Calculate UAS Points

Calculate UAS Points / JC Ranking Points

H2 Subject 1 Grade: A B C D E S U
H2 Subject 2 Grade: A B C D E S U
H2 Subject 3 Grade: A B C D E S U

H1 Subject Grade (or Worst H2 Subject Grade): A B C D E S U
General Paper (GP) Grade: A B C D E S U
Project Work (PW) Grade: A B C D E S U

Note: Ignore this if you didn't take MTL
Mother Tongue Language (MTL) Grade : A B C D E S U



Your score (excluding MTL):

Note: Ignore this if you didn't take MTL
You score (including MTL):

How to Calculate JC Ranking Points?

Check out this JC Ranking Points site to double check your calculations and to learn how the JC Ranking Points for University admission is calculated!
Site: http://mathtuition88.com/2014/03/10/calculate-ranking-points-jc/

Math Notes bundled with Free Exam Papers

Also check out our Highly Condensed Math Notes bundled with Free Exam Papers for practice! E Maths / A Maths / H2 Maths Notes available.
Site: http://mathtuition88.com/math-notes-worksheets-sale/

The Math of Valentine's Day and Love

Valentine's Day is just over. Maths is really useful, watch this humorous video to learn how Math can help you find your true love!

The Math of Rock, Paper, Scissors!

Who knew the simple game Rock, Paper, Scissors had mathematical implications, and could be found in nature!

Hannah Fry discusses the Math behind the ecological balance of lizards, which turns out to be a natural example of Rock, Paper, Scissors!

There is also a psychological and logical "strategy" of playing Rock, Paper, Scissors shown in the video below.

Finally, who would have thought that there is actually a Rock, Paper, Scissors championship! The world champion is a guy called Bob "The Rock"!

Do check out this book Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers in Nature based on another ubiquitous pattern in nature, the Fibonacci Numbers.

JC or Poly? Some tips on choosing between JC or Poly

According to this Straits Times article, JCs offer "broader options" and a quicker route to a university degree.

Our view is that "all roads lead to Rome", no matter which path you take, if you work hard and persevere, you will reach the destination eventually. A downside of the current JC system is that "triple science" i.e. Physics, Chemistry, Biology combination is no longer allowed. Nor is Further Maths in the syllabus anymore (heard that it may be making a comeback though). This is bad news for those passionately interested in science, since they may have to drop one science subject that they love.

Do also check out our post on Which JC is good?

Another article here showcases different students who chose different paths. For those who are interested in early childhood education, a polytechnic route may be more direct, as mentioned by student Mark Lim.

Some good points about the JC route is that the maths syllabus there is more rigorous, especially if you take the H2 maths syllabus. It would provide a solid foundation for university maths, like multivariable calculus. As a tutor for university students, I have realised that students without H2 Maths background would struggle for the university maths modules, since it is hard to learn calculus over a short time in university. Check out what is H1, H2, H3 maths in this article.

Students who wish to know more about the psychology of learning math can check out the below book by Barbara Oakley. This century has been said to be the most important century since the beginning for mankind for Math. Nowadays everything we use in daily lives, from smart phones, computers, has something to do with Math!

AES: Advanced Encryption Standard

This is a very nice, relatively short and sweet video about AES: Advanced Encryption Standard.

It is currently one of the most secure ways of encrypting data, and is used by the US government.

AES has swept away old faithful DES, and is now the workhorse of business and government cryptography. Our entire civil order relies on its integrity. Here we explain how it works, and discover how a string of simple crypto primitives combine to such a robust cipher for which no mathematical compromise was ever published.

Also, check out this book on Cryptography, Understanding Cryptography: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners, rated rather highly by many people on Amazon.

 

Winnie The Pooh Maths Olympiad Question!

Check out this interesting Math Olympiad question on Winnie the Pooh and sweets!

