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• Method 1 of 3: Create problems
• Method 2 of 3: Make the best use of your study time
• Method 3 of 3: Keep up with the lesson
• Tips
• Warnings

There's no denying it - math can be tricky! Successfully studying and completing math lessons or tests requires dedicated practice and time. Reserve enough time to study - on your own or in a group. With some determination, some work and time, you can make great strides in math.

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Method 1 of 3: Create problems

1. Work out the solutions completely, for practice and for your homework. Mathematics tests usually require that you show answers to problems. Writing out each step in solving a problem is also a way to gain more insight into each part of the process. Working out each step is good practice to learn and maintain. Also, when doing exercises or taking notes, you should write down each step. You'll be glad you're used to this when you need to work out the steps for a test! Pay close attention to problem solving, and practice more if necessary.
2. Check your work once you are done. Even if you have found the solution to a math problem, you may not be ready. Take the solution and apply it to the original problem to see if you have found the correct answer.
3. Pay extra attention to issues. Problems are a form of applied mathematics, with a given situation and an associated problem that you must solve in the right way. Since you need to be able to understand the situation as well as the necessary mathematical concepts, these types of problems can be particularly difficult.
   • Read through the entire problem before you start working out the problem. Make sure you understand the situation described and what math techniques you will need to use.
   • Graphs, graphs or tables can play a role in some problems. Make sure you look at it carefully and understand it.
   • Select the numbers you need to solve the problem. Keep in mind that some issues contain unnecessary detail, so you'll need to use your understanding to figure out what you need to solve the problem.
   • After solving the problem, check the steps followed and see if your answer makes sense in size and in the correct units, etc.
4. Do your homework and do more exercises to practice. Your teacher will give some of the exercises for homework, but if you don't feel like you understand everything completely, you may need to study more exercises. Look for additional exercises in your textbook or online, and work out a few until you feel more confident.
5. Take practice exams or tests. If you are concerned about an exam or test, do some old tests. Try to recreate the testing environment - make sure your study is quiet and interruptions are avoided. Check your work after taking a test and make more if you need to.
   • Ask your teacher for trial versions of rehearsals or exams that you can use for practice.
6. Benefit from additional help from a teacher or tutor, if possible.

Method 2 of 3: Make the best use of your study time

1. Read your textbook actively. Reading a math textbook is not the same as reading for pleasure. Rather than just read on, think about the goals and objectives of each section. You should also take notes during class and reading, when you hear or read important information. This helps you with information processing and study.
   • Check to see if the chapter in your textbook lists learning objectives at the beginning or has a summary at the end.
   • If the textbook is yours or you are willing to purchase a book, you can mark, underline or make notes on important formulas, statements, etc.
2. Read the next section in your textbook before class, if possible. The teacher can indicate the next thing that will be covered. Reading ahead can deepen your understanding and make it easier to keep up during class.
3. Use mnemonics to help you remember concepts. Sometimes you may keep a sheet with important formulas, statements or other important information while you are doing exercises. Teachers may also expect you to memorize this information. Either way, memorizing them will increase your confidence. Look for fun ways to hold this information more easily.
   • For example, you can sing the ABC formula to the tune of "Father Jacob", making it easier to remember. Try to sing the formula, for example:
     Min b, min b,
     Plus or minus carrot, plus or minus carrot,
     b squared minus four a c, b squared minus four a c,
     And that divided by 2-a, and that divided by 2-a.
4. Write down your required concepts, definitions, formulas and statements several times, go through them and try to understand them. Read them out loud, slowly at first, then faster, and remember them clearly. You use your auditory experience, memory for sounds, plus your visual memory of words and your image memory (photographic, visual), and in writing you use the kinesthetic part of your brain (muscle memory). All of this helps anchor and organize the subject in your brain.
5. Give yourself enough time to study. Rushing to get your homework done quickly won't help you study well. Take your time and work carefully, especially with new types of exercises.
   • For example, if you attend lectures, you will need to study your math homework for two hours for each hour of class, including the study of concepts, terminology, theorems, proofs, etc.
6. Refresh your memory before taking an exam. Read more about and think about applications, formulas, conditions ... Over time you have learned most of it in steps.
7. Try to organize a study group. This can be great for learning math, as you can take turns quizzing each other and checking each other's work. Studying with others also means that you can help each other if someone has difficulty understanding a concept or how to solve a problem. Just make sure you get a group of people around you who are serious about working.

Method 3 of 3: Keep up with the lesson

1. Participate in class. If you dream away and don't pay attention in class, it will be much more difficult. Anytime your teacher discusses problems or explains a concept, try to follow it carefully. Take notes and do practice exercises. If you don't understand something or need further explanation, make sure to ask the teacher questions.
2. Keep practicing old skills as you learn new ones. Math, like many subjects, is cumulative, which means that everything you learn matters to what you learn next. All the skills you learn add up, so it is important to keep practicing.
   • Make a few exercises for things you have already learned every time you study. Think of these as warm-up exercises for the new techniques you will be learning.
3. Ask for help if you need it. If there's something you don't understand or a math concept you're struggling with, ask your teacher for help. If there are refresher programs at your school, in the library or elsewhere, take advantage of them too.
   • Don't be ashamed to ask for help. Math can be difficult, and there is a lot of information to keep track of. Most importantly, you understand how to do the exercises, and if something can help you, that's a good thing.
4. Be positive and encourage yourself to be successful. Convince yourself with something like, "I can get better at math, start to like it, and understand the usefulness of math. I need it for technology, science and preparing for more advanced math. I can use data and formulas for real world application. I can do it all by doing my best and I will continue to learn and improve my understanding. "
5. Study math the way you would study a language. We all communicate with symbols. Words are symbols. So, what you can write, read, hear, and speak can be clear and meaningful in math. Appreciate your math sense. Math gives you the ability to quantify, measure, count, use data, calculate, name and describe objects and can display diagrams, maps or information as graphs and charts, with numbers of course playing a role.
   • Make a conscious effort to hear and verbalize math. Mathematical symbols should not be treated as inactive clues that just "stare" at you - or whatever you stare at. Pronounce math symbols as words.

Tips

• Math has energy: Math is the driving force behind your electronics, technology, engineering, science, data collection and use (statistics and probability). It clearly makes sense when considered in context.
• Don't let your negative feelings about yourself keep you from doing your best. Use positive self-talk all the time - and tell yourself:
  • "I can use my math skills to help, at some point in the future, other students, or my cousins, my siblings or maybe my own children, and even my grandchildren."
• When you have already lined up and understood formulas, skills and applications, all arranged in the depths of your mind, then "blocks" is suitable for refreshing and refining your thinking ability.

Warnings

• Don't depend on a single, long stamping session for a test or final exam at school or college.
• Trying to get to the bottom of the tricky concepts at the last minute is very tiring and will have little effect. Superficial understanding is not an understanding.
• Blocking is nerve-racking and can be confusing, such as when your notes or textbook turn out to be unclear to you in the final hours and moments of hasty study.