I was talking to my Secondary 3 students on Quadratic when they expressed disgust for the technique of Completing Square.
A similar thing happened when Completing Square was an alternative method offered to Equation of Circle concept. There was a collective yucks from the class.
I hope my video will ease the yuckness many students find with completing square technique and give you some hope to conquer it!
Test out your understanding by leaving your answer for the bonus question in the comments below!
As I’m writing this post, we are only 89 days away from GCE ‘O’ Level Elementary Maths Paper 1.
Personally I think in this last phase of preparation, students must feel confident by reflecting on the things they’ve understand all these while.
I’m going to start this checklist for both E-Math & A-Math in this countdown towards ‘O’ Level 2010 and I hope you find it useful & beneficial in boosting your confidence and motivating yourself to do better.
For the topic of Quadratic, do you know
How to find the intercepts ( x & y), the turning point (minimum or maximum), given a quadratic graph?
How to sketch a quadratic graph given any type of quadratic equation?
How to state the minimum or maximum from a completed square equation?
The various methods to solve a quadratic equation?
How to handle a problem solving question in Paper 2 involving quadratic concepts?
Above are the main concepts you need to know for Quadratic, feel free to add on any more in the comment section so that more readers can benefit from your sharing.
Commonly asked in school and ‘O’ Level Examinations, many students also commit to commonly made mistakes. Watch the video (5 minutes) and see how you can add another 3 marks easily.
Leave me your comment. I would love to hear from you.
Most Secondary two students would have received your streaming results, stating the subject combinations for Sec 3 for year 2010, haven’t you?
I hope you like the combination as you are going to eat, sleep and breathe those subjects.
For Secondary three students, I hope most if not all of you have been promoted to Sec 4. Pat yourself if you have done well. If you haven’t done well, what are you going to do this holiday?
Regardless if you are Sec three or ‘O’ level students next year, are you ready to rock & roll?
We are excited for 2010!
You don’t have to do everything during this holidays, you just need to do 1 – 2 right things while enjoying your break. I’m not even talking about doing your holiday assignments.
If your concepts aren’t great, build them up by re-learning them!
If you aren’t practicing enough, start working on sums, doing your five/ten years series!
If you hate the subject or have no interest, use this holiday to decide if you are intending to continue or give up, find time sit down and read about the subject, get a friend to explain the annoying concepts to you
“The moment you say ‘I know everything’ is the end of your growth.”
If you like to experience learning with a difference, spend your holidays more meaningfully, enrich yourself in these ‘O’ level Math or Chemistry, we would like to extend the invitation to join us at our December Holiday Mastery Workshops & Essential Concepts Revision Programme!
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As I’m writing this post, we are only 89 days away from GCE ‘O’ Level Elementary Maths Paper 1.
Hi,
I'm Ai Ling. I enjoy coaching students who have challenges with
understanding and scoring in 'O' Level A-Maths and E-Maths. 
