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Since JC1 ,my girl in one of the top JCs had changed 5 Physics tutors. Mr Dave Sim is the sixth.Before she joins Mr Dave Sim's class she was demoralised and had no confidence in learning Physics cos no matter how much time she had spent in Physics she did not do well in her exams.After joining Mr Dave Sim's class in end of April 2010,she is gaining interest n confidence in learning Physics.She started to feel Physics is as intresting to learn as Chemistry whiich is one of her stronger subjects.
Mr Sim's STYLE AND WAY OF TEACHING makes Physics a subject which is SO MUCH EASIER AND FASTER TO UNDERSTAND and hence can derive the answers by the FASTEST AND EASIEST WAY.Each time after his lesson,my girl is able to handlle better her school tutorials and also those self-practice questions.
My girl always says " IF I HAVE MR SIM AS MY PHYSICS TUTOR FROM JC1, I WILL HAVE NO PROBLEM IN GETTING A.HE IS DAMN GOOD"
In conclusion, I will STRONGLY recommend him to anyone who needs Physics tuition.
Mrs Tanaka
Mum of Yuki (VJC)
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I studied IB Physics [HL] with Mr. Sim in the months leading up to my final exams.
Before I started with Mr. Sim, Physics lessons at school didn't make much sense; concepts were disconnected and poorly organized, and were pitched a level that went way over our heads. My teacher told me, frankly, that he didn't expect me to do well. After just five months with Mr. Sim, though, I got the best possible score for my final exam of 7 points.
Mr. Sim is a dedicated teacher, who was determined to give me as much time as I needed to do well. He has full confidence in his students' ability as well as his own, which inspires even the most unenthusiastic students. This confidence is not uncalled for; my friends and I showed a rapid and marked improvement in our test results even after just a few sessions! His notes are concise and well-explained; his unique and problem-solving-based approach ensures that the student understands the reasoning behind the Physics, and he tailors his style for each student. And not only is he capable, he's nice as well; he has a great sense of humour and boundless patience.
He fielded even my most inane questions with perseverance. His ability to explain concepts from multiple angles allowed him to clarify questions that continued to trouble me, as opposed to a lot of the teachers out there who just keep repeating themselves until the student gives up and pretends to understand!
He's also well versed in the tips and tricks of question setting, and is able to advise his students on common mistakes and even some of the more unusual ones, which was miraculously useful for our very tricky final paper.
Thanks, Mr. Sim, for putting the sense in science.
Sandesh Kaur IB Physics HL
(2008-2009) |
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Hi Mr Sim, I'm from the class of 2011. Though I haven't taken my A Levels and gotten the A like many of your past students, and barely even had 3 months of Physics lessons in RI(JC), thanks for making the Kinematics module so fun & easy to understand. Your lectures were really the most enjoyable ones so far. =) I love your "stories" & the sms-quiz, and I think your explanations and slides are extremely clear and concise. If not for you leaving RI, I think we'd all be more than happy to have you as our Physics lecturer for the rest of the year!
Annoymous
RI (JC)
(2009-2010) |
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Very organised-each topic is carefully segregated into the different concepts and you explain it very throughly with the many types of qns that can possibly come up in an exam. I like the tecnhiques you taught us such as the step-by-step procedure. It's very helpful in solving qns.
Cassandra
AJC
(2008-2009) |
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Physics finally makes sense (:
The notes are comprehensive, and summarised, with all the basics you need to know, and questions that serve to strengthen knowledge of basic concepts. Also questions are organised in such a way that students that we are able to see a pattern to tackle the different kinds of questions, and the concepts that are commonly tested.
The best part about the teaching is that complicated physics jargon isn't used to explain already complicated physics concepts. Mr Sim uses simple terms to explain the seemingly complicated concepts and even answers complicated questions simply so that we understand.
In short, he creates the 'Ohhhhhh..' effect, where through his explanation, something we thought was very difficult suddenly becomes so much clearer, making us go 'Ohhhhh..'
Vaynii
NJC
(2009-2010) |
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Dear sir
I am sorry i just found that there is such a forum here to say something to you and your teaching as well. Frankly speaking, it's my great fortune to have u as my physics tutor in rjc. I heard many other friends' comments about their tutors. U make me feel that u are the best.
