How to Survive Your College Math Class. Chiopptx

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HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR COLLEGE

MATH CLASS


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• “I’m not very good at math

• “I need he!" #$th the home

• “I don’t %no# #here to &tart

• “I’m a r$ght'(ra$n "er&on


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STU)Y S*ILLS


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Read$ng yo+r te,t(oo%

• Read at !ea&t t#$-e.

/Read on-e to get the ma$n $dea&0

/Read a &e-ond t$me to +nder&tand everyth$ng0

/Read one more t$me to rev$e# the ma$n $dea&0• A note on h$gh!$ght$ng. there are (etter te-hn$1+e& 2

a(&or($ng the mater$a! than h$gh!$ght$ng0


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Ta%$ng note&

• It’& not "o&&$(!e to tran&-r$(e every #ord the $n&tr+-&ay&0

• A-t$ve !$&ten$ng0

• S"end$ng a 2e# m$n+te& (e2ore -!a&& read$ng the mathat #$!! (e -overed0

• A&%0


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Home#or%

• 3ro2e&&$ona!$&m. Ta%e &ome "r$de $n yo+r "rod+-t0

• Ho# m+-h to #r$te. Eno+gh (+t not too m+-h0

• Wor%$ng together. St+dy$ng $n gro+"&0


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St+dy$ng 2or e,am&

• Wor% at !ea&t one "ro(!em o2 ea-h ty"e0

• Rev$e# yo+r note&0


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Ta%$ng e,am&

• Read the ent$re e,am over 1+$-%!y0

• )$v$de yo+r t$me0

• )o the "ro(!em& yo+ -an do0

• )on’t get &to-% on a "ro(!em0

• A&%0

• Go (a-%4 and -he-% yo+r #or%0


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REA)I5G A5)U5)ERSTA5)I5

G MATHEMATICS


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An e1+at$on $& a &enten-e

• Every e1+at$on -an (e tran&!ated $nto Eng!$&h.

• 6or a r$ght tr$ang!e4 the &1+ared !ength o2 the hy"ot$& e1+a! to the &+m o2 the &1+ared !ength& o2 the oth

&$de&0

•


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E1+a! mean& e1+a!

• The term on the !e2t o2 ea-h “8“ $& e1+a! to the termthe r$ght0


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U&e& o2 the e1+a! &$gn

• Th$& #ay o2 th$n%$ng a(o+t "rov$ng mathemat$-a! re!$& a "o#er2+! too!4 (+t $t need& to (e +&e #$th -are0


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WRITI5GMATHEMATIS

A5) SOLVI5G3RO9LEMS


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3ro(!em &o!v$ng

• Under&tand the "ro(!em0

• )ev$&e a "!an. 6$nd "ro(!em& yo+ have re&o!ved (e2o

• Carry o+t the "!an0

• Che-% the re&+!t0


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Wr$t$ng mathemat$-&

• U&e #ord& too. not on!y &ym(o!& and e1+at$on&0

• An e1+at$on $& a &enten-e and e1+a! mean& e1+a!0


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CO5CLUSIO53ra-t$-e ea-h $nd$v$d+a! &%$!!0Integrate the $nd$v$d+a! &%$!!& $nto &e1+en-e&0

3ra-t$-e $n a rea!$&t$- -onte,t0Go 2orth and &o!ve rea! "ro(!em&0

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