A. Math, Educational Advice, Personal, Sec Math

Good A. Math test result …

Posted on February 27, 2012February 13, 2016 by admin

I’m very happy today, not just because I have no teaching and no tutoring at all on Mondays. It is because my one of my tuition students smsed me her Sec 3 A. Math common test result, for which she obtained 31/40. Not bad at all for someone who has been struggling with her Algebra and Indices since last year.

This is what I mean when I talk about hard work. You don’t have to be an overnight success story. Neither do you need to score 100/100. You just have to be persistent in your quest for improvement. It’s ok for success to come in small doses. If you stick to your goals, the Big Success will come some day.

I also tutored her two elder brothers, from sec to jc, both of whom have obtained places in our local universities. The amazing thing about them is that they were ‘average’ students from ‘neighbourhood’ schools who simply refused to give up on their studies. They did a lot of work, asked many questions along the way, and took quite a lot of flak from me for being careless and forgetful. But that’s how things go for most of us. We are not perfect people who can understand immediately what we see or hear.

My main point is: Success is a personal choice.

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A. Math, Sec Math

A. Math Reflections – Inequalities

Posted on February 21, 2012February 13, 2016 by admin

I find that a lot of A. Math students, even JC students,
are weak in solving inequalities. For A. Math, some of the common
mistakes are:

(1) thinking that (x-4)(x+1) > 0 means that (x-4) > 0 or (x+1) > 0;

(2) thinking that (x^2 -9) > 0 means that x > +- 3;

(3) forgetting to change the inequality sign when multiplying or
dividing by a negative number, especially ‘hidden’ negative numbers such as
log(0.7).

Many JC students are also weak in solving inequalities, probably
due to not overcoming misconceptions abt inequalities when they were in
secondary school and new challenges posed by Inequalities in H2 Math, such as
in solving (x+2) / (x-3) < 0.

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Educational Advice, Sec Math, Sec Science

The Importance of Sec 2 English, Math and Science …

Posted on February 18, 2012February 13, 2016 by admin

I wonder if Sec 2 students realize how impt their studies are. Streaming to Sec 3 is done based on your performance in English, Math and Science in Sec 2. It determines whether you will be allowed to do Additional Math and the Pure Sciences at the O-levels, which in turn will affect the kinds of academic subjects that you can take at the A-levels, which ultimately will have an impact on the course that you can choose to do at the university.

Essentially, how you perform in school in Sec 2 will affect your career choices some day. Unfortunately, many Sec 2 students are not mature enough to understand this, and end up regretting later. Of course, EVERY academic year is important, but some years may impact your life more than others. It is not necessary to stay alert and study all the time, but students need to know when to work and when to play.

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A. Math, Sec Math

A. Math Chap 2 – Quadratic Functions & Equations

Posted on February 17, 2012February 13, 2016 by admin

I was teaching this topic in sch the other day and as expected, students encountered quite a number of problems with this topic. Many of my tuition students over the years also reported the same problems in handling issues related to Quadratic Functions.

Some of these problems are:

(1) not understanding that alpha and beta by themselves also satisfy the quadratic eqn because they are the roots of the equation! So it’s not just abt finding the sum and product of roots;

(2) not knowing the condition for the discriminant (b^2 – 4ac) when the question involves the phrase “for which the function is never positive or never negative”;

(3) not being sure whether one is required to solve an inequality involving the discriminant or the function itself;

(4) not knowing how to complete the square to determine the maximum or minimum value of a quadratic function (even those who can do it do not understand why it works!);

(5) not recognising that “real and distinct roots”, “real and equal roots”, and “no real roots” have other names that express the same meaning.

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A. Math, Administrative, Group Tuition, Pure Chemistry, Pure Physics, Sec Math, Sec Science

FREE trial lessons in Jan only …

Posted on January 1, 2012February 11, 2016 by admin

In January only, we provide one free trial lesson (group tuition) per subject for each prospective student. Just give us a call at 97860411 to arrange for the day and time of the trial lesson.

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Sec 1 Algebra for Post-PSLE students: Change in start time ….

Posted on November 25, 2011February 11, 2016 by admin

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A. Math, Group Tuition, Headstart Classes, Holiday Classes, Integrated Programme (IP), Sec Math

Sec 4 IP Math class starts today …..

Posted on November 20, 2011February 11, 2016 by admin

Just finished teaching the basics of Differentiation (chain, product & quotient rule) to two post-sec 3 IP students this morning. They are from RI and RGS. If you wish to join us, give me a call at 97860411.

Tuition is not just for weak students. Sometimes, you just wanna get ahead of your peers. Headstart classes also make it easier for you to learn in school later.

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A. Math, Headstart Classes, Pure Chemistry, Pure Physics, Sec Math

New! Sec 4 Physics, Chem, Math classes starting Sun 27th Nov or 4th Dec …….

Posted on November 18, 2011February 11, 2016 by admin

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