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About Melluvahess

My name is Sean Maguire and I am the founder of Maths Made Elementary. I provide expert one-to-one maths tuition within North London to lower and upper secondary level students studying at Key Stages 3 and 4. For more information about me, and the services I offer, please check out my website www.mathsmadeelementary.co.uk

Accounting and Bookkeeping Tutorial Preface

Accounting and Bookkeeping Tutorial Preface The following written tutorial will be for those of you who would like to learn basic bookkeeping skills and to establish a good solid grasp of basic accounting principles. Before continuing, I should mention that … Continue reading

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Health and Fitness 5

Chapter 5 – Avoid juggling fat loss with lean gains If you’re looking to gain lean weight in addition to losing fat, then only aim to achieve one of these goals over a given period of time. You should avoid attempting … Continue reading

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Health and Fitness 4

Chapter 4 – Monitoring changes in your body fat on a weekly basis Invest in a body fat caliper and keep track of changes in your body fat percentage on a weekly basis. Body fat percentage measurements alongside overall weight readings … Continue reading

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Health and Fitness 3

Chapter 3 – Targeting fat loss in place of indiscriminate weight loss When your goal is weight loss, always look to lose fat weight only, never lean weight. If you lose weight overall, but then find that a significant proportion of that loss has come … Continue reading

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Health and Fitness 2

Chapter 2 – Burning off calories in place of calorie-restrictive diets Always look to burn off calories through exercise before you consider restricting your calorie intake. The most efficient way to reduce your body fat, achieve your fitness aims and optimise … Continue reading

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Health and Fitness 1

Chapter 1 – Limiting the difference between your daily calorie consumption and daily calorie needs Whether your aim is to gain weight or lose weight, you should refrain from consuming too few calories or too many calories. Your calorie intake should … Continue reading

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Health and Fitness Introduction

Health and Fitness for Life Blog The following guide to health and fitness began life as a blog in August 2013 when I decided I would write a series of chapters dedicated to helping people improve various aspects of their nutrition, fitness and general health. Fifty … Continue reading

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Important advice for tutees of Maths Made Elementary

Debunking a dangerous myth: A misconception I sometimes encounter amongst students is that the simple act of hiring a maths tutor is enough in itself to guarantee success. Although not usually voiced aloud, this particular attitude towards tuition sometimes appears … Continue reading

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Puzzles 1

1. At a woodwork class, the teacher passes around a box in which there are ten screwdrivers, one for each person in the class, including the teacher. Everybody takes a screwdriver, and yet there is still one left in the … Continue reading

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Riddles 1

Since this is my first Riddles post, I’ve decided to get the ball rolling with some mathematically-themed riddles. 1. What is the similarity between 2 + 2 = 5 and your left hand? 2. How do you make seven even? … Continue reading

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