Words Tell the Stories: Transform your math grades with this guide

How to win at Mathematics: A guide to turn yourself from a poor math student into an outstanding one is written by a former failing math student who chose to change his ways. Currently, Sahil Bora is an Engineering student at RMIT University Australia.

Upon entering University, he wanted to know how to learn mathematics more effectively so he embarked upon a learning experiment about researching methods. The results were outstanding. He began to ace his quizzes and exams as he tweaked his learning methods.

“I was always a struggling maths student especially during my last two years of high school.” ~ Sahil Bora

From the Book Description:

With each chapter going into detail of how to apply the learning tactics, it can transform your grades from failing to outstanding without having to spend hours locked up in the library studying or resorting to rote memorization when you don't understand a concept.

You will learn how to
-Take math notes
-Make sure you understand concepts
-Efficiently complete tutorial/problem sets
-Prepare and ace assessments

Excerpt ~ Introduction (Kindle Locations 35-47)

How do people do well in mathematics?

Is it having natural talent for the subject? Being highly intelligent in dealing with numbers and problems? Studying non-stop till 2am in the morning?

I’ve heard the term “I’m not good at math, because I’m just not a math person” many times around my peers. You know what, during high school I even said it to myself many times. The fact that this statement is probably the most damaging thing you can say to yourself because you’re already putting yourself down.

I’m not saying that everyone can be the next Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein or Terence Tao. It’s evident that genetics play a role for in having a natural math aptitude. Unfortunately some people are struck with actual learning disabilities like dyslexia or ADHD. I definitely don’t want to say that everyone can learn math easily.

However, while there are a few geniuses with natural talent for the subject, sticking with the term “I’m not a math person” is allowing yourself to believe you’re destined for failure and you will never be able to understand the subject. That sir is complete garbage.

An interesting story I read on BetterExplained.com is that “Today, your average 6th grader can understand math with negative numbers, but 300 years ago, it would have been a PhD level area of mathematics research.” This would hopefully start to shake the mindset that you need to be a “math person” to understand and do well in the subject.