In 2007, changes were made to the levels of maths taught in Singapore. Before the changes students used to be taught two levels namely Further Maths and Maths C. Students with a strong ability in maths were advised to take further maths while Maths C was recommended for students with an average ability in maths. […]
Trigonometry formula – A Maths Tuition
[mathjax] Proving trigonometries identities is a type of question that is struggled by many students. The common errors can stem from having serious algebraic misconceptions that they carry forward from lower secondary or they simply do not know the proper techniques to prove. More often than not, students will basically apply on whatever formulas they […]
A Maths Tuition Prelim Paper Nan Hua High Binomial Expansion
[mathjax] This question was extracted from Nan Hua High School Sec 4 A Maths Mid year Exam 2018. Remember the use of algebraic expansion in sec 2 whereby [latex](a+b)^2[/latex] where most students will just expand it as [latex](a+b)(a+b)[/latex]. The truth is that students are expected to memorise [latex](a\pm b)^2 = a^2 \pm 2ab + b^2[/latex] to […]
A Maths Tuition Prelim Paper Methodist Girls School Equations and inequalities
[mathjax] Let’s have a look at another question from Methodist Girls School (MGS Prelim 2016 AMath Paper 2 Q 1b) This question is in line with the 4047 Syllabus where students have to know “Conditions for [latex]ax^2+bx+c[/latex] to be always positive (or always negative)” Above extracted from SEAB. Question: Determine the conditions for [latex]p[/latex] and [latex]q[/latex] […]
A Maths Tuition Prelim Paper St. Margaret’s Sec Equations and inequalities
[mathjax] Let’s take a look at this A maths question on Equations and Inequalities. A handful of students will be confused with the keywords or how to effectively determine the correct sign of the discriminant. The example below is very similar to St Margaret 2016 A Math Prelim Paper 1 Q2. Original Question: Find the range of values of […]