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Tell me, what is the best way to learn math? Lordling Send a noteboard - 13/12/2010 06:27:34 PM
Fast, easy and without straining myself too much? Hah..If that only were possible :P

I'll be taking my matriculation examination in math mid-March. I've no idea what senior high school math is like elsewhere, but we've had ten obligatory courses, each one lasting 30 hours total (give or take a few). Geometry (the ordinary one and analytical), vectors, trigonometric functions, calculus etc. The range of the exam is daunting to me. A piece of cake to you, perhaps.

Now, we're currently having the first one of two recap courses at school. Actually, tomorrow is the penultimate time we meet. I realize I haven't learned or relearned much anything. I'd like to think I've had other important courses to focus on and social things to do on my spare time. And I've been lazy, that's true too. Now I mostly spend the lessons chatting with my friends since we sit in small groups in the class doing exercises and the teacher occasionally wanders around. Now and then we get something done.

I know I'll pass the exam since even if I know nothing the other exams (which have gone brilliantly) will compensate and magically allow me to pass mathematics, too. That's cool.

But math is sort of important and I've gotten good if not excellent grades in the past. I should at least get an M (magna cum laude something) which is the third best grade. People with no life dream of getting an L.

The depressing solution to my problem might be to bury myself in the math books I have. But..I have other exams, too. Biology is important. English is all-important. I've high hopes for Finnish. I don't want to spend my holidays doing math.

So please, people. Any tips? However useless.
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Tell me, what is the best way to learn math? - 13/12/2010 06:27:34 PM 1124 Views
personally, I like word problems - 13/12/2010 06:56:28 PM 848 Views
There's a youtube tutor I can recommend - 13/12/2010 07:09:19 PM 981 Views
Seems definitely worth checking up, thanks a million *NM* - 13/12/2010 08:01:39 PM 489 Views
Sometimes I forget how awesome the Internet is. *NM* - 13/12/2010 09:25:14 PM 362 Views
Do exercises. Lots of them. Over and over again. - 13/12/2010 07:19:27 PM 755 Views
This. - 13/12/2010 07:51:16 PM 672 Views
You gotta be born with that gene *NM* - 13/12/2010 07:42:57 PM 353 Views
I'm kind of wondering how "magna cum laude" can be the third highest grade... - 13/12/2010 08:54:57 PM 837 Views
nah, it is finland, probably comparable to that grade everywhere else. - 13/12/2010 08:59:00 PM 776 Views
LOL - 13/12/2010 09:15:01 PM 802 Views
You can get an M if you get 1/2 of the points - 14/12/2010 09:12:53 PM 936 Views
It means "with great distinction/praise". - 15/12/2010 08:06:32 PM 845 Views
Well, that would depend on the questions, right? *NM* - 16/12/2010 06:09:39 AM 353 Views
The best way? Through the medium of dance! *NM* - 13/12/2010 09:13:10 PM 493 Views
If you have time - 14/12/2010 12:21:42 AM 806 Views
Like Billy Madison learned things. - 14/12/2010 12:25:31 AM 842 Views

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