O-Level Additional Math

[Daddy]

Thank Jtutor.

[Jtutor]

You are welcome!

[jackaaljaysen]

Hi all,


I am a student who will be taking Double Maths in Sec 3 next year.
Is A maths difficult? what can i expect in A maths next year?


Thanks and replies are appreciated

[jackaaljaysen]

Herbie:

Hi jie heng

Can show how you derive at the above answers?

Thanks!

Hi Herbie,

Have you tried the cross multiply method?

It is quite useful.

For e.g. your first qn, -6x^2+x+1

by cross multiply method, it should be done like this

3x 1 -2x
X
-2x 1 3x
_____________________________
-6x^2 1 x
This is because multiplying the different factorised terms will result in the original terms in the expression. If you expand the factorised term (3x+1)(-2x+1), you will get -6x^2+x+1.

You can try it with the other qn. If in doubt, feel free to pm me. :oops:
:celebrate: Cheers!

[Jtutor]

jackaaljaysen:

Hi all,


I am a student who will be taking Double Maths in Sec 3 next year.
Is A maths difficult? what can i expect in A maths next year?


Thanks and replies are appreciated

Congrats for taking A Maths! Having said that, some students will struggle with A Maths as compared to E Maths. Why? For E Maths, it's a continuation from sec 1 to sec 4 Maths, so the concepts are easier to relate and understand. For A Maths, you will be introduced some brand new topics and the questions may not be as straightforward.

Nevertheless, as long as you adopt a positive learning attitude and make effort to understand the underlying concepts and logic, together with lots of practice, you can still do well in A Maths.

Enjoy the learning process and All the best!

[Herbie]

Jtutor:

jackaaljaysen:

Hi all,


I am a student who will be taking Double Maths in Sec 3 next year.
Is A maths difficult? what can i expect in A maths next year?


Thanks and replies are appreciated

Congrats for taking A Maths! Having said that, some students will struggle with A Maths as compared to E Maths. Why? For E Maths, it's a continuation from sec 1 to sec 4 Maths, so the concepts are easier to relate and understand. For A Maths, you will be introduced some brand new topics and the questions may not be as straightforward.

Nevertheless, as long as you adopt a positive learning attitude and make effort to understand the underlying concepts and logic, together with lots of practice, you can still do well in A Maths.

Enjoy the learning process and All the best!

To start learning Add maths, which topic shld kick start with which topiic? Can advise?
Or which are the E maths topics which is a must learn before learning Add maths?

[Jtutor]

Hi Herbie,


In order to do well in A Maths, the student needs to master the concepts in E Maths.

Topics in E maths which are further applied in A Maths include:
- Algebra
- Inequalities
- Indices
- Coordinate geometry
- Trigonometry
- Matrix
- Angle properties of circle
etc

Hence, it is crucial that students have a strong foundation in E Maths to do well in A Maths.

In addition, 2 of the most important new topics in A Maths are Differentiation and Integration as they carry a lot of weightage in the O level exams.

Is your child taking A Maths? All the best!

[Herbie]

Jtutor:

Hi Herbie,


In order to do well in A Maths, the student needs to master the concepts in E Maths.

Topics in E maths which are further applied in A Maths include:
- Algebra
- Inequalities
- Indices
- Coordinate geometry
- Trigonometry
- Matrix
- Angle properties of circle
etc

Hence, it is crucial that students have a strong foundation in E Maths to do well in A Maths.

In addition, 2 of the most important new topics in A Maths are Differentiation and Integration as they carry a lot of weightage in the O level exams.

Is your child taking A Maths? All the best!

Based on those topics for E Maths which u hv listed. Which ate the ones that has alot of weightage in the E maths exam?

[Jtutor]

Algebra, Trigonometry, Angle properties are some of the topics which have more weightage in E Maths exam.


May I know if you are planning to let your child take A Maths in the coming year?

[Herbie]

Jtutor:

Algebra, Trigonometry, Angle properties are some of the topics which have more weightage in E Maths exam.


May I know if you are planning to let your child take A Maths in the coming year?

ya, why?