Responsiblility, sense of humor, and concise, simple way of teaching, i have to say i have never met any teacher who can make me feel that. You can always teach us with the views of students, but not teachers. Many teachers cannot reach that because they never understand where the students' difficulties are. Of course, besides teaching us physics concepts, u teach us many other things as well, such as socialising, values and attitude...
Best of luck to u and ur funny but useful website. Thank you for your teaching.
Yuan Bo
RJC
(2007-2008) |
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Hello Mr Sim,
I benefited greatly from your notes of Kinematics and Overview of Jc1 Topics.It is really kind of you to upload notes for free. Your 44 page notes of kinematics have benefited me more than all the internet articles i have read for past 1 and half year.I would like to request for Superposition and Overview of Jc 2 Topics.I would love to write a short testimonial for you.
Lex
v3techguru@gmail.com
(2008-2009)
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Dear Mr Sim,
Thank you so much for all your help and guidance throughout the past 2 years. I really enjoyed your tutorials that were always peppered with humour. You really made learning physics fun and less stressful. I am sincerely grateful to have you as my CT. Thank you once again, and all the best :)
Xinni
RJC
(2007-2008)
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Hi Mr Sim,
Here is Yaohua, Hope you still remember me. I am from 6O. Thank you for your effort in writing all the testimonial for me. I have decided to go to University of Waterloo, Canada to study acturial science. This is the school that I want to go most because I can study acturial science as a degree.
I will also continue to love physics. :)Hope you will have a batch less naughty but much smarter than us.
Zhou Yaohua
RJC
(2007-2008)
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Hello Mr Sim!
Thank you for your guidance for the past 2 years. You have been a fabulous teacher! :) Couldn't have gotten my A without you. All the best with the Physics Cafe!
Wanxi
RJC
(2007-2008)
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MR SIM!
Just wanted to say thank you-thank you - thank you so much for the help and guidance that you have given me! without it, i don't think it would have been possible for me to get an 'A' for A levels. You make the lessons more enjoyable and physics more interesting :) haha. sorry for all the trouble I gave you, including not doing some of the tutorials, talking in class etc. to express my gratitude, i shall spread a word around regarding thephysicscafe.com. Hope you continue teaching with a passion!
Ching Minsi
RJC
(2007-2008)
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Mr Sim’s physics notes are excellent as he is able to present the main concepts in a topic in a clear, concise and compartmentalised way that does not breed confusion like the way some of the lecture notes do. This is especially important in the subject of Physics at the ‘A’ levels as a logical, systematic train of thought is fundamental to understanding multi-faceted physics concepts. His Logical Problem Solving system of thought is extremely effective in solving complex physics questions by providing a step-by-step guideline that is applicable to almost any physics question. Mr Sim’s unique and hilarious style of teaching is very effectual in getting the points and concepts across to his students. His ability of using familiar examples from everyday life to explain obscure physics concepts (like semiconductors and quantum physics) are especially effectively and memorable.
Shan Shan
RJC
(2007-2008) |
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I think Mr Sim’s someone you’d have to get to know on a
much more personal level to understand, because I think
there’s much more to him than he shows to his class most of
the times. He’s occasionally self-deprecating, which makes
for a wonderful teacher to have, and his teaching methods
are very effective. His notes are concise and to the point,
which really helps in digesting and identifying the
essentials of each topic. Personally I’d say he’s the best
physics tutor in RJC (but yeah my grades don’t really
reflect it (yet)).
Darryl
RJC
(2007-2008) |
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I progressed from struggling with Physics
last year (and hating the subject) to understanding Physics
and being able to apply the concepts and steps that Mr Sim
taught me so. I was lucky to have Mr Sim as my Physics tutor. Currently doing the IB diploma & got a grade 7
(highest grade in IB) in Physics in my recent prelims! Now
Physics is my most favourite subject. Mr Sim made it
possible by explaining to me in a step-by-step process and
exactly how to apply what I learn to questions. Mr Sim is
one of the best Physics teachers in the world! He does not
dismiss your questions no matter how insignificant - and
makes sure you understand all the concepts. He is one of a
kind - dedicated to teaching & committed to making sure you
do well. Thanks!!!!
