Written Tutorials
Missed a lecture? Can’t read your own handwriting? Get hand cramps while writing lecture notes?
Never fear! Below is iSukAtMath’s filing cabnet full of written tutorials for your disposal.
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Written Tutorials
How to Read Your Math Text
Most math texts these days are written to make big bucks for the publishers and the authors. In fact, take a look here to see what kind of house the best selling author of textbooks in the US lives in. These books are not written to be read or studied. Instead they are mostly collections [...]
A Note To Teachers
You may have stumbled across this site due to an email you received from me, or maybe from a Google search on “math help” or “algebra answers”. Maybe you have seen some videos of me talking about math anxiety on YouTube. The good news is that you are here.
How To Arrange Your Study Time
Doc talks study time in this valuable post, breaking down how to get the most out of your precious time. He walks you through your entire course, from receiving your first assignment to going to the final exam, so don’t get caught in the dark – a little reading will go a long way to making you more efficient.
The Importance of Good Handwriting for Math
Doc talks handwriting – not just telling you that being neat is best, but explaining why, showing you the marks that you miss out on and that you often get better marks simply by having neater handwriting! A secret revealed!
New Study Shows Chewing Gum Can Lead To Better Academic Performance
New research from Baylor College of Medicine indicates a positive effect of chewing gum on academic performance in teenagers!
Sample Quizzes for Applied Math 310 for Engineers
These are some sample quizzes from an Applied Math for Engineers class, covering some aspects of linear algebra. I strongly recommend that you study as though these were real quizzes. You should give yourself 20 minutes to do them.
Making Mistakes
Most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad, that we should try to avoid mistakes. The problem with learning mathematics is that it is absolutely impossible to learn math without getting things wrong first. The whole point is that it IS HARD!
Installing Python, SymPy and IPython to Learn Applied Mathematics on Mac OS X.
For those of you Mac users who want to install Python, Sympy, and IPython to do computer algebra and applied math problems, I offer the following links.
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