Banishing Math Anxiety

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Designed for students who may have given up on learning maths, Banishing Math Anxiety provides a fresh start to learning by reviewing concepts/skills the reader may have already learned to experience some success.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-08-28
Mått152 x 229 x 25 mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor110
FörlagKendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
ISBN9781465207357

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Chapter One: Making Math Work for YouMath AnxietyWhere does it come from?How does math anxiety stop you from succeeding?Managing Math Anxiety Means Taking Back ControlActive thinkingFrom Self-monitoring to Self-masteryGiving yourself permissionSelf-masteryOther Ways of Judging Math CompetenceSumming UpChapter Two: Using Your Resources Human ResourcesYour instructorYour classmatesTutorsYour TextbookActive reading, or writing as you readKit-buildingStyles of Reading MathReading DOWNReading UPOnline Textbook ResourcesUsing the online textbookUsing Your Textbook to Prepare for ExamsDeveloping Yourself as a ResourceShort Take 1: Marking up a Mathematics TextShort Take 2: Some Study Problems and SuggestionsChapter Three: Deciphering the Code Understanding NotationThe Equals Sign and Its RelativesThe Difference Between “Solve” and “Simplify”Piecewise EquationsUsing the CodeChapter Four: Algebra Empowered: Functions and Graphs Variables FunctionsGraphs: The Power of Graphing EquationsThe Cartesian PlaneGraphing FunctionsUsing the Graph: YOU Have the Power!Comparing Alternate SituationsThe Art of NoticingConclusion: Look for the Power!Short Take 3: Practicing Function NotationChapter Five: Tools of the Trade Paper-and-Pencil ExplorationsConstructing tables of valuesPlotting the functionAnother exampleThe Road to Graphing Calculators“Calculator anxiety”Beyond graphing calculatorsOnline Tools: Wikipedia, WolframAlpha, and Khan AcademyOnline tools used by professionalsKhan academyMastering the Tools of the TradeShort Take 4: Playing with Your Graphing CalculatorChapter Six: Problem Solving Strategies A Typical Problem: When Does Solar Power Pay for Itself?The Tire Problem RevisitedDivided-Page Problem SolvingProblem Solving for Online HomeworkAdvantages and disadvantages of online problem solvingPracticing error analysisProblem Solving on TestsThe Fine Art of Problem SolvingShort Take 5: Studying in a GroupChapter Seven: From School Mathematics to the WorkplacePre-Employment TestingTest questionsTypes of testsUsing Mathematics on the JobReal-World Quantitative ExplorationsDepreciationMargins of errorChapter Eight: Mathematics as Empowerment Health Care InformationManaging DebtCredit ScoresComputing the “Value” of an EducationUnderstanding the Income Tax SystemSports Statistics—The Math Behind Moneyball