1. Practice good study habits
Avoid distractions.
Be careful and active reader of mathematics.
When you read your textbook, always have pencil and
paper handy to try out problems, ideas, and concepts that you are trying to
understand.
2. Be neat and thoughtful when
you do your mathematics work
This applies even to your own scratch work. Silly
mistakes, the ones over understood material, are usually due to sloppiness in
the way you do your problem work. Many mathematics problems can be solved by
organizing the work neatly. Thus, be neat and pay attention at all times to the
work that you are doing.
3. Be patient with your
learning
Demanding immediate understanding of mathematics will only make you frustrated. Learning mathematics takes time. Be fair to yourself and give yourself the time to learn mathematics.
4. Be a persistent problem
solver
Do not give up easily on a problem. The solution may be as close as your next idea.
5. Cultivate a positive
attitude
Take full responsibility for your own work, the
mistakes as well as the successes. Learn to accept criticism and profit form
it.
6. Never take a quiz or an exam
with gaps in your understanding of the material covered
Use all the learning resources available to you. These include the Technical Calculus textbook, the TCLS, MLRC, and tutoring. Your instructor and your classmates can also be an aid to your understanding the material.
7.
Learn from your mistakes
Make a
special and determined effort to learn from each mistake you make. If you can
focus upon a mistake so that you avoid making it again in the future, then you
will show measurable progress in learning mathematics