Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Hey AA2, as Winnie suggested, here's a list of the holiday HW and topics tested for terms - might have errors so kindly point them out if you spot any. Hope it'll be helpful. :)


HW

GP
1. Resource file
Usual: 5 articles and 2 commentaries per week
Hol: 7 articles and 1 commentary per week
Total: 56 articles and 8 commentaries
2. Read the Politics package

CHINESE
1. Project (the one on the yellow paper)
2. 练习 on intranet
Go to ACJC intranet-> Chinese-> Subject homepg-> Chinese website-> 沉默的橡胶树-> do the 7 练习

PW
1. Start on EOMs

MATH
1. Finish up till T13 (with the exception of T12 - only need to do Q1, 2)
Answers to certain qns in T13 will be up on intranet by 11/6.
2. WS on terms 06

LITERATURE (H1)
1. Read Great Expectations
2. I'm not sure if there are ws to do on intranet, can try checking it out.



TERMS

CHINESE
1. 藤野先生
2. 蜜蜂的赞美
3. 我的母亲
4. 孩子，我为什么打你
5. 别离的故事
6. 最后的牛车水
7. 150 条成语 (found at back of WB)
8. 50 条谚语 (found at back of WB)

ECONS
1. L1 - Central Problem of Economics
2. L2 - Resource Allocation in Competitive Markets
3. L3 - Firms and how they operate - Costs of production
Format: Case study + essay (1.5 hrs)

MATH
1. L1 - Functions
2. L2 - Partial Fractions and Binomial Theorem
3. L3 - Summation of Series
4. L4 - Mathematical Induction
5. L5 - Graphing Techniques
6. L6 - Equations and Inequalities
7. L7 - Differentiation
8. L8 - Application of Differentiation
(Just study T1-11, T12 qns 1 and 2, T13)

PGEOG
1. L2 - Plate Tectonics Theory
2. L3 - Evidence supporting the Theory of Plate Tectonics
3. L4 - Plate boundaries and Landforms
4. L5 - Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards
Format: DRQ + essay
[Btw, tutorial answers are found on intranet]

HGEOG
1. Introduction to Geographical Data and Technique
2. L1 - What is Population Geography
3. L2 - Population Change and its Implications
4. L3 - Measuting population change, fertility and mortality
5. L4 - Fertility Differentials and Proximate variables affecting Fertility
6. L5 - Mortality Differentials and Factors affecting Mortality
7. L6 - Migration- Concepts, issues and trends
8. L7 - Migration- Causes and consequences of migration
9. L8 - Population composition and distribution
10. L9 - Population distribution and change: population composition
11. L10 - Population composition and structure
Format: DRQ + essay
[Btw, tutorial answers are found on intranet]

Case Studies (HG):
1. Internal migration: 1 DC, 1 LDC (need to do contrasting)
2. International migration (eg USA, esp consequences):
-how it changes the composition of people in area
-how are people dealing with assimilations
-economic consequences
3. Distribution and density: Physical and human factors affecting density (eg UK)
4. Disparities and inequalities: S. Africa or USA
[1 out of these 4 will be tested. For more info, can refer to intranet, the list of case studies is up]

LITERATURE (H1)
1. Chapters 1-19 of Great Expectations
Format: 1 poem with guided qns, 1 essay on a poem w/o guided qns, essay on GE ( i think)


All the best, mugg hard!