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Ai Ling Ong

For Additional Mathematics Students: Something's Brewing!

I am busy with touching up the final draft of O level Additional Mathematics TREQ.

Never released before but it would be available in 10 days time.

All I can say now is that Additional Mathematics Students will stand to benefit from what I am doing. I PROMISE!

Come back to my blog consistently and stand to be the first few to gain something!

Till then, Take Care,

Ai Ling

June Holidays E-Math (Elementary Math) Revision Programme

Latest Update: The schedule of June Holidays Intensive Revision of O Level Elementary Math & Additional Math is available now! Click here for more info.

Here's What I Have:

We will be organizing an Elementary Math Revision Programme for all Secondary 4 & 5 Students (Subject Code: 4016) this June holidays.

  • ***Trigonometry Mastery Workshop (2 Days, Total time: 8 hours) Including Angles of Elevation, Depression, usage of area of triangle, sin, cos rule for application of 2D & 3D problems
  • ***Vectors Mastery Workshop (2 Days, Total time: 8 hours)
  • Statistics Mastery Workshop (2 Days, Total time: 8 hours) Including Cumulative Frequency, Box & Whisker, Stem & Leaf, Mean & Standard Deviation, Mean, Mode & Median, Basic Probability
  • Graphs Mastery Workshop (3 Days, Total time: 12 hours) Including General Shape, Quadratic Graphs & Completed Square, Applications, Kinematics

*** Heavy weightage in Exams & Killer Topics for Elementary Mathematics

Here's what this E-Math Mastery Workshops Will Do For You: In these workshops, you will learn:

  • How to apply basic concepts to real exam questions through proven strategies
  • How to cross - link different related concepts together to see the big picture clearer
  • How to answer to the question by identifying keywords
  • How to manage time effectively to complete questions fast and accurate
  • How to master E-Math confidently through hands on experience and active participation.
  • How to learn new concepts quickly and remember more within the shortest time.
  • How to apply correct strategies correctly in a systematic manner.
  • How to tackle questions with ease by asking the right set of questions

Here's What You Need To Do Now:

    Fill up the form below and we will keep you updated of the registration.

Note: Registration will stop once class is full. Limited Seats only!

"Dear Ms. Ling,
Thank you so much for the photos and looking forward to the work she has done for the past 4 days.
I’m very contented that she has learnt alot from this workshop and my money is worth it. Appreciate you help in motivating and making A-Maths a joyful and interesting workshop for my kid.Tks"

Shoba (Parent of Devyaah)

3 Things You Should Not Do Before Any Math Exams

Previously I have written a post on How to prepare for Maths common test. (It has been one of the most popular posts) Today, I am going to discuss the 3 Things You Should Not Do Before Any Math Exams:

Do not practice new Math questions

Practicing Math is something you should do consistently everyday but NOT before your Math exams. I do not encourage this as by you might get 'freak' out by questions that you could not do, did not get the correct answers. This will not do good for your confidence.

Do not think of doing last minute revision

The more you cramped, the worse it gets. Pre exam period is about taking everything as per normal day. You eat your breakfast as per normal. Do not burn midnight oil instead have an early rest. This will ensure that you have a clear logical mind to handle the questions the next day. Freshness is one of the important factors to do well in exams.

Do not prepare your cheat sheet the day before your exam

Revision for Math exams is unique from other subjects in the sense that all you need for a fast revision would be just a sheet of A4 Paper with all the required formula and important points on just ONE sheet of A4 paper, YOUR CHEAT SHEET. Now this cheat sheet should be prepared many days in advance, even while you are consistently revising and working on your Math. It should be a 'stale' copy which you have been referring to for all your tests and exams.

I would love to hear from you what are the things you do or do not do on the eve of your Math Exams. Leave me a comment or question.

Relationship between Music and Mathematics ?

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I was at National Library (Singapore) website to renew my books when I chanced upon this blog post on "What is the relationship between classical music and mathematics?" 

I find it to be rather interesting as never have it crossed my mind that Music and Mathematics could share something common (despite the fact that I have been 'living' with Mathematics for the most part of my life). The 1st thing that comes to my mind was: Music is full of notes & emotion while Mathematics is full of equations, logic and steps by steps. Totally different!

I read the article and find that there indeed lurks some 'complex' relationship between Music and Mathematics. To further prove my shock, I Google on this question 'is there a link between music and mathematics?' There are almost 7 million results out of this search! with many indicating some links between Music and Mathematics!

I caught a main keyword amidst all the different articles on the similarity that both subject share: PATTERNS.

The music and math connection works both ways: it's common for children who do well in math class to be extremely successful when it comes to playing an instrument and reading musical notes. The combination of both these skills will often lead to better overall performance in school.

From The Link Between Music and Math

Well it does not seem to apply to me. I am good in solving and coaching Mathematics :-) (Getting better and better as time goes by) but I was never good in my piano!

Though there are many studies which have confirmed the relationship of Music and Math to share some similarities to a certain extent, what are your thoughts on this question?