I was giving the amazing opportunity to take a look at the IPEVO IS-01 whiteboard system and see how well it worked in the classroom. I always love the “out of the box” experience and this product did not disappoint. The system comes in a very well presented and fairly small package with all the components easy to unpack and setup.
The initial setup was very straightforward and the “easy setup guide” helped to get the system up and running very easily. However, I am pretty “tech savvy” so that may have helped the process! The most difficult part of the setup was the calibration, but if you have used an interactive board system in the past, then this eventually becomes self explanatory.
I initially set up the system at home and then done the same in a classroom environment. I found setting up the product for the second time even easier and found that the interactive board worked better in a classroom environment where there was a lot more space and I could manage light coming into the room. After the calibration using the system and pen is a little tricky but after a bit of trial and error it becomes easier to use. It is worth noting that the product requires a projector of your own to work, I say this as a colleague of mine thought that my projector came with the product and we had a little laugh about the fact that the HD projector was actually mine.
I would suggest making sure that you practice using the system for a while before you use it in a lesson. I was highly confident and used it in a lesson and ended up embarrassing myself a couple of times. Although I was very impressed with the technology I decided to get some colleagues to test the product too. We were all in agreement that the product is useful in terms of a device that is mobile but writing on the board was not as free flowing as other interactive board systems. This may improve the more we use the product and become familiar with it.
One member of my team actually wanted to purchase the product for his home tutoring business and another was intrigued about the next version of the product. We all felt that for the price you pay for the system, it is definitely good value for your money. I found the pen a little too long for me, and it did not feel as good as other pen devices that I have used in the past. Also, standing in front of the projector meant that the device was in a state that you could write on the wall until the projected image was visible. This although, a little frustrating took a bit of time getting used to.
If your school has a limited budget and you need an affordable and easy to use whiteboard system then this product may be a solution to look into. The fact that it is mobile and will allow you to take the system wherever you go is a great advantage.
For more information on the product and how it works you can visit the IPEVO website or visit their youtube channel for some great videos on the product. Please feel free to leave comments and questions below and I will be more than happy to respond to them.
You’re busy and the to-do list is only getting longer.
It’s hard to find the time to think about your classroom environment. But just a few simple considerations can help maximise learning and even improve your results.
Here are 5 simple ways you can make your classroom work
effectively for everyone:
Get the basics right
Make your room flexible
Sort your displays
Decide your seating arrangements
Organise your resources
1: Get the Basics Right
It’s hard to
learn if the physical environment isn’t right. Make sure the ‘big four’ fundamentals are perfect for your learners.
Ventilation
On a freezing day, it’s tempting to
keep the windows and doors firmly shut. But stuffy rooms can stop your class
from performing at their best. To avoid moans from the children when the
weather is cold, open the windows at the start of the day and break times.
Light
Often classrooms alternate between
stark strip-lighting and semi-darkness. Try to let as much natural light into
your room as possible by fully drawing the blinds. Don’t be tempted to stick
posters onto your windows as this can reduce light levels.
Indirect sources of light work best
for learning. Make sure sunlight doesn’t stream down onto your whiteboard or
shine in students’ eyes.
Acoustics
Are you working in a loud echoey
room or do you have a noisy neighbouring class? It can make listening hard for your
students.
Try:
Using fire-proof fabric instead of backing paper on your display board to absorb noise
Adding large rugs or sections of carpet on the flooring
Keeping the internal doors between classrooms shut
Discussing noise levels in staff meetings and agreeing on procedures to reduce corridor noise
Temperature
Your class won’t get much work done if they’re feeling too hot or cold. Talk to your caretaker if the heating in your room isn’t working effectively to see if adjustments can be made.
If your classroom gets too hot, keep windows open, even a small amount, to allow fresh air in. Portable fans can circulate air but make sure they are safety checked before use.
Typically, it is in wintertime that
heating systems decide to break down! If your classroom is too cold, consider
letting students keep their coats on whilst working. Add in physical activities
to warm them up before, during and after lessons.
2: Make Your Room Flexible
The best classrooms allow you to make changes to suit the learning that is happening. If you have space, consider creating zones to allow different activities to take place at the same time.
If you have limited space, think about how you could rearrange your equipment to change the layout. Train your class to move furniture into different positions with minimum disruption.
3: Think about Wall Displays
Too many visual distractions on walls can have a negative effect on learning. Often classrooms can become cluttered and overwhelming with the number of resources on display. Make sure you have plenty of empty plain spaces to break up the busy displays.
Avoid using lots of bright colours in the same space. This can
make your classroom feel cluttered and overwhelming. Instead, use muted neutral
colours on most of the walls. Bright colours aren’t banned but limit them to
one bold display or feature wall for a positive impact.
