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Further maths and physics (A levels)

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Eleyne · 06/12/2022 07:22

DS has maths, further mathematics, and physics as his subjects for A levels.
We are hoping to get a lot of revision done over the Christmas break to catch up on everything they have learnt at school until now.
Are there any online resources where we can find practice questions?
It's something we want to start doing on a daily basis, but need to get into that pattern during the holidays.
It was be really helpful if there was something similar for physics as well. But I suppose that is simpler, as he can revise from his text books and notes.

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Ciri · 06/12/2022 10:00

It's just that if he's about to sit his A levels then he really should be doing stuff by himself now and your post reads as though you're going to sit with him and do the work together. How is he going to manage at University?

You need to be giving him the skills to learn independently, not spoon feeding him. Theres a difference between encouraging him to keep him on track and actually sitting doing the work with him.

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Eleyne · 06/12/2022 09:46

@Choconut - thank you! I'm going to look into those options. I agree with you about supporting our children!
We all need support. I don't know why we think teenagers should be independent or if they take support from parents it's considered as less independent.

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Eleyne · 06/12/2022 07:43

Thank you! Past papers can get a little demotivating as some of the questions are hard at this point.
Maths is all about practice. I was hoping to find something/a resource which sets a daily challenge which does not feel like "studies".
I'll take a look on Amazon 👍

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Choconut · 06/12/2022 07:40

Lol to 16 year olds being independent when it comes to homework or even study periods. Apart from the seriously driven ones I know very few, mine thinks work should stay at school (not including 'free' periods which are free time of course) and home should just be for doing what he wants, and he's certainly not alone! Kids still need far more support at this age then their parents realise IMO, they need to learn how to manage their time - and that often requires support.

We have the CGP books which we found good at GCSE - although the further maths one was too easy and so not very helpful, but ds isn't doing further maths A-level so I don't know about the A-level one. Has their school not recommended anything? For computer science two books were recommended (at £35 each!) but ds was able to get them on long loan from the library. So might be worth ds talking to teachers and checking out the library.

solidaritea · 06/12/2022 07:30

You can find past papers online. This might not be the best way though this early in the year. Does he have a textbook at all? If not, could he find out the exam board and buy a corresponding textbook?

Please notice I've used "he" and not "you." Hopefully it was just a way of speaking to use "we." He needs to learn to work with independence at this age.

pompomdaisy · 06/12/2022 07:23

Have a search on Amazon. Type in his exam board then A level revision books and they will be there.

Ciri · 06/12/2022 07:23

Are you doing A Levels too?