NUS High School of Mathematics and Science (Diploma)

[Coddington]

Hi "dagong99",


Can you pls. send your Olympiad Math questions here
that you thought were very tough?
We have some experts here to help you.

[gravityguy]

dagong99:

gravityguy:

I'm a student in nush so feel free to ask questions about nush. dsa, workload, difficulty of tests, go ahead! just write in this topic and i'll try to answer. btw i'm year 1 so don't ask about specialisation and stuff like that. i aint got no idea. Good luck to those in dsa!

So far how do you find the school work ? I understand some of the students had difficulty coping with Math .... I heard the topic on geometry is right now at the 'highest' level. There are a few that can't complete their assignments on time too. This week there is a IH test too. The Math Olympiad homework this week also very tough. Even the Math Olympiad 'pro' in my DS1's class also can't solve some of the questions ....

IH test was ok. The math olympiad was crazy, yes, you're right. By the way, for those who are struggling with math, go to http://www.khanacademy.org. Trust me, i tried it and it works wonders. In fact, I understand it better with the teacher's lessons! Anyway, school work is okaaaay..... When the projects come it's gonna be a crazy rush, but so far, not too bad. They say it would be worse next time! :nailbite:

[gravityguy]

Coddington:

Hi \"Gravityguy\",


What did you get for recent Physics test?AMC10?
What is your CCA?

Physics test, ummmm..... not high, i can say. AMC, i didnt take part. didnt know why i didnt then, as i should have. CCA..... kinda confidential cos each CCA has few people so it's easy to identify people who reveal their CCA. Those answers weren't very specific, were they? :imsorry:

[Coddington]

Hi "Gravityguy",


Coooool…
Did you receive the Letter for Friday the 13th?

[dagong99]

Coddington:

Hi \"dagong99\",


Can you pls. send your Olympiad Math questions here
that you thought were very tough?
We have some experts here to help you.

Oh, I do not have the questions with me (just heard from DS1 as I will never be able to help him with Math) but if your DS did not accelerate to higher level Math, he should be in the same Math Olympiad class as my DS1 even though they are not in the same form class. Did he tell you it's tough ?

[dagong99]

gravityguy:

Coddington:

Hi \"Gravityguy\",


What did you get for recent Physics test?AMC10?
What is your CCA?

Physics test, ummmm..... not high, i can say. AMC, i didnt take part. didnt know why i didnt then, as i should have. CCA..... kinda confidential cos each CCA has few people so it's easy to identify people who reveal their CCA. Those answers weren't very specific, were they? :imsorry:

DS1 told me he is one of the better ones in his class for the Physics test. AMC 10, not so good compared to AMC 8 (just got his AMC 8 cert), he didn't prepare for AMC 10 at all. CCA ... understand, can't reveal as so few of them right ? Same for my DS1.

[dagong99]

gravityguy:

dagong99:

[quote=\"gravityguy\"]I'm a student in nush so feel free to ask questions about nush. dsa, workload, difficulty of tests, go ahead! just write in this topic and i'll try to answer. btw i'm year 1 so don't ask about specialisation and stuff like that. i aint got no idea. Good luck to those in dsa!

So far how do you find the school work ? I understand some of the students had difficulty coping with Math .... I heard the topic on geometry is right now at the 'highest' level. There are a few that can't complete their assignments on time too. This week there is a IH test too. The Math Olympiad homework this week also very tough. Even the Math Olympiad 'pro' in my DS1's class also can't solve some of the questions ....

IH test was ok. The math olympiad was crazy, yes, you're right. By the way, for those who are struggling with math, go to http://www.khanacademy.com. Trust me, i tried it and it works wonders. In fact, I understand it better than the teacher! Anyway, school work is okaaaay..... When the projects come it's gonna be a crazy rush, but so far, not too bad. They say it would be worse next time! :nailbite:[/quote]Thanks, will ask DS1 to try. So far, DS1 says workload it's ok, can manage, just like you said, if not, next time will be worse ! :evil:

[Coddington]

Hi "Dagong99",


DS said OM is not tough.
Just ask your DS to send the OM questions he felt were "very tough".
Not sure what you meant by "tough"??

[dagong99]

Coddington:

Hi \"Dagong99\",


DS said OM is not tough.
Just ask your DS to send the OM questions he felt were \"very tough\".
Not sure what you meant by \"tough\"??

Oh, :imsorry: I should have used a simpler word, what I meant is \"difficult, not easy\", especially for those who do not have Math Olympiad training before or those who skip the lesson for Open House.

[Coddington]

Hi "Dagong99",


It’s ok.
My DS said not difficult either.
If no prior OM training at all, it’s quite tough to swim in this school.