Only display resources that are currently being used so your
class notice and use them. Keeping displays current can have a big
impact on learning.
Give your children a sense of classroom ownership by
presenting their work on display boards. They will love seeing their best work and
feel like a valued member of the class.
4: Consider Seating Arrangements
Every teacher has a favourite way of arranging the tables. The jury is out on which layout is best, but there are simple ways to make most work effectively.
Think about:
Can all the children see the board?
Can you see the class?
Is everyone able to move safely around the classroom?
Think about if you prefer your students to work alone, with
a partner, in a small group or as a whole class in most lessons. This will help
you decide whether to arrange your tables in rows, a horseshoe shape or clustered
into groups.
5: Organise your Space
Classrooms can be busy places. It’s easy for them to become
messy with resources piled up in every corner. Your class will show more
respect if everything has a place it always gets returned to. Label storage
containers and encourage the class to help themselves to any equipment they
need.
Think about where you store resources to make them easily accessible for everyone. In smaller classrooms, you may need to use table monitors or helpers to set out and return items.
Organise resources into three separate categories:
Rarely used topic specific
Keep these in a central location outside of your classroom. Most schools will have a resource area for these types of items.
Often used
Find a sensible place in your room for storing these items. You will need to access them, but they shouldn’t be in the way of daily teaching.
Everyday items
Consider keeping these out on display for children to use independently. Labelled drawers, tabletop boxes, and bookcase units are tidy and effective.
Classrooms easily become cluttered with outdated resources that will never be used. Resist the temptation to keep things just in case they come in handy in the future.
The Perfect Classroom Environment
Unless you’ve been given a budget to use, don’t spend your
hard-earned wages on items for your classroom. Think creatively and look to
repurpose things to meet your needs. Use local selling markets online and ask friends
and colleagues for resources. It’s amazing what you can source for free.
The perfect classroom environment will always be a compromise. It is unlikely that your room has the space for lots of zoned areas or perfect light and heating all year round. Instead, make simple changes where possible to make it work for you.
NOTE: I’m from the U.S., and will use the many-centuries-old abbreviation “math.” You Brits are welcome to continue using your newfangled, one-century-old alternative “maths.”
Every math lover hears it: “Oh, I’m bad at math.”
I get why people say it. Math can put people ill at ease. It can make them feel stupid. By disavowing your own mathematical ability, you cut the conversation short. You avoid the painful encounter with the thing you feel inept at.
The drawings help explain the concepts, too. But a big part of their purpose is to put the reader at ease. Anyone who draws this bad can’t be a threat!
When the drawings are bad – and the artist is so obviously out of his comfort zone – you can forget about who’s good at what, and just enjoy exploring new ideas.
In this book, the math got heavier, but the approach stayed light. The U.S. sees calculus as the culmination of secondary math education. The subject has an intimidating reputation. But I hope that my silly pictures can put the reader at ease.
I think there’s a lesson here for every teacher of any intimidating subject: don’t be afraid to show a little humanity. We’re all learners, and the road to expertise is paved with a million mistakes. (In my case, those mistakes are silly-looking, long-necked stick figures.) There’s no better way to invite folks into the project of learning than to model it ourselves.
Getting kids into maths can be
challenging, especially if you’re not into it yourself! So, if you’ve ever
wondered how you can get your children to enjoy maths, then keep reading to
discover three of the best ways to get them excited about one of the most critical
subjects on the planet.
1. Be passionate about maths
Research shows that maths is one of the most universally
hated school subjects. As a result, many parents unknowingly pass on their
hatred of maths to their children. So, if you’re one of the many that disliked
maths at school, try not to let your feelings influence your kids! This is
easier said than done, but with perseverance, you will no longer have to scowl
when your son or daughter asks for help with their maths homework!
Leading by example will mean that your
children won’t go into school with preconceived notions about how tricky or
tedious maths is, and they will be able to formulate their opinions about the
subject based on their own experiences. Remember, just because Mrs Smith made
your high-school maths lessons memorable for all the wrong reasons, doesn’t
mean your kids will have the same experience!
2. Consistency is key
During holidays, especially the long
summer break, children forget things that they have learned during term-time.
In fact, an estimated 11 weeks worth of maths skills are lost over the summer!
According to MyTutor, summer learning loss means that a whopping 6 weeks of the autumn term are used to simply
relearn everything from the previous year, meaning that the real learning
doesn’t begin until October.
You can help combat this problem by
making sure your kids are actively learning throughout their school holidays.
