great to see a video on that

[@yanr4n]

Hi! I'm sorry I can't be of any assistance - I tactically avoided STEP by doing MAT in 2022 and NSAA in 2023. If you have any specific questions though, I know plenty of people who did STEP who I can ask for you :)

[@ansarshafiq8275]

tysm! I have a fmath test tomorrow and I thought I was gonna fail lol

[@yanr4n]

best of luck for your test! 🤍 sending you good luck so you can't fail

[@hamnaali4977]

Thank you for the great video! Did you use your textbook for A level maths and answer the questions in there? I would mostly just answer the exam questions from the textbook and then use pmt topic questions and I will soon start doing past papers from pmt . (I'm in Yr 12). Is that a good approach? I've got my AS mocks at the end of June.

[@yanr4n]

I used my textbook for question yes, alongside PMT just like you! That all sounds great to me - practicing past papers and PMT topic questions is definitely what will help you the most with exams and then I liked the textbook questions to keep everything fresh in my mind. Best of luck for your mocks!

[@FlamefireFlash]

Thanks. When did you start past papers for further maths and how did you space them out? Theres only papers from 2019 and above on pmt so i feel like id finish them all before my first exam. Is this something you recommend or did you leave any papers closer to exam day or even between core pure 1 and 2 exams ?

[@yanr4n]

I would save the latest available paper until a few days before the exam as a final practice, but I probably wouldn't save the other ones. If you feel like you know the content I personally would start on the past papers asap. I spaced them out linearly up to about a week before the exam so I could cram in some content last minute. Also there's an extra 'mock' past paper in the back of the edexcel textbooks if that's the exam board you're doing :)

[@R4JVEER0]

did you use the fx-3G50 throughout the year and in your A level maths exam? idk if I should get it

[@yanr4n]

yeah i got mine before i started year 12 and used it throughout - i don't think it's the be all and end all, but if you can get one at a reasonable price definitely it's worth the investment

[@R4JVEER0]

@yanr4n alr thanks. is there anything in particular that it helped u with?

[@yanr4n]

@@R4JVEER0 those calculators will do lit any calculation so esp great for checking answers. obviously proofs and geometry not so great but you can whack any calculus in there after you finish the exam to double check, any graphs you need to draw, it'll do the whole stats for you and generally just a much more friendly interface

[@R4JVEER0]

@@yanr4n THANKS. i got one so you might be casio's best salesperson

[@yanr4n]

@@R4JVEER0 LOL i literally loved mine like it was my first born child

[@taslimamohammadibrahim428]

I am going to attend maths for my Alevels...i m selecting pure math 1,2,3,4 with mechanics and statistics. What should u choose with further pure math?

[@yanr4n]

I did Decision as my other FM module, but I think all the modules are pretty stand-alone (so one of them isn't going to be easier just because you're doing further pure with it). I think decision was really fun though, so I would recommend, although if you did further mech or stats that would help you with your regular maths :)

[@brokenoob3797]

hi, im doing a levels next year and im on chapter 7 on the pure maths book. When you said that the geometric calculator is recommended to buy are you saying for maths or furthermaths?

[@yanr4n]

i think it's beneficial for both, but definitely matters more for FM

[@Strawberrypie3542]

I am currently in Year 12 studying Mathematics Edexcel A-Levels as a private candidate. I was wondering if the maths Extended Project Qualification was mandatory in order to complete the maths a level, or if it is just a choice to do that option.

[@yanr4n]

@Blueberry2005 all of the A-Levels are independent so EPQ is a separate qualification and definitely not mandatory for your Maths!

[@Strawberrypie3542]

@@yanr4n thank you so much!

[@topviewedreels]

Ya'll , I've taken physics, chem , bio and math , am i cooked

[@FB-2960]

Yes you are (I’ve taken the same but instead of physics it’s further maths)

[@yanr4n]

yes.

[@scotthamill8131]

Do you have any recommendations for A Level Maths textbooks?

[@yanr4n]

i just used the standard aqa one and i think there's enough questions in there for the full course!

[@hermonyemane1912]

Great Video! Which university do you goto ?

[@yanr4n]

thank you! i go to warwick im doing bsc maths :)

[@xvh274r]

@@yanr4ndid you get rejected for oxbridge??? 😭

[@yanr4n]

@celestial623 i got rejected from oxford for 23 entry, went to warwick, and then got accepted to cam for 24 entry haha

[@name-kv7zn]

⁠@@yanr4n How does this work please? Did you apply to Cambridge whilst at Warwick?

[@yanr4n]

@@name-kv7zn Yeah I sent off my UCAS before I got to warwick but I did my entrance exams and interview while there

[@user-eh2hd1to4g]

i was wondering what type of device/camera/phone you use to film your videos?

[@yanr4n]

I normally use the Samsung A40 camera, but this particular video was filmed on a Samsung S20 FE 😁

[@d4nkz._]

can you please do a video for computer science, i am struggling

[@yanr4n]

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[@d4nkz._]

@ thank you so much i didn’t see this sorry 😭

[@amykane6]

YANRAN, do u have any tips if u have one extremely bad physics teacher who reads from the textbook for 15 mins and makes u sit in silence to understand to understand what she 'taught' in the other 45 mins?? im so scared

[@yanr4n]

hm that does not sound optimal. tbh my teachers at sixth form were actually very lovely, but i think the only thing you can really do in that situation is try and squeeze enough independent work in class time as you can. it is definitely possible to 'self teach' the course esp with the help of youtube so i would probably use that 45 mins as basically independent study. unless you're literally forced to sit in silence in which case...? issue a complaint??

[@HaniyaAli-l5z]

heyy, is it because ur naturally gifted? because im not naturally smart at all

[@yanr4n]

hi! i am definitely not naturally gifted, but my parents were very keen for me to do well at school my whole childhood which probably gave me a slight advantage. obviously if you are naturally gifted then you'll have to put less work in, but i think both the maths and further maths a-levels are more than achievable with time :)

[@xhibah]

struggling with year 13 rn and these videos are a godsend 😭🫶

[@yanr4n]

you can get through it!!

[@MyKang_]

so good!

[@yanr4n]

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[@dtspookyy]

if you did gcse further maths do you think i will struggle with a level further maths without having done gcse further maths? im predicted a 9 in normal gcse maths and i think i got that in my exams.

[@yanr4n]

personally no not at all - the stuff in gcse further maths builds some supports for a level maths, but none for further maths. the FM a-level content will be, for the majority, completely separate from anything you've seen prior. also if you're predicted (and you're gonna get) a 9 then i'm sure you'll smash it

[@dtspookyy]

@@yanr4n okay thank you!

[@simp2.068]

What if youre planning to study maths privately? Are there any pros and cons to that do you think?

[@yanr4n]

studying privately would allow you to work at your own pace, which would definitely be an advantage as you don't have to waste your time in a classroom learning about something you already understand. I guess the only con would be motivation if you were studying completely independently in making sure that you're staying focused and on track, but if you're someone who is on top of things or you have a tutor i don't see any issues really. maths is a good one because there's loads and loads of online resources and exam advice

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[@yanr4n]

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