Hello there. Welcome to my website. My name is THAVES and I graduated in Mathematics from University of Malaya in 1987. I am a Mathematics home-tutor who has been coaching many SPM and IGCSE students for more than 20 years by providing an opportunity for them to understand the vital basics of Additional Mathematics and Mathematics. I provide my services WITHIN SUBANG JAYA and USJ areas only. I conduct my one to one home tuition sessions at students’ homes. I was a year 10 and year 11 (equivalent to Form 4 and Form 5)  Secondary Mathematics teacher at MAZ  International School Shah Alam Campus teaching IGCSE Cambridge O-level Additional Mathematics (CODE 0606) and Mathematics Extended (CODE 0580) (Paper 2 and Paper 4) . Currently I am a retired full time one to one home tuition teacher. I take up limited number of students for tutoring each year therefore, I commit myself to render this duty on first come first serve basis.

When asked, most students complain that Additional Mathematics is their most feared subject. Not surprisingly, Add Maths has one of the highest failing rates in SPM. However, there are exceptional students who never fail to score big in Add Maths as well. What can we conclude ? Is Add Maths a subject that is impossible to score or otherwise ? The answer is both of the above. Add Maths is not hard really, it is merely Pure Mathematics that has been suited to the Malaysian education system. For capable students, Additional Mathematics is a must as it is the basics of many career options, such as in Engineering and IT and of course, improves chances of winning scholarships for tertiary education.

So now we come to the most asked question. What is the secret to score in Additional Mathematics ? Is it practice ? Is it good coaching ? As you would have guessed, it is again both. First, proper understanding of the subject matter is of utmost importance. Add Maths is about understanding important aspects of pure Mathematics such as Calculus, Algebra and Statistics. These new worlds are opened up to students as they progress through the syllabus. Future Engineers learn the importance of Calculus of the SPM syllabus, Differentiation and Integration. Future Actuaries tend to excel in chapters related to Statistics such as Probability and Probability Distribution. Some students even choose career paths after finding interests in different parts of Add Maths.

Nowadays, students find it difficult to understand subjects in school.

There are a few reasons for this, among others ;

• Lack of personalized guidance during the pandemic classes.
• Big classes.
• Accelerated teaching.
• Lack of attention.
• Focus in different areas of  School Activities.

In a big class, students do not get enough attention from teachers. This is not the fault of either party.

Sometimes teachers who are relatively busy have to teach and complete the syllabus quickly, to prepare students in time for the examinations. Furthermore, many students end up skipping classes because of other events such as Sports Day, Family Day and other co-curricular activities. Missing even one period of Add Maths can be disastrous to the understanding of the subject for the students. Hence, all these factors combined leads to an undesired grade in Add Maths exams.

There is no doubt that Additional Mathematics is a very important subject mainly because it will educate students on the basics of Advanced Mathematics. This knowledge will become the foundation for students at higher educational levels.

About me :-

My full name  is G.Thavesvaran and I am a qualified Mathematics tutor. I graduated from University Malaya in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (Hons), which is a single major degree. Having initially started  my career as a banker, I eventually decided to be  Mathematics tutor. Over the course of me tutoring on one to one basis and tutoring at tuition centres , I have devised a method of my own to deliver a proper understanding of Mathematics and Additional Mathematics to my students.  Many students who benefited my style of coaching have done well and  some did very well in their SPM and IGCSE Cambridge examinations. Most of my ex-students are pursuing their higher level studies at local institution and abroad. A past student of mine had even secured a scholarship in Petronas to pursue Petroleum Engineering and is currently employed in Petronas. I am indeed very proud of all of them.

About my sessions :-

Having successfully coached my past students, I am very enthusiastic in providing guidance for Year 10 & Year 11 (SPM & IGCSE) students. I conduct strictly  1- to- 1 sessions. My style of coaching is very well received by most of my students, and I am very pleased for that. Based on my past successful experiences, I am confident that I have devised an effective coaching method which enables my students to produce the best possible result.

I AM THAVES AND I CAN BE REACHED VIA WHATSAPP MESSAGES THROUGH MY MOBILE TEL NUMBER :  012-229-0552