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Qualification => Subject Doubts => IGCSE/ GCSE => Math => Topic started by: Most UniQue™ on February 18, 2011, 06:35:54 pm

Title: Urgent help about math
Post by: Most UniQue™ on February 18, 2011, 06:35:54 pm

Is IGCSE Math core maths? Cuz when I downloaded the exampaper, it said math paper 1 (core)

I need sm1 to reply as soon as possible Thanks...

Title: Re: Urgent help about math
Post by: The Golden Girl =D on February 18, 2011, 06:42:39 pm

Core Maths as far as I know is the Edexcel O level/IGCSE maths not the CIE IGCSE math ;)

Title: Re: Urgent help about math
Post by: Amelia on February 18, 2011, 08:13:21 pm

CIE IGCSE has core and extended maths. You choose one of these. Either core or Maths.

Paper 1 and 2 are core.

Paper 2 and 4 are extended.

Good Luck.  ;)

Title: Re: Urgent help about math
Post by: Most UniQue™ on February 18, 2011, 08:30:46 pm

But they didn't ask me which paper!

Cn u also tell me for Chem n bio? Thanks

Title: Re: Urgent help about math
Post by: Amii on February 18, 2011, 08:45:32 pm

Quote from: Carter on February 18, 2011, 08:30:46 pm

But they didn't ask me which paper!

Cn u also tell me for Chem n bio? Thanks

Paper 1 - for both core and extended students

Paper 2 - for core students

Paper 3 - for extended students

Paper 6/Paper 5 - for both extended and core students - I am not sure about paper 5.

 :)

Title: Re: Urgent help about math
Post by: Most UniQue™ on February 18, 2011, 09:36:55 pm

So cn I give both?
And is GCE or IGCSE better? Both have the same difficulty but which certificate is better? I guess IGCSE

Title: Re: Urgent help about math
Post by: SauD~ on February 19, 2011, 09:58:04 am

Quote from: Carter on February 18, 2011, 09:36:55 pm

So cn I give both?
And is GCE or IGCSE better? Both have the same difficulty but which certificate is better? I guess IGCSE

i guess too :)

Title: Re: Urgent help about math
Post by: Amelia on February 19, 2011, 10:10:14 am

IGCSE is a curriculum mostly followed in the Middle East and is considered equivalent to the GCE O'level. However, the syllabuses carried out for both the exams are different. - British. GCSE's are harder.


Refer to this - http://www.britishcouncil.org/srilanka-exams-gce-levels.htm

I dont think you can do both Core and Extended.  :-\ If you take extended, you'll have paper's that are same as the core papers. If you know what I mean.  ::)

IGCSE is aimed at a wide ability range of students, with a range of grades awarded from A* (highest grade) to G (lowest). There is a core (D to G) and extended (A* to C) curriculum available in many subjects.

Choose wisely.  :)

Title: Re: Urgent help about math
Post by: Most UniQue™ on February 19, 2011, 12:03:32 pm

Quote from: Amelia on February 19, 2011, 10:10:14 am

IGCSE is a curriculum mostly followed in the Middle East and is considered equivalent to the GCE O'level. However, the syllabuses carried out for both the exams are different. - British. GCSE's are harder.


Refer to this - http://www.britishcouncil.org/srilanka-exams-gce-levels.htm

I dont think you can do both Core and Extended.  :-\ If you take extended, you'll have paper's that are same as the core papers. If you know what I mean.  ::)

IGCSE is aimed at a wide ability range of students, with a range of grades awarded from A* (highest grade) to G (lowest). There is a core (D to G) and extended (A* to C) curriculum available in many subjects.

Choose wisely.  :)

Thanks a lot fr ur help. Exactly we cnt choose both core and extended, I asked frm my Cambridge coordinator.

Title: Re: Urgent help about math
Post by: elemis on February 19, 2011, 12:30:54 pm

Quote from: Carter on February 19, 2011, 12:03:32 pm

Thanks a lot fr ur help. Exactly we cnt choose both core and extended, I asked frm my Cambridge coordinator.

Your exam coordinator is an idiot. If you're doing IGCSE Mathematics you either do core OR extended.

Unless you're doing Additional Maths.

Title: Re: Urgent help about math
Post by: Most UniQue™ on February 20, 2011, 10:30:26 pm

Quote from: Ari Ben Canaan on February 19, 2011, 12:30:54 pm

Your exam coordinator is an idiot. If you're doing IGCSE Mathematics you either do core OR extended.

Unless you're doing Additional Maths.

Well that's wt I'm saying! He said either core or extended