Term 1 Week 10 (Wed) - A Maths 4E5 Further Coordinate Geometry

Students found this topic easiler to digest the content as it is quite straight forward. However, some of the students encountered problems when solving question that requires them to apply their Sec 3 coordinate geometry knowledge e.g. gradient of perpendicular bisector of a straight line, writing down equation of straight line y - y1 = m(x - x1), etc. Got to recap with the students again. Use this opportunity to ask the students whether they have started revising their Sec 3 material. Found that the students have not been revising their work and majority of the students (80%) have yet to buy ten-year series! I have been using last year's O level paper to prompt the students that the exam questions have been shifting focus to test their understanding and application, less on recalling formula nowadays. Even doing the past year ten-year series may not help them but will at least give them an idea about which strategy to use for certain type of questions. The students have been advised to get hold of the red-spot ten-year series from 2nd hand bookshop since this book provides full solution for each question.