AUTHOR SAYS SECRET TO SUCCEEDING AT MATH IS KNOWING HOW TO STUDY THE BOOK

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Date: 6/16/99
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David Nowell 2134 W Main Houston, TX 77098 http://users.ev1.net/~ddn

Contact: David Nowell (713)-798-5306 email: dnowell_houston@hotmail.com

AUTHOR SAYS SECRET TO SUCCEEDING AT MATH IS KNOWING HOW TO STUDY THE BOOK.

Former "math dummy" who almost failed High School Algebra devised study method to earn A's in college Algebra and Calculus.

Houston, TX--Do you or your child have a tough time with Math? The problem isn't with your intelligence or even with the teacher, success is all in knowing how to study the book. Now "Math enthusiast", David Nowell has written an Internet "E-Booklet" MATH-MISSION POSSIBLE detailing his method for studying Math textbooks.

Nowell says everything you need to know in a Math course is laid out in the text book. Yet, most students never get around to reading it, much less reading it carefully. "Read every word of the text from the very first chapter, the very first page, the first paragraph, the first sentence. Don't skim over any text. Digest it slowly," Nowell advises.

Write down each step as it is shown in the book. "This is where they are spoon-feeding you; showing you when and where to add, subtract, multiply and divide," Nowell points out noting this is the whole secret to knowing how to work the equations. The key to solving the equation correctly is knowing what to do and when to do it. Even if you don't know what is going on (with the practice examples), write down each step anyway.

Often times when students are lost in a Math class, it is because they aren't detecting the pattern behind the problem. "Be sure and look for the pattern. Once you discover the pattern, try to understand it."

Nowell also says to study as though you are teaching someone else. This point is being proven in sophisticated studies of the brain where students show far greater brain activity when teaching someone else the concepts rather than just reading them. Being able to recall the experience later is crucial. Nowell says save all your homework in a separate spiral or binder to refer back to before the test.

Nowell acknowledges studying Math can be hard work and insists you never sit down to study without a comfortable chair and a favorite drink. He also warns, with a grin, that studying Math can become habit forming, "I got a rush every time I got a correct answer." His e-booklet comes with a warning: "Caution--this may become addictive causing you to spend hours of math study needlessly. Please be careful."

Nowell's e-booklet, MATH--MISSION POSSIBLE!, explains everything discussed above in detail and is available from his website http://users.ev1.net/~ddn/.