Lynne Davis

Helping you to get the grades you need in Maths. Tuition and online courses from a qualified and experienced teacher.

[Lynne Davis @B28MathsTutor]

New blog post - introduction to calculus and differentiation. https://t.co/FFLoFYMz3K

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New blog post just published - all the topic tutorials I've published on my blog to date (more than 30 of them).
https://t.co/yKHvzT80US

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@AdamRutherford You are making me feel guilty that I'm not distraught at my daughter's departure last Tuesday! She's only a 45-minute drive away though, and has already been home once.

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Coordinate grids - plotting points and identifying coordinates https://t.co/2B3Io3NeON via @YouTube

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@mpfix1 And in a similar vein

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Latest blog post just published, completing the series on straight line graphs for GCSE and A-level.
https://t.co/d7k9QsHEhG

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@ChilternRailway I've received an email suggesting that I take the 1906 out of Marylebone instead of the 2002, which is expected to be busy. Will my Super Off Peak ticket be valid on the 1906?

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@TheMathsBazaar It's a contract that the LL wasn't party to and so isn't liable for. Besides, this electrician might not have been qualified/competent - as well as being more expensive than the LL's own electrician - and might have bodged a fix that will cause problems later.

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New blog post, completing my series on hypothesis testing for A-level Maths https://t.co/kynkyzDYGZ

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@TheMathsBazaar Nothing terrible about that. It's the landlord's responsibility to deal with such matters, and who's to say that this electrician wasn't just a mate of the tenants who bumped the price up and might not even have been qualified?

[Kevin Olding - Mathsaurus @mathsaurus]

Students who don’t want to fall behind at the start of A-level should really do some work over the summer before starting.

The last GCSE maths exam was on 10th June.

That’s about 3 months before A-level courses start in September.

There’s a bit of a ‘summer slide’ for students of all ages over the 6-week holidays.

For GCSE to A-Level students it can be even more significant.

Not just because of the extra time, but also because much of the later months were spent ‘cramming’ topics under a lot of pressure.

A few things probably ‘clicked’ for them, but much will be forgotten just as quickly.

So it’s incredibly useful to get ahead over the summer.

I usually suggest mixing between three options:

1. Start on the A-Level course, focusing on the ‘crossover topics’ from GCSE to A-Level.

To do well at A-Level students need to master some of the hardest topics from GCSE that are also used a lot in A-Level.

It can be a good idea to look ahead to a few things too. The start of an A-Level course (suggestion below!) or a book for something like OCR FSMQ Add Maths can be a great place to look.

2. Prepare for the Senior Maths Challenge

The @UKMathsTrust Senior Maths Challenge is on 1st October and has lots of fun and interesting problems using mostly GCSE content.

It’s a great warm-up for A-Level and takes place quite early in the course, so doing some practice over the summer is an excellent idea!

3. Wider reading

If it looks interesting to you and contains some maths, then do it! It’s a great time to let your interests take the lead, so read about coding or stats or popular maths or anything else.
It could come in handy for university applications too but mostly it’s a great time where you can immerse yourself in something interesting.

Do take some of the 3 months as a holiday, but you’ll save yourself a lot of time and enjoy A-level a lot more if you get a little bit ahead too!

[Lynne Davis @B28MathsTutor]

This month's blog post covers compound transformations of graphs (A-level Maths). (The GCSE/IGCSE content was covered in earlier instalments and those are linked in this post.) https://t.co/u6HgcQJgib

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New blog post for A-level students explaining integration as the limit of a sum / Fundamental Theorem of Calculus: https://t.co/OIjLCl769s

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@TheMathsBazaar @GuideCalculator @MrChapmanMaths Sharp's A-level model is the EL-W506T. Not sure how it compares but I've heard of a couple of schools going over to it.

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@GuideCalculator @MrChapmanMaths @robotmaths Hate it hate it hate it. If I were responsible for a school's calculator policy I'd be very seriously looking at going over to Sharp or TI.

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@Odsituacije @DeputyGrocott My degree is in Electronic Engineering with German. After a few years in industry I trained as a German teacher initially (through the GTP) but then moved to Maths. (No longer in the classroom, and nowadays I have a social life.)

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@TheMathsBazaar @ECR_Maths @DeeVijayan @mrsouthernmaths I have very little experience of the Pearson books but I like the Elmwood and CGP ones. (Have to pay full cover price again for online version of AL CGP book though, and no Stats/Mech in Elmwood.)

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@MathsImpact @blatherwick_sam This is how I did it too.

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@KerryDunton @mathsjem @Sheena2907 One activity that always went down well with my students was a treasure hunt. This one is for old spec C1/C2 but the structure can be used for questions at different levels. https://t.co/A36xVyxvHO