Common Pitfalls #3 in A-level Paper
As many students will note, more and more questions these days have the ominous “Hence” word. They can heave a sigh of relief if they still see “or otherwise”. But if it [...]
As many students will note, more and more questions these days have the ominous “Hence” word. They can heave a sigh of relief if they still see “or otherwise”. But if it [...]
This questions is on vectors, in particular, finding the shortest distance of a point (0, 0, 3) to the plane. My student was able to do it but had a terrible careless mistake. But nevertheless, I [...]
A few days ago, I met up with some ex-students from class of 2014 who are awaiting their universities to start, for coffee. It was really heartwarming to see them, a couple of them are teaching [...]
[ted id=1007] I want to share this video with students to highlight the importance of learning computing today. Many A-level students do not realise, but their peers in universities (especially [...]
The midyears for many JC have ended and most of my students got their papers back. I notice a handful do not follow instructions very clearly. The instructions to candidates always state clearly [...]
In 2013 A-level Paper 2 , many students made an unfortunate mistake. The following is an snapshot of questions 2 of the paper. Many students faced the dilemma of what to prove, and some resorted [...]
The one thing many students overlook in A-level is Time. A lot of students I see lack the ability to finish the full paper on time, that is, in 2.5h, not 3h. We all need to check on the [...]
A couple of weeks ago, I met up with friend of mine who is still teaching in a renowned JC. He was lamenting how students today don’t study for the sake of learning. So I thought of sharing [...]
I’ve been giving several JC Talk at various tuition centres, students mostly ask me the difference between A-level vs IB. I’ll simply share my opinions on Mathematics. Difference [...]
Many students have the mentality that now they are in JC2, what matters is just how you do in A-levels since its what you get into University. I thought I should share some pros of doing well in [...]