Joan
ACS
(2007-2008) |
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Mr Sim never fails to capture the attention of the class
with his innovative and interesting methods of teaching,
keeping the class spontaneous by facilitating discussions
with fresh ideas. With such a large number of students in
his class, getting to know the majority would be no mean
feat but he goes the extra mile to understand everyone,
going even further by designing notes that are
comprehensive, catering for the needs of his students.
For all his hardwork, he has earned my utmost respect as a
caring teacher for the past 2 years.
Nicholas
RJC
(2007-2008) |
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Mr Sim is a dedicated educator and a passionate physics
teacher. He is extremely willing to help his students as
evident from the setting up of his website. He does well in
providing comprehensive explanations of physics concepts,
allowing his students to grasp these concepts easily. He
also tries to make most of his lessons interesting..
Caroline
RJC
(2007-2008) |
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Mr. Sim is an earnest teacher who sincerely wants to help
his students achieve better grades and understand physics
better. He is able to clearly articulate and explain physics
concepts that are often complicated and abstract. This had
made learning physics in his class enjoyable, and made the
study of physics less daunting. Also, his notes are
systematic and well-planned, and deliver the few important
concepts that one needs to know for a particular topic in a
clear and concise format.
Xinni
RJC
(2007-2008) |
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I feel that the physics notes you gave to us is
superb, so much so that many from other classes have asked
for it too. The summarised physics notes are concise and to-the-point, cutting short
all the ‘long stories’ in the lecture notes. It is easily
comprehensible and very systematic, making it very clear for
the reader to know exactly what is going on. (On a
side note, I feel that you should publish a A-level physics book compiling
all your notes as I believe they will be in hot demand and
will likely provide relief and soothe the anxiety of many
other potential physics students in the years to come.)
All in all, I feel that you are one of
the best physics teachers I have encountered so far, as you
genuinely cared for us and have tried to stimulate our
interest in the subject. Without you, I guess my physics concepts
will still be muzzled up. You helped to clarify and clear
all the misconceptions that I previously had. I would like
to sincerely thank you for being such a dedicated teacher.
Thank you Mr Sim!
Qi Han
RJC
(2007-2008) |
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Mr Sim is able to present important, and sometimes very
complicated, physics concepts to students in a very
comprehensible way. His notes summarizing the key
understandings of each chapter are especially useful, as
they are concise and accurate. In addition, he delivers his
lessons with much clarity, and even injects elements of
humour and allows us students to digest information taught
easily
Sherie
RJC
(2007-2008) |
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Mr Sim is a very dedicated physics teacher with an
unique approach to teaching Physics, geared towards ensuring
that his students understand difficult Physics concepts and
score well for Physics. Right from the first lesson, he has
given us the broad strategy for tackling exams questions as
well as tips to learn Physics well. In the summarised physics
notes that he types for his students, he is able to
encapsulate the essence of each topic amidst succinct yet
comprehensive explanation of concepts. In addition, whenever
appropriate, he provides derivations to make his students’
learning more complete. That said, it should be noted that
he does not ‘spoon-feed’ his students, because he constantly
reminds them to write their own notes based on their
understanding of each topic. Furthermore, in his classroom
and lecture teaching, he goes the extra mile to find or
create suitable applets and animations to aid students’
understanding in physics concepts, which goes to show his commitment to
teaching. All in all, Mr Sim has been an excellent physics
teacher with the ability to inspire and motivate.
Charlotte
RJC
(2007-2008) |
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Mr Sim’s popular physics notes are concise and
comprehensive. He never fails to break down a chapter into
different key concepts and ideas, making it easier for us to
understand. Even a particularly difficult chapter will seem
manageable and much less intimidating. He would even
classify questions into different types where you would use
the same type of calculations for. This simplifies things
and makes it easier to tackle questions in an exam. I
particularly like his idea of using a “SOP” to solve physics
questions.
