how coul you have better grades in math ?

Question

please anwer(algebra)

Answer 1

Study, Study, STUDY.

With math you have to have interest (or fake interest) in it to really excel in it.

When i was in middle school one site that helped me was this one.
www.purplemath.com.

I also suggest that you do all the problems in your math book for each chapter. The more you work on math, the better you'll get at it. If you get stuck, talk to your teacher, i'm sure they'll be glad to help.

Answer 2

Ask the teacher what's the purpose of the question. When you have a goal for solving a problem you understand it better and feel that you should answer it.

I remember going through high school algebra and never questioned what the heck I'm finding the sin, cosin; tangent of a damned number. When I hit college a problem was to design a vegetable can so that it won't be too tall or too short to fit the shelves using ALGEBRA. Then I understood there's a purpose.

This PRINCIPLE applies to all your school work. Notice I've answered most of your questions on the board.

Answer 3

If you are using a high school text book that is likely part of the problem. Publishers of high school math texts leave holes, what are called gaps in logic, on purpose to "leave something left for the teacher to teach".(quote from a teachers edition of a geometry text).

That is fine if you don't miss a single day of class, can maintain perfect attention to every detail, and have perfect notes and a teacher that is also perfect. Stray but a little off this path, and you are likely to be lost.

Go to a well stocked library for college level algebra texts, weed through them, and find one suited to your level. It is actually easier to learn algebra from a college text than from a high school text because they don't skip important points.

Warning: some texts are written to give only manipulative skills is solving equations but do not cover word problems, those are almost worthless.


Also, don't skip taking Geometry, it is absolutely essential to be able to give the most power to the algebra you learn. You can teach yourself geometry with the study aid, "Geometry the Easy Way" by Barrons. Some of the other Barron's books I don't like, but this one is a gem.

Answer 4

Ways to do better in math.
1. attend and pay attention in class.
2. Take good notes. A good way to do this is to fold your paper in half long ways and write an example inthe left columnand in the right column write an explanation of what you did.
x+2 = 4 ________ subtract two from both sides to get x alone
x = 4
3. If your teacher goes too fast ask him/her to slow down or wait a second so you can catch up (write notes, etc.)
4. If you have a question ask it right away becuase you may get even more lost the further along you get.
5. Do your homework and any practice problems available
6. If you forget how to do a problem when you get home, refer back to your notes. Most algebra problems in a section of a book follow the same steps. Also, you may look in your textbook for additional step-by-step examples.
7. Most text books have Online tutorials and practice problems for tests and quizzes. If you are not aware of how to use this, ask your teacher if it is available.

Here are steps to solving equations (getting a variable alone)
1. Multiply entire equation (both sides) by least common denominator to get rid of any fractions if there are any.
2. distribute if there is anything to distribute.
3. combine like terms on each side of the equation.
4. If there is a variable on each side, move them to one side so that there is only one variable.
5. add or subtract to remove any numbers subtracted or added to the variable.
6. multiply or divide to remove any numbers divided or multiplied by the variable.

Answer 5

I love algebra. the first thing is that you have to learn how to like the subject,although i know its a bit hard to do it...then, try to focus or set your mind into it. I do believe the teacher has a great part too if you will do good in math or not, coz once the subject is explained and is not done clearly, then everything will follow.....u will be confused with math problems, equations etc etc...although the biggest part of learning and doing good in math greatly depends on the person, your willingness and patience are the most improtant factors to have good grades.

Answer 6

There are several tricks to doing algebra that you'll pick up by doing more algebra problems. When doing story problems, it is useful to visualize the problem. Drawing a picture sometimes helps. Figure out what your variables are and how they relate. That's half the battle. Working through the resulting equation is relatively easy.

Answer 7

I had to a get a mth tutor. My school provided tutors for free. I can write an A+ paper in 15 minutes but math is ust not my forte. You can also find study groups, that helps a lot as well. Also ask your teacher if there is any extra credit homework you can do.

Answer 8

Have you tried asking your teacher for help? Often, teachers are willing to help or work with students needing additional help in their subject. It can be done after school. I have enclosed some resources that should help you, too.

Answer 9

Algebra?! I tried so hard and I just couldn;t make it