One of the main concepts as students one should learn in mathematics is interest. This is because this concept is widely used in the real-life as well. So in this article, we will have a look at the two crucial interest calculation methods- simple interest and compound interest. We will know about the meaning, simple and compound interest formulas, examples, differences and applications to get a clear idea about them. What is Interest? Whenever a person borrows money for a specific period, he pays some money to use the borrowed money. This additional amount which he pays to use that…
Author: David Avelino
Modern electrical household systems have come a long way since the discovery of electricity all the way back in the Renaissance. It’s safe to say that they are far more powerful and safer, because they are better understood than they were before – and thanks to miniature circuit breakers they are even user friendly – to some extent. What you need to know about your electrical system A circuit breaker is a crucial part of an electrical wiring system of any sort, regardless of its use – industrial or domestic. Its job is to interfere when a surcharge of electrical…
What does the term nucleophile mean? A nucleophile is an electron-rich chemical species that form covalent bonds with electrophiles. This includes an atom or molecule with one or more lone electron pairs that can be donated or shared to form a single bond. This Nucleophile can either be a neutral or negatively charged chemical species. Before diving into understanding nucleophilic substitution reaction and the drawing SN1 and SN2 comparison, let us briefly understand the basics. What does the term Nucleophilic Functional Groups mean? Below are the examples of Nucleophiles – H2O NH3 OH– Cl– …
Achieving exceptional marks in an olympiad is a great feeling, it gives your confidence a boost to know that you are academically smart and knowledgeable. You feel capable of being smart and it deepens your interest in whatever subject you had scored well in. Olympiads are conducted for every subject and you can appear for them if you want to. To appear for the IMO exam you must ask your teacher about tentative dates of the release of the olympiad form, then you will need to register for the olympiad. After registering you can start your preparation. Preparing for the…
Math is considered one of the hardest subjects however it is really important in our day-to-day life. It is considered one of the key subjects of major tests and entrance exams like JEE, SATs, etc. Olympiad is also one such exam where math is the most participated subject along with science. These exams provide an absolute assessment of students’ knowledge and motivate them towards academic improvement. The participating students are judged based on their scientific reasoning and logical ability. Olympiad is founded by a non-profit organization that goes by the name Science Olympiad Foundation or SOF in short. Even though…
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) was established in 1961 by the Government of India’s Ministry of Education. The autonomous council was instituted with the motive of creating a uniform pattern of school education throughout the country. NCERT gave in an entire decade of the 1970s for the curriculum creation and laid down a National Curriculum Framework for the schools in 2005 in such a manner that ventures beyond notebooks by linking knowledge to the real world where we dwell in. It attempts at erasing rote learning and enhances the critical thinking of the students which helps…
Class 8 Maths has one of the most interesting topics to study and also it sets the base for your class 10 Maths. If you are studying very attentively in your class 8, the chances that you will be able to go through your class 10 Maths almost easily are very high. Maths is considered a very important subject in almost all career fields. It also acts as eligibility criteria for your upcoming competitive exams like JEE and NEET. Maths is all about basics and in order to clear them for your future classes, you need to study like a…
Class 12 is one of the most important academic years in a students life since it is the performance of this year that decides the college that a student will get into and eventually the quality of life that the student will lead in the future. Right from the beginning of class 12 the teachers, parents and relatives start putting a lot of pressure on the students. Students are enrolled into various tuitions and coaching classes and are expected to study all the time. Now, with all this existing pressure, if a student also has opted for mathematics as a…
Studying is a strenuous task for many and often causes one to eventually drift off to sleep within an hour of starting it. Is it the bed? Monotonous topics? The reasons are manifold! But as it happens, it can eventually take a serious toll on your studying pattern, especially when you are in class 9th. The 9th grade is considered to be a tough one, and many students find it difficult to cope with the stress it is accompanied by. The actual focus should be on rectifying this problem, and not on decoding the reasons. As it happens, there is…
Maths is one of the most dreaded subjects among most of the students in our country. Some students have such high amounts of fear for this subject that they eventually give up on their dream of becoming an engineer or an architect or any other mathematics related field. What they fail to realise is that maths as a subject is not really difficult, it is the time and practice given to the subject that brings in good results. Maths requires more practice than any other subject because it involves using our brain in multiple ways like thinking of the possible…