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I'm kind of a late boomer when it comes to math, or maybe liking math...
Anyways in junior high(I live in Canada), I found math easy and boring and I ace the class without ever listening in class or doing any homework and I continued that habit in my first year of high school which ended really badly for me. Well, maybe not THAT bad. For grade 10 I ended up learning the entire semesters material in a few hours before the final exam and my final mark was 79. In grade 11 I started homeschooling for some reason and I learned the math curriculum that year in 2 months(would have been faster if there weren't so many stupid lengthy projects) and also aced it. In grade 12 I returned to study at a school and I returned to study math with the approach that I had in junior high(but maybe a little more work, instead of not working on it at all I use the class time to work at my own pace) and I kinda nailed it?
I don't know how to classify myself in terms of my aptitude in math because while there are certainly people who seem much slower than I am when it comes to math, I have a hard time keeping up with the teachers. Sometimes either they are teaching too slow or too fast and I just have to do everything on my own. Also while I seem to be really good at cramming everything in before an exam I couldn't seem to remember much that I have learned from the previous math classes other than PEDMAS(more like an instinct). I'm also not the fastest problem solver because my brain seems to hate just simply memorizing things it has to think consciously through every step every time(Idk but I've heard from people that this is a sign that you need to practice more).
I suspect that the reason why I don't remember the math that I learned is that: 1. lack of real-life application 2. lack of interest at the time of learning 3. lack of practice
Now that I start to see the beauty and usefulness of math I really regret not putting more effort into it. I want to change that but my foundation is so weak I don't even know where or how to start. I'm also really nervous because I'm thinking of studying maths at university. Can anyone give some tips on how to strengthen your foundation in math when you don't even know where to start? Or if anyone has similar experiences feel free to comment. Thank you for reading!
Anyways in junior high(I live in Canada), I found math easy and boring and I ace the class without ever listening in class or doing any homework and I continued that habit in my first year of high school which ended really badly for me. Well, maybe not THAT bad. For grade 10 I ended up learning the entire semesters material in a few hours before the final exam and my final mark was 79. In grade 11 I started homeschooling for some reason and I learned the math curriculum that year in 2 months(would have been faster if there weren't so many stupid lengthy projects) and also aced it. In grade 12 I returned to study at a school and I returned to study math with the approach that I had in junior high(but maybe a little more work, instead of not working on it at all I use the class time to work at my own pace) and I kinda nailed it?
I don't know how to classify myself in terms of my aptitude in math because while there are certainly people who seem much slower than I am when it comes to math, I have a hard time keeping up with the teachers. Sometimes either they are teaching too slow or too fast and I just have to do everything on my own. Also while I seem to be really good at cramming everything in before an exam I couldn't seem to remember much that I have learned from the previous math classes other than PEDMAS(more like an instinct). I'm also not the fastest problem solver because my brain seems to hate just simply memorizing things it has to think consciously through every step every time(Idk but I've heard from people that this is a sign that you need to practice more).
I suspect that the reason why I don't remember the math that I learned is that: 1. lack of real-life application 2. lack of interest at the time of learning 3. lack of practice
Now that I start to see the beauty and usefulness of math I really regret not putting more effort into it. I want to change that but my foundation is so weak I don't even know where or how to start. I'm also really nervous because I'm thinking of studying maths at university. Can anyone give some tips on how to strengthen your foundation in math when you don't even know where to start? Or if anyone has similar experiences feel free to comment. Thank you for reading!