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Survival guide 3 Do not worry about your di ?culties in mathematics I can assure you mine are still greater - Einstein MATH SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR FIRST YEAR STUDENTS UTSC MATH STATS HELP CENTRE Compiled and edited by Geanina Tudose CONTENTS C What is univers

Do not worry about your di ?culties in mathematics I can assure you mine are still greater - Einstein MATH SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR FIRST YEAR STUDENTS UTSC MATH STATS HELP CENTRE Compiled and edited by Geanina Tudose CONTENTS C What is university math like How to be a great math student Problem Solving Writing mathematics homework and tests Preparing and taking a math test Dealing with anxiety Getting Help Appendices FAQ Common Student Concerns TLS Support Additional Readings Teaching and Learning Services Math Stats Help Centre University of Toronto at Scarborough ? TLS What is university math like What is new and di ?erent in university Well almost everything new people your peers colleagues teaching and lab assistants instructors administrators etc new environment new social contexts new norms and ?? very important - new demands and expectations Think about the issues raised below How do you plan to deal with it Read tips and suggestions and try to devise your own strategies First-year lectures are large ?? you will ?nd yourself in a huge auditorium surrounded by or perhaps even more students Large classes create intimidating situations You listen to a professor lecturing and hear something that you do not understand Do you have enough courage to rise your hand and ask the lecturer to clarify the point Keep in mind that you are not alone ?? other students feel the same way you do It ? s hard to break the ice but you have to try Other students will be grateful that you asked the question ?? you can be sure that lots of them had exactly the same question in mind Lectures move at a faster pace Usually one lecture covers one section from your textbook Although lectures provide necessary theoretical material they rarely present su ?cient number of worked examples and problems You have to do those on your own Certain topics trigonometry exponential and logarithm functions vectors matrices etc will be reviewed in your ?rst-year calculus and linear algebra courses However the time spent reviewing in lectures will not su ?ce to cover all details or to provide su ?cient number of routine exercises ?? you are expected to do it on your own CYou have to know and be pro ?cient with the material from Basic Algebra Basic Formulas from Geometry Equations and Inequalities Elements of Analytic Geometry For instance computing common denominators solving equations involving fractions graphing the parabola y x or solving a quadratic equation will not be reviewed in lectures In university there is more emphasis on understanding than on technical aspects For instance your math tests and exams will include questions that will ask you to quote a de ?nition or to explain a theorem or answer a ? theoretical question ? Here is a sample of questions that appeared on past exams and tests in the ?rst-year calculus course Is it true that f ? x g ? x implies f x g x Answering ? yes ? or