Posted in A. Math, Pure Chemistry, Pure Physics

REMINDER: SEC 3 A. MATH, PHYSICS & CHEMISTRY HEADSTART CLASSES COMMENCE THIS SUNDAY 10 NOV

Sec 3 A. Math:     Every Sunday, 11.00 am – 12.30 pm (Start Nov 10); Code: S3M1.

Sec 3 Physics:      Every Sunday, 9.30 am – 11.00 am (Start Nov 10); Code: S3P1.

Sec 3 Chemistry:     Every Sunday, 9.30 am – 11.00 am (Start Nov 10); Code: S3C1.

Location: Blk 627, Bukit Batok Central

Max Class Size: 8

Tutors:

For Math & Physics: Mr Ilyasa (M.Ed, PGDE, B.Sc), former MOE Physics Subject Head with more than 10 years’ experience tutoring students in O-level, IP and A-Level Math & Physics.

For Chemistry: Mr Tan, NTU undergrad with 3 years’ experience tutoring students in O-Level, IP & IB Chemistry.

Monthly fee for each subject or slot is $180, inclusive of materials fee. Discounts apply for multiple subjects or slots.

All of the above courses will end by 15 Dec 2013 and will resume in the week starting 6 Jan 2014.

TO REGISTER, SMS <FULL STUDENT NAME>, <CODE> TO 97860411.

For enquiries, kindly call or sms to 9786 0411.

Posted in Sec Math

REMINDER: SEC 1 & SEC 2 ALGEBRA WORKSHOPS 5 NOV TO 8 NOV

Consolidation workshops are for students who have performed poorly in their SA2 exams or in certain topics in their exams. These classes are intended for students to “consolidate” what they have learnt and re-learn if necessary. Such students are encouraged to attend these lessons before attending Headstart lessons.

Sec 1 Algebra:     Tuesday, 5 Nov, 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm;  Code: S1MC1.

Sec 1 Algebra:   Wednesday, 6 Nov, 9.30 am – 12.30 pm; Code: S1MC2.

Sec 2 Algebra:     Thursday, 7 Nov, 9.30 am – 12.30 pm;  Code: S2MC1.

Sec 2 Algebra:   Friday, 8 Nov, 9.00 am – 12.00 pm; Code: S2MC2.

Consolidation classes for Sec 3 A. Math and Physics will be held from 11 Nov to 15 Nov. Details will be published on Tuesday, 5 Nov. Look out for it!

Administrative Matters:

Location: Blk 627, Bukit Batok Central (if you wish to visit or have a chat with the principal tutor, pls sms 97860411 first)

Max Class Size: 6

Fee: $60 for each 3 hr session.

Tutor: Mr Ilyasa (M.Ed., PGDE, B.Sc, Ex-MOE Teacher)

TO REGISTER, SMS <FULL STUDENT NAME>, <CODE> TO 97860411.

For enquiries, kindly call or sms to 9786 0411.

Posted in Sec Math

SEC 1 TO SEC 3 MATH & PHYSICS CONSOLIDATION WORKSHOPS

Consolidation workshops are for students who have performed poorly in their SA2 exams or in certain topics in their exams. These classes are intended for students to “consolidate” what they have learnt and re-learn if necessary. Such students are encouraged to attend these lessons before attending Headstart lessons.

Sec 1 Algebra:     Tuesday, 5 Nov, 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm;  Code: S1MC1.

Sec 1 Algebra:   Wednesday, 6 Nov, 9.30 am – 12.30 pm; Code: S1MC2.

Sec 2 Algebra:     Thursday, 7 Nov, 9.30 am – 12.30 pm;  Code: S2MC1.

Sec 2 Algebra:   Friday, 8 Nov, 9.00 am – 12.00 pm; Code: S2MC2.

Consolidation classes for Sec 3 A. Math and Physics will be held from 11 Nov to 15 Nov. Details will be published on Tuesday, 5 Nov. Look out for it!

Administrative Matters:

Location: Blk 627, Bukit Batok Central.

Our location is just a 3-min walk from either the Bukit Batok MRT station or the Bukit Batok bus interchange. Buses that stop along the road in front of Blk 627 are numbers 157, 178, 66, 506, 173, 174, 176, 187, 941, 947, 985.

