Examination guidelines

In the context of the MATS347 examination (and to some extent appropriate elsewhere?).
Click this link for the MATS347 past examination papers folder (AY2025-26)

1. The key to exam success is revision: revisit the Powerpoint and Panopto files,
   then read the associated webpages linked from the moodle teaching schedule.
2. Now practice questions from previous years' exam papers,
   then compare your answer to the solution.
   Do NOT go to solutions before attempting the question.
3. Some answers, e.g. chemistry, are definitive.
   Other solutions may be just one of multiple correct answers for the question.
4. Read and understand the question.
   Do not brain dump what you know about one keyword in the question.
5. Start the requested number of questions.
   The first ten marks should be relatively easy and get you a bare pass,
   the second ten marks set the degree boundary,
   the final five marks are for high-flyers!
6. Do not hope to get 50% with two perfect answers as that rarely happens,
   and especially to get 40% with two 80% mark questions!
7. If in doubt write it down.
   No negative marks for wrong answers.
   NO marks for blank paper!
8. Half the questions this time are recycled from earlier years.
   The rest were written from scratch!
9. Solutions for past papers are on the mooDLE page linked above.