Active learning encourages student interaction and participation in the
learning process, as opposed to passive learning, which involves merely reading
or listening. You could always do this yourself, but if you really hate maths
or struggle with doing long division, then the best option is to hire someone
who is not only good at maths but is also genuinely passionate about everything
maths-related. Enthusiasm is catching, so exposing children to people who love
maths is an excellent choice if you want to get them excited about it too.
3. Make it fun
Making maths fun is the number one means
of getting children excited about maths. Many people don’t like maths because
they find it dry, dull and overly abstract at school. They can’t see the point
of doing trigonometry or learning about the Pythagorean Theorem. So, try to
make your child’s experience more positive by showing them the relevance of mathematical
theories and the potential fun that can be had with them.
When teaching kids about the importance
of trigonometry, you could walk around your town and work out how high the
buildings are. Or if you are super creative, you could create your own rocket
out of a plastic bottle, baking soda and vinegar, and then get kids to work out
the projectile angle. There are so many ways of making maths fun and
interesting for kids, but also remember to have fun yourself!
Is your child is preparing for the 11 plus exam in the UK? Maths skills need to be strong, as it’s one of the main topics that will be assessed.
In the 11 plus, the maths
section tests your child’s numerical skills, as well as other core maths
concepts.
What is the format of the
test?
In, short – it depends.
The maths test varies based
on the area and also the school.
For example, some schools
set out multiple-choice style maths tests, while some others set a single paper
that is a combination of both maths and English types of questions.
The test varies a lot from
school to school, therefore it’s important to consult with the school to
understand what assessment they do.
Some schools do the GL or
CEM Assessment, while others will do a combination and write part of the test
themselves.
Some schools will
exclusively write their own 11+ assessment.
It’s important to know what
test your child is doing, so you can prepare them in the best possible way.
How long do the tests take?
The time varies from school
to school, ranging from 30 minutes to an hour. Some schools also set numerical
reasoning tests as a way of making the exam harder to revise for.
The reason for this is that
assessment boards want to remove bias from learning, to give everyone an equal
chance.
What can you do to help your
child prepare?
Incorporate
gamification into learning: Really, this is a biggie. Most children lose focus on
learning, due to the many distractions that exist nowadays. Phones, tablets,
games are all distractions for everyone and attention spans have never been
shorter. As a result, we need to find fun ways to keep our children’s
attention. Through the use of games, your child will learn and enjoy themselves
simultaneously! Maths based learning games are particularly useful and help
prepare for the 11+.
Use
Past Papers. While hitting the
11+ books too early is a bad idea, it’s never too early for your children to
start practicing and preparing for a test environment. There are many e-resources for past papers available online. You can set your child a
past paper a week, well in advance and measure their progress. Overall this is
useful as it flags areas they need to improve, as well as areas that they are
strong.
Timed
Work. Exams are usually under
strict timed pressure, so you have to be on your game todo well. Having
knowledge is one thing but being able to do the work in a structured manner is
equally as important and something that children should prepare for. When exam
day comes around, your child will be comfortable working under times pressure
which will benefit them.
Don’t
put too much pressure on your child. You might be lucky and find your son or daughter sails through
the 11+ preparation and exam without any hiccups along the way, but I’ve yet to
speak to a parent who hasn’t had to deal with at least the odd issue along the
way. Don’t worry about it; it’s natural. It’s best to keep offering
encouragement and support.
Make
lots of time for enjoyment and try to keep life as normal as possible. At the end of the day, it’s important
to not put too much pressure on your child, everyone learns in different ways
and it’s important to not put pressure on your child and to not overwhelm them.
Developing
their Critical Thinking Skills: Regular practice and workbooks are a good way to help children
understand what to expect. This can be done through puzzles, games, and
activities to help keep your child stimulated.
What
types of Questions are involved?
Problem-solving and
critical thinking is key for the 11 plus exams, the
test is focused on key
mathematical concepts and the basic
principles of maths.
As mentioned above the
test differs from school to school, but are focused
around fractions and
decimals, numbers, shapes, problem-solving, data
handling and
measurements.
Conclusion
The
foundation of 11 plus learning should start from a young age is
important
to get your child familiar with a test environment.
Knowledge
is accumulated over time and is built on a strong
foundation,
so children should prepare well in advance to have the
“Mathematics is not about equations, numbers, algorithms, and computations. It is about understanding.”
Mastering
math technique not only helps the students to do math quickly, but it also
develops greater confidence within them, sharpens their math skills, and
deepens their understanding in math.
“Its math test time. Goodbye, calculators!”
If you are
not allowed to carry calculators in the math tests, then you have to rely on
some math techniques to solve complicated math problems with speed and ease. It
can make the calculation less daunting. Instead of depending upon the
calculators, students adopt some interesting strategies which can improve their
estimation skills and concentration.
