#math masterpost

Hey, anon. I’m sorry that that’s been the case for you. I can relate with english b/c that’s, like, my WORST subject but, I made up for my difficulty picking up the subject matter by first talking with my teacher and working on my assignments with her outside class as well as attending tutoring.

But math is pretty different from english, and you’re self-studying, so here are some websites/books for studying math!

SchoolYourself (completely free and ranges from pre-algebra to calculus, even statistics!)

MIT Open Courseware (for higher division math, gives problem sets used in MIT classes!!)

The Math Page (excuse the graphic design – this has more basic math courses for self-learning)

Khan Academy (the Holy Grail, example problems and videos ranging from early math to differential equations!!!)

Also, if you find yourself struggling:

how to do math if you’re struggling by @studycoffee-drinkstudies

how to take notes for math by @studyessie

math study & exam tips by @studymelody

I know there are a quite a few posts on tumblr already about studying mathematics but I figured I'd jumped in with some less conventional things that have worked..

1- believe you can. This may be an overused phrase but it's that way for a reason. So many people have this negative way of thinking that math is hard and when they walk into a classroom they've already concluded that it is going to be difficult for them and that they’re going to fail. I've personally done this and I have to remind myself that I can do it and not to be resolved to failure. It helps, drastically. 

2- If you have trouble remembering formulas I have a system that I use, it's pretty simple, all you need is a notebook( I prefer a very mini one to make carrying it easy). On the first few pages I have some of the basics such as Types of Numbers, order of operation, perfect squares and such and then i use a double page spread where the left side has what I'm finding and the right side has the formula. Sometimes there isn't a specific formula so I list the steps or an example.

3- Another method to help with remembering formulas is to always write it. Whenever you’re doing a new topic and your teacher gives you an exercise to do write the formula before each question, even if that means you have the formula written ten times on one page.

4- PRACTICE!PRACTICE!PRACTICE! This is the best way to improve in maths. Do one sum ten times, do test papers, do exercises from your textbook even if you teacher doesn't assign them.

5-And on the topic of practicing, practice topics even after you've moved on in class. It's the worst thing to be studying for an exam that covers various topics and you realize you only remember the more recent work and forgot the work you did at the beginning of the term. This is my biggest problem and I'm desperately trying to combat it and the best way may be setting side about an hour a week and doing sums, it doesn't even have to be a lot, just 3 or 4 sums from each topic.

6- Don't move on from a topic if you don't understand it. This is the worst thing you can do. It's likely your teacher will ask the class if everyone understand and you should raise your hands, don't be afraid or embarrass, one: because it's their job and two: because chances are some of your classmates don't understand or know what it feels like not to understand. It’s also  important to remember that different people have different way of explaining things so try seeking out other teachers and asking for help or other students or even trying the web,

7- Statements. These are so damn important. Ever reviewing over your notes and you can't understand how you got from one point to the other? That's what statements are for. Honestly as someone who relies on statements to figure out how to work out a math sum when I don't understand or miss class it's very helpful. Also I'm not sure about elsewhere but here the correct answer is typically only 1-2 marks and statements and workings carry the rest.

8- LEARN HOW TO USE YOUR CALCULATOR!

For exams:

1-keep a sheet of paper that has all major topics and their respective sub topics and I use it to keep track of whether you’ve reviewed the topic for test another thing you can do is rate your understanding of the topic: 1 star/circle/heart= poor understanding to 5 stars/circles/hearts=excellent understanding. Be truthful with yourself.

2-Go over and DO OVER questions you did through the term and if your teacher does a review session at the end of the term then definitely go over those, it's likely these questions will be on your test paper but with different values.

3-Sometimes questions can be worded in a way that is tricky, read it carefully and underline the important parts and what they're asking you to find.

4- One of the ways I check to see if my answer is correct is working back the sum so for example 2 x 5= 10 then 10/5=2.  

5- don't freak out or psych yourself up, you'll do great and if you don't then learn from your mistakes!

Introduction

Calculus is the mathematical study of change. (Which means a lot of  Δ really.) Being in my senior year I take this class and while I normally excel at mathematics, it was my lowest grade. I got a B. Cue screaming. However, I can and WILL rise my grade. I’ve been working and practicing like never before and I have actually come to love the class.

These are the things I have learned + Resources

1. Practice everyday

I can’t stress this enough. Maths are all about practicing. Sure if you use a textbook there will be answer sheets online but you will NEVER learn that way (unless you’re a freaking genius). Do your hw yourself. NO CHEATING. With that said I will clarify what is not cheating.

Searching for the principles.

Check your final answers with answer sheets.

Asking a tutor, teacher, friend, neighbor, parent, stranger in the street...to explain the exercise.

Searching for examples that look like the exercise you are struggling with.

Check your final answers with answer sheets. Srsly this way you will practice, learn and know for sure that you have learnt.

Hello. So, as for my 100th post, I wanted to post my first masterpost. And what’s better to talk about than math? Math is like a primer in makeup, you really need it if you want to gain knowledge in other subjects like physics, chemistry or economics. You need it in your everyday life and to be honest, it’s not that hard.

+ Practice: First and the most important in math is to practice. Math is mostly about sloving problems, counting and drawing graphs and things like that. Yes, sometimes you have to learn some theory, but the easiest way to understand that theory is to have an example of how it works.