Question: http://www.fen.bilkent.edu.tr/~cvmath/Problem/1411q.pdf

Solution: http://www.fen.bilkent.edu.tr/~cvmath/Problem/1412a.pdf

Featured Book on Maths Olympiad:

Competition Math for Middle School

Written for the gifted math student, the new math coach, the teacher in search of problems and materials to challenge exceptional students, or anyone else interested in advanced mathematical problems. Competition Math contains over 700 examples and problems in the areas of Algebra, Counting, Probability, Number Theory, and Geometry. Examples and full solutions present clear concepts and provide helpful tips and tricks. "I wish I had a book like this when I started my competition career." Four-Time National Champion MATHCOUNTS coach Jeff Boyd "This book is full of juicy questions and ideas that will enable the reader to excel in MATHCOUNTS and AMC competitions. I recommend it to any students who aspire to be great problem solvers." Former AHSME Committee Chairman Harold Reiter

Topics taught in JC 1 / JC 2 H2 Maths

What are the topics taught in JC1 H2 Maths?
What are the topics taught in JC2 H2 Maths?

Source: http://jcmath.wiki.hci.edu.sg/JC1+%26+JC2+Topics

Ans:
It differs from school to school, HCI teaches the topics in the following order below. The order may be different for different schools, though. Some topics definitely have to be taught first, for instance Differentiation is taught first before Integration almost all the time. After these two are taught, then students can move on to learn Maclaurin Series and Differential Equations.

JC 1 H2 Mathematics Topics

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• Sequences and Series
• Graphing Techniques
• Inequalities and System of Equations
• Functions
• Differentiation and its Applications
• Integration and its Applications
• Vectors
• Binomial Expansion
• Maclaurin Series

JC 2 H2 Mathematics Topics

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• Differential Equations
• Complex Numbers
• Permutation and Combination
• Probability
• Binomial and Poisson Distributions
• Normal Distribution
• Sampling
• Hypothesis Testing
• Linear Correlation and Regression

SMU Calculus MATH 001 Tuition

SMU Calculus MATH 001 Tuition

Mr Wu can teach tuition for the SMU Calculus Math 001 module.

Here is a testimonial from one of his previous students (with zero H2 Maths background!):

The previous module mentioned refers to the SMU Calculus Math 001 module. He is now taking the SMU Stat 101 module from SMU.

By the way, the SMU Calculus Math 001 is pretty challenging. It includes multivariable calculus which is something new and not in H2 Mathematics syllabus!

Maths Tuition for Private Candidates

Maths Tuition for Private Candidates / University Students

I am providing Maths Tuition for Private Candidates who wish to retake their O Levels or A Levels. Also can teach mathematical topics at the undergraduate level, for example Engineering Maths.

Please visit http://mathtuition88.com/ for more details!

You can also email me at mathtuition88@gmail.com.

Timeslots

• Weekdays 11am-1pm

I can most likely teach during weekdays (Mon-Fri) 11am-1pm since most of my tuition students are in school. Do message me to check the available timeslots, thanks!

Students can choose either once a week, or multiple times a week tuition. (Depending on their mathematical foundation.)

Start early for best results

Math is a subject that requires practice, and also time for the concepts to get absorbed. Last minute cramming is unlikely to be of help if the foundation is weak. Hence, starting tuition early would be the best strategy.

The plan will be to get to the level of being able to do past year papers as soon as possible. Then, we will work through past year papers (and prelims if time permits), which is an incredible strategy to practicing O Level Maths / A Level Maths since the questions that will come out will be similar in nature. A student who has done the full Ten Year Series, and is familiar with it, has an overwhelming advantage over someone who hasn't. This is simply due to the fact that some questions will be repeated. (Not exactly, of course, but similar)

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Tutoring Scam that targets Tutors

Today I received an email, that is very highly likely to be a scam. According to this website (https://drsaraheaton.wordpress.com/2014/03/12/tutoring-scam-targets-teachers/), another tutor (from Canada) has received the same email. The scam targets teachers (even martial arts teachers from this forum). So beware! The modus operandi seems to be sending a counterfeit cheque with excess value, and asking the tutor to send the "balance" back. Details of email:

Hello,

 

    I'm Christopher, During my search for a lesson teacher that would help in taking my son (Kenneth). During is stay in your location. I found your advert and it is very okay to me since you specialize in the area I'm seeking for him. 

 

 My son would be coming to your city before the end of this month for a period of time with his friend,

  I'll like to know if you can help in taking him for the lesson?  just to keep him busy and refresh. Kenneth is 11 years old, So kindly let me know your charges per hour/lesson in order for me to arrange for his payment before he travels down to  for the lessons to commence.

 

    He will be staying there for 2 weeks.

