Hey guys, I had the great opportunity to observe Lottie and her student Austin. As Austin is in year 12, they went over past papers in preparation for the HSC maths standard 2 paper.

Lottie revised all the concepts, with a focus on networking. She explained how to ensure Austin would answer the specific questions as per the syllabus dot points, i.e. how to get a minimum spanning tree and how to ensure that his answer was correct; he would look to the the lowest weighted edges, and then find a way to connect these lowest weighted edges together by considering the different paths to do so, such that a minimal spanning tree is ensured.

They moved onto functions, revising tips and tricks for how to answer the questions quickly – using x=-b/2a for the x value of the vertex of a parabola, and always reminding him to always check his graph to see if his equation was correct (identifying the vertex and whether or not the graph was ‘right way up’ or ‘upside down’).

Austin looked to be confident with the remainder of the questions, answering questions Lottie would ask, and leading the approach in answering the questions.

Overall it was a great session to observe. Great job Lottie!

Alex Stamoulis