Physics is a mathematical science!

October 9, 2019

This is a quick note for those students who are just starting the IB Physics Diploma Course.  For most students, they take the HL course because they really like the subject or it is a requirement for their ultimate application to university (a physics or engineering...

Work until You’re Muscle-bound!

April 17, 2019

This is probably the most nervous time of the 2 years for the IBDP students. There is the fear that they will get crushed by the upcoming exams. And the exams come very quickly and really on top of each other. My experience of talking to students through this period,...

Is It Finished Now?

August 14, 2018

This post is really for students who have just finished the IB, although those that are half way through would do well to ‘take note’. I have just finished remarks for Physics HL – I will be honest in saying that it feels a bit strange to be doing remarks so long...

Great Mathematicians 6: Isaac Newton

June 27, 2018

Newton is such a giant in the history of Maths and Physics that it isn’t really possible to do him justice in a short blog post. The basic facts first. Newton was born in Lincolnshire, in eastern England, in 1642. His early family life was unhappy, but he had...

Concerning Leap Years

December 13, 2017

Who Introduced the Leap Year? Julius Ceasar, believe it or not. The Roman calendar had got seriously out of date with the solar calendar, even though Roman officials were supposed to introduce an extra month every so often. So Caesar consulted his top astronomers who...

Start as you mean to go on

October 4, 2017

The IB year is starting for most students. It is an exciting time because the courses you are doing are new and hopefully interesting. Also there is no left baggage from previous courses – it is a fresh start. A word of warning however – the IB is an educational...