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How boundary conditions and domain restrictions quietly decide marks in Specialist Mathematics

How proof-style reasoning is tested in Specialist Mathematics, and why students struggle to access full marks

How differential equations questions separate strong students from very strong ones in Specialist Mathematics

Why complex numbers questions expose gaps in reasoning in Specialist Mathematics

Why probability and random variable questions quietly cost students marks in Specialist Mathematics

How vector questions in Specialist Mathematics actually discriminate, with reference to the 2023 and 2024 exams

Why calculus questions in Specialist Mathematics look familiar but behave differently in exams

How VCAA tests Specialist Mathematics thinking: a close look at Exam 1 and Exam 2 questions from 2023 and 2024

What Specialist Mathematics grade distributions actually tell us about who succeeds

Why CAS does not save students in Specialist Mathematics, and how VCAA expects it to be used

How VCAA uses command words in Specialist Mathematics, and why misreading them costs marks

Why students lose marks in VCE Specialist Mathematics, even when the mathematics is correct

How VCAA assesses VCE Specialist Mathematics, and what actually separates high-scoring students

Common mistakes students make in VCE Specialist Mathematics, and why they keep happening

Who should choose VCE Specialist Mathematics, and who is better off not doing it

Specialist Mathematics Units 3 and 4: demonstrating depth and precision