Math Tutor

[jhayx7]

Does anyone know of a math tutor for hire in Birmingham? I will need help this next semester for Calc. I suuuuuuck at math, and don't start with me about I need to apply myself and study more, I don't understand math at all.

 

[Juice Box]

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[Juice Box]

...it's complex

 

[dullard]

You don't need to apply yourself more. You don't need to study more. You need an attitude change. You need to realize that you DON'T suck at math. Instead, you had one or two sucky math teachers. The sucky math teachers didn't explain one or two items in a way that made sense to you. And since math tends to build on itself you were lost from there on out.

What you need is a realization that virtually all math problems that people typically see need three things:
1) To know the definitions of what you are working on. If you don't know the definition of a CPU, then teaching you to repair computers will be very hard.

2) A few relatively simple rules. There are about a dozen math things you learn in elementary/middle/high school. Thats it. All the rest of the time is spend manipulating those few things into forms that are intended to confuse you. Get rid of the confusion, and you'll see there isn't much left to catch up on.

3) Time. It just takes more time if you don't have all those complex maniuplations memorized. No, you don't need any of them, but you'll just take a bit more time to solve the same problems as the math wizzes.

A good math tutor will help you with those three things. Or, you can do it yourself with a good math book.

 

[jhayx7]

Originally posted by: dullard
You don't need to apply yourself more. You don't need to study more. You need an attitude change. You need to realize that you DON'T suck at math. Instead, you had one or two sucky math teachers. The sucky math teachers didn't explain one or two items in a way that made sense to you. And since math tends to build on itself you were lost from there on out.

What you need is a realization that virtually all math problems that people typically see need three things:
1) To know the definitions of what you are working on. If you don't know the definition of a CPU, then teaching you to repair computers will be very hard.

2) A few relatively simple rules. There are about a dozen math things you learn in elementary/middle/high school. Thats it. All the rest of the time is spend manipulating those few things into forms that are intended to confuse you. Get rid of the confusion, and you'll see there isn't much left to catch up on.

3) Time. It just takes more time if you don't have all those complex maniuplations memorized. No, you don't need any of them, but you'll just take a bit more time to solve the same problems as the math wizzes.

A good math tutor will help you with those three things. Or, you can do it yourself with a good math book.

I have come to a point in my life where I know that I stink at math. A couple of semesters ago I had to take MTH 100. For one month straight I did nothing but study for my mid-term, about 2-3 hours each night and 4-6 hours on the weekend. I still only made an 84 on the exam. She was a great math teacher too.

 

[jhayx7]

Originally posted by: Juice Box
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[2Xtreme21]

Originally posted by: jhayx7

Originally posted by: dullard
You don't need to apply yourself more. You don't need to study more. You need an attitude change. You need to realize that you DON'T suck at math. Instead, you had one or two sucky math teachers. The sucky math teachers didn't explain one or two items in a way that made sense to you. And since math tends to build on itself you were lost from there on out.

What you need is a realization that virtually all math problems that people typically see need three things:
1) To know the definitions of what you are working on. If you don't know the definition of a CPU, then teaching you to repair computers will be very hard.

2) A few relatively simple rules. There are about a dozen math things you learn in elementary/middle/high school. Thats it. All the rest of the time is spend manipulating those few things into forms that are intended to confuse you. Get rid of the confusion, and you'll see there isn't much left to catch up on.

3) Time. It just takes more time if you don't have all those complex maniuplations memorized. No, you don't need any of them, but you'll just take a bit more time to solve the same problems as the math wizzes.

A good math tutor will help you with those three things. Or, you can do it yourself with a good math book.

I have come to a point in my life where I know that I stink at math. A couple of semesters ago I had to take MTH 100. For one month straight I did nothing but study for my mid-term, about 2-3 hours each night and 4-6 hours on the weekend. I still only made an 84 on the exam. She was a great math teacher too.

Usually you can get math help for free from Grad students. I know at my school there's an Academic Resource Center where you just walk in, say you need help in whatever subject, and usually someone can help you right away.

 

[Chaotic42]

Purchase this book

That is an excellent guide to Calculus. I used to think that I sucked at English and literature, but then I got a really good literature teacher. One who made me appreciate what I was reading and one who made it interesting. I was then able to enjoy it and I did very well in a literature class for the first time ever.

For some reason, crappy teaching is shoved under the rug.