Max Class Size: 6

Fee: $60 for each 3 hr session.

Tutor: Mr Ilyasa (M.Ed., PGDE, B.Sc, Ex-MOE Teacher)

TO REGISTER, SMS <FULL STUDENT NAME>, <CODE> TO 97860411.

For enquiries, kindly call or sms to 9786 0411.

Posted in A-Level, H1 Economics, H1 Physics, H2 Economics, H2 Math

JC / A-LEVEL HEADSTART Classes for 2014 that will start in December 2013

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Note: The JC levels shown below are 2014 levels. For example, JC2 H2 Math is for students who will be in JC2 in 2014.

JC1 H2 Math:      Every Wednesday, 8.00 pm – 9.45 pm (Start Dec 4); Code: J1M1.

JC1 H2 Math:      Every Friday, 8.00 pm – 9.45 pm (Start Dec 6); Code: J1M2.

JC1 H2 Math:      Every Sunday, 2.00 pm – 3.45 pm (Start Dec 8); Code: J1M3.

JC1 H2 Math:      Every Sunday, 4.00 pm – 5.45 pm (Start Dec 8); Code: J1M4.

 

JC2 H2 Math:      Every Wednesday, 6.00 pm – 7.45 pm (Start Dec 4); Code: J2M1.

JC2 H2 Math:      Every Friday, 6.00 pm – 7.45 pm (Start Dec 6); Code: J2M2.

JC2 H2 Math:      Every Sunday, 4.00 pm – 5.45 pm (Start Dec 8); Code: J2M3.

 

JC1 H2 Physics:      Every Sunday, 2.00 pm – 3.45 pm (Start Dec 8); Code: J1P1.

JC2 H2 Physics:      Every Sunday, 6.00 pm – 7.45 pm (Start Dec 8); Code: J2P1.

 

JC2 H2 Management of Business:      Every Monday, 8.00 pm – 9.45 pm (Start Dec 2); Code: J2B1.

JC2 H2 Economics:      Every Thursday, 8.00 pm – 9.45 pm (Start Dec 5); Code: J2E1.

JC2 H2 Economics:      Every Saturday, 8.00 pm – 9.45 pm (Start Dec 8); Code: J2E2.

 

Administrative Matters:

Location: Blk 627, Bukit Batok Central (if you wish to visit or have a chat with the principal tutor, pls sms 97860411 first)

Max Class Size: 6

Monthly fee for each JC subject or slot is $240, inclusive of materials fee. Discounts apply for multiple subjects or slots.

All of the above courses will end by 15 Dec 2013 and will resume in the week starting 6 Jan 2014.

TO REGISTER, SMS <FULL STUDENT NAME>, <CODE> TO 97860411.

For enquiries, kindly call or sms to 9786 0411.

Posted in A. Math, Headstart Classes, Science (Physics), Sec Math, Sec Science

SECONDARY MATH & SCIENCE HEADSTART Classes for 2014 that will start in November 2013

 

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Note: The secondary levels shown below are 2014 levels. For example, S4 Math is for students who will be in Secondary 4 in 2014.

Sec 3 A. Math:     Every Sunday, 11.00 am – 12.30 pm (Start Nov 10); Code: S3M1.

Sec 3 Physics:      Every Sunday, 9.30 am – 11.00 am (Start Nov 10); Code: S3P1.

Sec 3 Chemistry:     Every Sunday, 9.30 am – 11.00 am (Start Nov 10); Code: S3C1.

 

Sec 4 Math (NA):     Every Monday, 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm (Start Nov 4); Code: S4MN.

Sec 4 Math:     Every Monday, 8.00 pm – 9.45 pm (Start Nov 4); Code: S4M1.

Sec 4 A. Math:     Every Tuesday, 8.00 pm – 9.45 pm (Start Nov 5); Code: S4M2.

Sec 4 A. Math:     Every Thursday, 8.00 pm – 9.45 pm (Start Nov 7); Code: S4M3.

Sec 4 A. Math:     Every Saturday, 4.00 pm – 5.45 pm (Start Nov 16); Code: S4M4.

