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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

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Sunday, November 9, 2008

12 Survival Tips ( for chemistry!!! )

This is the molecular structure of aspirin... a painkiller

Chemistry can be fun. You can be a chemistry star (and pass the regents). Keep up with the work, ask for help, and don't get behind!! Plan out your work. If you get behind, get help fast! Waiting, thinking that you won't need the information and skills, is like . . .

Tip #1: Getting off to a great start. Learn the definitions and understand how to use the periodic table. (You will use this all year). Keep up with assignments. Turn in labs on time. Study your notes (yes, take notes in class) and don't get behind.

Tip #2: Don't lose your periodic table.

Tip #3: Ask your teacher questions if you don't understand or need help. If you get wrong answers on homework, find out why and correct your mistakes.

Tip #4: Early in the fall master naming compounds and writing formulas. Several helpful links are Nomenclature, Formulas of Binary Compounds, and The Meaning of a Chemical Equation.

Tip #5: Use the Regents Exam Prep Center Chemistry outline with linked topics often. Also frequently review your notes and check often to make sure you are keeping up with what you need to know to pass the regents exam.

Tip #6: Use memory helpers like flash cards, frequent review, rhymes, silly songs, and funny graphics. See also How to Study for more helps.

Tip #7: Before a test: Start studying several days before the test rather than cram the night before. See Tip #11, Types of Tests and Tips for more pointers. After a test, learn how to answer the questions you missed.

Tip #8: Chemistry calculations use addition, subtraction, multiplication and division rather than complicated math. But knowing what process to use takes practice. Units matter in chemistry. A numerical answer also has a unit label (moles, atoms, etc.)

Tip #9: Use a review book. Ask your teacher to suggest a review book that follows the regents syllabus. The topics are short and to the point: read them over as you learn the topics and when you review for a test. Do the practice questions each time your teacher finishes a unit.

Tip #10: Practice doing Regents questions all year. Each time you finish a unit, do the questions that relate to the topics covered. Exam questions can be found in the Multiple Choice Question Archive, the Practice Exams, and review books such as Barron's Regents Exams and Answers (Chemistry). Barron's explains why the wrong answers are wrong. This is a very good feature because you learn up to 4x as much Chemistry when you understand all the choices. In addition, test questions on future Regents exams may be developed around these other choices.

Tip #11: Consider working with a study group or friend who is serious about doing well.

Tip #12: Keep seeing yourself successful in chemistry. If you keep working at it, little by little, you can be a chemistry star. You might even enjoy it. Chemistry doesn't have to be hard. It can be fun!

Interesting?? It's very similar for SPM and STPM students . Study hard and smart... Do not just memorise memorise memorise la......

i dunno what pic is this!!!

Math Study Strategies (Math Studying & Test Taking Tips)

Math Study Strategies

Math Studying & Test Taking Tips

1. Always read math problems completely before beginning any calculations. If you "glance" too quickly at a problem, you may misunderstand what really needs to be done to complete the problem.

2. Whenever possible, draw a diagram. Even though you may be able to visualize the situation mentally, a hand drawn diagram will allow you to label the picture, to add auxiliary lines, and to view the situation from different perspectives.

3. Know your calculator! If you must borrow a calculator from your teacher, be sure that you have used that "brand" of calculator on previous occasions. If you are not familiar with how a particular calculator works, your calculations may be incorrect.

4. If you know that your answer to a question is incorrect, and you cannot find your mistake, start over on a clean piece of paper. Oftentimes when you try to correct a problem, you continually overlook the mistake. Starting over on a clean piece of paper will let you focus on the question, not on trying to find the error.

5. Do not feel that you must use every number in a problem when doing your calculations. Some mathematics problems have "extra" information. These questions are testing your ability to recognize the needed information, as well as your mathematical skills.

6. Be sure that you are working in the same units of measure when performing calculations. If a problem involves inches, feet AND yards, be sure to make the appropriate conversions so that all of your values are in the same unit of measure (for example, change all values to feet).

7. Be sure that your answer "makes sense" (or is logical). For example, if a question asks you to find the number of feet in a drawing and your answer comes out to be a negative number, know that this answer is incorrect. (Distance is a positive concept - we cannot measure negative feet.)

8. Remember, that it may be necessary to "solve" for additional information in a problem before being able to arrive at the final answer. These questions are called "two-step" problems and are testing your ability to recognize what information is needed to arrive at an answer.

9. If time permits, go back and resolve the more difficult problems on the test on a separate piece of paper. If these "new" answers are the same as your previous answers, chances are good that your solution is correct.

10. Remain confident! Do not get flustered! Focus on what you DO know, not on what you do not know. You know a LOT of math!!

11. When asked to "show work" or "justify your answer", don't be lazy. Write down EVERYTHING about the problem, including the work you did on your calculator. Include diagrams, calculations, equations, and explanations written in complete sentences. Now is the time to "show off" what you really can do with this problem.

12. If you are "stuck" on a particular problem, go on with the rest of the test. Oftentimes, while solving a new problem, you will get an idea as to how to attack that difficult problem.

13. If you simply cannot determine the answer to a question, make a guess. Think about the problem and the information you know to be true. Make a guess that will be logical based upon the conditions of the problem.

14. In certain problems, you may be able to "guess" at an approximate (or reasonable) answer. After you perform your calculations, see if your final answer is close to your guess.

Saturday, October 4, 2008

My life in pictures (part 2)

I got an A in PMR and you give me this sort of stupid low marks? Janganlah jadi cikgu... jadi salesman pun tak ape... Kamu menyebabkan saya dapat gred 6C dalam SPM.... This stupid oral marks ruined my grade for SPM... you understand english??? For your information, the oral test was conducted by asking "bapa awak kerja apa?" and "pergi tuisyen bahasa melayu di mana?" IS THIS THE WAY OF CONDUCTING AN ORAL TEST??? Fikirlah baik baik... To my form 4 and 5 Bahasa Melayu teacher who taught in SMJK Yuk Choy..... How many students in 5SO did you destroy? Because of you, many students who should quality for form 6 didn't get to enter.... because they got only a pass in BM!!!

I wanted to burn this certificate as it did not reflect my true ability...... Go check my malay oral results from Year1 to Form 3 and you will see my perfect score.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My uniform... So sad that my guru penasihat did nothing when i was in yuk choy... Teruknya... You know the guru penasihat? Luckily he is not in charge anymore... Itulah maksud BALASAN... Haha...