When you are
attending a quiz session, you must submit all the answers quickly. Here, we
will discuss nine techniques to assist the students in solving math problems
faster.
#Technique 1: How to add large numbers?
You can add
the large numbers in your head. But this is difficult as well as time-taking.
Here, you will show you how to simplify the addition by turning the numbers a
multiple of 10.
Some numbers
are hard to deal with. If you can round them up, the numbers will be more
manageable.
For example,
Q) 746+ 187
Ans-
Suppose you
have only a few seconds of time to solve this! What will you do? Rather than solving
it in a conventional way (from right to left), learn this trick.
Here we go-
Step1:
Round up
both the numbers by making them multiple of 10.
So, 746
turns into 750 and 187 become 190
Step2:
Add 750 and
190 together. The total would be 940.
Step3:
This is not
the answer to the original equation. Hence, determine how much you have added
to the numbers for rounding them up.
750-746= 4
and 190-187=3
Step4:
Add two
remaining results together 4 and 3. The total is 7
Step5:
This is the
final step. Subtract 7 from 940 to detect the answer of the original addition.
940-7=937
Hence, the answer is 746+187=937
#Technique 2: How to Subtract 3 digit numbers from 1,000
quickly?
This is one
of the simplest techniques you can apply while doing a quick calculation.
When you are
subtracting a three-digit number from 1000, the basic rule is to subtract the
final number (the extreme right) from 10 & subtract the rest numbers from 9
individually.
For example,
1,000- 737
Step 1: Subtract 7 from 9=2
Step 2: Subtract 3 from 9=6
Step 3: Subtract 7 from 10= 3
Hence, the answer is 263.
#Technique 3: How to multiply any number with 5 without
knowing the table?
What will
happen if you forget the table? Or Do not sure about the answer while
multiplying in a hurry?
If you
multiply any number with 5, then the scenario is quite different. It is even
not necessary to know the multiplication table of 5 if you follow this
technique.
Multiplying 5 by an even number
As an example,
Q)5 X 6
Step 1:
Consider the
number which is multiplied by 5 and make it half. Here, 6 digits are being
multiplied by 5, and it becomes 3.
Step 2:
Put a zero
to the number to find out the answer. In this instance, the answer is 30.
So, the answer is 5 x 6 = 30
Multiplying 5 by an odd number
For instance,
Q)5 X 7
Step 1: Subtract one from the digit being
multiplied by 5. Here, 7 turns into 6. Step 2: Now, you have to cut it
half. Here, this 6 becomes 3.
Step 3: Place 3 in the first place and make
5 the last one.
Then, the answer is 5 x 7 = 35
#Technique 4: Squaring any two-digit numbers ending with 5
A square is an outcome of multiplying any number by itself.
Squaring two digit numbers is quite difficult. Every student invests a little
more time on this kind of problem in the math tests. However, the time slot for
most of the online math tests is very low.
So, you must master a unique technique to find out the
answer quickly. Squaring the two-digit numbers that end with 5 is easier if you
only follow two or three math tricks.
1st Step:
You can
always place 25 at the end of the product.
2nd Step:
You must
multiply the first digit with itself after adding 1 with it.
For
instance, if you are given 85 squared, you must solve it like the following
method:
85 squared = [8 x (8 + 1)] & 25
8 x 9 & 25
72 & 25
7225
Hence, 85 squared= 7225
This is how;
a time-consuming multiplication can turn out to be an easy one with this
magical math trick.
#Technique 5: How to calculate the squaring of a two-digit
number ending with 1 easily?
Working out
on the multiplication of the squared two-digit numbers is an arduous process.
Only an effective short cut can save your time. You have to make sure the last
digit is 1. The students need to follow four vital steps to find out the short
cut.
As an
example,
Q)612
Step 1: Subtract
1 from the two-digit number, which is given to you for calculation. Here, 61 –
1 = 60
Step 2: Square the number which has become
comparatively easier: 60 x 60 = 3600
Step 3: Now, add 60 with the resulting square
two times: 3600 + 60 + 60 = 3720
Step 4: As in the 1st step, you
have subtracted 1, so now in the final step you also have to add 1 with the remaining
result. : 3720 + 1 = 3721
This shortcut
abolishes the complications surrounding the second digit. It allows the
students to calculate the squaring easily as the number turns into a multiple
of 10.
#Technique 6: What tricks to follow for multiplying any
number by 9 quickly?
The math
students, however, brilliant they are, get tensed when they solve maths
question papers. Besides, they tend to misplace numbers and forget some formula
while solving the problems.
