I need help!!! what are some good methods for memorizing theorems???
2006-11-28 14:56:38 · 5 answers · asked by N 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
I am now 75 years old and I still remember (know) most of the theorems I learned in high school and college. You need to practice solving problems using these theorems so that you truly understand them and how they were proved. If you don't remeber how they were proved, you probably will not remember how to use them.
I tutor math and am amazed at the lack of knowledge the high school students have today. They can barely handle fractions and are trying to do geometric proofs.
Practice, practice, practice. Understand, understand, uderstand.
2006-11-28 15:14:57 · answer #1 · answered by ironduke8159 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To be brutally honest, in my opinion, some of the methods suggested above seem to be horrible ways to learn theorems. They might be good for learning definitions, but math is not a memory game; it's application of basic rules to achieve useful results.
The best way to remember theorems is to find problems that apply the theorems. Start with the example problems given in the book, that come with solutions. Ask yourself, what is the problem asking for and what the problem gives you to work with. Then figure out why they apply the theorems they use. Note under what conditions the theorem applies.
Then do lots of problems. At first, it's fine to keep flipping back to refer to theorems, but in order to be productive, you must write down the theorem, as well as the result. Soon you will find yourself needing to flip back less often. When you can finish many problems without needing to look back, you'll have memorized the theorem.
2006-11-28 23:19:02 · answer #2 · answered by bictor717 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best way that i can suggest to help you memorize theorems is through the use of mnemonics or codes in which you could easily understand and memorize theorems
2006-11-28 23:03:21 · answer #3 · answered by probug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone learns differently, but here's what works for me. I write it down over and over and over. Each time, I try to copy more and more from memory, until I finally have it. Then you MUST test your self the next day and the next, I usually repeat for a week, so that I'm sure I have it in my long-term memory.
2006-11-28 23:01:15 · answer #4 · answered by xgravity23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Writing it over and over and over and over and over and over and over * 20 more times and you will remember them, thats what i do
or you can do flash cards for yourself and study them, thats also what i do
2006-11-28 23:01:41 · answer #5 · answered by CHICHO 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