STPM Tips: A Compilation
 
Disclaimer:
These tips are from STPM Corner: Your Complete STPM Resource Center. I did not ask for permission to take the tips but I don't think he will mind. Btw, I shall not be taken liable for any copyright infringement  (in case double_k should wander into this site :ş)
These tips are compiled from the tips submitted by your fellow STPMers in STPM Corner, as of November 12th 1998, 10.00 pm
 
P/s: 
Please be reminded that these are only TIPS, RAMALAN and SPOTTED QUESTIONS and should not be trusted for the real thing. 
Moreover, some people have contradicting views on the tips, eg some say Gerakan Membulat is NOT coming out, other say YES. 
So it's up to you lah... 

[Fizik]  [Kimia]  [Biologi]  [P.A]  [Maths] [Sephiroth Says] 
Fizik:
( lots of contradicting tips here. Some say yes, some say no... I've color-coded it for your reference. Hope you can see the colors. Sorry I have to use too many colors. Same color means same topic-lah.... hehe...Check the **  sign for the contrasting topic. )

 1) **Gerakan Membulat - dikaitkan dengan putaran jasad tegar
 2) Gabungan topik ; Cacat jisim, pembelahan & pelakuran nukleus, kesan fotoelektrik.
 3) Kapasitor
 4) **Teori Kinetik Gas Unggul
 5) F= BIL sin @ , Bqv sin @  ( btw, what is this, har? what is the @ sign? hehe )

Putaran Jasad Tegar
Termodinamik
Elektrostatik
**Aruhan eletromagnet
Interferens ( optik  )
Nukleus atom

Ramalan:
1) interferens/belauan
2) kapasitor
3) kekonduksian terma
4) **gerakan membulat
5) kegravitian (the % of comin out is HIGH!)
6) putaran jasad tegar
7) arus terus/ulang-alik (arus ulang-alik is more likely 2 come out than arus terus...)
8) nukleus/tindak balas nukleus
9) medan magnet
10) canggaan pepejal
11) elektrostatik
12) foton (foton came out in  1994 paper ..but maybe will come out again this year..)

  And now....these r the topic dat won't come out this year....
( I don't think these should be trusted. Just because it came out in 96/97 doesn't mean it can't come out this year.... But then, who knows? You decide!)
1) kanta(1997 paper)
2) **gelombang(1996 paper)
3) **sinar x(1996 paper)
4) **aruhan elektromagnet(1996 paper)
5) GHR(1995 paper)
6) **teori kinetik gas(1996 paper)
~**Gerakan Membulat won't come out.  ( Someone called Mdm. Lee - maybe a pseudonym - said Gerakan Membulat will not come out. )

**aruhan e/magnet,
interferens/belauan,
**teori kinetik gas,
**sinar x,
no kanta.

**gelombang,
interferans,
**sinar-x,
kapasitor.

foton,
sinar x
kekonduksian,
**aruhan elektromagnet,
GHR or putaran jasad tegar and
one of this three topic- arus terus/kapasitor or gel.elektromagnet.

for fizik, topik akan disoal :
(1) daya-daya & zarah asas :
Concentrate on : Lepton!! ( I still don't understand what this is. Maybe I'll learn it next sem.. )
(2) Laser
(3) Hukum Ohm

FIZIK PAPER 2 ~
1.Momentum sudut -- putaran jasad tegar
2.Optik fizik -- interferens,belauan,dwicelah Young n celah tunggal.
3.Elektrostatik/kapasitor-- keupayaan elektrik
4.Konduksi terma -- tenaga keupayaan haba
5.T/b nukleus -- atom hidrogen Bohr,struktur nukleus,paras tenaga.
6.Kegravitian.

Modulus young  ( I've learned about this. Something about tegasan dan terikan, right? hehe )

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Chemistry: ( Too little tips on this subject. I think Chemistry should be okay for you, eh? )
KIMIA ORGANIK -
unsur peralihan,
ion kompleks,
ligan & keisomeran for ion kompleks.

(1) Hukum Hess
(2) Aromatik

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Biologi: ( Color-coded for your reference.I think genetic and DNA should be the one, eh? donnolah... )
(1) Taksonomi
(2) Hukum Mendel II

'new' syllabus items
 e.g.
 percambahan biji benih,
 kitar geokimia,
 teknologi genetik moden.
 banding and beza (critical thinking)

DNA (Eksperimen , Sintesis protein, DNA rekombinan and operon) ,
Fotosintesis ,
Respirasi (glikolisis)
Homeostasis.

