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Learning maths in a tuition centre maths tuition maths tutor maths tutoring Oct 04, 2016

Recently*, I started tutoring in a tuition centre alongside my private local and online students. What are the advantages and disadvantages of learnin...

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Really funny maths jokes: Myth? fun maths Sep 25, 2016

"If you have 4 pencils and I ate 7 apples, how many pancakes will fit on the roof?"
"Purple, because aliens don't wear hats."

Is this how you see math...

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How to remember l o o o o n g numbers? maths tips Sep 17, 2016

One of my friend's house numbers is 256; when I saw it for the first time, the immediate thought which crossed my mind was "28" – in my case, there's ...

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Face to face, or online tuition — that is the question maths tuition maths tutor maths tutoring Sep 10, 2016

Which one is better? How does it work? Will it suit you? Let me tell you about my experience and my students' opinions on both local and online maths ...

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Mental maths: Multiply BIG numbers maths tips mental maths Sep 08, 2016

Does everyone really think I'm some sort of magic maths wizard who answers all your funny maths questions?

Earlier this year, my new class team colle...

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Significant figures & rounding: A significantly important maths skill maths tips Sep 06, 2016

Sometimes my students struggle a bit with rounding when given a certain amount of significant figures. So let's have a look at how it works – especial...

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Why do I like maths? maths mindset Sep 03, 2016

My mum says I hated maths when I was little. Well, I don't really remember that. All I remember is that I didn't care much about maths until I discove...

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What is maths good for? Real-life maths story #2 exam tips real-life maths Aug 29, 2016

My brother used to say he has two sisters: the beautiful one and the smart one. Well, the truth is, my sister did some photo modeling, and I'm the one...

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Mental maths: Multiplying and dividing by 5, 50, 500,... maths tips mental maths Aug 24, 2016

Believe it or not, multiplying (and dividing) by the number five and also its decimal multiples is needed more often than you might think. And you don...

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Holiday maths: A weird clock real-life maths Aug 20, 2016

When I went to the British Museum recently as part of my holiday plans, I saw a really interesting (some might say weird) clock there. And a ball that...

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Maths mistakes that make my eyes ache maths tips Aug 13, 2016

Yeah, I always feel the urge to poke my eyes out when I see someone violating maths by making one of these following mistakes and illegal maths moves....

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Converting fractions, decimals & percentages maths tips Aug 06, 2016

Everyone, not only when in school, needs—from time to time—to convert between fractions, decimals, and percentages, in any direction.

To make it quic...

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