Andile MkhatshwaVerified

BSc Mechanical Engineering · 5th year · UCT

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About

I teach by doing, not just talking. We start slow and visual until the concept actually clicks. I draw it, break it down, and show you why it works. Once it clicks, we drill it with past papers and problem-solving until you can do it solo under exam pressure. No question is too basic, no silence is awkward. I’m calm, patient, and I explain the same thing 5 different ways if I have to. If you’re like me and learn best by seeing and doing, you’ll get it.

Credentials

91% MathsBSc Mechanical Engineering · 5th year · UCT

ModulesCalculus, Vector Calculus, Statistics

Teaching style

Friendly & relaxedPatientVisualConfidence-buildingPast-paper drilling

Strong topics

Exponents and surdsEquationsNumber patternsQuadratic functionsHyperbolic functionsExponential functionsTrigonometric functions (graphs)Trig identitiesReduction formulaeTrig equationsSine, cosine and area rulesSpecial anglesCircle geometryTriangles and quadrilateralsLinesEquation of a lineSurface area and volumeRepresenting dataVariance and standard deviationVenn diagramsMutually exclusive and complementary eventsDependent and independent eventsTree diagrams and contingency tablesCompound interest and decayNominal and effective interest ratesEquations and inequalitiesNature of rootsArithmetic sequences and seriesGeometric sequences and seriesSigma notationFunctions and inversesExponential and logarithmic functionsPolynomials and graphsLimits and first principlesRules of differentiationCubic graphsTangents to curvesOptimisation and rates of changeFuture and present value annuitiesLoan repayments, sinking fundsCompound interest and decayCounting principlesPermutations and arrangementsProbabilityCircle geometryProportionality and similarityThe straight lineThe circleTangents to a circleTrig identities and reductionCompound and double angle identitiesTrig equationsSine, cosine and area rulesRegression and correlationRepresenting data

Doesn't cover

Measures of central tendency and dispersionBivariate data

Lessons

SubjectsMathematics

GradesGrade 11, Grade 12

Session lengths45 min / 1 hour / 1.5 hours / 2 hours / 30 min

ApproachRecap → teach → practice, Student brings the questions, Past-paper drilling

ModeOnline sessions

Experience

Prior experience—

On UpMarkNew to UpMark

Availability

Mon18:00–21:00

Tue18:00–21:00

Wed18:00–21:00

Thu18:00–21:00

Fri17:00–21:00

Sat09:00–19:00

Sun09:00–19:00

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