Suppose you
cannot recall the 9 times table in the exam hall, an easy method will help you
to solve it correctly.
How does it
work? Scroll down!
This method
can be applied for the one-digit number, which is multiplied by 9.
Let’s take an example of 9 x 8
First, cut off 1 from the number which
is being multiplied by 9
Here: 8 – 1
= 7
Number 7
would be the first number to place in answer to the equation.
Secondly,
Cut off that
number from 9. In this instance, 9 – 7 = 2
Put the
result in the second place. It is the second number in the equation.
So, the final answer would be 9 x 8 =
72
#Technique 7: How do doubling and halving help to multiply
two integers?
When you
have to multiply two integers, you need not spend much time on the calculation.
If you follow a unique technique, you will take lesser time to solve the
problem.
You can
speed up the multiplication if one number is an even number.
You have to
halve the even number and double up the other number.
You can
continue the process until the equation becomes manageable or you cannot halve
the even integer,
Check out
this example to adopt the whole process:
Example: Q) 53 x 32
53 x 32
106 x 16
212 x 8
424 x 4
848 x 2
1696 x 1
1696
The answer would be 53 x 32 = 1696
The only
requirement to successfully solve the equation by following this technique is
the 2 times table.
#Technique 8: Can one calculate percentage easily with any
trick?
You must
develop cross multiplication skills to solve these types of problems. If you
can master this math skill, then there is an easier way to find out
percentages.
Let’s go
through the following example,
If the
students want to find out what 45 % of 225 is, they will have to multiply the
two numbers together by following cross multiplication. Then, they must move
the decimal place and put it two digits to the left.
In this
case, 225 x 45 = 10125
After
placing the decimal at the right place, the answer would be 101.25, which is
the accurate answer.
This
shortcut is indeed a time-saver at the math quiz sessions and online math
tests.
#Technique 9: Division tricks to solve some math problems
easily!
These
division tricks will surely help you in the math tests to find a route of the
problem solution. It is a quick way to know when you can divide a number evenly
by certain numbers:
A number that ends with 0, then it
can always be divided by 10
How will you know a number is
divisible by 9 or not? You have to add all the digits and need to detect whether
the total is evenly divisible by 9
If the last digits are 000 or evenly
divisible by 8, then the number can also be divided by 8.
You can divide a number by 6 if it
meets two parameters. Firstly. It has to be an even number. Secondly, the total
of all the digits is divisible by 3.
You can divide any number by 5 ending
with a 0 or 5.
A number that ends with 00 is
divisible by 4. If the last two digits of the number can be divisible by 4,
then also we can divide the number by 4 as a whole.
One can divide a number by 3, when
the result of the all added digits is evenly divisible by 3
If the numbers end with 0, 2, 4, 6,
8, then we can divide the numbers by 2.
Hope these 9
techniques can guide the students to tackle tricky math questions. Practicing
these techniques helps one to construct logical and critical thinking. These
can also be stated as ‘mental math exercise.’
However, you
can grasp all the math tricks at a time. You may face many hurdles to solve the
math problem correctly. Besides, some students also have no time to invest
their thinking about learning these tricks. They can acquire MyMathLab answers from the online math experts to
submit 100% error-less answers within minutes. This is a more relaxing process
and probably the best one to get excellent marks without giving much time and
hard work!
School is starting very soon and you find
yourself struggling with your Math work.
Math. Whether you have fallen behind because you have mismanaged your
time or your workload is too heavy, one thing is pretty clear: you need help
with Math. Giving up is not an option. Try to catch up. It is not too late.
Math is indeed a demanding subject, but it is a subject that can be learned. As
long as you put in the necessary work, you will be just fine. Forget about past
experiences and focus on your learning. Please continue reading to learn how to
catch up on your Math studies if you have fallen behind. It is not complicated,
as you will see.
Slay Your Summer Classes
To catch up fast with Mathematics, go to a Cambridge summer program. Educational
institutions do not close their doors during the summertime, so they can tend
to your needs. Summer schools in Cambridge, for instance, offer programs to
students between the ages of 11 and 18. They offer youngsters the chance to
learn from top academics and professionals. Not only do summer schools have
practitioners with years of experience, but also they leverage innovative
technologies such as artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and cloud
computing. The point is that you should consider joining a Cambridge
summer program. It will offer you the chance of a lifetime.
Take summer school classes if you want to
get ahead or catch up.. Educators will teach you how to approach Mathematical
problems and how to apply theories and formulas. Summer schools are not equal
with some more academically rigorous than other. However, summer schools
provide the optimum learning environment for you to further your education and
instill confidence for your mathematical future.
