Okay, I'm a 7th grader doing Algebra 1. yes, 9th grade math. I'm in honors...but, we had 3 tests already, and i failed all."F" was my grade. it was out of 60 points for all. And, 35 and below is "F". For my first, I got 31, second, 35, third, 28. How can I do better on my 4th test on Friday?
Thanks.
2006-11-12 14:33:17 · 5 answers · asked by ? 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
all this brought my overall 1st quarter grade to a "C". And, I'm an A student!
2006-11-12 14:34:12 · update #1
I had a terrible time in algebra in ninth grade. Having a conference with the teacher to find out where I wasn't "getting it" did the trick. I didn't know what "1n" meant! I asked the teacher, and she patiently said, "it's the same as "n." That really opened my eyes. I hadn't figured that out, so it was like a light bulb going on! For you, it may be something as simple, and so difficult if you aren't thinking mathematically. Math anxiety is a terrible thing.
By the way, I eventually got an A+ in calculus...me! I'd never have believed it.
2006-11-12 14:39:12 · answer #1 · answered by Bad Kitty! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like basketball, cooking, programming, typing, ice skating, learning Spanish, caligraphy, ballet, tying your shoes, or any other human endeavor -
1 PART STUDY TO 10 PARTS PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!
When it comes to math, I've heard that the magic number is "60 problems per week". Do easy problems on paper until you can do them in your head. Do medium problems over and over until they become easy. Do hard problems until they become medium. Repeat.
And always along the way, stop and analyze what you just did to see if there is something beond that particular problem you can learn from it, if there is some true generality that can be gained that may make another problem a little easier to solve.
Do not try to do a week's worth at one sitting either. You need periods of rest (time that does not include math, whether it be asleep or awake) in order that your brain has a chance to organize and assimilate fresh knowledge. Break up your study periods into chunks, but do at least one chunk per day. This approach will maximize your time investment, ie, you will learn the most and gain the most proficiecy in the least amount of time.
Exercise everyday. A daly 2-mile jog or 20 minutes of basketball have an amazing effect on the efficiency of the brain.
Then practice some more. The world desperately needs more people who excel at math. Thank you for being one of them.
2006-11-12 22:57:41 · answer #2 · answered by Gary H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recommend a tutor OR ask some questions here and see how the "Answerers" solve them. You could learn a lot here if you use Yahoo! Answer as a tool and not just to cheat. Ask people for detail that way you actually see how the answer comes about and you are not just getting the end results. My cousin asks me a bunch of questions for Algebra II and he's getting a B (87%). Mad prop to us, the "Answerers"!!!!!
2006-11-12 22:38:36 · answer #3 · answered by bourqueno77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to your teacher and get extra help
2006-11-12 22:34:30 · answer #4 · answered by fcas80 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
study more. that is how i get 100%
2006-11-12 22:38:21 · answer #5 · answered by Timothy S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