O-Level Additional Math

[James Ang]

Bounty:

My daughter is not able to take A Math in Sec 3, she was given POA. Infact, she could not meet the required marks by just 2 to 3 points. Is ther any way she can take A Math privately? Would it be recognised in JCs? Please help.

A Maths is easy to study in school but not easy to do it privately due to the need for indepth practice and learning. High level maths techniques and treatments are taught in Add Maths such as logarithm, further trigo, binomial equations, differentiation and integration, kinematics etc which E maths only student will not understand without proper coaching and guidance.

[Bounty]

Thank you for all your replies and guidance. I did call MOE and they said that I should register through the school and do the Course privately....

I cannot register as a private candidate. Yes, I don't know how much she can be coached privately...
Please do let me know of other solutions. Thank you so very much.

[ooptimizer]

Sorry to tell you this but from what I have seen many times. Many students who take A Maths privately will drop out soon due to lack of time and practise.

[Bounty]

Okay, so if she does not do A Math and she goes to Poly to do a Science stream, how can she enroll into University after that? I heard that upon completing Poly, students can join 3rd yr into NUS. Is this true? I am speaking about courses like Pharmacy, Biomedical Science, etc.

[blesseddad]

Bounty:

Okay, so if she does not do A Math and she goes to Poly to do a Science stream, how can she enroll into University after that? I heard that upon completing Poly, students can join 3rd yr into NUS. Is this true? I am speaking about courses like Pharmacy, Biomedical Science, etc.

You can refer to all the polytechnics websites for such info. From what I know, usually they skipped a few modules, at most year 1 in uni. Haven't heard of skipping 2 years of uni.

[corneyAmber]

Bounty:

Thank you for all your replies and guidance. I did call MOE and they said that I should register through the school and do the Course privately....

I cannot register as a private candidate. Yes, I don't know how much she can be coached privately...
Please do let me know of other solutions. Thank you so very much.

Is your kid mathematically-inclined?
I found A Maths easier than normal Maths.
I could self-learn many topics of A Maths and did them before the teacher taught. In fact I was quite sure I had full marks for my 'O' levels exam.
I had no tuition but I did most of the ten years series.

[tengyikoh]

Hi my son may be dropping Amaths. He is currently Sec4.

i was wondering, if my son drop amaths, how will it affect his chances of going JC?
he also currently takes Economics in Sec Sch.
however he does not have any bonus points(CCA and HMT).

So i wanna know,
if he scores 9points for olvls in 2010,
can he still go to a JC like SAJC?

i understand tt JC students must take 3 H2 Subjects, and the most popular combination seems to be H2 Chem Bio/Phy and Maths.

will it be a good option for my son to choose H2 Chem Bio Econs?

oh btw he takes pure chem and bio in sec4 this yr.

Thanks for the help

[mathsparks]

without a maths, doing h2 maths is a HUGE challenge. But if sajc has h1 maths with h2 chem/bio/econs, it’s still ok, I guess. Best to check if the jc has that combi.

[tengyikoh]

mathsparks:

without a maths, doing h2 maths is a HUGE challenge. But if sajc has h1 maths with h2 chem/bio/econs, it's still ok, I guess. Best to check if the jc has that combi.

is h2 maths compulsory? or isit important for the future?

[mathsparks]

My understanding is that H2 maths is common in most JCs…Those who cant manage and are doing 4 H2 subjects will drop to H1 maths by year2.


Ermm, if you’re refering for entry to Unis, I guess it would depend on the type of courses… if H2 maths is compulsory.

But for computation of scores, a H1 Maths carry the same weightage as a H1 Bio for eg. that is, a max of 10 points. Whereas H2 subjects carry max of 20 points.