Soo Lin
RJC
(2007-2008) |
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Mr Sim is a responsible and experienced
physics teacher whose passion for teaching inspired many of his
students to thrive for their personal best. As one of his
student, I found his lessons intellectually stimulating, as
he prepared well for each lesson and his interesting and
insightful remarks successfully attracted the attention of
students. He made learning not a stress but a joy, yet he
encouraged each student to develop their intellectual
potential to the fullest. I personally found the summary physics
notes prepared by Mr Sim most useful, as I often felt
suddenly enlightened by his brief yet in-depth analysis, and
these notes serve as a wonderful guide for my revision as
they helped me to clear and organize my thoughts. Most
importantly, Mr Sim taught us a series of logical methods to
approach physics questions, which I found extremely useful
especially when our academic workloads are getting heavy.
This method allowed us to effectively simplify complicated
questions, and extract the most important information from
the question in the shortest period of time, so that we can
hardly be tricked or perplexed by those seemingly difficult
questions.
Huixian
RJC
(2007-2008) |
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Mr Sim is respectable, responsible and
enthusiastic physics teacher. He teaches us with extreme patience
and this can be reflected when he explains to us the physics concept
again and again until all of us understand. While repeating
the concept, he never makes me bored as he explains it in
different ways and sometimes teaches us through games. He
really enjoys teaching, not only regards it as a job. He
tries his best to prepare us for all the exams and tests and
but never fails to encourage us even when we do not do well.
No matter what kind of students we, most of us are moved and
motivated by his passion for physics and teaching.
In facilitating our understanding, he prepares overviews
which summarize all the key physics concepts for us. This is
actually very useful for us in preparing for the exams. It
is concise and whole-rounded. By learning by the key
concepts, it is easier for us to remember all the important
things.
Yao Hua
(2007-2008) |
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Hi Sir,
It has been such a great joy having you as a physics tutor. I can
frankly say, I have never had as much fun in class as I had
during physics. All your jokes (whether they were funny or
not :P) just made the class atmosphere so much more relaxed
and every lesson was such a joy to be a part of. Your whole
teaching style and ability to interact with and reach out to
us students is just phenomenal, and you have taught us how fun
and extremely enjoyable studying may be. Your templates and
approaches have also made studying physics so much easier for us,
and you have taught us how it is not too difficult to
understand this subject after all. The great amount of time
you have put into creating notes for us students and helping
us in every way possible has been so heart warming to see,
and I am sure everyone will agree with me in thanking you
for all your effort and be eternally grateful to you.
There are only a few teachers who create such an impact with
their extreme passion to teach and their great concern for
their students' well being. You are definitely one of them.
Your tolerance in aiding those who were not able to catch
the concepts so fast, and your ability to make the class
more enjoyable yet maintain the learning environment is
something I will never forget, and will most certainly try
to learn.
And once again, thank you very much for being such
a passionate, student-concerned, thoughtful, and just
absolutely great teacher. =) enjoy your holss!
Ganesh
RJC
(2007-2008) |
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Hi Sir,
Really hope that you've had a fun holiday in December (without 6E). All the best for 2007 and hope you have fun with kids in your new civics class^_^Just a few days ago I heard from Cambridge that they gave me a conditional offer(3 As, no S paper) to study at Magdalene College . I know better than anybody else that without the life-saving As in Physics I could never have made it. Thank you for all the interesting lessons that salvaged my remaining interest in Physics^_^ Last thing - if you ever come to China, muz come and find us! Linlin and me will be so happy to see you in Suzhou!
Gao Fan
RJC
(2005-2006) |
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Hi Mr Sim,
Your physics tutorials are very useful, so useful that I don’t
bother to pay attention in lectures. Haha. You stress
concepts with much clarity in an easily understood way, and
some of the tips you gave are very useful in exams. ^^ Many
of my friends and I feel you’re the best physics
teachers in RJC!
Gao Fan
RJC
(2005-2006) |
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Mr Sim is a dedicated and meticulous teacher who has the
welfare of his students at heart. He is a caring and
approachable teacher, whose sense of humour has made him
more of a friend to his students.
Jiaqi
RJC
(2007-2008) |
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Mr Dave Sim is a very responsible physics tutor. Besides
lecture notes, he has also prepared his own notes for all
the chapters which are more comprehensive and knowledgeable.
