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23 Jul Interview with The Smart Local
4 Ways Tuition Is Done Differently at The Physics Cafe a a For secondary school and JC students, mugging the examination syllabus can sometimes feel like an uphill battle; it may be tough, but it’s definitely not impossible. Subjects like Physics and Mathematics tend to get super…
08 Apr 10 Things About The Physics Cafe
10 Things About The Physics Cafe What comes to mind when people mention The Physics Cafe? Effective? Helpful? Perhaps reliable may even be an understatement. For years we have grown in size and in strength to become a premium tuition centre in Singapore, specialising in…
07 Mar Interview with The Straits Times
By Michelle Chin The Straits Times Expect nothing less than focused and effective lessons when you attend the highly sought-after secondary and JC physics and mathematics lessons at The Physics Cafe. Founder Dave Sim, 37, taught physics at one of Singapore’s top junior colleges for six…
06 Mar Interview with Asiaone and Vulcan Post.
On The Golden Girls, there’s a scene where a teacher speaks fondly about her favourite student: “He gets this look in his eyes when he’s listening. You don’t see that very often. I think that look is the whole reason that teachers teach.” Dave Sim…
18 Aug What you should do when you cannot cope with Physics?
If you don’t know about it yet, all the results in the national exam will be fitted under the bell curve. Meaning to say, under the bell curve, only about 35% of the students can get A in a national exam. Indeed, it is a...17 Aug J1 Promotions Workshop
How can exams be less stressful? Exams are a good tool for learning. If it is well-managed, it would bring you more good than bad (aka stress). And the next question will be… How to manage it? As long as you keep up with the...03 Aug Home remedies for non-ideal Physics results
Rome wasn’t built overnight because nothing comes easy. If you hope to have a good grade for your studies, you’ve got to do your due diligence or extra effort to get the extra marks others don’t. Especially for subjects like Physics! Physics itself is complicated...27 Jul Before you get demoralised about your Physics results, read this up!
Many students tend to feel demoralised when the effort put into studying Physics didn’t reflect on the results they got from exams. Before being demoralised, have you ever when on to think why you don’t reap what you sow? If you haven’t thought of it...21 Jul Think smart, Act Smart and Show the examiners you’re Smart
Renown Theoretical Physicist and Novel Prize winner, Albert Einstein, once said, “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough." ☝ When grinding through those Physics and Maths questions, do YOU have the strong understanding which allows you to express your answers...25 May Common Reasons Why Students Fail to Do Well in Physics
Physics isn’t everyone’s favourite. Many tend to avoid dealing with it because it’s hard, but Physics is all about that if you take your time avoiding common mistakes made by students in which hinders their potential to do well. Mistake #1 – Being Complacent Physics…
19 May A lesson at PMC is just like Woww!
I'm Mr Dave Sim, Founder of The Physics and Maths Café (PMC) located at Paya Lebar, Novena and Beauty World. I was a former RJC Lecturer and I’m well versed in the subject matter of Physics and Maths with over a decade’s worth of teaching...19 May 4 Ways to Better Remember Your Physics Concepts
Facing difficulties dealing with Math and Physics? Well, you’re not alone! There are ways to memorise the different formulae better, but there’s no shortcut to it. The concepts cannot be learned over a day, expecting to score good grades. You need to practise consistently when…