Oxford University Mathematician takes Irish High School Maths Exam

[@dylanbyrne8478]

You should do Paper 2. It consists of the same amount of questions/marks but completely different topics. Both papers have set topics that appear with little overlap. Your final grade is then marked out of 600 with pre set grade boundaries i.e best grade being a H1 which is received if a candidate scores 540>=.

[@proshooters1]

as a current irish leaving cert 6th year student appreciate this video to see the exams from someone elses perspective thanks

[@hidden930]

Don't forget there are two maths papers so he only did half of the maths exam

[@tpthpt5973]

I love these kind of videos. Keep up the good work!

[@alanrossiter6626]

In terms of difficulty - 1. This is only half of the total maths exam. The following day is the second paper. 2. Students study 6 or 7 subjects at Leaving Certificate, not just 3 as in UK A levels. So yeah, maybe that'll shove it up the difficulty list a bit?

[@MartyFarrell-fp4tw]

Guy did well obviously but didn't blaze though what is only half the exam. I think it's a fair rating in the overall picture when you look at what the system is trying to achieve

[@Theo-ef5tx]

This is the same paper I did for my leaving cert in 2023! I’m now in my second year studying pure maths!!

[@Theo-ef5tx]

Also I should mention in Ireland, basically every single secondary student has to take this maths paper along with 6-7 other subjects. Math is a mandatory subject for secondary students in Ireland, and it is highly encouraged that you take the higher level paper as you are given extra points in your leaving cert for passing it, so the majority of students doing this paper do not like maths!!!

[@yaboijuggy1958]

@@Theo-ef5tx this is similar in australia (NSW where im from), where the harder subjects reward you with more "atar" points, but the only way to do harder mathematics is if you are good enough - judged by your school/teacher - so not everyone is able to choose it.

[@velpz7426]

@@yaboijuggy1958 do u do ext 2 maths, I go to kurt's and im projected to state rank ext 1

[@davidplanet3919]

Awesome.

[@dan-florinchereches4892]

The name of the exam is surely amazing. Leaving cert is hardcore. For complex problem why not just draw the unit circle and get 120 degrees on second quadrant Functions problem I think will get me skinned alive. By definition Injective means any a,b f(a)=f(b)if and only if a=b Surjective if f:C->D with some handwaving f(C)=D. Written properly any y€D exists x€C such that f(X)=y For subject 6? v'>0 tangent to graph is growing. v''

[@CarlosEduardo-xt7jn]

Brazilian viewer here. Thank you for all the lessons

[@peadarr]

It's interesting that you rank it with A levels. It's commonly thought that, since UK students only do three A levels, they are to a higher standard than the Irish equivalent subjects as we usually study seven and in some cases eight

[@eisirt55]

Thats a point that needs to be made . The Irish student has more than a double load of subjects and will pr9bably be a year or more younger as well.

[@changethisonceamonth7516]

Brilliant. Irish dad English kids. That has settled a few arguments.

[@mscha]

For 6a part ii, you can simply do ∫ (f(x)-g(x))dx, instead of splitting it into parts.

[@DavidHughesArchitect]

yes at 46' 19" he in fact does this but only for the black area had he done it for the entire range from -1 to 2 would have had the answer in a few minutes

[@fohodf]

You should try out the Applied Maths Leaving Cert exam I believe it is a sort of equivalent to A-Level Further Maths

[@7777-k3j]

People need to like this so he can see it.

[@bhgtree]

Oh Yeah! Looking forward to this. I'm Irish and I love maths, but let me tell you it wasn't Irish LC maths that started that love. Thanks for trying this Dr Tom, love your channel.

[@iddn]

The Leaving Cert has been dumbed down since I did it in the 90’s

[@HistorymanDublin]

And that was dumbed down compared to the 80's.

[@NegativeAccelerate]

I hate to break the chain, but this paper has been dumbed down since 2019, too. I can't believe they have all of these multiple choice.

[@airybuilder1454]

I think you should try the Scottish Advanced Higher Mathematics Papers from the SQA, since youve already done one from ireland and one from england, i thought there should be one from scotland.

[@orangewithdreams2774]

and the welsh?

