Monthly Archives: September 2013

What a Difference Time Makes!

Since astarmathsandphysics.com went up in November 2007, many changes have been made and development has been continuous. Here is a screenshot of the first pathetic version of astarmathsandphysics.com

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The Worse Things Go, The Better We Get

It’s strange. I decided yesterday to try and upgrade our blog install to accept multiple blogs using the same script. I didn’t know if it were even possible since I read somewhere this could only be done from the root … Continue reading

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Tutoring Maths in Belgrade

Tutoring in Belgrade is an expensive service, maybe just under 15% of students do have regular tutoring sessions (once or twice weekly). It may be about 10% of students who do take tutoring sessions but only when exams are close. … Continue reading

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We’re Going Pro!

We have been forced to upgrade our hosting package, being in danger of overloading the server. Our package is now called ‘Pro’, and will give us access to more CPU time, memory and disk space. The website will hopefully be … Continue reading

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Advertising on Exam Slips

A couple of years ago I noticed a link to a website called examzone on an edexcel gcse results slip. Instantly I though ‘advertising’. Now I realise what a captive and open audience students receiving their results are, from resit … Continue reading

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Private Tutors a Waste of Money!

Damn! How will we make a living? According to a PhD study the effect of study on a students gcse grade is next to none existent. Even in maths, the subject in which tutors make the biggest difference, the effect … Continue reading

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A – Level Credit Transfer?

January A – Level resits are no more. There is effectively only one opportunity to take A2 exams, unless a student is to retake an A2 exam and miss a year of their life. Many universities allow credit transfer, so … Continue reading

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