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The present continuous tense is used for describing ongoing events or actions that are happening now . Eg. I am going to the shops, He is playing football. For starters, the present continuous isn't used as ...

At turning points, the gradient is 0. Differentiating an equation gives the gradient at a certain point with a given value of x. To find turning points, find values of x where the derivative is 0. Example: y...

A quadratic equation is one that includes x 2 as the highest power of x. Factorising is achieved in 3 steps. Let’s consider the example x 2 -3x-3=1 1) Put the equation into the form ax 2 +bx+c=0 x 2 -3x-4=02...

On the night of the 20/21st June 1791, King Louis XVI attempted to flee in an event that was later named the flight to Varennes . His plans were shrouded in secrecy, but he probably intended to flee to Montm...

Protectionism is a government philosophy towards foreign trade. According to this philosophy, governments should use tariffs and quotas to protect domestic firms from foreign competition. Protectionist trade...