 

Sec 4 Physics:      Every Friday, 8.00 pm – 9.45 pm (Start Nov 8); Code: S4P1.

Sec 4 Physics:      Every Saturday, 2.00 pm – 3.45 pm (Start Nov 16); Code: S4P2.

Sec 4/5 Exp Science (Physics):      Every Thursday, 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm (Start Nov 7); Code: S4P3.

Sec 4 NA Science (Physics):      Every Thursday, 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm (Start Nov 7); Code: S4P4.

Sec 4 Chemistry:      Every Tuesday, 8.00 pm – 9.45 pm (Start Nov 10); Code: S4C1.

Sec 4 Chemistry:      Every Sunday, 11.00 am – 12.30 pm (Start Nov 10); Code: S4C2.

 

Administrative Matters:

Location: Blk 627, Bukit Batok Central (if you wish to visit or have a chat with the principal tutor, pls sms 97860411 first)

Max Class Size: 8

Monthly fee for each subject or slot for S1/S2/S3/S4 is $150/150/180/180 respectively, inclusive of materials fee. Discounts apply for multiple subjects or slots.

All of the above courses will end by 15 Dec 2013 and will resume in the week starting 6 Jan 2014.

TO REGISTER, SMS <FULL STUDENT NAME>, <CODE> TO 97860411.

For enquiries, kindly call or sms to 9786 0411.

Posted in Sec Math

ALGEBRA June Holiday Workshop (Sec 2 Level)

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Level/Subject:  Sec 2 Algebra

Days:  5th to 6th June (total 6 hrs)

Time: 9.00 am to 12.00 pm

Location: Blk 627 Bukit Batok Central #07-640

Target Group: Suitable for: (1) Sec 2 to Sec 4 students who wish to revise and master intermediate-level algebra; (2) P6 students who wish to learn more about algebra to enhance their PSLE Math problem-solving skills; (3) Sec 1 students who wish to have a headstart in algebra.

Topics: (1) Expansion and factorisation of Algebraic expressions; (2) Simplifying and solving Algebraic Fractions and equations; (3) Solving Simultaneous Linear Equations.

Focus: Conceptual Understanding; Effective Problem-Solving

Format: Lecture + Worksheets + Discussions

Status: Registration has started. TO REGISTER, click here. YOU CAN ALSO SMS OR CALL 97860411

Fees: $120 ($100 if you register by 17 May)

Class Size: 2 to 6 students.

Tutor(s):

Mr Ilyasa; M.Ed (NIE), PGDE (NIE), BSc (NUS), Ex-RI/RJC; ex-sch teacher, full-time tutor of PSLE, O and A Level Math and Physics. (h/p: 97860411)

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Posted in Sec Math

ALGEBRA June Holiday Workshop (Sec Level)

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Level/Subject:  Sec 1 Algebra

Days:  3rd to 4th June (total 6 hrs)

Time: 9.00 am to 12.00 pm

Location: Blk 627 Bukit Batok Central #07-640

Target Group: Suitable for: (1) Sec 1 to Sec 4 students who wish to revise and master basic algebra; (2) P6 students who wish to learn more about algebra to enhance their PSLE Math problem-solving skills.

Topics: (1) Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of Algebraic expressions; (2) Simplifying and factorising Algebraic expressions; (3) Solving linear and fractional Algebraic equations.

Focus: Conceptual Understanding

Format: Lecture + Worksheets + Discussions

Status: Registration has started. TO REGISTER, click here. YOU CAN ALSO SMS OR CALL 97860411

Fees: $120 ($100 if you register by 17 May)

Class Size: 2 to 6 students.

Tutor(s):

Mr Ilyasa; M.Ed (NIE), PGDE (NIE), BSc (NUS), Ex-RI/RJC; ex-sch teacher, full-time tutor of PSLE, O and A Level Math and Physics. (h/p: 97860411)

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Posted in Pri Math

Reflections on PSLE Math Intensive Revision recently held at Concept Learning

I’ve been wanting to write abt this for some time. For the four days of the PSLE Math Intensive Revision we covered topics such as Remainder Concept, Constant Difference Concept, Internal Transfer Concept and so on, with each worksheet having questions of increasing difficulty involving whole numbers, decimals, fractions, ratios and percentages. For most of the questions, I showed more than one method of solving them, for eg., by using model drawings, units, or the branch method and so on.

