A-Level H2 Maths

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Permutation & Combination: The Listing Method

The main focus of this permutation & combination question is part (iii) where students are expected to follow a simple definition and solve the question. I have used the listing method which could be slightly longer but it is clearer for understanding for most students. This is the thinking process but there is certainly a shorter presentation to the listing method by considering general cases since this is a 5 marks question. I would love to hear from you on the shorter presentation, leave your working in the comments section.

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Integration Application: Area of Rectangles and Area under the Curve

This is a common type of question which involves using rectangles of equal width to estimate the area under the curve. There are two ways to draw the rectangles. One way will give you an underestimate of the exact area while the other way will give you an overestimate. In this question, both ways are explored and we zoom in on the approach of how to prove the total area of n number of rectangles is expressed in summation form.

Integration by Parts Formula Derivation & Examples

When students start learning Integration by Parts, they might not be able to remember the formula well. In fact, you do not need to rote memorise if you know that Integration by Parts can be derived in seconds from Differentiation Product Rule and I highly recommend you to do so via Product Rule until it comes to you naturally.

In this post, I show you the step by step to derive your Integration by Parts formula and examples to apply it.

 

Integration Application: Volume

In this question, some students might face two challenges:

  1. How to find the volume of the shaded region
  2. How to apply the correct integration techniques (Click here for summary & examples) when we need to integrate trigonometric functions in product form and raised to certain powers like in this question

I will classify this question as a basic level and I hope you have learnt something new if you are not able to complete this question correctly.

Integration Involving Modulus Function

In this question, we look at the application of integration techniques, particularly on how to integrate a modulus function. The strategy I use in this question is known as Splitting. For you to be able to split correctly, I would suggest sketching the modulus graph so that you know the correct equation to represent each portion of the modulus graph.

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