Study Tips
VideoJug user VideoMathTutor shows us some great study tips to help you with your math studies. Follow these simple steps, and you will soon see the great effects they have on your work.
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Don't Take On Too Much
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One important thing when you’re doing your studying is not to do too much. If you’re in high school or college and you join some kind of a club, or you’re in to sports and drama, and you have community service activities; don’t overwhelm yourself because you’re not going to have enough time to do your math.
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Balance Your Time
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For every hour you spend with me or in class, that’s two hours that you spend on your own at home. Seriously, you cannot get behind in your math. So it’s important to be involved in sports, drama and all that stuff, just don’t over do it. Take it easy.
Especially if you’re first starting college or you’re first starting high school you just want to join everything. Don’t. Maybe one or two activities at most, seriously.
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Get Plenty Of Rest
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Here’s a hot tip. If you really want to succeed in your math class, there’s one single thing you can do that will dramatically improve your grades. You know what that is? Get plenty of rest. Get your 8 or 9 hours of sleep. I’m totally serious right now.
I’m a pro, and if I don’t get my 8 hours sleep just maybe even 7 or 6 and I’m tutoring people, I’ll make a bunch of little bitty mistakes. And my students can’t have that; they’re paying a lot of money for the material so if it happens to me, how much more is it going to effect you?
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Don't Party Too Much
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It’s been proven medically; one of the first things that go when you have sleep deprivation is your mathematical abilities. So try not to go partying too much on Fridays or Saturdays nights; have some fun but get the rest you need. Believe me you will thank me. Try it for a week and see what happens, you will thank me forever.
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Tape The Teacher
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Here is a valuable study tip. That’s right, tape the teacher. Now I know what you’re thinking, not ‘this’. Use a tape recorder. Some classes don’t allow it and that’s fine but if the professors don’t have any objections then tape it. That way if something was unclear when you’re listening to it at home, it may seem a little bit clearer a second or third time around.
Of course one of the advantages of these CDs is if I say something and it goes in ‘here’ and out through ‘there’ the first time, just rewind the thing and play it again. You’ll be like, “Oh that’s what the Video Math Tutor meant”. It’ll probably sink in; I’m sure it’ll sink in the second or third time around. So that’s a great tip.
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Double Check Everything
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Another suggestion for you is when you’re doing your homework and you’re about to turn it in; check your work. Double check everything. Did you miss a step? Does the answer seem sensible? If you’re dealing in like a real world situation; say a number of cars and trucks you’re selling or something, and the answer’s negative; well I cannot have a negative car-truck! So like, “I’m sure I must’ve done something wrong”, or you can only sell a total of 20 cars and trucks and the answer is 13,285; “Oh then something’s wrong”. Check your work, don’t just give in an answer box it in, turn it in and call it a day.
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Take Care Of Your Brain
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You know what’s the most important tool for your studying? Number one, your brain. Take care of it. I’m sure you’ve heard it all before, but I must stress it again. Don’t do drugs, don’t do alcohol, don’t smoke, and don’t do anything that’s going to affect your brain in a negative way. Of course you’re saying, “My math affects my brain in a negative way!” Well ok, you’re stuck with the math so other than that, take care of this thing and it’ll take care of you.
