Mathematics is my favourite subject & thus I believe I can help you if you're having trouble in this tremendously beautiful subject.
See, first of all what you need to do is forget about all the comments given to you by the answerers above, because I don't see these comments helping you too much. Next, you need to develop an attitude conducive for the learning of the subject ------ I mean, try to LOVE the subject, in you don't already love it, & just throw out of your mind all the hatred towards the subject that you might have in your mind, which may have arisen out of frustation becuse of not being able to solve some problems, or some other reasons. Then, with a COOL & EMPTY mind, try to read the first 1 or 2 chapters of your TEXTBOOK, even if you've already read it. Try to go deep inside the subject & be prepared to work even harder than you do now, in case it is required to do so. If you do this with sincerity, I'm sure you'll find all your doubts, that might have previously haunted you, have STARTED melting away. Then you can take some problems from your TEXTBOOK & try to solve them. DO NOT get dishesrtened if you are unable to solve them. Just study the CONCEPTS again, because often misconcepts are the culprits of one not being able to solve problems. But here's a word of caution for you :- DO NOT SEEK HELP FROM OTHERS (be it your parents, or your tution master, or anybody else, for that matter) WHEN YOU ARE FACING SOME PROBLEM, on the first attempt. Try to solve it on your own first, & if you follow the steps I've mentioned above SINCERELY, I think you should be able to solve it on your own after a maximum of 4 tries.
Follow this schedule for about 2 months REGULARLY, & I bet, you'll be as good in Mathematics as any one has ever been. Once the momentum is created, believe me, it will be difficult for someone to stop you from practicing Maths, even if he keeps kickin' your butts! Yes, it's a truth. So, I just wanna advise you to follow the tips I've just mentioned to you with full sincerety. Just do your work sincerely & honestly, & leave the results to God.
After all, Mathematics is not a difficult subject to deal with, 'coz someone had rightly said,
An Engineer thinks, his equations are an approximation to reality;
A Physist thinks, reality is an approximation to his equations;
But a Mathematician does not really care!
2007-02-05 20:20:12
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answered by Kristada 2
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Too many students are overwhelmed by the symbology of mathematics... they think they have to memorize procedures, too. You like English and science likely because it is all conceptual to you. Well, treat math in the same way. See symbols not as a language but as a concept... or realize at least that math is a language of concepts. Every symbol stands for an idea, and every rule has an explanation. There really arent any definite procedures to solving a problem... in that math can be very creative, in how you approach a problem and how you choose to manipulate the symbols. Ultimately what matters is the final answer. As creative and original as you may be, as subjective that you may visualization a problem, the answer is an absolute. There is a lot of leeway, though. There are rules and restrictions... but they all have an understandable justification. Any rule can be reinforced with example, and any wrong rule has a counter example. A lot of the rules you can come up with on your own. I actually taught myself vector algebra during the final exam... I determined all the rules in the margins, then did the problems. Aced that test. I even finished it before anyone else, and got the best grade. How? By understanding concepts. Not by memorizing rules, nor by redundantly solving the same old problems. But by truly conceptualizing what the problems are asking, coupled with what I already know and what might be the next logical progression in my knowledge. Its possible. Most people on YA criticize me for my honest recommendations... but they are the ones that struggle, not I. Dont practice. Try to understand concepts. Discover proofs. Truly wrap your mind around a concept and explore it by asking your own questions. If you dont get something, figure out why you dont. Most students take an utterly wrong approach to learning math. They memorize. They repetitively do homework and practice problems. All it does is tire the mind and frustrate... you arent learning anything new when you practice stuff you dont know how to do in the first place. I literally never study. I ditch out on all homework, too, if I can get away with it. I never read the books. And I usually ditch out on math class too. And yet, I persistently maintain the highest grades in my class, showing up just to exams. People that I have tutored have loved my tutoring, my approach they appreciate and I help a lot... and yet I cant image what I do any different than anyone else... besides emphasize a conceptual understanding and convey those concepts as best as I can. I find out what the hold up is and I correct misconceptions. I deemphasize practice and overemphasize concept and proof. If you understand proof, you understand method, application, and all caveats and restrictions involved, it reinforces an appreciation for more basic ideas, and you are left satisfied knowing that you understand why something is true. There is no room for error after that. I do all my math with a pen, not a pencil. I have made it through 3 out of 4 calculus classes without a calculator. And I am bound to get down thumbs because people either dont believe it or they resent it for some reason. I enjoy math. I learn it at home in my free time independent of school. I end up enrolling in college classes already knowing the material. I read it once, online or in a book, or as part of someone elses YA answer, and I have the knowledge for life. I challenge myself to YA problems I dont even understand, and more often than not I get the BA in those problems.
2016-05-24 17:46:27
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answered by Anonymous
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i dont really understand what you mean in this question??
But i think maths is a very good subject to choose because it helps you know more about numbers and improve you brain. In future you're have to facing the many problems and you have to solve it by yourself. But it's depend on what you think and other people too. This is just my own opinion.
2007-02-05 00:16:11
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answered by need_need 1
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studying math is easy. one should concentrate on all formulae.then he should start math .math is all about practise.more practise make math easy.
2007-02-05 00:14:59
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answered by viks k 1
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U-r inclination for other subjects?
be attentive to U-r teacher, be serious and logical.over all try to love the subject.
2007-02-05 00:46:43
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answered by smritish g 3
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just practise and practiseeeeeeeeeeeee
2007-02-05 00:29:34
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answered by Anonymous
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wut?
2007-02-05 00:06:33
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answered by Dasi 2
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