Study Tips & Advice

Attending prestigious schools like Nanyang Girls’ High School and Hwa Chong Institution may seem like a dream come true for many parents. However, a first time parent of a teen in one of these schools may not realise the reality: students often must wrestle in a fiercely competitive academic environment and strive to meet the [...]

Triangles are fascinating shapes! With just three sides, there can be many different types of triangles depending on the lengths and angles in the triangle. For example, you have probably learnt about equilateral triangles (three sides of equal length), isosceles triangles (two sides of equal lengths), and right-angled triangles (a triangle which consists of one [...]

Sec 3 students will be having quizzes on Remainder and Factor Theorem soon, and that means it is time for some revision! If Remainder and Factor doesn’t ring a bell, or you need a quick checklist of things to revise – we’ve got just the thing for you! Make sure not to miss out on [...]

If you’re here, you’re probably wondering if General Paper tuition is for you. Do you really need GP tuition? Can self-studying GP be enough to get good GP grades? Love it or hate it, GP is a compulsory subject at the A Levels, and it can make or break you’re aggregate score. Besides, there are [...]

Have you ever wanted to pull your hair out over General Paper (GP) essays, wondering why you need to write about a whole array of topics you are remotely interested in? Or have you felt like your eyes were glazing over your GP comprehension passage as the question rings loud in your head: Why do [...]

Have a math quiz on Binomial Theorem coming up? Or are exams coming soon and you have forgotten everything you learnt about this topic? Fret not, because we are here with some quick tips – which would serve as a checklist of what you need to know about this topic. If it is any comfort, [...]

As a parent, it can be extremely worrying when you find out that your child is not doing well in school. For some, it can be a lack of motivation or interest. But it is even more puzzling when a student who used to do well suddenly doesn’t. You may ask yourself – what went [...]

Before you know it, it’s already the end of Term 1 – which means, Term 2 is just around the corner! While the one week school break is not long, it is just enough time to take a breather and do a stock check of how you have been faring at school. This is especially [...]

Coordinate geometry is a topic which combines concepts from algebra, graphs and geometry. Recall how you can describe a line on a graph in terms of y=mx+c ? Coordinate geometry involves describing shapes and their properties in terms of algebraic functions which are plotted onto a graph. In some of our IP Math Tuition classes [...]

Probability is a mathematical way to describe the likelihood of something happening. For example, when we say that someone has a 1 in 10 chance of contracting an illness, or when there is a 30% chance of rain in the evening, we are using probability. In your math class or secondary math tuition class, students [...]