[@CathalMalone]

Remember, you then come back the next day and do another 2.5 hours, 300 mark maths exam! I'm so glad I don't have to do it again!

[@joemullally]

that's sooo true.... my thoughts exactly

[@johnrobdoyle]

A-level students tend to be a year older than leaving cert students when taking their finals, additionally Irish Bachelor Degrees (hons) traditionally take 4 years to complete post leaving cert.

[@eisirt55]

Also, a leaving cert student takes between 5 and 7 other other subjects as well as Maths for their exams .

[@aconsideredopinion7529]

Something to consider….You lose marks for not showing your work. You must show how you arrived at the solution.

[@eisirt55]

A student studying for the leaving cert will have betwen six and eight subjects to sit . I believe an A level student takes about three .

[@woody442]

log_3(t) = log_3^12(t)*12 log_9(t) = log_3^12(t)*6 log_27(t) = log_3^12(t)*4 log_81(t) = log_3^12(t)*3 Their sum is 10 so: 10 = 25 * log_3^12(t) 10/25 = log_3^12(t) 10/25 = log_3(t)/12 120/25 = log_3(t) 24/5 = log_3(t) 3^(24/5) = t -> r = 24/5

[@lac5187]

I suggest a video solving the ITA admission exam. It's a well-known Brazilian university with very interesting questions.

[@ceniilo4407]

You should do the extension 2 maths paper from Australia. It’s the hardest maths exam done in the hsc for Australian high schoolers

[@billd7197]

Firstly, it may as well have been spoken in Greek. This actually made my head hurt by watching this. Double LOL. I appreciate smart people.

[@ItsOshii]

I don’t think it’s much of a flex when you teach at Oxford to say you haven’t studied for a high school test😂 Love the video and your channel.

[@TomLeg]

When you're a high school student, you know the exam will be on what you've studied, but when you're a PhD, you may not have used those techniques in years. You know a lot more, but you may not remember the right stuff

[@thedigitalnerds]

For question c why not assume ax + b, múltiples and solve for a and b

[@HarshilJain-d2b]

Try solving jee advance Paper Of India. Please note that it is only a entrance exam for high school students to get a good colleges i.e for 17 to 19 yr old student

[@markfullbrighton5070]

Hey Dr. Tom, I would be curious if you would be willing to try out the Math 55 Harvard exam? It's one of the most difficult undergraduate courses in the US. I would love to see your reaction.

[@artzyalicia5546]

I'm studying for the junior cert in june, I hope it isn't too difficult 😅

[@gotosleep1932]

You should try the jee advanced paper to get into engineering college and is taken by 17-18 year olds and is the second hardest paper just after the chinese gaokao and it also has negative marking which just makes it harder

[@justadude721]

Yo try doing a singapore H2 math or H2 Further math A level paper. I'd like to see what you think about it. H3 math might also interest you

[@hyperhypnosis7651]

Please try SQA advanced higher maths 2019 (Scottish equivalent to a level)

[@АндрейСид-ф1м]

I thought regular highers are equivalent to A levels, and advanced highers are more difficult (equivalent 1st year of university). This was the case with bio and chemistry, at least.

[@Charlie-vf8hw]

@@АндрейСид-ф1мAdvanced higher maths is like A level further maths. Advanced Highers are equivalent to first year of a degree in Scotland so you can go straight into second year with advanced Highers but you can do the same with A levels at Scottish universities

[@SubhabrataSarkar]

Hey Tom, Pls try Jee Advanced 2016 Maths Section and make a video on it. Its regarded as the toughest Maths paper in India. Thanks. Its an exam taken by high school students in India to get into the top engineering colleges of the country

[@drplokta]

Q1(b) should have specified j ≠ - k. It’s not possible in the case where j = -k.

[@kininobu1176]

really cool, could you try the dutch VWO mathematics B highschool exam? I think youll like that one

[@omarkhan5126]

Hi Tom. You should try out the putnam exam

[@iamtheusualguy2611]

For Question 6 (iii) you could also just integrate f from [-1, 2] and then subtract the integral of g from [sqrt(2), 2]. Also, I was thinking couldn't you also just integrate (f-g)?

