We had a 'compact' time through the geometry lab. Firstly some of us were new to the GSP software. While we learned to familarise ourselves with the controls and uses in GSP, we also had to focus on the geometry questions at hand so sometimes we managed to solve the maths problem but forgot how to use GSP or 'remembered' to draw in GSP but did not finished the question before it's time to move on to the next question. But i believe this will improve once we get the hang of it and we look forward to learning 'new things' that we can do with GSP.
It is good that GSP is introduced to us because it is another useful tool for teaching maths and the 'schools' uses it. So, is there some where we can practise or revise on GSP after the geometry lessons are over? Or are there similar free programs that is compatible to port GSP files over for use? I think it would be helpful if we can have the software installed into our laptop so that we can still practise in our own time.
Also it is interesting to know about the conventions for certain maths topics and how they practise it in schools. For example, for the 'Similarity' topic the convention is to state the reason in the final statement, 'triange ABC is similar to triange EFG (ASA)'. The practise in some schools state the reason ASA but some do not. And the way such questions are marked in prelim exams are different from the 'O' levels.
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