Category: Mathematics
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Episode 77 – Limited spaces – apply now
The King’s Scholarship Exams are the benchmark for 13-year-olds. The logic is that the confidence in their ability and interest in their topic will open future opportunities and convince the gatekeepers that they are the right individuals to achieve their ambitions. My approach is to improve grades in the short term and to ensure they…
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Episode 70 – Back to basics – Junior Maths Challenge
UK Maths Trust provides awesome resources UK Maths Trust provides awesome resources, from interesting and insightful questions which challenge kids in a particular age group and level to detailed solutions and videos to learn from. It is almost like they want kids to be great at Maths. (They certainly do) This post discusses what I…
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Episode 67 – How can we be smarter?
Current Intelligence + Artificial Intelligence = more intelligent? BE a Scholar Tuition evolved to focus on STEM, robotics and coding. I am finding a small niche that schools and other private tuition companies do not cover yet, which is Artificial Intelligence. What if I introduce to kids how AI makes decisions? So an insight of…
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Episode 55 – Discovering Robotics at McRobotface Robotics Club
Story so far for aged 5 to 7 Educational robots are designed with a purpose, which is to lead kids to discover coding and robotics. (I do agree with their research claims). The robotics club has been really rewarding. The club seems to be more popular with the aged 5 to 7 group. I designed…
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Episode 39 – It’s ok to ask for help.
Introduction I decided to start a crowdfund to get more input and funding as a catalyst to complete my vision for the project. I need help on this project. I can only call myself “a bit of an expert” on Thermodynamics and Soft Robotics because that is what my PhD was about and subsequently I…
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Episode 7 – What happens if you take a paid subscription (In 2023).
First of all, thank you for your support. This is valid for the first 20 places. (Enquire for details.) £80 per month for the Scholar plan for 1 x personalised plan1 x 30 mins ZOOM session to review progress per month2 x 30 mins ZOOM tuition session per month BEST will arrange a “get to…
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Episode 6 – Mathematics A. A paper that is not supposed to be finished?
I had a longer look at the 2021 Eton KS Maths A paper. 100 marks 90 minutes with a description “Answer all of Section I and as many questions as you can from Section II”. So section II may not be designed to be answered fully. So time management is critical, i.e. knowing when to…
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Episode 5 – Maths A and B (KS Eton 2021)
Let’s quickly look at the Mathematics exams’ difficulty in Kings Scholarship (Eton College). I will break down the key topics for you. There are two papers, A and B. On the face of it, Maths A looks at the fundamental understanding of numbers and generic Mathematics. So this post will be focused on Maths B.…
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