I've checked the SBP answers and I believe they are very reliable . Your teacher probably discourages you because SBP uses different terms than we do , like neural canal instead of vertebral foramen and vertebrarterial canal instead of transverse foramen . Sasbadi's newest topical book ( a book with all the chapters from form 4 till form 5 ) is good , the answers are good , but there's a lack of exercises for practical reports , and most of the questions are reproduced from trial papers .

I never trust Pelangi for exercises as they are not in line with the SPM format . Just check their answers for operational definition and you'll understand . This applies for other subjects as well . Longman's has out of the syllabus questions but the answers are generally reliable . Cerdik has good questions , answers are quite acceptable , it's written by a Guru Cemerlang . But the conclusion is , after all those exercises , it's best to jump back to the past year questions book .

This post has been edited by maximR: Mar 9 2013, 10:53 PM

You should not trust a person fully , no matter how qualified that person is . Question . By questioning , you'll learn . Ask him what are the questions that have the wrong answers and then check them for yourself .

Longman Super Score for me is so-so ... Firstly , the questions are not according to SPM's standard . Too many unconventional questions .

For Physics , I would recommend the Effective Practice Physics written by Lee Cheng Xi ( form four ) . If you can get the form five one ( 2011 ) by the same author then it's better . Reason being , the questions are not too hard but not too simple , with clone questions and answers that are according to the SPM format .

For Add Maths , I don't use any books as there are tons of questions in the reference books , like SUCCESS . That , coupled with Trial / Past Year Questions are more than enough .

Chemistry , I do trial papers . I've finished all the Electrochemistry questions from all the states in 2012 , will go on to Acids and Bases and beyond .

If you want to take EST , make sure that you have an acceptable grasp of English .
GET AN EXPERIENCED teacher to guide you .
Please don't take this subject if you don't have a teacher coaching you .

Please don't give students a false view .

EST is not what it seems . Read the previous posts , and you'll know . It's harder to score than Biology -- school's results reflect this .

SPM 2006 Paper 2 Essay , Telescope .

I'll be having my test this week .. For those of you who are currently facing the same situation , all the best !

Firstly , do you even practise ? Or try to understand a certain chapter ?

Unfortunately I'm not hardworking enough . Still have a long long way to go , so much to cover !

I'm still on my way , preparing for my monthly test ( which begins tomorrow ! ) and I have to say , Sejarah Chapter 2 Form Five is a literally long-ass chapter ! So many facts to cram in , and so politically dense .
Biology is all right . I absolutely love Form Five Bio , especially the anatomy part . I have both the Bio-Score modules , form four and form five ( but they are pretty old , 2010 version , a 2nd hand one passed down to me by a senior from another state ) , and I have to say , they are pretty good . There are some terms that are different from the ones in my Negeri Sembilan textbook , so I try to mix and match by reading certain parts and getting all the information possible from all sources . I have Sasbadi , Longman , Pelangi and SUCCESS Bio books ( 3/4 were given to me ) . Here's a clue to what I'm facing : Are baroreceptors stretched , or are they more stimulated ? Sympathetic nerves , or increased rate of nerve impulses sent ?

I also have both the Chemistry modules by Wan Afifah but they are all BLANK . I just got hold of them last week . ( again , passed down to me by a senior ) . No answers ( same goes to both of my Bio-score modules ! ) . But I have no complaints as I'm pretty comfortable with my form four Chemistry .

For trial papers , you'd have to search for them online or try checking out the first page of this thread .

Do update us on your current study regime , I need motivation too ! My class is full of clueless , happy go lucky students and it's hard to maintain my discipline .

This post has been edited by maximR: Mar 19 2013, 02:58 PM

Actually baroreceptors are sensory nerves , they don't get stretched themselves , but detect the stretching of blood vessels and send nerve impulses to the cardiovascular centre in the medulla oblongata . That's why in SUCCESS / N.S Textbook , they are careful by not mentioning about stretching , but includes this phrase "baroreceptors are more stimulated / baroreceptors are less stimulated" . In Bio-score , there's this phrase "baroreceptors are inhibited" but they aren't really , they are just not that stimulated .

But in SPM of course you'll have to follow either the ones in Bio-score or reference books , not the actual fact .

You seem to be very hardworking . I never study past 10.30 / 11.00 . I tried doing that , but the results were horrible as I couldn't sleep due to the Sejarah facts spinning around my head . So I stop studying at around 10.00 , listen to music , watch TV , talk with my family members , then sleep .

Actually what I had intended to ask was not your study regime , but your progress . That way I'll have a benchmark so I won't slack .

Looks like 2 of our seniors here have already received letters about SPM . I believe they came out tops in their state / district (?)

I'm inspired and motivated , but at the same time , nervous . Nervous when thinking about whether I can achieve what both of them had achieved or not . Help me seniors !

National Education Blueprint applies to those after our batch . I don't see teachers talking about these HOTS stuff , so what's going on there ? Some teachers ... I've no comment . Anyway , this HOTS thing will be in our Sejarah Paper 3 . The rest are implemented for PBS students .

The best in my school , 11 A's .

8A+ and 2A . A = BM and English . But A+ in Chinese !

Not me . My turn's next . SPM 2013 , remember ?

Plus I don't take Chinese .

Do you think life will always be smooth sailing , a walk in the park , a bed of roses ? Do you expect everything to be easy ?

Anyway , today , I'd gotten hold of , or asked for my school's top scorer's trial Negeri Sembilan papers . From those papers , you'll easily see that she's really a hardworking person . Her papers are filled with notes and Chinese characters above English words that she did not understand . Her main weakness was her grasp of languages other than Chinese , especially English , and in her trials , she only got an A- , nearly dropped to B+ .

Her SPM results are 8A+ and 2A , where both of her A's were English and BM . It's a bit of a shame really , if she had been exposed to more English hours in primary school , she would be able to at least scratch of 9A+s and secure a bursary as her parents are not well off ( 80% of the students in my school have parents earning about 1000k or below , yes , this is true ) .

SPM results may not show that a person is intelligent , but a string of A+s is definitely a good sign that the person is committed on achieving something , and working hard towards it . And that's what really matters .

I'm not sure . I must ask her . Most probably enrol herself at Utar or try a teacher's training program , most top scorers in my school resort to those choices with their results so close to securing a bursary . Not enough resources for them , limited knowledge on scholarships and pre-u studies , so what I would suggest is to read up and explore your options .

Guys , why does a high resistance nichrome wire supply more heat and brightness ?

From which equation does this concept come from ?

Yes , that's the 2012 Physics question . My tutor reiterated the same thing , nichrome wire has higher melting point so it will not melt easily . But in the past year book , it's stated that it has high resistance without talking about anything else . Now I doubt the reliability of the answers in the Physics past year book . It is of the same league with the Chemistry book , both have terrible answers . Others are really good .

Then why do you need a smaller diameter of wire ? If resistance increases , less heat is produced . So what's up here ?

2009 question . Tungsten lamp . Care to share the full answers here ?

Higher resistance , higher power . Does this come from P = (I^2)® ? but P = V^2/R contradicts this . Higher resistance , lower power .

This post has been edited by maximR: Mar 25 2013, 12:49 PM

Holidays are nearly over . Mid terms are approaching . Trials are approaching . o.O

Done . Welcome !

Are your monthly test results announced on the SAPS page ? Mine hasn't been updated .

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