Read A Chapter in A Day and Get A Passing Grade
The importance of reading in the
Mathematics classroom cannot be overstated enough. It builds important
knowledge. Undoubtedly, the theory needs to be combined with minds-on
activities. Even if you do not like reading about abstract theory, you have to do
it. It makes the subject more comprehensible and ensures your success. Once you
start reading, you will see that Math is not that scary. Some good books
explain the theory behind the equations and which cover more than what happens
in the classroom.
Read one
chapter a day, take notes, and, most importantly, do some exercises. Find a
quiet place in the house where you can study. Hand-writing the most important
formulas will definitely boost your memory. Use a pen and paper, as it will be
easier to revisit your ideas and notes and frees you from digital distraction.
s. By the time you have finished the chapter, the content you have read will be
present in your mind. Make sure you read sections you find hardest very
carefully and take regular breaks when you are done. Learning isn’t a one-time
process, make sure to revisit your work again and again!
Do Not Waste Time on Details and Commit to The Fundamentals
The main reason why many students fall
behind studying is that they do not have a good understanding of the
fundamentals. They are not capable of handling complex equations because they
do not even master the basics. Get started on mastering
the fundamentals of Math. This is the best way to prepare for success. What you
need right now is a comprehensive grounding in arithmetic. As you progress, you
will develop your ability to think mathematically, learn about various concepts
and relationships, not to mention apply the knowledge you have just gained.
Foundational Mathematics is an important
building block – addition, subtraction, and multiplication – are one of the most
important steps. You can continually practice this through daily mental arithmetic
and even new maths apps on your smartphones! You will eventually masteradding and multiplying large amounts of digits.
Math fundamentals are easy and there is no reason to be scared. If you’re
struggling we recommend purchasing some fundamental maths books to help guide
you through the process – you’ll be there in no time! They will help you
understand and solve your problems. It does not matter if you are in higher
Math at school. It is imperative to brush up and consolidate on the basics.
Find A Study Buddy to Help You Stay on Track
If you want to stay on track with your
goals, get a study partner right away. There is
nothing better than studying with a buddy. You can grade each other before
school starts and get to the bottom of unsolved problems. If you do not know
the answer, you can lean on the knowledge of your study buddy. You may discover
that studying with a fellow friend keeps you more engaged and learning Math for
longer! It forces you to do the necessary work and meet deadlines. If you do
not have a good understanding of calculus or you are not very good when it
comes down to geometry, it helps you to lean on not only your teachers advice
but a fellow student who understands the topic.
The best study partner is the one with whom
you can work well with. You do not need someone that distracts you from your
learning by talking about video games, playing on their phones or simply
talking to you. However, if you can’t find a suitable buddy, it is recommended
then to go to a library look online. Libraries are great places to meet
like-minded students who are in a similar position to you – wanting to learn!
Take advantage of this and socialise at appropriate times to meet people who
can become your study buddy!
Research is an annoying part of academia regardless of which subject it is in, but researching mathematics is a difficult beast to manage because it’s hard to do. What do you look for? How do you research math in the first place? It’s just extremely difficult to do, especially when you’re young and don’t have the experience in the field you need to make it a little more bearable. But if you are interested in conducting honest math research, here’s the way to go about it.
Your Research Doesn’t Necessarily Have to Answer a Question
Original math research generally requires you to tackle a problem that no one has solved yet. However, if you are still in high school, you likely don’t even know all of the aspects of math you would need to make a breakthrough on these extremely difficult problems that even experienced mathematicians haven’t solved. But your math teacher usually knows this, and they hardly expect you to make the next huge math breakthrough in your research. You almost definitely won’t be penalized if your research doesn’t amount to a valid answer. Of course, it’s frustrating for all of your effort to come to naught, but it isn’t something that will affect your grade.
Along that same line, don’t be disappointed by the fact that you aren’t really making any progress on the problem you’re tackling. You’re a high school student; it would be ridiculous for you to solve some math problems that mathematicians haven’t solved yet after all the decades the problems have existed. The research isn’t trying to facilitate actual success, but learning through the research.
Know Who to Ask for Insight
Believe it or not, but math research isn’t very common. It isn’t a normal pastime for your average person. That being the case, it is very difficult to get good advice on it, in person or otherwise. Your best bet is to actually get aid from, well, math people. Math teachers, math professors, mathematicians, whoever; the best way to learn how to conduct math research is to ask people who have, in fact, conducted math research of their own. After all, no one is going to be able to explain the very difficult and technical process than they.
Of course, most of us don’t have a mathematician on speed dial, so other than your actual math teacher, you might not have anyone to turn to in person. It’s a bit harder to find the kind of information you need with a Google search, but the info is out there. This, for example, is an extremely detailed, thorough explanation of mathematical research and how to go about it. Finding such examples and lessons from experienced mathematicians is a great way for you, a high schooler, to get a firm grasp on how this complex and frustrating process works.
