My name is Ryan and I’m studying Maths Methods 1/2 in 2019. Maths hasn’t always been my strong point and if I’m honest I used to have no interest in it up until last year where I started finding it interesting and more useful than I previously thought. I’ve only recently started the school year but I already feel overwhelmed and exhausted from my head start/holiday homework that I had completed most of by the time school started. My methods however is a subject that I’m not exactly excelling at, some of the questions I just can’t seem to understand, one of these being polynomial equations and solving them. I just cannot wrap my head around how to get the numbers for X and I am extremely frustrated by this. I was also wondering if there were any good tips and advice for making methods a little bit easier and how I can study more efficiently and effectively. Thanks in advance
Ryan.
Hi Ryan,
Since you're only in 1/2 Methods, you still have plenty of time to get comfortable with the subject. Don't get discouraged by what you are currently seeing.
Here are a few tips I would suggest:
- Ask your teacher for help. Tell him/her that there are concepts within a particular topic that you are not sure with and ask them to explain it to you in more detail.
- Watch videos online which are benefictial towards the topics you are currently doing.
- Ask questions on AtarNotes. I'm sure there are many here on the website happy to help you with any questions you might have.
- Try to complete all the homework the school sets you and do extra questions when possible. Yes, it might feel a bit daunting, but in order to improve in a particular subject, the best way to do this, especially in a subject like Math Methods is practice. First, do the questions that you feel you are able to do. Then with the questions you are unsure about, circle them or record it somewhere where you will remember. Then ask your teacher to explain. Afterwards, try and do the questions again.
I hope that this piece of advice helps. Good luck with Methods. I'm sure with practice, you will be an expert in the subject come Exam time for Methods 3 and 4.