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Ok guys, your homework, here it is. Btw, it’s no longer just part (a), ‘cos I want you to revise more.
Essay Question:
(a) Explain the ways in which car manufacturers compete with one another to gain market share. [10]
(b) Assess the desirability of fewer firms in the global car manufacturing industry. [15]
Instructions:
1. Revise thoroughly the topic on Firms and Market Structure.
2. Answer the question on writing paper in 45 minutes (time yourself).
3. Submit your essay to me when we meet on 5th June.
Note:
Please treat this homework seriously as I may not have time to give you a test on this topic, as there are many other topics and we have only about 15 lessons left. I will still give you an essay revision package like I did for price mechanism and elasticity. Btw, remember that a 45 min essay should be at least 4 pages long. Ok, good luck. : )
Rgds,
Mr Ilyasa
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Actually, sec students will normally do badly in their SA1 exams, although this should not be used by the students themselves to justify their poor performance. Why does this “mass slaughter” of math students happen near the middle of every year?
Well, my educated guesses are as follows:
(1) If you are in Sec 1, you probably did badly because of your poor or zero exposure to algebra, negative numbers and proper presentations while in primary school. Please realise that your single arrows, your poorly labelled statements and your misuse of equation signs will really worsen your grades this time. So please listen carefully to your sec school teacher’s illustrations on how math solutions are presented in major exams. Many of you would also have made careless mistakes in opening brackets with minus signs on the inside and the outside, and in simplifying or solving algebraic expressions.
(2) If you are in Sec 2, in addition to not having overcome the above problems earlier, you were probably slapped with an exam paper that was designed to “kill”. The ‘logic’ is simple. Sec 2 is a crucial year; it is the year you are “streamed”, the year that decides whether you will be allowed to do pure sciences or additional math in sec 3. So teachers feel that they need to “wake you up”, to humble you, so that you will work harder for SA2. So most exam papers for SA1 in Sec 2 have been set to “wipe out” students. It is not something I fully agree with, as such tactics can also demoralize students for life.
(3) If you are in Sec 3, it was probably because you underestimated the effort needed to master A. Math. Topics like Quadratic Functions and Logarithms need a lot of attention and deep thinking, and even ‘simple’ topics like Remainder Theorem and Partial Fractions have their difficult parts, the kinds that teachers like to select for exams. Make no mistake about this – teachers KNOW what concepts you find difficult to apply.
(4) If you are in Sec 4, the reason is the same as in (2) above, that your Math teachers want to “wake you up” before the prelims and the actual O-Level exam, and also because you wouldn’t have had enought time to revise both Sec 3 and Sec 4 work before the exam which started right after you were taught the last topic. That’s why some schools remove the mid-year exam in Sec 4, or postpone it to late June.
What you have to do now to avoid a total disaster for SA2?
(1) If you are in Sec 1, focus on mastering the solving of Algebraic Equations.
(2) If you are in Sec 2, focus on mastering the solving of equations involving Algebraic Fractions and mastering all the topics on Graphs (Linear and Quadratic Equations). If you have been taught Indices, master that too!
(3) If you are in Sec 3, for Math, focus on mastering Indices, Coordinate Geometry and Trigonometry. For A. Math, focus on mastering Trigonometry.
(4) If you are in Sec 4, for Math, focus on mastering all of Graphs and Vectors. For A. Math, focus on Applications of Differentiation and Integration. If you have no time to revise everything since Sec 1, focus on the topics mentioned in (1) to (3) above. If you have not mastered all the topics mentioned in (1) to (4) above, you will be in serious trouble if you do Math in JC.
Click on How to study for Math or Physics exams to know more about exam preparation.
Click on O-Level Math or Additional Math to know what books you can use for revision and practice.
Or consult Mr Ilyasa @ 97860411.
All the best in your exams!
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According to the MOE, “The Direct School Admission (DSA) Exercise aims to promote holistic education by giving participating schools greater flexibility in selecting students while holding to the key principles of transparency and meritocracy. For students, the DSA provides them the opportunity to demostrate a more diverse range of achievements and talents in seeking admission to secondary schools.”
The 2012 DSA-Sec Exercise will be conducted in 3 stages from 25 June 2012 to late Nov 2012.
For more information on the DSA-Sec, click here to visit MOE’s website on DSA.
List of Secondary Schools Participating in 2012 DSA-Sec Exercise —for Admission to Secondary One in 2013: click here.
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Sun 10.00 am – 12.00 pm; Course Code: s4amipsun10. (Investment amt: $240 per 4 sessions) (1 vacancy)
Conducted by our Principal Tutor, Mr Ilyasa (h/p: 97860411)
Current students in the class are from RI, RGS and ACS(I). Mr Ilyasa has been giving tuition in IP Math since 2005. His IP students are mainly from RI, RGS, HCI, Nanyang Girls’ and River Valley High. To view Mr Ilyasa’s educational qualifications and teaching experience, click here.
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Sec 4 Combined Science (Physics): (Investment amt: $150 per mth).
Sun 11.30 – 1.00pm; Course Code: s4csphysun1130. (3 vacancies)
To register, kindly call or send an sms to 97860411, indicating the Student Name and the Course Code.
If the days and/or time slots above are not convenient for you, we can open a new class for you if you have two other students that are also willing to join the class. For further details or clarification, feel free to contact our Principal Tutor, Mr Ilyasa, at 97860411. Thank you.
Yes, as a professional teacher and tutor, I would encourage it. For two good reasons: (1) to have an internationally recognised secondary education certificate (at least a certificate beyond the PSLE; else it can be quite embarrassing), (2) to learn to prepare for a highly pressurizing major written examination.
Since IP students are not allowed to sit for the Singapore-Cambridge GCE O-Level exam (the logic of which I still do not understand), they can sit for the IGCSE exam administered by the British Council.
The IGCSE syllabus is almost the same as Singapore’s GCE O-level exam’s before 2007. In fact, it is academically less rigorous than today’s GCE O-Level although the topics covered are wider. I’ve taught both IGCSE Math and Physics as a relief teacher at UWCSEA and found them to be very manageable for students. In fact, IP students should be scoring A’s for all the IGCSE subjects if they put in enough effort in their studying.
If you need further clarification, do give me a call or sms to 97860411. Btw, I’m Ilyasa, Principal Tutor at Singapore Learner. I’m busy teaching or tutoring most of the time, so I’m sorry if I’m not able to pick up your call at times or reply promptly to your sms.
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Updated 6 May 2012.
General Paper: (Investment amt: $240 per mth; 2 hr lesson)
Thur 7.45 pm to 9.45 pm; Course Code: gpthur745; (2 vacancies)
Sat 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm; Course Code: gpsat130; (no vacancies)
Sat 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm; Course Code: gpsat500; (3 vacancies)
To register, kindly call, or send an sms to 97860411, indicating the Student Name and the Course Code, or send an email with the same information to ilyasa@conceptlearning.sg.