+ Listen to your teacher: This is probably something that helps a lot. Listen carefully and even when someone next to you is saying things like “that’s bullsh*t” and so, ignore them. You are an amazing person if you want to learn math.

+ Ask: If you don’t understand, ask a classmate or a teacher. As soon as you see that you missed something. I’m sure you have someone that will try to help you. If you think you understood, practice it.

+ Tutorage: If you need to, find a tutor. Try asking your friends or, if you are not comfortable with them, search for someone online. This can be really helpful if you are kind of lost for a longer period of time.

+ Homework: JUST DO IT! Homeworks are great and they are there to test yourself and to show you if you understood the topic. Turn your phone or computer for a while and do it. Alone or in a study group, I don't care. Just have it done. A little tip from me: It's easier if you do it the day you got it. 

+ Music: I, personaly, don't like to study with music on but I know that many of my friends do this. F.e. my cousin can only study if there is a hardrock music playing in the background. This is a tip that not everyone can use. Try it, and learn if you are comfortable with it or not. 

Before the exam:

If you are about to have a math exam, you better prepare yourself. My best tips are:

+ Look at your notes: It's good to read everything you wrote down, even if you think you know it already.

+ Re-do the problems from classes: All of them. As you have them in your notebook. I do this all the time. It's the best tip I can give you.

+ Rest and don't stress: It is not the end of the world if you don't get an A. So don't stress about the note, go to the bed so you can have at least 7 or 8 hours of sleep before the test and think about the fact that you did everything you could.

Some math resources for you:

+ worksheets on various math topics If you need something extra. I like this when I’m preparing for exams. There are also answer keys to each worksheet and you can print it. Really my favorite thing ever.

+ Wolfram alpha (not only for math) Helps to solve math problems, step by step.

+ Symbolab Similar to WolframAlpha

+ Khan Academy All the topics of math, free lessons and also math problems to  solve.

+ Mathaway Also a math solving help. I like the desing and the simplicity of this one

+ math cheat sheets

All kinds of cheat sheets for math.

+ this calculus masterpost by @scolasticus

I hope you will find this masterpost helpful.

Hello Everyone! I just wanted to provide some of the links and tips I used when I took algebra. It’s been a while since I took algebra but I hope it’s useful.

Links that may be useful

Web2.0calc.com <--One of the best web calculators I found

Desmos.com <---Interactive and beautiful graphing calculator

khanacademy.org <-Links to algebra 1 mission for Khan Academy

virtualnerd.com/algebra-1/all <- Video tutorials

phschool.com<-Self-tests & extra content for algebra one via Pearson

phschool.com <-- Self-tests & extra content for algebra two via Pearson

Quizlet.com <-- Beneficial to write and quiz yourself on formulas through virtual flashcards

General Tips

The greatest way I’ve found to learn concepts and memorize formulas is to type out the problems and all of the steps you take as well as why you take them. I’ve found this is the quickest way for my brain to remember how to solve an equation after identifying the format of the problem. It does take some time, but it is honestly worth it.

Memorize formulas, but also remember where those formulas apply. It won’t do you any good to remember a list of formulas if you can’t remember how to use them.

Do as many practice tests and practice assignments as possible.

hi so idk if you guys remember but a few months ago i made a back to school masterpost and then a bunch of you started send me requests which is kinda super rad

anyways so one of the most requested things for me to put together was math resources! i get it, math is hard and most teachers are honestly not helpful so i scoured the internet and put this together because thats what friends do for each other

helpful calculators

circle solver

google has a free scientific calculator

graphing calculator

graphing, scientific, matrix, and stats calculator

logarithm calculator

root calculator

square root calculator

quadratic equation calculator

problem solving websites

basically websites that you can just plug a question into and the website will solve it and some even list the steps

algebra solver

cymath

free math help

mathway

math10

quickmath

webmath

wolframalpha

websites with math notes

course notes: algebra

course notes: geometry

course notes: trigonometry

course notes: calculus

course notes: statistics

khan academy: algebra i

khan academy: geometry

khan academy: algebra ii

khan academy: trigonometry

khan academy: pre calculus

did i not list the khan academy subject you need? see if they have it

purplemath goes up to algebra ii and has sat and other test prep

sparknotes can help with everythig up to calc bc!

youtube math tutoring channels

mathademics

mathematics online

mr. robb’s math videos

numberphile

patrickJMT

statistics learning center

video math tutor

free peer homework help or tutoring online

coursera

freemathhelp has a discussion board

justanswer

openstudy (i used this all the time in high school)

p2pu (peer to peer university)

student of fortune

tutor chat live

winpossible (the site is obnoxious but the help is great)

math can be frustrating so here are some lame jokes

imagine being in a relationship with pi. he’s irrational and he just goes on and on

i find negative numbers so confusing I will stop at nothing to avoid them

two random variables were talking in a bar. they thought they were being discrete but their chatter was heard continuously

why did the mathmatical tree fall over? because it had no real roots!

what does a mermaid wear to math class? an algae-bra!

why do you never find mathematicians at the beach? because they can divide sin and cos to get a tan!

three statisticians go hunting and see a rabit. the first one overshoots, the second undershoots, and the third one shouts "we've hit it!"

sketching rational funtions is a pain in the asymptote

circumference was the fattest knight at the round table. he ate two whole pis!