Showing posts with label Tutorials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tutorials. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Turn Outlook into a Project Management Tool with OneNote Integration

OneNote is one of those Microsoft products that seems completely useless when you first start using it, but it isn’t until you actually make use of the product that it’s true value starts shining through. As a task and project management tool, OneNote is one of the best tools out there.

Read more here

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Nice solution to a Math Problem!

I had to tackle this problem put to me by one of my students during my tutoring session. Here is a nicely done solution provided by Jim Thompson as illustrated below.

Saturday, July 5, 2014

Marking schemes for Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) 2013 papers

Get the marking schemes for Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) May/June 2013 Exam Papers here: http://goo.gl/ujuVTL

and the marking schemes for Oct/Nov 2013 here: http://1drv.ms/1uGQluQ

Cheers..

Monday, November 18, 2013

Blogging in Dhivehi using Thaana

I am posting this article in response to an email that I received from a visitor enquiring about blogging in Thaana. I did a little bit of searching and found these two articles written by Moyameeha and Ja very helpful.

Moyameeha gives detailed instructions on how Thaana can be used on Blogger while Ja shows how it could be done on WordPress.

Hope these two links are helpful for my visitor and any others looking to find ways to blog in Thaana.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Cambridge GCE O Level Physics (5054) May/June 2013 Exam Papers

Download from here: http://goo.gl/CiukF3

All papers are provided for students and teachers for review only!

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) May/June 2013 Exam Papers

Get them here: http://goo.gl/ujuVTL

All papers are provided for students and teachers for review only!

Good luck!

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Completing the square

I have been thinking of posting some of my Mathematics and Physics lessons on this blog. These are lessons that, I have been using since 1997 during my private tutoring hours, improving over time, mostly for students studying for London General Certificate of Education, Ordinary Level [London GCE O’ Level] and Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education, Ordinary Level [CIE IGCSE O’ Level]. As the very first Mathematics tutorial on this blog, today I am going to show how quadratic equations can be solved by employing completing the square method.

Saturday, August 27, 2011

An interesting method of multiplication

In this article I will try to show an interesting way to multiply two numbers. This method is called the Russian Peasant Multiplication, also known as Russian Multiplication.  Multiplication of two numbers as, most of us would normally know of is pretty simple and straightforward.

The normal or most commonly used method [without using a calculator, of course] may best be demonstrated with the help of an example.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Microsoft Mathematics 4.0

Microsoft Mathematics provides a set of mathematical tools that help students get school work done quickly and easily. With Microsoft Mathematics, students can learn to solve equations step-by-step while gaining a better understanding of fundamental concepts in pre-algebra, algebra, trigonometry, physics, chemistry, and calculus.

Microsoft Mathematics includes a full-featured graphing calculator that’s designed to work just like a handheld calculator. Additional math tools help you evaluate triangles, convert from one system of units to another, and solve systems of equations.

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Curves in Photoshop explained

“If I were forced to give up all but one image adjustment tool, I would keep curves. Hands down. The curves adjustment tool is an integral part of every professional’s knowledge base and image editing package.” By Owen James.

Read more at Tutorial9

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Download ArchiCAD for free!

I am making this post mainly for my uni mates because I have met many students who have no idea whether ArchiCAD is available for free or not. And no idea at all how or where to get it from.

Having said that, I am sure it will also be of some benefit to any one who wants to find out how and from where to download ArchiCAD for free. I would also like to mention it here that ArchiCAD is not available as a free download for commercial use.

However, it is available for registered students and teachers worldwide. The academic version of ArchiCAD gives the same functionality and full features as the professional version.

And for those who might have stumbled upon here who have no idea what ArchiCAD is please note that, ArchiCAD is a professional software application designed for architects for designing and development of architectural drawings in 2D and 3D complete with project documentation from start to end.  

Steps:

  1. Visit Graphisoft.com and register as a student for a temporary license key by providing your name and email address etc. [make double sure that your correct email address is entered here]
  2. Download ArchiCAD and install it as academic version by selecting the academic option during installation. When prompted enter the temporary license key that was emailed to you automatically by Graphisoft in step 1. ArchiCAD has both mac and windows versions plus localized versions for specific languages. So choose which version you need from here.
  3. After installation is complete run ArchiCAD and click on Help from the top menu and select Educational registration/Register for one year serial number
  4. Fill  in your student/teacher details in the web form provided in step 3.
  5. Wait for the one year serial number which will take about a week or so to reach you
That’s all. You are done!

If for any reason you run into trouble following these steps and you could not either download or install ArchiCAD I am more than happy to help you. Just give me a ring if you know my number. If not just Email me or leave a comment here.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Photoshop tutorials

Here are a few Photoshop tutorials I found on the web. Smile

These are really handy tutorials that take you through the Photoshop background layer to Creating and modifying text using layers. The whole tutorial list from 1 to 8 shows you how to prepare a nice poster with graphics and text. This might be exactly what some of you out there finding it a little lost when it comes to Photoshop skills, need to follow for making posters and presentation boards for class projects.

So, enjoy watching through these highly professional 55 minutes length of tutorials and learn these basic but vital Photoshop skills to design and make your own project posters or presentation boards.

  1. Understanding the background layer 
  2. Creating, selecting, linking and deleting layers
  3. Locking and Merging Layers
  4. Copying Layers, Using Perspective and Layer Styles
  5. Filling and Grouping Layers
  6. Introduction to Blending Modes
  7. Blending Modes, Opacity and Fill
  8. Creating and Modifying Text

Please note that these tutorials are based on Photoshop CS 4 and are provided by Total Training Online for free.

You will need the Apple Quick Time Player to view these tutorial videos. Please download the free Apple Quick Time Player here if you don’t have it installed already.