Maths the killer

night-time SG

Hi all ,

I am Sec 2 Express this year and I'm new to this forum (:

I am starting to hate maths ..maths is a burden to me and I can't really comprehend it , it simply sucks .. I can't really solve algebra . I just can't memorise the formula ! Seriously , maths seems to kill me ..

My weakest subjects are :

Maths

English ..

Can anyone suggest any 'maths improvement' technique ?

Secondly , the #[email protected]$@ of my EL teacher , he is dame baised ! He had had a group of girls and named them 'Charles Angels' , he always asked them , without fail , if they had got any question on the lesson and somemore an after-class remedial ..

But , indirectly , his teaching is good. No teacher had really taught me that English Essay is an ART .. You got to write something that seems to be something but in the end is not something.

E.g: Write about the BUS .. and your essay got to write about the bus and well , seems to write alot but in the end it's only about that particulary bus ..

He said that comprehension needs skill .. I know that it needs 'skills' but what skill is needed then ?

I will go crazy soon ..

With friends competing against each other for results , it add in pressure for me .. it's a must to be in pure science , next year ... and now , it seems that I am worrying about O levels .. arrghhzzz

bryanw SG

relax take it easy

the Bear SG

stop trying to memorise formulae and look at it..

learn the logic behind each step...

then let your imagination go with the logic...

strangely, math requires a lot more imagination than people think...

algebra is basically a dance of balance... what you do to the right side of the equal sign, you must do to the left..

you want to isolate something like "x", then start to elimate everything else... if you want isolate x from xt/z, then you multiply z/t on both sides.. the xt/z becomes x now.. and the other side is what essentially is "x"

all you got to do is to remember the basic rules like BODMAS and stuff like that... and go with it..

good luck

mr_sotong SG

get your basic right 1st..

FirePig SG

maths - can means can, cannot means cannot.

the Bear SG

maths - can means can, cannot means cannot.

i'm sorry, but that's a myth..

all can one.. it's just how fast one picks it up

i've seen people spend more time convincing others and themselves that they cannot than it would be to just knuckle down and figure it out..

RaTtY8l SG

To get good grade in maths, i think u need to love doing maths 1st. Set a target, aim for 60% for ur next test paper. den u will have the confidence to do maths. Sraightaway do ur maths homework after u reach home. den after u got 60%, aim for 70%. slowly aiming higher for ur subsequent test papers. do ur homework and understand how it works. practice makes perfect. overcome ur hatred n love maths. tats the 1st step.

SBS261P SG

i think math is all about de confidence bah.

people like to hear that they are good at something. the better you are at something, the more you'll want to keep up the standard, the more you'll work at it, and it becomes a very positive cycle.

so start practicing from the easy questions to build up confidence. once you are confident that you can do the questions then continue from there. don't worry, i was from where you were too... =)

Ed11790 SG

math is easiest to me

^tamago^ SG

maths can be mastered with practice.

ifish SG

at sec 2, my maths known to be from zero to hero

wee_ws SG

Hi night-time,

Ask yourself what really is holding you back when it comes to dealing with Mathematics. Is it the way you learn? Is it your fear of facing the symbols that don't make sense? Is it that you have failed far too many times and you cannot seem to see any success at all?

Mathematics requires one to understand and that takes time and patience. It's alright if you do not understand a concept for the first time. Continue to go through it again and again. Get your hands dirty, by working through the steps on your own, especially if there are worked examples from the textbook or your teacher's solutions. Are you able to reproduce the thinking and therefore the working?

It will not be easy, but it will be rewarding, once you are illuminated. Do not let the present difficulties affect your self-confidence in the subject. Press on!

Cheers,
wee_ws

Saf4life SG

you should rhk him

oh god, damn long nv say this le

ShrodingersCat SG

Hullo

Well I was really lousy at maths when I was in Sec Sch....

but you know what - I think one of the easiest thing to do to improve is to PRACTICE

Drill it into yourself! If you have enough practice, you don't need to purposely memorise the formulas, the formulas will just come to you because you apply them in the correct situations.

As for comprehension - have you been taught how to do mapping of a paragraph? This is one technique taught to pluck out the important points in a passage. The most difficult thing about comprehension is the inferential questions where you have to play 'detective' and look for clues to help you. Direct content question you should be able to answer (just don't COPY from the passage wholesale!)

Xcert SG

stop trying to memorise formulae and look at it..

learn the logic behind each step...

then let your imagination go with the logic...

strangely, math requires a lot more imagination than people think...

algebra is basically a dance of balance... what you do to the right side of the equal sign, you must do to the left..

all you got to do is to remember the basic rules like BODMAS and stuff like that... and go with it..

good luck

what is this BODMAS thingy?

ifish SG

what is this BODMAS thingy?

if i remember correctly

B- Bracket

O- Order (left to right)

D- Division

M- Multiplication

A- Addition

S- Subtraction

follow this order then u cant go wrong..

FirePig SG

I consider Maths my saviour.

the Bear SG

if i remember correctly

B- Bracket

O- Order (left to right)

D- Division

M- Multiplication

A- Addition

S- Subtraction

follow this order then u cant go wrong..

your O in BODMAS is wrong.. not left to right.. it's orders as in powers and square-roots..