Plenty of particle collisions but no real problems in Leaving Cert exam

More than 1,800 Leaving Certificate students took on Applied Maths papers which opened the last day of exams in 2014.

Plenty of particle collisions but no real problems in Leaving Cert exam

Christy Maginn, subject spokesperson for the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI), said the higher level exam had some new features but the style and content were all welcome, with the opening question on linear motion featuring no underlying problems.

He said students might have been unnerved by the appearance of the more challenging elements in the first, rather than the second parts of questions on projectiles, particle dynamics and differential equations.

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