About
Calm, patient, and highly structured. I create a friendly, conversational environment where we focus on building your confidence from the ground up. We'll recap previous work, tackle new concepts until they click, and practice until you're completely comfortable with the material.
Credentials
94% Maths91% Phys SciBSc Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering · 3rd yr · UCT
ModulesDynamics, Mechanics, Engineering Mathematics
Teaching style
Friendly & relaxedPatientConversationalStructuredConfidence-building
Strong topics
Exponents and surdsEquationsSine, cosine and area rulesCircle geometryTriangles and quadrilateralsLinesEquation of a lineSurface area and volumeTree diagrams and contingency tablesEquations and inequalitiesCircle geometryProportionality and similarityThe straight lineThe circleTangents to a circleCompound and double angle identitiesSine, cosine and area rulesMeasurementVectors in two dimensionsNewton's laws and applicationElectrostaticsElectromagnetismElectric circuitsMomentum and impulseVertical projectile motionWork, energy and powerDoppler effectNewton's laws and application of Newton's lawsElectrostatics (Coulomb's law and electric field)
Doesn't cover
Quadratic functionsHyperbolic functionsExponential functionsTrigonometric functions (graphs)Reduction formulaeMeasures of central tendency and dispersionRepresenting dataVariance and standard deviationBivariate dataVenn diagramsMutually exclusive and complementary eventsDependent and independent eventsCompound interest and decayNominal and effective interest ratesTimelinesFunctions and inversesExponential and logarithmic functionsPolynomials and graphsRemainder and factor theoremLimits and first principlesRules of differentiationCubic graphsTangents to curvesOptimisation and rates of changeFuture and present value annuitiesLoan repayments, sinking fundsCompound interest and decayCounting principlesPermutations and arrangementsProbabilityCentral tendency and dispersionRegression and correlationRepresenting dataGeometrical optics2D and 3D wavefrontsAtomic combinations / molecular structureAtomic combinationsIntermolecular forcesStoichiometryEnergy and chemical changeTypes of reactionsExploiting the lithosphereIdeal gases and thermal propertiesOptical phenomena and properties of materialsReaction rateChemical equilibriumAcids and basesElectrochemical reactionsOrganic chemistryOrganic macromolecules / polymersThe chemical industryRepresenting chemical change (balancing equations)StoichiometryIntermolecular forcesEnergy and chemical change
Lessons
SubjectsMathematics, Physical Sciences
GradesGrade 11, Grade 12
Session lengths1 hour
ApproachStudent brings the questions, Recap → teach → practice, Concept deep-dives, Past-paper drilling
ModeOnline sessions
Experience
Prior experience—
On UpMarkNew to UpMark
Availability
Mon20:00–21:00
Tue19:00–22:00
Wed20:00–21:00
Thu19:00–22:00
Sat15:00–17:00, 21:00–22:00
Sun14:00–18:00
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