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How to Survive Your College Math Class (Everyone is born with different…
How to Survive Your
College Math Class
Everyone is born with different skills and abilities but that most people have the ability to learn new things and acquire skills
Two parts
The first part covers some general study
skills (specialized for math classes).
Reading
Your Textbook
Taking Notes
Homework
Generally, homework assignments provide the instructor with a spot-check on your performance and provide you with some feedback on how you measure up to class standards.
Read Twice
Read once to get the main ideas
Read once to get the main ideas
Professionalism
You will learn the material better. Writing the solution over gives you the chance to write a description of the steps you followed to get the final answer.
Studying for Exams
Mathematics exams typically emphasize skills and concepts, neither of which can be memorized the night before the exam. The single most important way to study for exams is to master the homework.
The second part is a tutorial on reading
and writing in the specialized language of mathematics.
Reading and Understanding
Mathematics
A Multi-line Equation
is a Sentence
Sequences of equations and inequalities that involve more than one relation
also read as compound sentences
Equal Means Equal
The term on the left of each “=” is equal to the term on the right!
An Equation is
a Sentence
Pythagorus’s Theorem states:
c2 = a2 + b2.The equation above is structured just like a sentence of English.
It has a transitive verb phrase, a subject, and an object.
Every equation can be “translated”
Jose Alberto Alana Gutierrez
Economía 104