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1. Printable sheet of graph paper - if you need some graph paper for homework but don't have any on hand, you can print as many copies of this page as you like.
   
   
2. Study Tips - how to effectively study in order to do well in a math course,
   
   
3. Math References - web sites with useful math information.
   
   
4. Recommended Books - Books recommended by the instructor (aside from the textbook required for the course).
   
   

Study Tips

Many of the sites listed below offer tips on how to study math specifically, or how to study math in general. Some offer surveys or other useful help.

Web Links for Study Resources

• How to Study Math and Science - Lots of useful advice from the University of Texas at Austin Learning Center. Includes advice on note-taking, text reading, problem solving, test preparation and more.
  
  
• Help for Math Anxiety - Study Skills Inventory, Study Tips and more from the Developmental Studies Math Page at Middle Tennessee State University
  
  
• How to Study Math, Science and Engineering - by Cal Poly's own Dr. Rosenkrantz of the Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Department. Lots of tips about planning out your schedule so as to allow sufficient time for your coursework, how to set up a study schedule and routine, in addition to exam prep tips and more.
  
  
• Success in Mathematics - Tips from the Math Department at St. Louis University
  
  
• How to Study Mathematics - Many more general tips about how to approach homework, classwork, test preparation, etc..., from the Math Counseling Office at Ohio State University
  
  
• Math Study Skills Self-Survey - from the PurpleMath.com web site. Helps you to identify your good and bad study habits in regards to math courses.
  
  
• Homework Guidelines for Mathematics - from PurpleMath.com. Seems the author of that web site has many of the same homework recommendations as your instructor!
  
  
• Professor Freedman's Math Help - Lots of helpful study-type links for math students.
  
  
• How To Study - Math - The "math" page at HowToStudy.org. Basically a collection of links to other web pages with advice on how to study math.
  
  
• How To Study - Home page for HowToStudy.org. General study tips.
  
  

Math References

• Dr. Math at the Math Forum - A browsable/searchable archive of previous questions that Dr. Math has answered, in addition to FAQs and formulas, plus form to submit your own questions.
  
  
• Quick Math - Automatic, on-line, answers and graphs to many types of math problems. Good place to check homework answers to make sure you're on the right track.
  
  
• Math2.org - formerly Dave's Math Tables. Many references tables, facts and formulas for algebra, trigonemtry, calculus and statistics.
  
  
• Mathematics Reference: Math Tables, Facts and Formulas - from Colby Community College
  
  
• Go Math - Has an online function grapher (auto grapher).
  
  
• Hot Math - Provides complete solutions to odd number problems from many math text books (algebra, geometry, precalculus and calculus). Does require a paid subscription for access. Some free samples available.
  
  

Recommended Books

This book, Mastering Mathematics: How to Be a Great Math Student, is an excellent book on how to study for a math course and achieve successful results. The book is a quick and easy read and is written by a statistics professor at a community college. He fills the book with practical tips that he has seen work for his own students. Most of the suggestions in this book can be found on the various web sites linked above in the Study Tips category. However, if you like having all of the information organized and easily accessible at your finger tips, the book may be a good idea for you. It's about $15. I believe the Cal Poly Bookstore sells the book as it is a required text in one of the teacher ed math courses.


Title: Mastering Mathematics: How to Be a Great Math Student
Author: Richard Manning Smith
ISBN: 0534349471
Publisher: Brooks Cole; 3rd edition (January 20, 1999)
Paperback: 215 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.53 x 9.01 x 6.04

Sheila King
Lecturer in Mathematics
Cal Poly Pomona

Office: Bldg 8 Rm 261
Phone: (909)869-6752
sking@csupomona.edu