Louis La Minh Hoang
A study journey by Louis La Minh Hoang
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Today’s computer science lesson was all about deepening my understanding of programming concepts — especially strings, procedures, and functions — while practicing with some IGCSE past paper questions. It wasn’t just about remembering syntax; it was about truly understanding how these parts of a program work together to make code efficient, clear, and reusable. We…
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Today’s math lesson was all about going back to Thales’ Theorem — not the circle version, but the one about ratios in triangles when a line is drawn parallel to one of the sides. It might sound simple at first, but once you start solving the advanced problems, you realize how much geometry, algebra, and…
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Today’s physics lesson was a real challenge — not because it introduced something completely new, but because it pushed refraction into its most advanced and geometric form. We weren’t just drawing simple light rays crossing from air to glass; we were diving into complex geometric relationships, multi-layered media, and the fascinating phenomenon of total internal…
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Today’s physics class was all about one of the most fascinating — and slightly terrifying — topics in science: radioactivity. Even though it’s part of the IGCSE syllabus, our lesson went much deeper than just “atoms decay and release radiation.” We explored why radioactivity happens, how it’s detected, and the incredible balance of danger and…
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Today, I spent my study session going over all the core parts of chemistry I’ve learned so far — the fundamental concepts that form the backbone of everything in IGCSE. It wasn’t about learning something completely new this time, but rather about revisiting and reinforcing what I already knew — and honestly, it felt great…
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Today’s physics lesson wasn’t just about “kinetic” and “potential” energy — it was about how energy behaves when the world gets complicated. Instead of simple falling objects or swinging pendulums, we went deep into the kind of problems that make you think like a real physicist — where geometry, motion, and energy conservation collide in…
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Today’s physics lesson was absolutely wild — we dove into multi-body heat transfer, the kind where you can’t just say “Q lost = Q gained” and call it a day. Nope. This was the real deal — interconnected systems of solids and liquids, each with their own mass, heat capacity, and initial temperature, all exchanging…
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Today’s physics class took things to an entirely new level — we explored electricity transmission at a very advanced level. This wasn’t the kind of lesson where you just memorize Ohm’s Law or plug numbers into formulas. No — this was about understanding the system itself: how energy flows, transforms, and resists through an entire…
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Today’s math session was all about pushing my limits — I spent hours working through past Singapore Mathematics Olympiad (SMO) problems, and wow… these questions are no joke. They’re not like the usual textbook exercises with neat formulas and clear paths. Each SMO problem feels like a puzzle, demanding creativity, logic, and a really deep…
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Today’s physics class was focused on liquids — but not the easy, predictable kind of problems. The ones we tackled today were hard. Not just because of the formulas, but because they required deep understanding of how liquids behave in every possible situation. We studied communicating vessels, but instead of basic questions, our teacher gave…
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