One issue I often encounter with students I tutor is that beyond particular misunderstandings of certain areas of mathematics, students often do not know how to effectively study and or communicate their work in written form. This is especially true for for exams – often the major component of one’s final grade in college and university courses. I was extremely fortunate to read How to Study Mathematics: Effective Study Strategies for College and University Studies
How to Study Mathematics
Quick Math Tips from The Math Dude
If you have yet to come across The Math Dude (Jason Marshall), I highly recommend checking out his Quick and Dirty Tips to Make Math Easier podcast. The about page on the QuickAndDirtyTips website says it all – Jason provides:
“clear explanations of math terms and principles, and his simple tricks for solving basic algebra problems will have even the most mathphobic person looking forward to working out whatever math problem comes their way. If you’re getting ready to take the SATs or GREs, or if you’re going back to school and need to brush up on the basics, the Math Dude’s Quick and Dirty Tips to Make Math Easier will strengthen your fundamental skills, help you better understand the language of math, and succeed when it comes to taking a test. And if you just want to calculate the tip without using your iPhone and impress all your friends, his tips and tricks are for you too.”
Even if you’re strong at math, the podcast is worth listening to for his mental mathematics tips – a skill most people, even mathematics majors, have never been properly taught.
QUESTION: What is your favorite mathematical podcast or audio program and why? Please share your thoughts in the comments section of this post.
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Cool Math Link: Knot a Braid of Links Service of the Canadian Mathematical Society
Whatever subject you study, it becomes much easier to learn if you become enthusiastic about the subject. Sometimes, an enthusiastic teacher is all it takes to help you along. Most of the time, however, it’s a matter of finding areas within the subject that pique your interest. For several years Marcus Barnes (aka the creator of Ace Your Math Class) was a linkmaster for the Knot a Braid of Links (KaBoL) Service of the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) as part of my work on the Student Committee (Studc). Through this work, I encountered vastly more interesting and stimulating material than was possible for my high school and university teachers to present. I’ve decided to create my own cool math link service here on Ace Your Math Class to help expose you to interesting and useful webpages related to mathematics in the hopes that it will help you see why mathematics is such an interesting, stimulating, and ultimately beautiful subject. I wish you success with your studies – I hope I play my little part in helping you get that A+ in your mathematics courses!
COOL MATH LINK: Knot a Braid of Links (KaBoL) “cool math site of the week” service of the Canadian Mathematical Society.
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Math and Logic Games To Help Boost Your Brain – Introducing Tomoku
Sudoku is a popular logic-based game number placement game that appears in many daily newspapers around the world. Working on number based math and logic games may help boost your brain power – or at least keep it fresh. Think of it as mental exercise. For most people however, they simply like it. I’ve met people who “hate” mathematics, yet gladly fill out a sudoku or related puzzle to relax.
My former colleague Alejandro Erickson has created a wonderful new book of puzzles, a logic-game that focuses on geometric reasoning, rather than number reasoning like sudoku. It’s called Tomoku. In the video below, Alejandro demonstrates how to solve tomoku tatami puzzle from his book “Tomoku! 80 Challenging Tatami Puzzles”
You can give the game a try online on the Tomoku puzzle website
QUESTION: What is your favourite math/logic based game and how has this game helped you with your mathematical studies/teaching? Please share your thoughts in the comments section of this post
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Patrick Jones on the Law of Sines – Example 1
In a previous post (a video tutorial on the properties of logarithms), I introduced you to the wonderful math tutorial videos by Patrick Jones. In the following video, Patrick introduces the law of sines (from trigonometry) and gives an example to show how you might use this mathematical relationship between the length of the sides and the sines of the angles of a triangle. Enjoy!