I have often worked with students on the topic of integration by substitution. This isn’t much of a surprise – it’s a fiddly topic with plenty of room for...
Read moreCollectively written by everyone on the Warp Drive Tutors team! With our mini reviews… #10 “The Elements”, Tom Leherer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcS3NOQnsQM Can you say enunciation? Fun song though if it were...
Read moreRevishun Revisoin Revision Written by Aidan, a long standing maths teacher at one of the UK’s best schools. Aidan is available for private tutoring. With end-of-year exams looming, what...
Read moreWant some interesting reading for the summer? We took a poll of our tutors for their literary suggestions, and came up with the following, all deemed appropriate for a...
Read moreHi All, This is a bit of a “mini blog” but looks at a topic many of us have some questions about. We will update it as we learn...
Read moreWordymathphobia Written by Marizza Illustrations by Sabrina @binathewitch Wordymathphobia: (noun) An abnormal or pathological fear of seeing words in your math Many students seem to be under the impression...
Read moreRelated Rates: it is a topic that strikes fear into the hearts of AP® Calculus students everywhere. Why is this topic so challenging for first year calculus students and...
Read moreAs we have done for the last several years after the AP® results are in, we have catalogued tweets from Trevor Packer, the College Board® Head of AP, as...
Read moreSome misconceptions about science, and scientists One of the surprises gleamed from our years of tutoring high school students is the misconceptions about what a scientist does, the creativity...
Read moreWritten by Andy One thing that many high school students struggle with in the study of probability is the topic of conditional probability, and, in particular, the difference between...
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