READING THE
MATHEMATICS TEXTBOOK
- Familiarize yourself with the unique features of your text, and use them to your advantage.
- Definitions
- Examples
- Explanations
- Chapter and Cumulative Reviews
- Warm-Ups
- Calculator Exercises
- Read slowly and carefully. A mathematics textbook does not read like a novel.
- Highlight or underline important material.
- When reading the textbook before class discussion, check understanding by solving each example on a separate piece of paper and comparing it to the solution in the text. Place an index card over the book's solution, and identify reasoning for each part of the solution.
- When reading the textbook after class discussion, review material and check for consistency with class notes and for understanding of previously misunderstood material.
- Learn to use the index to help find definitions and explanations.
- Consult other books for more examples or further explanations.
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Contents: Math Study Skills