It’s Easier to Pick Open Questions
As a high schooler, it’s very difficult to try and answer a problem no one has solved before. It’s even more difficult to try and come up with a problem that no one has ever even asked before. That said, don’t try to. You don’t need to come up with some extremely elusive question that has never been asked by anyone in the history of math. That’s more trouble than you want, and it’s more than your teacher is expecting of you. You won’t have to do something like that to get a good grade.
It’s much easier to pick open questions; problems that have been asked before, even if no answer has been found. The benefit of this approach is that you don’t have to come up with a whole research topic from scratch. You won’t have to brainstorm for a brand new problem to solve, and there will already be some research for you to look into and base your own research off of. For a high schooler who absolutely does not have the math knowledge to be conducting their own original research into their own original problem, this is the safest bet for you in conducting a well-graded math research project.
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Of course, this is definitely one of the subject types that costs a lot of money. Since math research is quite difficult, you’d have to pay an essay writing service a pretty penny for them to carry out all the hard work for you. But that said, if you have money to spare instead of time or motivation, it is probably a good deal.
Ultimately, math research is not easy, and it’s more about your application prowess and not your overall knowledge of mathematics, which is clearly not as complete as it needs to be to truly do real math research. Know where to set your sights and what is expected of you, and things will go much smoother.
Today the future is all
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top prestige rankings and have their pick among the best applicants from across
the United States and the entire world. That makes them highly selective, with
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Use your strongest side
I guess, that aiming
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why would you want to be there in the first place? If your strongest side is
left hemisphere, you may think that you are not that good at writing and other
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Compare
yourself to other potential applicants. What is the variable that makes you
unique? Is that your unrivaled talent with numbers? Is that your great vision?
Is that your passion and being driven?
Everyone
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and innovating. Show your unique way of expressing creativity.
Construct
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proportions and ratios of the main parts and supporting paragraphs. Harmony can
be verified with math, you know.
Make a
list of things that must be in your essay and check them out one by one.
Satisfying, right?
Make it about something important to you
You don’t have to
write an essay exclusively about yourself, but you must write it in a way that
will show who you are. Your unique voice is what admission officers want to
hear. That is why the admission essay is nothing like the essays you used to
write at school.
Did you hate to
analyze someone else’s work and stock up on quotes to prove your point? Great,
because you must NOT do this for your personal statement. It is called
“personal” for a reason. It is much more like a short story than your average
writing assignment. You write about places, experiences, feelings, people that
are important in your life. It’s a narrative from your point of view and there
is no “correct” stance on it. The objective is not to write what the admission
officers want to read, but to make your story unique, personal, and more
importantly – memorable.
Be clear about your goal
One of the reasons why
colleges want an essay from you is to have an insight into why you apply. Your
motivation is very important. That is why they ask about your favorite subjects
or the ways you contributed to improving the life of your community. They want
to see you already making the steps in the direction of your dream. Ideally,
they want to see how their school can help you on your way to changing the
world for the better. Simply wanting a degree and a nice job isn’t enough.
Ask yourself honestly,
why this school? Is it because it’s prestigious and selective? Or is it because
they have the best research lab facilities the country that will allow you to
conduct the experiments you envisioned? Show you are a doer. Schools are quite
okay with being for their students only a means to an end, as long as the end
in question is laudable.
Polish up your writing
However honest and
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pleonasms, and other writing faux pas. One of the reasons why you are required to submit
a piece of writing is, of course, to show off your writing skills.
Your sufficient
grammar and spelling proficiency kind of can be deduced from your high GPA
score, so this might not be a number one reason when you apply to a selective
college. Still, it’s worth considering. If you are not sure that your writing
is impeccable, use online editors or hire a proofreader to make sure that you
had your best shot.
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Mathematics. How charming this word is. For thousands of years, people study it, research, make investigations, put forward theories, and solve problems in such a brilliant way that other mathematicians believe that this is art. Unfortunately, for most people, math is just a subject at school, which they prefer to pass and forget. For those who are in love with math, there is another problem, how to enter the world of science and express yourself as a professional. Unluckily, the times of correspondence between scientists are gone. It is impossible to write the problem on the margins of the letter like Fermat did and became one of the most significant problems for a few centuries. Before you are able to have your own voice in science, you need to pass all steps, and writing research papers is among them.
There are 5 tips to make it easier, but anyway you should remember that the main part of every mathematics research is research itself but not a form.