 

 Please Reply back on:

 

(1). Your charges per 2 hours (3 times a week for 2 Weeks):starting from 10th January until 25th January 2015

 

(2)  Total Cost For 6 class/12 hours lessons in 2 Weeks

 

(3). The Day and time you will be available to teach him During the week:

 

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  I will like you to email me with your schedule for the lessons,Please send me the name to be written on the check and  the address where the check should be mailed too. and send me your  phone number,mobile number. for the 

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O Level Results Release

Source: http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/jae/

The moment of truth

The 'O' level results will be released (tentatively) between 12 and 16 January 2015. Best of luck for everyone who took the O levels in 2014, including many of my former students. Sincerely wish that the can get the required L1R5 to enter their dream school.

Check out http://mathtuition88.com/2013/10/25/jc-admission-cut-off-points/ to get a rough idea of the cut-off points for JC. Admission is admittedly getting quite competitive, especially for the top few JCs, namely RJC, HCI, and ACJC/ACS(I).

When does JC1 start in 2015?

According to MOE, JC 1 students will start school on 30th January 2015 (Friday). A pretty good start to school, have a weekend break immediately after the first day. The current system is definitely better than the previous system of going to one school based on prelim results, and then waiting an entire 3 months for the results to come out, before entering the final JC.

JC 2 students will start school earlier on 5th January 2015 (Monday).

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Free Coursera Cryptography Course by Stanford Starting Soon

Source: https://class.coursera.org/crypto-013

This free online course on the interesting subject of Cryptography is starting next week, January 5 2015. Do give it a try if you are interested in the subject of Cryptography!

The class duration is 6 weeks, and will cover topics like symmetric key cryptography and public-key cryptography.

The only prerequisite is a bit of Discrete Probability: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/High_School_Mathematics_Extensions/Discrete_Probability

The course instructor is Dan Boneh of Stanford University. Hope you find this course interesting!

Math Comics

Some of my favorite Math Comics include Spiked Math.

Latest Spiked Math comic (as of 30 Dec 2014):


Their comics are fun, humorous, and include Math!

More Math Comics

• http://mathtuition88.com/2013/11/27/comic-about-pi/

A nice comic about pi(e)! 

• http://mathtuition88.com/2014/04/10/charlie-brown-peanuts-math-cartoons/

Includes some classic comics from the famous Peanuts series, featuring Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and friends! There are many comics on the theme of Mathematics there!

• http://mathtuition88.com/2014/11/16/how-are-3d-cartoons-made-hint-math/

Shows how 3D Cartoons for instance those at Pixar are made. Includes a sample video about an old man playing chess with himself!

• http://mathtuition88.com/2014/10/09/educational-math-cartoons-at-whyu-org/

Includes some fun and quirky Math cartoons, explaining serious Math concepts!

The Math of Star Wars

Source: http://www.dorkly.com/post/69461/jj-abrams-answered-a-fans-star-wars-math-question

J. J. Abrams is making Star Wars Episode 7. He rented three speeder bikes which was 700 imperial credits to start. He must pay 100 imperial credits (EACH) to keep his speeder bikes daily. If he does not pay daily, Prince Xizor and other Black Sun members will kidnap J. J. Abrams, bring him to Mustafar, and sacrifice him.

J. J. Abrams is also paying 5 bounty hunters to keep separatist spies out. That costs 200 imperial credits (EACH) to start, then 50 imperial credits for each bounty hunter every time they capture a spy. The Separatists send 2 spies every day.

In how many days does J. J. Abrams spend the same amount of imperial credits on speeders and bounty hunters?

A kid named Cody decided to set a Math question based on Star Wars, a rather complicated one it seems. J. J. Abrams, the famous director, decided to answer his question (see below)! Very impressive! See, even directors need to use some Math!

Lets try to verify JJ Abrams' answer (2.5 days)! (The question is a bit confusing to be honest, since it does not clearly specify 700 imperial credits is for total or individual speeder bikes. I have added the words (EACH) to make it more clear. But it is a very good job considering it is a small kid!)

Let x be the amount of imperial credits spent on speeders.

Let y be the amount of imperial credits spent on bounty hunters.

x=700+300d, where d is the number of days after the initial day

y=1000+100d

700+300d=1000+100d

200d=300

Hence, d=300/200=1.5

Adding the initial day, 1+1.5=2.5 days.

Wow, a tough one indeed!

Challenge: Solve the question posed by JJ Abrams!