So has anyone started 3rd term syllabus and has carried out Chemistry/Physics/Biology Project?

My school's physics class went full throttle on their 3rd term experiments this week, us bio students did nothing :/ but am happy to report that my group finished the bug preservation project . How about you school?

Aloha my seniorszz!!

i am you junior, meaning that i am Lowe six now..so wat I wan ask is,wat book is better 4 me to start training during this 2 week precious holiday???

meaning, what book I must use so that I can learn a lot in the 2 weeks??
Pls recommend...

What subjects?

Haha,finally got someone to reply me lulzz..

Anyway, I am in physics stream(4sub).. Can u recommend wat books you r using??

BTW nice 2 meet u haha! Are u from phys stream also?

We be friends!

No I am from 2013 batch haha I have graduated 2 years ago.

Yes I was from physics stream.

Recommended books

PA ---> Pelangi. Longman too long-winded.

Maths (T) ---> Oxford. But if you find it too challenging, switch to Pelangi first to build foundation. Exercise in Oxford can be overwhelmingly difficult.

Chemistry ---> Longman (I think now known as Sasbadi)

Physics ---> Tough to pick. Pelangi is not recommended for first term as you will get a big shock. STPM Physics is a huge leap from SPM Physics and Pelangi does not prepare work solution for its questions. I would say go for Sasbadi (or Longman) for the exercise, but Pelangi for the notes. Once you think you are prepared and could do all exercise in Longman, only then you go for Pelangi. But Longman questions are very tough too, so, good luck! Oxford and Pelangi Physics are written by same author, but somehow Oxford is much more inferior.

Waah, seems like big bro has done a lot of research liao,u use every single one of book maa?? Thx 4 the recommended hehe...

Haa 1 thing I forgot 2 ask.. how we must train 2 get 4 flat?? possible maaa?? bcos last year stpm 2013/2014 in my schools got 2 senior got 4.00 and they get awarded 4 one of the pelajar cemerlang in whole state...but they spm result not str8 A+ and still can do well in stpm,question is, how they do it?? I want to aim 4 cgpa but I scared...

before I end, how many hours of training must I do to complete the syllabus in this 2 weeks, holiday want to finish liao...haizz

I bought one for each subjects but I did refer to other books from school libraries and that's how I made the comparison.

How to train 4 flat? Just do it your way. STPM is entirely different from SPM. In form 6 you MUST understand the theory behind the thing. If you insist to learn it like SPM where simply memorising a formula can lead you to an A+, you can drop out now. Haha seriously. You must understand the theory.

SPM is the past. People who did badly in SPM could get 4 flat in STPM and people who scored SPM may fail STPM. It's two different things that shall not be brought to compare anymore.

How many hours depend on you, but kind advice: study smart, not study hard.

okiee... wonderful advice btw thanks haha

about understand the theory means how?? because in PA, most of the dasar-dasar are easy to understand, but according to my teacher, most of the stpm PA question in structure is very very detailed wan, really mah?? i heard one of my senior friends complain that sometimes that PA structure asks very insignificant and unexpected wan haizzz..

so if i wan understand theory, i must first understand how the theory works rite?? like in physics, instead of blind memorises the formula, i must understand a situation, and from that situation, i list out the conditions/things and derive it out rite??

for eg: in gravitation chapter, in order to derive the force of gravity formula, i must create a situation where there is 2 mass of planets(M and m), and in between got distance r, and the newtons constant of gravitation (G), so in the end formula is:

F=G(Mm)/r^2, which shows that the force is inversely proportional to distance btw the 2 bodies.. this is how i teach myself about the formula... ha, also, i must need to know how to apply the formula in any given situation/question, rite??

btw if i'm not mistaken got one thread here long time ago for lower 6 2015/2016 wan..do u know where is it???

This post has been edited by Kanan Jarrus: Jun 3 2015, 07:30 PM

do any sifus here know how to get good score in muet?? its because i got gred C in my spm english, and my 1119-gce is only gred 6C haizz..

is muet harder than spm english??

can recommend what book??

i scared i will fail my muet.. can anybody give tips on how to pass the test??

Umm basically like....for Chemistry, understand VSEPR theory (in Chapter 3, you will learn soon), only then you try to determine what is the shape of molecules. Don't blindly memorise to which shape they belong.

In Physics, understand the mechanism of heat transfer, don't just memorise formula. Just examples


You can't fail MUET because there is no pass and fail, only Band 1 to Band 6.

