Math Options

[wraithxwings]

I really suck at math. I just dont know why. I'm Asian ... and am i suppose to be good in math or what?


I got a C algebra 1 and geometry.

I need some help to improve my math skills. How do i became good in math? How do i gained logic in math. What can i do to improve my math skills. Are they any ways to absorb math effectively? suggestion? anything? help!

I want to prepared myself for my future career while i'm still an incoming junior. i desperately want to be well educated.

[cori-catastrophe]

google is your friend.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=math+tips
but don't feel bad. sterotying asians as always being smart isn't correct. don't base yourself on what others see you as or what people think you should live up to be. it's your life and if you're doing the best you can, that's all that you can ask of yourself.

[sprezzatura]

My suggestion is to practice. Do your homework, if homework isn't enough, do extra exercises in your book. Progressively work on more and more challenging problems each time. Also, ask your math teacher (or friends that are in higher level math) to help you.

[Jinny]

Pay more attention in class, and if you're stuck on something, don't just try to guess. Ask your teacher for extra help.

What my mom does to improve my math (even though my math will never improve) is that she buys problem-solving books. You can easily get them at a bookstore. I suggest you do a lot of those over the summer, because when you've finished, you can buy more advanced books. That way, you can be ready for next year, and if you learn/solve math problems ahead of time, school will be a lot easier because basically, your teachers will be reviewing what you 'learned' over the summer.

If you have an older sibling, ask for their help! I do that to my brother all the time, and my test grades have improved since.

[Just_Dream]

Although, I wouldn't necessarily depend on the help from your OWN teacher. If you are unable to do well in the class, sometimes it is the teacher's fault. I mean, no matter how hard I tried to learn anything in Pre-Calculus back in high school, the way my teacher taught it NEVER made any sense to me! I ended up teaching myself, but I still did not do much better. It was really difficult for me.

I had some tutoring from a friend who sort of understood the material, and luckily I ended up getting a B+. Although, the majority of my class got A's because they CHEATED, whereas I attempted to actually learn the work. lol They got screwed over when they took Calculus.

I do suggest getting tutored. I would NOT suggest doing practice books BY YOURSELF, as it's easier and more fast-paced if you have a one-on-one tutoring session with someone.

Eh, my boyfriend's Asian, and he was STILL IS horrible at math. After I tutored him for a while, he was finally able to grasp some concepts. Anyone can do it, it just depends on how much time you put into it, and the right resources. :]


BOO ASIAN STEREOTYPES!

[alysaphobia]

Ignore the stereotypes, not all Asians are good at math and not all of them are bad at it either.

Really, the only way to get good at math is to practice, practice, practice, in my opinion. When you get a homework assignment, make sure you can complete it thoroughly without any questions (ask your teacher or friends for help if you don't get a problem), then go into your textbook and find additional problems that are similar to those that you didn't quite get. Don't be lazy and skip doing extra problems; make sure you do them, (and do more challenging problems) until you gain a really, really solid foundation of the matter. This may take hours, but don't give up. After you feel super confident about it, and you get another homework assignment, repeat the process. Math isn't like a study the night before the test, subject, but it tests you on subjects that have built on and on and on.