Why Take a Math Study Skills Course?
Sequential Material
LIke a building, math requires a solid foundation
Once you've learned it, you're expected to remember it forever
What you learned yesterday will be used today, tomorrow, and beyond
Minimal Class Time
Same Amount of Material
70-75% of learning happens outside of class
College
30 classes * 85 minutes per class = 42.5 hours of class time
High School
180 days * 50 minutes per day = 150 hours of class time
Cultural "Bad" Attitude
We need a better attitude
Our everyday life would look drastically different without math
Can anyone do it?
Yes, but like many other things, some will have to work much harder at it than others
Is math hard?
It can be, but so can lots of other things
America has an attitude problem
I don't need math
Only smart people can do math
Math is hard
Requires Plenty of Practice
Improves speed, confidence, and understanding
Learn from mistakes
Some need more practice than others, but all need to practice
Skill-based
Like sports, music, art, etc.
A Foreign Language
Graphical
Symbolic
Numeric
Apply Your Knowledge
Math Courses
Actually apply your knowledge and solve problems
Other Courses
Write essays and research
Answer fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, or true-false questions
Learn the vocabulary & concepts
