NCEA 3 Calculus Exam 2023, Differentiation: How I'd Answer

 I've used the tables and formula given whenever possible. 

All in all a pretty fair introduction to differential calculus exam. Could possibly place students with only 1 hour to answer under a bit of time pressure, especially with the last question, but pretty good. 

NCEA 3 Calculus Complex Numbers Exam 2023

Here's the complex numbers paper from the 2023 NCEA 3 calculus paper. 

All in all a fair exam. A few things students would need to know, such as the remainder theorem. I did find myself going down the odd rabbit hole in the later questions.