Mr Adekunle walked into the class, with his binoculars only a few inches from his eyes, gallantly positioned on the centre of his nose.
With his long cane firmly within the grip of his dangerous right hand whilst his left hand was occupied with 3 textbooks.
Dumping the textbooks on the table just beside the board, he slid his glasses into their appropriate position and began his class.
"Today we would continue with the derivation of 1st differential of Tan theta using the first principle"
Emeka, who sat in the third row, felt like a bucket of cold water had just been poured on him. Another hour of torture was about to begin.
"Mathematics isn't for the faint-hearted. Only those who were born with the brains can get the gains" Mr Adekunle said, further worsening Emeka's mood.
"Maybe he was among the few without the brains" Emeka taught, "No wonder he couldn't get any gain from the Maths classes and he was getting tired of trying."
Maybe Emeka's story reminds you of yourself, I will strongly advise you to read this till the end.
We would be looking at 5 easy steps to transit from being a maths struggler to a maths champion.
1. Refuse to Believe the Lie:
You might have fallen amongst the category of students who were meant to believe that "they weren't born with the "Maths brain", "you can never do well in it". "it's best you look for something less calculative" Irrespective of their good intentions, it's not true. No one was born with a "Maths-Wired Brain" just as no one was born with a "biology-wired brain" or "chemistry-wired brain". We were all born tabula rasa (empty). Our various proficiencies are by-products of the level of attention we gave to these subjects which are most times based on our level of interest in those subjects. So maybe, your maths teacher made you hate maths, or you consistently had poor grades in maths, but it doesn't imply that you can't be good at it. You just had bad experiences with maths, that's all. But, what happens in your now and your future is all your responsibility. Refuse to believe that Lie.
2. Understand Fundamentals:
Just like building a house, no builder begins by constructing the roof of a building. They all begin from the foundation and the strength of a house is a by-product of the strength of its foundation. In the same vein, your current calculating ability is a by-product of your understanding of mathematical fundamentals. So whenever you are studying a calculating course and it looks too complex, ask yourself, what are the basic building blocks of this course? It could be algebra, geometry, trigonometry or calculus. When these are identified, your problem is half solved.
3. Focus on one concept at a time.
Now that these building blocks have been identified, take a textbook or material that explains these concepts or meet with someone who knows these concepts well and learn them. Don't be in a haste to understand the whole course when you haven't grasped the fundamentals. It would be like building the roof of a house before the foundation, Mission Impossible. So, focus on these concepts one at a time and build from there.
4. Embrace Practice.
Can you imagine a magnificent chef who has never cooked a meal or an impeccable artist who has drawn a piece?
It's hard to imagine.
In the same vein, it's practically impossible to gain mastery in calculations if you don't embrace the practice. And by practice here I don't mean "Cramming" because that's part of the problem. Understand this, Calculations are sequential. So when you cram level 1 which is a prerequisite for levels 2 and 3, you are bound to forget all about level 1 after your exams and then the whole problem becomes complicated again. So devote time to practice exercises and watch your proficiency increase.
5. Don't be discouraged by your mistakes:
Research has shown that the synapses in your brain fire more when you make mistakes than when you get a correct answer. In essence, while you think nothing happens when you make a mistake, unknown to you, your brain is getting better at that concept. So no matter how many mistakes you make in the process, don't give up. The famous inventor Thomas Edison was once interviewed "How did you feel when you failed at making the bulb 999 times?" In response, he said " I only learnt 999 ways the bulb cannot be made" So you see, don't be discouraged by your mistakes, there are lessons in themselves.
So dear friend, that's 5 easy steps to Defeat calculating courses.
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