* DNA notes : click here  ( got it from STPM Corner )

Ramalan:
i) enzim - he said hafal the whole THING ( 'he' refers to the teacher )
ii) DNA - sintesis protein n pereplikaan
iii) teknologi genetik moden - very important for esei
iv) homeostasis
v) respirasi - concerning kitar kreb, glikolisis etc.

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P.A. : ( Can't comment about this. Maybe you should just read more newspapers...  :ş)
1.Pengiklanan
2.Hidroponik
3.Pelancongan
4.Seni-peranan
5.MSC-peranan

krisis air
industri kraftangan
industri pelancongan
Menimbulkan kegawatan ekonomi di negara sedang membangun adalah satu strategi barat untuk menjajah dunia secara  baru. Bincangkan pemindahan teknologi asing banyak membawa kesan buruk sumbangan hutan/ hutan bakau
industri desa strategi barat untuk menjajah dunia secara baru.Bincangkan.
pemindahan teknologi asing banyak membawa kesan buruk
sumbangan hutan/ hutan bakau
industri desa

Masalah jerebu,
cara & punca kemalangan jalanraya,
faedah kitar semula,
EAEC,
graf garis bertingkatgraf bar.

i) Tenaga Nuklear
ii) Jerebu ,
iii) kemalangan dan kesesakan Jalan raya
will come out on esei part while graf gabungan may be come out on bahagian c

R&D sains sukan dan sumbangan sukan kpd negara dan graf bar piramid (bhg C)

(1) Kemalangan Jalan Raya - Apakah peranan pengguna jalan raya
(2) Sains sukan

bahagian statastik,jadual and graf bar mudah

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Maths: ( From one person only. I think a teacher. Btw, ko... is this the Maths that you are taking? If not, then there's no more maths tips lor. )

MLT 98 - Paper 2 Part B Forecasted Questions:
12) kesetaraan daya (sistem daya 3d)
      a)2 dimensi, penyelesaian secara geometri
      b)3 dimensi, penyelesaian secara vektor

13) a)penyelesaian GHR secara formula. [d^2(x)/dx^2 = -w^2x]
      b)GHR di bawah daya graviti. sistem 2 tali.

14) pusat jisim, momen inersia, putaran untuk zarah dan jisim

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SEPHIROTH SAYS:
( Well you must be wondering why I put this here. I just think that you should know the Facts & Myths - considered a bit of tips lar... hehe )

I'm glad to say that what analysis I have matches closely with what I see on this site. So no point of me repeating any. But here's some myths and facts about this exam we're taking (some blatantly obvious, some not so).

Myth1:  If bab X came up last year, there's no way it's gonna come out this year.
Fact: Logically yes, but keep in mind that one bab contains many topics. It could throw a different topic from the same bab, or do a repeat as a struktur. Example:Hukum Raoult came out last year for Kimia, but that doesn't mean fasa keseimbangan is out. There's still Hukum Sekatan in the midst.

Myth2:  If the Amali was easy, the written exams are gonna be killer.
Fact: There's no relation between the two. If the written exams are gonna be hard, it's hard by its own accord.

Myth3:  For Pengajian Am essay, always answer the more difficult question 'cos it's harder to get marks for the easier question since EVERYONE ELSE is choosing it.
Fact: Absolute nonsense. As long as your isi and huraian are intact, so what if the question you answer is the same one chosen by 99% of the candidates in the country?? Always choose the question you know BEST. BTW, current issues aren't likely to come out since our paper is set by the MPM some 2 years back.

Myth4:  Examiners are Einstein incarnates who understand every single thing of the drivel you've written in your paper 2.
Fact: Examiners (especially for Biology) mark according to scheme. Most of the time they don't specialise in that particular subject they're marking. If it's not in the scheme, no marks. One way of avoiding pointless loss of marks is to state all teori/hukum/prinsip/formula for all the calculations you do. Calculations especially in Genetik essays should be shown one step at a time (no shortcuts, sorta like back in our old SPM Math Moden days) no matter HOW simple. If the allocated marks says [5] the answer is only one mark, meaning the kaedah is worth a whopping four. Huraian should be in simple and short sentences, not an entire twisting perenggan.

That's that. Reservoirs of good luck, everyone. And remember, LEGIBLE HANDWRITING
~~Sephiroth (who has had harrowing experiences marking other people's monthly papers, so please don't tick the examiner off by presenting him pagefuls of scrawlings)

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I found out ONE thing from doing this site for you, ko.... double_k 's job is darn tough. I kesian him liao, have to do all these for you all...hahaha.... 
I think, har... you all should be thankful for his help lar.... All the tips I got from STPM Corner. Either the Tips Archive or the New Tips page....
 
p/s:  GOOD LUCK!
That's all I can say! :ş
 
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