His teaching is very interesting and can be easily
understood by everyone. His students like to discuss
questions with him in class and even during lunch time.
Lupeng
RJC
(2007-2008) |
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Mr. Sim is always able to explain the concepts
thoroughly, patiently and clearly to the benefit of the
whole class. His simple and direct procedures towards the
concepts enable us to grasp them quickly and remember them.
His notes are concise and easy to understand, making them
efficient resources especially as there are so many topics
to cover.
Juan
RJC
(2007-2008)
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Mr Sim has been a very dedicated teacher as seen from his
patience in class. He is always ready to clear our doubts
even if it means explaining again. He is also approachable
and humorous in his lessons. His step-by-step approach
breaks down complicated physics concepts, making it easier
for me to comprehend and digest. The notes and answer keys
he provided also aided in my learning greatly as they are
concise and clear.
Wanxi
(2007-2008) |
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Dear Mr Sim,
Thanks for the email! Just wanted to say thanks to you too
for being such a dedicated physics/civics tutor and council
teacher :) I believe the whole ccad can attest to your
enthusiasm for all ccad-related stuff, and I think many of
us in 6H (including myself) would be very very lost as to
some of the physics topics are about if it werent for your
notes and explanations in class. Yup thanks for not giving
up on us (especially last year when we werent really doing
our tutorials etc) and for always encouraging us to do our
best for stuff :)
Charlotte
RJC
(2007-2008)
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Hello Mr Sim,
Long time no see! I went to your website and it looks great!
You are a really dedicated teacher! Hope everything is doing
great there! I miss RJ so much!
Have fun teaching.
Siang ee
RJC
(2005-2006)
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Hello Mr Sim!
I dont know if you still remember me but I am really glad to
be taught by you because you make physics "easy". Thanks for
being a really dedicated teacher! I got an A in physics for
my A levels (it was totally unexpected) . I believe that it
is extremely crucial to practise and practise because there
are really a lot of standard questions in the exams.
Ya Ling
RJC
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was scoring consistently grades of below D, and did very
badly in physics as i was unable to grasp the concepts of
the chapters. However, things began to take a turn for the
better when Mr Sim started teaching me. My grades jumped
from Es and Ds to As and Bs! which is a drastic improvement
for me. My understanding of the topics became very much
clearer, and instead of just scoring in physics, I was able
to understand physics better and embraced the subject. Mr
Sim is a very responsible teacher, and even became a friend
to me, even after my A levels.
Dragg
CJC
(2005-2006) |
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The
LPS is very useful as the lecture notes just has too many
things and I get too stressed out about understanding and
memorising everything. For the whole Physics 2 year syllabus
the whole stack of my notes is <20 pages! It is efficient
and very useful, the procedures apply to almost all the
questions in the topic. Thank you Mr Sim!
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I am
Linlin. Hope that you are enjoying your teaching in RJC. I
am currently in California Institute of Technology. I think
I will either become a EE or MecE. I always enjoyed your
teaching a lot. I wish I could be visit RJC again!
Lin Lin
RJC
(2005-2006) |
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Hi Mr Sim!
This is Yunyan!(or Ms Sang???:)After a while it gets
weird to call myself Ms Sang in front of you.But it's fond
memory^_^) I'm writing to tell you that I have been accepted
by Yale University. Thank you again for the one year of
teaching, the recommendation letter that you wrote for me
and all the help you have offered to me! I'm really grateful
and hopefully I can come back to Singapore some time to
thank you personally!:)Right now I'm in China enjoying the
long holiday!
Yunyan
RJC
(2005-2006) |
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This
is kai chen from 2S03D. After looking at this site, i must
say i am really filled with respect for u man. Not many
people are so committed, to the extent of ddoing things the
way u are doing now just for the benefit of the student
body. You were great then, and u are even better now. =) so
please continue to do your best k sir!
Kai Chen
RJC
(2005-2006) |
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I am
Linlin. Hope that you are enjoying your teaching in RJC. I
am currently in California Institute of Technology. I think
I will either become a EE or MecE. I always enjoyed your
teaching a lot. I wish I could be visit RJC again!
Lin Lin
RJC
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