O-Level Additional Math

[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?

[weatherbee]

Herbie:

Jtutor:

[quote=\"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?[/quote]I would think that Algebra manipulation and Indices are important.

[Jtutor]

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?

Oh if so, I can share with you the past 3 years trend analysis of O level TYS qns for both E & A Maths. If you are interested, pls PM me your email address and I'll send it to you for your reference. Then you will have a clearer picture of the important topics to expect.

Cheers!

[neowanz]

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

Hi,

A math is not as difficult as you think. For my students, they feel the same way as you do intially, but after many practices, they realise that A math is a formatted type of subject, where questions set are always similar. The ways in which question can change is only the way which they phrase which makes it slightly tricky for students to grasp. But overall, my students prefer A math to E math as topics like number pattern, probability etc in E math is unpredictable.

It is much easier to score in A math than E math as the marks for A1 for the former is lower. Fret not, I always believe for math, practice makes perfect. Start with making sure that your algebra is strong so that it lays a good foundation.

If you are a careless student, make sure to eliminate it asap! School exam papers are always good for you to practice after you had grasp the topic well. That's what I would prepare for my students, instead of conventional assessment books. Moreover, 50% of both Paper 1 and Paper 2 could be secured easily as long as you check your work. That is an estimated statistic which I had tabulated among all the school exam papers and O Level papers which I have done.

The only topic you need to worry in A math is only geometric proof. If you can tackle this well, this will be a big bonus.

P.S: Do stay tuned at http://www.facebook.com/wanstuitiongrouppie for updates on 2012 O'Level A math P1 and P2 solution. 2012 O'Level E math P2 solution has been put up

Thank you.
Miss Tng