[@nikolasniqola6323]

Do HSC extension 2 math exam. (Highest level of math in Australia NSW) last time you did standard which is very low

[@snehithgaliveeti3293]

Tom please try the TMUA paper 1 and paper 2 for a video

[@Siopc]

I did the OL equivalent of this paper in 2023. I’m now a 2nd year accounting and finance student in Maynooth :)

[@lucasz6646]

Hi, nice video but 18:07 is z squared not cube.

[@meteto7489]

yeah i was worried i got it wrong for a second

[@whatkindofblue17]

this is pretty cool

[@leozinkkj]

Can you solve the "ITA" exam from Brazil? Please, you've never taken anything from Brazil. I'd be very happy and grateful if you would 😭🙏

[@leozinkkj]

If you're going to do it, Google "ITA Provas Anteriores". There are two stages of the exam, the second is the hardest.

[@leozinkkj]

If you're going to do it, Google "ITA Provas Anteriores". There are two stages of the exam, the second is the hardest.

[@LiamMcGreehan]

I took this exam hahah. Thought i flunked it but got a H1

[@TheCubingLord-ro5jc]

As an eighth grader studying algebra and calculus and geometrty at the same time, what do you think is the best way to learn math, with what resources (free).

[@mikestrainsthings]

APR=Annual Percentage Rate

[@ThugginGame-sb3du]

Full marks earns you a SHEPARDS PI

[@CarlosRodriguez-cz6is]

On question 7 for part D I plugged it into the calculator and if you would’ve simplified it it would’ve been 114 instead of 112.33 you were very close

[@marcusgrainger3329]

Yeah, he wrote down 625x2=1350 when it's 1250. It's /60, so the diff is 100/60 = 1.666 Still shocked how good he is at spotting errors in his calcs before he's even finished the question (the - in the surface area above g(x) and the square in p^2 in the last question).

[@jonathanm9545]

Do paper 2

[@54Revs]

try o level additional maths exam

[@jonathanm9545]

Is the Irish maths exam harder than A level exam

[@proshooters1]

I don’t think so

[@Jordan-gt6gd]

The thing is, he has done an AS paper instead of A level, same for further math, so he found it harder than a level paper, which was actually AS paper. But don't forget irish students have 6 other subjects with it.

[@justadude721]

This does not look as hard as UK A levels. Singapore A levels are a harder than the UK's.

[@timseytiger9280]

No, but in Ireland you have 6 subjects to study not 3 like in the A levels, also this is only half the exam. There is a second paper.

[@justadude721]

@@timseytiger9280 wait A levels in the UK has 3? I thought there's still a few compulsory subjects everyone takes excluding the 3 subjects.

[@vindunknown]

you should try IIT JEE and IIT JEE advanced

[@aliranjbar6601]

Try Iranian university entrance exam "Konkoor"

[@davidplanet3919]

I like calculus. “I teach it”. Hehe

[@chitraagarwal8259]

How do i send you the question papers?

[@TomRocksMaths]

Just use the contact form on my website to email me :)

[@chitraagarwal8259]

Sent you an email but couldn't find an option to upload the files

[@nootonian4149]

see you at the talk tmr lol 😂

[@iamgunes]

chester bennington matematik anlatıyor

[@einsamturm151]

How many “Maths” are there? It sounds so stupid.

[@henry55]

how many physics are there? how many linguistics are there? how many ethics are there? how many politics are there? how many economics are there? how many statistics are there? how many classics are there? how many genetics are there? how many aerodynamics are there? how many robotics are there?

[@Neopolitics5]

Try JEE Advanced from India - its notorious for being one of the world’s most difficult exams, if not the most difficult. It is used for selection into elite engineering institutions of India (IITs). There are Maths, physics and chemistry sections.

[@octobixer]

Try Thanaweya Amma from Egypt

[@Alertevan1104]

try jee advanced from india

[@SYZY-404]

take the greek high school exams (panelinies)

[@ansar4454]

it's a piss exam

[@mdsazzadhossain1316]

\int_{-1}^{2}{((x+4)-(x^{2}-2))}\,dx=33/2