Achieving Your Best in Math Class

Book excerpt: This collection of self-guided lessons includes the essential skills that are needed to be successful in any mathematics class at the middle school, high school, and post-secondary levels. Students who are struggling in math class, as well as students who want to maximize their abilities in class, will find these easy to implement strategies effective and practical. Each lesson includes practice problems to master the concepts and employ them into everyday practice. The strategies are divided into three units, each focusing on different aspects of achievement. The first unit includes organization, note taking, and techniques to study mathematics. Unit II includes problem-solving techniques that can be applied in any mathematics class, and the last unit provides techniques to maximize scores on any assessment from quizzes to final exams and even the SATs.