how can i be a good mathematician?

Answer 1

Ask yourself lots of questions and try to answer them. Then when you get your answer, test it out. Change the question a little and see how the answer changes.

Answer 2

Totally dependant about what sort of a mathematican you want to be....
if you want to be an 'applied mathematician' and I give it that title with true disgust, then you simply need to learn what mathematicians have discovered for you, you never need to understand anything, except dechipering mathematical journals and translating basic algorithms from paper to computer software.
If you want to be a mathematician my best recommendation is to study as much calculus, linear algebra and compuational mathematics as possible. Once you think you have an indepth knowledge of mathematics, start studying mathematical analysis - there is many different facets to suffice this area, however Zakon provides a free text online http://www.trillia.com/zakon-analysisI.html which I recommend.
Once you get through those, start on more difficult analysis and maybe in 50 years you'll qualify as a mathematician, this is no insult the further you delve into mathematics the more you realise how little you know.
Good Luck, if you love being 100% confident that everything you've done is correct - you'll love the journey your about to embark on,

ps - One more thing, in aggreance with a comment posted, leave calculators alone for the next 3 years, it will only weakon and distort your perception of mathematics.

Answer 3

Work lots of problems. Work through lots of proofs. Don't just read the proof and say 'uh huh' when you see the words, "From this we derive". Actually *do* the math. Learn to *see* mathematics in everything around you. Always ask, "Why does it work that way?" and, "Does it always work that way?" A+B = B+A is *not* always true. Don't believe that? Let A=socks and B=shoes and see what happens Once you get off of the one-dimensional 'number line' all kinds of things that you take for granted (such as commutativity and ordering) simply go away.

And always remember that the very finest calculator in the known Universe is setting between your ears. You just have to learn how to use it


Doug

Answer 4

Take a lot of courses. Read a lot of math related books. Work problem all the time. Make up problems you cannot solve and share them with your friends. Restrict your friends to just people who are interested in math. You will do fine.

Answer 5

Practice.

Answer 6

u pay attention in the class and solve 30 to 50 questions of all the chapters

Answer 7

Practive, practice, practice.
See numbers in your sleep.
Visualize the process of Math in action that is all around you all of the time... gravity, buildings, speed, action /reaction, finance...
it is simply amazing.
Just don't let yourself get too carried away with it. Always keep it in check.

Answer 8

HEY! EVERYBODY IS A MATHEMATICIAN IN HIS/HER OWN WAY.WE JUST DIFFER IN THE RANGE OF BENG THAT SMART IN MATH.IF YOU MEAN "HOW CAN I BE SMARTER IN MATH?", THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE. PRACTICE.LEARN FROM OTHERS AND BE PATIENT IN SOLVING SUCH PROBLEMS EVEN IF IT IS SO DIFFICULT.

Answer 9

do a lot of practices..... try to solve math problems as many as you can... never give up in solving those math problems, if you do not understand just ask your teacher, parents or whoever can help you..... read a lot of math text books.... study hard!! :p

Answer 10

try to practice as much as you can and always check your work with out a calculator! try not to use a calculator as much as you normally would