Make a timetable. People who are fond of math are almost addicted persons. They never forget to research, but always forget to give a form to this research. You should understand that research paper is not your huge amount of drafts, where you used a red marker to highlight the main thought and perfect solution. A research paper is a structured and logical text with rules. Therefore, the schedule will help you with planning your time not to forget every step of writing.
Try to use as more modern resources as possible. There is a proverb, says that great minds think alike. There are many known facts that in different countries at the same time scientists make the same discoveries. They worked separately and used different approaches to solving the problem, but the result was the same. Unlike us, they had an explanation. They didn’t have internet or emails. But we have all of this. Therefore, if you will present your titanic job, which you are proud of and someone will say that saw the same research in another scientific magazine, it will be a disaster. So, first, discover the current situation of the topic you choose.
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Use common structure instructions for research paper. There should be a title, an abstract, an introduction, a body, a conclusion and a list of sources. It works to every paper, but mathematician research paper has one big difference that sounds ‘Fewer words, more symbols.’
Try your best in writing! Use the tips above, and we believe that your paper will be stellar. But there is one more remark. If you are a scientist but not a writer, use the proofreading and spend this vacant time for more research because Mathematics is a Queen of Science and every new study is a step of development of our society.
When having an exam, you don’t want to mess up with the
marks that come with PSLE ratio word problems. These marks are a chunk of the
total marks for the exam, and it’s only safe to earn as much as you can.
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be tested during an exam, and these are;
Example:
John and Peter both have shares in a particular sum of money, in the ratio
5:6. After a couple of days, Peter spent $16, this caused the ratio to become
3:2. At the end, how much does Peter have?
The “Constant
part”: This simply means that in a Mathematics question, one of the various
parts didn’t change, while others did. This is a basic mathematical word
problem with a simple approach to solving it. In solving this forms of math
problem, all that needs to be done is to make the part that refused to change,
equal to each other. If you see a question in the format below from your math tutor, this is the simple
approach needed to solve it.
In solving this, you should know that the
amount owned by John would remain the same in both cases, as he did not spend
any amount of his share.
The “Constant
Total”: This refers to a case in which the total of a word problem remained
the same. Most times, this concept is used when dealing with ‘internal
transfer’. Taking a look at this scenario: If X transfers some cash to Y, the
amount of cash on X would reduce, while that of Y would get to increase, and by
the same amount. However, the total amount of cash on both persons would remain
the same, before and after the transfer.
Example:
John and Peter both have shares in a particular sum of money, in the ratio 5:4.
After a couple of days, John gave Peter about $20, this caused them to have the
same amount of money. At the end, how much money does Peter have in the end?
In solving this, you should know that the
total amount of money owned by the two persons would remain the same.
The
“Constant difference”: This refers to the case in which the difference
remained the same. In most cases and examinations, you would find out that this
concept is used with respect to” Age”.
Irrespective of the number of years that
goes by, the difference in the ages of two individuals will always remain the
same. This is simply because both individuals grow older, together.
Example:
John and Peter both have ages that are in the ratio 4:7. However, in 3
years’ time, they would be at ages with the ratio 3:5. What is the current age
of Peter?
In solving this, you should put into
consideration that the both John and Peter grow older, together. Hence, the
difference in their ages would always remain the same.
The
“Everything Changed”: This is just as the name implies, in questions like
this, every variable is bound to change. The difference changed and so also did
the total. None of the variables remained the same.
In most exams, questions that run on this
principle would most likely carry the last 5 marks. This is a very important
type of question, and you should ensure that you maximize it. However, there
are a number of methods that can be used to solve these types of problems. The
breakdown of a method goes thus,
Example:
The ratio of John’s money to Peter’s was 2:1. Soon, John saved another $60,
while Peter spent $150. This caused the ratio to change to 4:1. What was the
amount of money John had in the first place?
In solving this, these steps are
applicable:
Pen down the starting ratio, then effect the
changes
Have a comparison between the final units and
the final ratio
Have a cross multiplication of the final units
and the final ratio
Finally, solve for just one unit.
These four concepts are the very basics and can be used in examining you, once you understand them, you are good to go. A
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Introduction
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In this particular part, you provide a summary of the main study on
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There are certain subjects that come together and compliment
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Equally however there are plenty of students who would very
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Enjoyment
The long-standing optimistic brand of advice “do what you love” has become overused well beyond the point of cliché, and is now aggressively advancing on the territory of the axiom. Despite this, however, there is still some underlying truth going on here. A subject or field that a student enjoys is one they will work harder in, and one they can actually see themselves doing in the long term. With this kind of fuel, a student can go much further than they otherwise might. Such advice needs some light tempering with practicality, but at the end of the day, too much optimism is vastly preferable to too little.
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