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How do I improve in math?

Math is very difficult for me. What are some ways I can improve? #teacher #education #mathematics #math #higher-education

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Esther’s Answer

Hi Safina,

I can relate. Math was something I was required to take in school but I never really "got it" or enjoyed the classes. Went thru algebra, trig, calculus and even took advanced calculus in college but it was difficult taking classes I didn't like. Then after I graduated college and got into a masters program in business, I had to take a statistics class (which involves math). Wasn't looking forward to it but ended up loving the class & doing well in it! The difference was having a teacher who could explain apply the "math problems" in a real world way. =)

How can you find that special teacher? It might be a friend or classmate who is really good at math. It might be another teacher... ask your friends if they have a good math teacher they've taken classes from. Or it might be someone online.... Heard so many things about Khan Academy. (Wish that was around when I was in school.) Or an app on a tablet/phone. (There's an app I downloaded on my iphone called Photomath. You take a picture of math problem and it gives you the answer & shows you how to solve the problem. You could use it to check your work & learn.)

Asking people for help (which I never did when I was taking math classes) is the first step. And once you master a class you feel you are not good at, you can challenge yourself to learn more things!

Esther recommends the following next steps:

https://www.khanacademy.org/login
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Lesley’s Answer

Repetition of the concept will help. Repetition of the concept will help. Repetition of the concept will help!!! You get the idea. :-)
Study in short, 50-minute sessions, then give yourself a brain break. This will help the information get into your long-term memory bank (look up Pomodoro method and use their timers)
If you hire a tutor, reverse the tutor/student role. Try to teach the tutor what you know. You'll figure out very quickly where you are struggling
Khan Academy has great lessons for Math and it's free.
Download Math Apps on your phone that you can use to quiz yourself. These will help with number sense.


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Jennifer’s Answer

Depending on how you learn best will depend on the right answer for you. Some suggestions to help improve in math is to get a tutor, look for you tube instructional videos on the math topic that you are struggling in, ask your peers.
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Debjeet’s Answer

In order to get better at Mathematics or anything for that matter, practice is the main focus point.
1. Make sure you prepare a schedule for studying Maths everyday.
2.Stick to your schedule.
3.Prepare a list of topics
4.Categorize according to difficulty
5.Solve more problems from the difficult topics compared to the easier ones.
6. Follow these religiously.
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Rakshika’s Answer

Understanding the concept before solving any problem is important. If you have difficulty in understanding the concept, you should ask your teacher to go over the concept once again for you, till you understand it or look for online help.
Once you understand the concept, make sure you practice the problems. Start with the easy ones and gradually move towards solving the more difficult ones.
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Wendy’s Answer

Khan academy has a great website to improve math skills. It even has videos!
Thank you comment icon I was really bad at math but have heard great things about Khan academy! Wish that was around when I was in school. Esther Smith
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Absar Ul’s Answer

When you say you find it difficult to solve math , it's all because you have made your brain believe so. Firstly you need to have a approach that you can do it, no matter how difficult people say it to be. Once you have set up your mind then only the action part is left and for that all you have to do is to practice,practice and practice. A lot of worksheets for different grades are available online.

Even if it scare you at first try to go for it, it may make you feel irritated if your are not able to solve it at once but you can surely solve it the second time.

Wish you success :)
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Priyanka’s Answer

The only way to improve in Maths is to practice,practice and practice. A lot of worksheets for different grades is available online. First you should understand why are you learning Maths and where is it useful for you in your life. This will help to improve your interest in Maths.
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Lakesha’s Answer

Math is definitely a subject you need to have a clear mind in comprehending once you pay the basics. The advancement in the technology that we have today gives you many options. There are several different programs that will teach you from the beginning to the end of how to solve an equation. There is also online tutors that will help you. I would also check with your school because most of them offer tutors. I know in College you can visit the resource center and sign up for peer to peer help from someone who is more Advanced in that area.

Having a clear and open mind will work wonders with math. I agree with changing your mentality about it be to hard. Give it all you got!! Good Luck
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YU’s Answer

math requires abstractive thinking as you need to establish the logic in your mind. Depending on which part of math you have difficult with, there can be different solutions. One thing I would recommend is practice. Surely certain level of memorization is need for equation, etc. However, practice can help you establish behavior memory. For example, a machine learning regularization is very hard just by looking at the equation. Practice in real world issue using the regularization will help you remember every step on the way.

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