Thank you so much :) It took me a couple of years to arrive at the final form of these notes so I'm glad you like it :) Continue to develop it and make it better!

Thanks so much, really means a lot :))

Thanks! Will do :)

Thank you!!

1. Spesh is easier in the sense that the questions are more straight forward (since the content is already difficult enough), whereas in methods since the content is 'easier' than spesh, the questions involve much more application based questions in order to separate students. Overall, it depends on the angle you look at each to see which one is easier - but yes I ended doing better in spesh (scaled) than methods (scaled). 2) A bound reference is allowed for year 12 maths exams - technology active section (but not tech free). And for subjects other than maths it depends, but for the most part, a bound reference is not allowed.

It's a very interesting question, I have personally written notes both on paper and iPad - although I haven't looked too much into the research of which one is better, (like you said) it really depends on the techniques and the way you take notes. For example, summarising the textbook on paper, on iPad, or even on magical bamboo - it doesn't really matter since it's not an effectively note-taking technique. Instead, using effective techniques such as the note-taking method shown in this video (tracking your errors, writing down hard questions etc) will be the main decider of effective study. And so the place where you take notes might play a role, but it is honestly insignificant. And since you're watching a video like this, I'm assuming you're aiming for high marks :) So from my experience, it was easy to feel the urge to optimise everything to the highest degree (something I struggled with) - but I realised that at the end of the day, not everything needs to be perfect - focus on the things that will make the greatest difference (note-taking technique) rather than specific details (note-taking location) Hope this helps and all the best