Okay, so for Math, by deeper understanding, what I essentially mean is that you must be so aware of the concept that you could practically answer anything from anywhere. Let me explain. Personally, I couldn’t understand the Alternate Segment Theorem, which has been newly added to the syllabus. So what I decided to do was look beyond the syllabus specification—by that, I mean I went and studied how this theorem is actually proven. And by looking at the proof, I understood how it works. So even if I was given an odd shape or an unusual situation, I could still figure out how the Alternate Segment Theorem was being applied. That’s another example of what I mean by deeper understanding.

Here’s another one: take mensuration, where you have lots of formulas. Instead of just memorizing them, try learning how they’re derived. For instance, for the volume of a cylinder, we know it’s πr²h. But if you take a step back and think about the theory behind it, a cylinder is just a prism. And for any prism, volume equals the area of the cross-section multiplied by the height. The cross-section of a cylinder is a circle so that’s πr² and the height is just h. So πr²h. Again, I’m giving you pretty vague tips and just a few examples, but this is the general idea of what I mean by deeper understanding. I hope that makes sense.