Networks and other things
Trivial Maths
The HSC
Maths is beautiful
Things you should know
100

This is the number of edges that are connected into a vertex.

degree

100

This is the only number which has the same number of letters in the word as it's value.

Four

100

This is the best thing you can do to prepare for the HSC.  

past papers

100

When pearson's coefficient r=0.8, this is the type of relationship. 

What is strong, positive?

100

What is the formula for volume of any prism? 

V=A x h

200

This is the collection of edges that visits every vertex in the smallest weight.

 minimum spanning tree

200

It's the line that separates the numerator and the denominator.

What is a Vinculum?

200

This is the date of your Maths HSC

Monday 19 October

200

This is the percentage of scores with a z-score between -2 and 2 in a normally distributed set of data.

95%

200

Mrs Sylvester's Favourite colour is

PINK

300

The country where Mary Ward was born

 England

300

This is the technical term for a 12-sided dice.

 dodecahedron

300

How long is your HSC Maths Exam

2.5 hours + 10 minutes reading time. 

300

In which topic would you use words such as minimum cut, spanning tree, float time, forward scanning and backward scanning? 

Networks - Critical Path Analysis

300

How many minutes in each degree of latitude

4 minutes

400

This value is also equal to the value of the minimum cut. 

 the maximum flow

400

This is the next number in the pattern: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, .....

21

400

This is online program that provides videos and quizzes to help you revise.

Atomi

400

This is the z score of a score of 54 with a mean 58 and a standard deviation of 1.333333... answer to 1 sig fig.

 z=-3

400

What mode should you make sure you have your calculator in for Trigonometry problems? 

Degrees (not Radians). 

You need a small D at the top of your display. 

500

What is the name of Arial's fish friend in the little mermaid?

Flounder

500

This is the 8th decimal place of pi. 

3

500

This is the day and date you will receive your HSC results.

Wednesday 16 December

500

What trig rule can be used to find an angle in any triangle given 3 sides? 

cosine rule

500

What is the compound interest formula?

A=P(1+r)n

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