Does anyone have any tips on improving Maths skills? I have 2 get level 2 for uni but I am getting really stressed out by it!!
2006-11-23 22:48:37 · 13 answers · asked by Michele 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
I'm crap at maths because I'm numerically dyslexic (I think it's called dyscalcula), so i see numbers jumbled up and have no concept of mental arithmetics. It's not for want of trying! I tried 3 times to get my CSE (it was a long time ago) and got a grade 2 each time. One of the hardest days of my life was when I had to do a numeracy test in order to do teacher training - I just scraped through - after weeks of revision and testing myself. If I can do it, so can you!
2006-11-23 22:57:59 · answer #1 · answered by Roxy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be that like most people you dislike the dry-as-dust approach used in textbooks and need to read Maths not step-by-step (not knowing where you are being led) but how maths developed throughout history.
Buy "Mathematics for the Million" by Lancelot Hogben. This classic, first published in 1936, is still available on Amazon and was praised byboth HG Wells and Albert Einstein. It introduces mathematics in a conversational style, and takes you through a process of learning about mathematics based on how everyday problems were solved by the people such as the Greeks and Egyptians, through to calculus by Newton and logarithms by Napier. The author doesn't just show the maths they produced but why they needed to develop the new ideas. The book could take you up to University entrance level, and actually enjoy the journey.
2006-11-24 00:09:52 · answer #2 · answered by halifaxed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some unis in Australia offer maths classes. You could try private tutoring to catch up on maths skills.
2006-11-23 22:55:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on the type of thinking style you have. If you are not a logical person you will find it difficult to see patterns in numbers and the reasons behind sums and equations.
First try to change the way you look at maths, make sure you completely understand each step that is taken in a sum to get the answer.....don't memorize methods, learn to understand them.
It's all about the understanding, you can do it, your brain has the capacity you just need to concentrate, try to relax and look at it as problem solving and a bit more fun.
2006-11-23 22:52:50 · answer #4 · answered by jessieket04 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Could be a habit you have got into. Somewhere along the line you've had a crap teacher or hit a difficult bit and from then on every time you think 'maths' your brain says 'piss off I'm busy'. Sign up for evening classes where they will treat you like an adult and all that baggage will be left behind.
2006-11-24 02:12:45 · answer #5 · answered by judipod 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Relax, take a deep breath. Look, the answer to your problem is actually pretty simple. You may think you need some expensive tutor or program to help you get good in math, but that's not right. I have a quick easy solution that has helped many others before you. Take a 9mm handgun to your mouth and fire. Watch as you enter Hell, all the secrets of life with not be revealed.
2006-11-24 00:13:31 · answer #6 · answered by Gregy N 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go back to basics, start with someing you know and slowly build up your knowledge it takes time though
Give some thought to privite tuition
If you are at Uni put a notice up halls maybe a student in the year above can help you.
2006-11-23 22:58:37 · answer #7 · answered by nevergrowup 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot have any readymade tips for improving your mathematics.You must have a cler concept about the subjects of study and you must pratise various types of problem.If you cannot understand fully what you ar taught in school,please take the help of an experienced teacher to help you.Pleae remember,mth. is not a hard subject.Once you have a clear conception,it becomes the easiest of all subjects.
2006-11-24 01:12:24 · answer #8 · answered by alpha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
organise to get a tutor...not everyone is good at math naturally (because we are all made differently with different talents and skills) so you are going to have to just work at it...ask for extra help and study study study
2006-11-23 22:51:15 · answer #9 · answered by ~lovelovelove~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because its the gayest subject known to man. If god wanted us to be good at maths he wouldnt of allowed the calculator to be invented.
2006-11-23 22:51:51 · answer #10 · answered by Lolly 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