Just read newspapers like The Star on a daily basis, and you should be fine. Getting a Band 3 is not tough.

oic.. kk thx

anyway, for starters, since i planning to fully use my free time in this holidays to practice, then what type of essays for muet that i must read?? narrative or descriptive essays? by the way i just wan to conform, is it true that muet essays no longer asks about story essays?? is it true that muet essays are about non-stories wan??

oh, and i want to clarification is, i heard startimg from our batch that the 3rd sem retakes is no longer, meaning is only can retake 1st and 2nd term, but no more 3rd term, how true is that?? bcos i tried to confirm with mpm, but i cannot contacted them... all these is based on rumours by my teachers

i really are nervous because i countdown still left 166 days let!!!! i afraid couldn't finish study in time, how??

sorry for i asked too much, but can you recommend me any other newspaper english?? the star level of english is quite high lol, every time i read i must take out dictionary wan, got any other more simpler level of newpaper english maa??

i dont know this is true or not, but i noticed that my friends mostly that read english novel, like harry potter and novel like hunger games, thier english level is very high wan!! they participated many english-related competition and got prize.. reading english novel is so powerful one rite??? if yes, then what novel i should read?? i jealous to them because they read thick novel...

MUET would test you only factual essays. You are expected to write a mature piece of work I would say most candidates have yet to attain such maturity. Childish stories like those in SPM need to go. Read how the Star columnists write their opinions, you are expected to write like how they do.

Anything about abolishment of term 3 retakes, you will have to refer to MPM websites. There can be tons of rumour but if there is no black and white, it is not official.

No, I am afraid there's no alternative newspapers except The Star. New Straits Times doesn't seem nice. If you are in Sarawak, perhaps New Sarawak Tribune and The Borneo Post use simpler English (I don't know why but I do feel such, I don't encounter lots of bombastic words reading the latter two newspaper).

And you can begin improving your English by attempting to write proper English in this forum. And sorry to judge a book by its cover, but you are a girl, right? Just curious.

Begin with The Star. Once you believe your English has improved, you can either move on to novels, or foreign newspapers like Guardian from the UK or New York Times.

waahhh, your advice is my wisdom!!

before we move on, actually... i am hesitate to let it out, but, please don't shoot me, i am actually 19 year olds, but i am in lower 6 because i was in peralihan when i failed my bm in upsr, thats why my bm/bi not so goo, my bm nearly get D, haih...

so thats why i am in lower 6 and is surrounded by junior younger than me by 1 years....and i am boy for your infomation..

i admire is, how you are able to put nice idioms like:judge a book by its cover,,, i know the maning but i dont dare to put or say in real life speaking is because i afraid i am wrong.. do you take muet too, if like that, what is your band???

anyway, i will try to foolow your wisdom advice, thanks

Nothing to be ashamed of. Being in peralihan was the past. You might have moved on and become better so I think it's fine as long as you do understand what situation you are.

You a boy? Seriously? Haha because boys rarely type in such colloquial way in websites except facebook.

You just need to read more and be exposed to English more until you feel comfortable using it, and you will slowly begin to use idioms as well. It's all about each individual's confidence in using the language and the confidence is gained by exposure.

I got a Band 5, but merely scraped through it by scoring 220, the lowest mark for the Band.

You are welcome. Enjoy form 6. It was the best time in my life!

Holy cow!! You got Band 5, waissehh gratzz bro, I wish I still not too late to say congratulation to you...

Haha lol i am from taiping perak by the way, I am so lucky to meet you!! besides than you,, got any other band 5muet students in here lowyat maa?? I think I want to squeeze a lot of secrets from you pro people hahaha!!!!!

I think I need more time to be okay with english.. sometimes my teacher shoot me and say that my english grammar is weak,,, haihh its very embarrassing being shot infront of my classmates which are all 1 year younger than me...

lol by the way am i the only lower 6 in here???

Well it's a bit late but I'll still accept it. Haha thanks. I sat for MUET in November 2012 so it was quite a long time ago.

There are plenty of Band 5 people here, most of them are currently inactive for unknown reasons but they will come back and you'll encounter them soon.

You may start brushing up your English by starting with the most financially friendly method - reading newspapers. RM1.20 a day for The Star is definitely the cheapest method I can think of.

No there are plenty of new form 6 students you just have to search around.

It's already official that starting from this year, Lower Six are not allowed to repeat during Sem 3 exam. If I'm not mistaken, I have read this through a 'surat pekeliling'.

Just Visiting By Another alternatives I would suggest is Readers' Digest and Times Magazine. They are pricey, though.

Kanan Jarrus Hi, and welcome to this forum!! I am the thread starter, scgoh123. If you need any enquiries regarding your subjects, fell free to ask here! I am taking the same subject combo as you!

It seems that you are the only lower six here. You've come knocking a wrong door though XD. Here's the right place for you:
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=3568945&hl=

In this thread, some of the users who scored Band 5 (and above (?)) are:
sagethesausage
regan96 - I think he scored a band 6 if not mistaken.
RED-HAIR-SHANKS - Don't know why he's inactive in this forum nowadays.
And me.

It's better to learn your mistakes now than later. Since it's just a beginning, you have a lot of time to refine your English skills. And start now, before everything's too late.

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