AIM for Success: Getting Started

Motivate Yourself

• Prepare to succeed.– Stay motivated!– Actively pursue success!

• List two reasons why you want to succeed in this course.

• Picture yourself where you want to be and use this image to stay on track.

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Make the Commitment

• Stay committed to success.• List a time when you

accomplished a goal through:– Learning– Practice– Commitment

• Learn and practice the skills in this book, and you will succeed!

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Develop a “Can Do” Attitude

• Be an active learner.– Study regularly.– Attend class.– Participate in class discussions.

• Math is not a spectator sport.– Do the homework—regularly!– Create good study habits.

Skills for Success

• Get the “big picture.”– Read the Table of Contents.– Look at pictures, diagrams.

• Look through the Index of Applications.– Find topics that interest you. – Flip to the pages where the topics appear.– Notice ways that mathematics can be

used in daily life.

Word Problems

• Learn to solve word problems from daily life by:– developing a strategy– using the strategy to find

the solution• Use these steps:

– Read the problem.– Determine the quantity to

be found.– Think of a method to find it.– Solve the problem.– Check the answer.

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Get the Basics

• Read the syllabus.• Understand the course requirements.• Chart your progress! Keep track of:

– dates of exams– chapters you need to learn by each

exam– homework you need to do by each

exam– grades you receive on your exams

Manage Your Time

• Choose a realistic course load.

• Create a time management plan.– Make time for:

• Classes• Study time• Work• Fun• Sleep

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Study Strategies

• Create flash cards featuring:– important definitions– important formulas

• Set aside time for study and homework.

• Form a study group.• Keep up to date.• Compare notes with a classmate.

AIM for Success

• Chapter Checklist– Record dates for your assignments.– Check off definitions as you learn them.

• Math Word Scramble– Pit your knowledge against the puzzle!

• Concept Review– Cover the basics without more homework.

Features for Success in Your Text

• Cumulative Review Exercises

• Prep Tests• Objective Statements• Key Terms and Concepts• HOW TO Examples• Example/You Try It Pairs

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Review

• Practice and review the skills you’ve learned:– Section Exercises– Chapter Summaries– Chapter Review

Exercises– Chapter Tests

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Additional Tools for Success

• Student Solutions Manual– Check odd-numbered

solutions.

• Student Website:– Interactive Time

Chart– Online Multimedia

eBook– ACE Quizzes

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Get Involved

• Ask questions in class.• Visit a math center.• Visit your professor

during office hours.• Form a study group.

– Test each other.– Practice teaching

each other.– Compare class notes.– Brainstorm test

questions.

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Ready, Set, Succeed!

• Stay on track.• Remind yourself

why you are taking this course.

• Dedicate time and effort.

• You will succeed!Stockxpert