So what did I discover from conducting the course? I’m surprised to learn from the students that schools do not cover all the methods I demonstrated, maybe due to a lack of time. And the students, who were abt medium to high ability in math, could solve difficult questions if the question involves only one concept or one method. If the question involves fractions, ratios, decimals and percentages all at the same time, or the question is best done using the branch method first followed by models drawing, then many of the students could not completely solve the problem.

How to overcome the above problem? Students need to understand that fractions, ratios, decimals and percentages all just different forms of the same proportion of quantities, and are thus easily convertible from one form to the other. But students must first understand each concept properly first; for example, what does it mean if the problem has the phrase “John has 25% percent more marbles than Alvin”? If a student is comfortable with using the ratio method to solve problems, but is unable to rewrite the above phrase in ratio form, then he may not be able to proceed with solving the rest of the problem.

Some questions involve more than one concept. For example, it contains a phrase such as “Alvin sold some marbles and gave 40% of the remainder to Susan and Eugene, with Susan getting 20 more marbles than Eugene.” A well-trained student would be able to use a number of methods to solve a difficult problem.

I’m also surprised that some students do not know how to check whether their answers are correct. Since most tough questions require students to work backwards to find some unknown starting quantity, then the student can verify the correctness of his answer by working “forward” with the now known starting quantity and try to obtain all the other quantities given in the question.

The key to solving PSLE math problems is to understand that either a quantity has remained unchanged, or is equal to another, or can be made equal to another. Then the different methods (models, units, branch etc) can be applied.

A very bright student once said to me – “Whether you draw models or use units or use algebra is not important. You must first understand the nature of the problem.”

Good luck.

Ilyasa.

Mr Ilyasa is the Principal Tutor at Concept Learning and Singapore Learner. He can be contacted at 97860411, or ilyasa@conceptlearning.sg.

* If you are medium or high ability student preparing for PSLE Math, you may want to attend my weekly workshop: Challenging PSLE Math Programme for Medium to High Ability Students. In this programme, I will also include P6 Math Olympiad problems that are relevant to the PSLE.

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Posted in Social Studies

S4 Social Studies Mar Holiday Workshop by Qualified & Experienced Teacher

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O-LEVEL | SEC | PHYSICS TUITION

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O-LEVEL | SEC 1-4 | MATH TUITION

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O-LEVEL | SEC 1-4 | ENGLISH TUITION

O-LEVEL | SEC 1-4 | MALAY LANGUAGE TUITION

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Level/Subject:  Sec 4 Social Studies

Day/Date:  Thurs 21 Mar 2013

Time: 2.00pm to 5.00pm

Location:  Bukit Batok Central

Fee:  $100

Contact: 97860411

What is covered in the workshop:

1) Avoid deadly mistakes made by students that cost them to lose marks in the Social Studies exam

2) Know what examiners look out for in the source-based and essay questions

3) Know what your answers need in order to score a Distinction

4) Hands-on Practice

….. and many more winning exam tips and strategies based on 12 years’ of success in teaching this subject……

To sign up, contact 97860411.

Tutor: Ms June Foo

Ms June Foo is an ex-MOE school teacher who now prefers to devote her love of teaching to tutoring students on a private basis. She has close to 20 years’ tutoring experience, and has taught in mainstream secondary schools, the Gifted Education Programme (Secondary) as well as junior college.

She hopes to help students realise their full potential by giving them the guidance and motivation necessary to perform well in the subject areas she coaches.

Alumni

Methodist Girls’ School

Raffles Junior College

Ms Foo’s Academic & Professional Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts (Merit) – National University of Singapore
English Language & History majors

Bachelor of Arts (2nd Upper Honours) – National University of Singapore
History

Masters of Arts (Distinction) – University of Hull, United Kingdom
Southeast Asian Studies

Postgraduate Diploma in Education, Secondary-Level (With Credit) – Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
English Language & History

Foundation Course in Gifted Education – Ministry of Education, Singapore

Masters of Arts in Contemporary China – Nanyang Technological University, Singapore