\bf My Advice to a New Math 175 Student:

My Advice to a New Math 175 Student:

My advice to a new Math 175 student would be to remain calm. Having not taken even an algebra course for 3 years, I was a little bit worried about this class in the beginning. It really helped me though to do the Review Chapter in the front of the textbook. So that is where I would start. I was always the type of student who hated doing homework and usually waited until the day before the test before I began to study. However, I learned in this class that my old habits would not get me by this time. So even though nobody likes to do homework, I advise you to work on ALL the assigned problems every night before class or at least the night after the lecture. It is really important not to fall too far behind in this class. I would also not be afraid to ask questions from the homework in class and when you need extra help, I suggest going to talk to your professor. Dr. Hoar helped me on numerous occasions. I found it easier to understand the material when I went in to his office and we worked on them one on one. So just remember to keep up with the homework, go over as many different problems as you can until you feel you are familiar with them, and also go and get help from either the professor or the tutor labs. The tutor labs are good, although I found it more beneficial to get help from Dr. Hoar. I know that these suggestions may sound generic but they are really necessary if you want to succeed in this class. Trust me! Good luck people!

Sincerely,

Ryan, Marketing Major




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