I dont do math! Do you?

Have you ever made this statement?Would you say that you couldnt read?Do we view math as the difficult subject?

Can math be fun?

By: Lee AlfordED 503

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What is math anxiety?A stress, tension, and/or strain on the body and mind, often due to a negative experience in math.

3 Factors that affect math anxiety:AchievementPowerPersonal relationships

Individual achievement levels affect anxiety levels.Do you Set high goals?Self-motivate?Become stressed when goals arent achieved?

If you answered yes to any question, you may suffer from math anxiety.

If you lose control, you lose power which affects anxiety levels.

Have your parents ever made negative comments about math?Did your teacher ever say Thats just the way it is?Did anyone ever tell you to memorize the steps?

Overcoming math anxiety begins with a positive attitude!Positive self-imagePositive personal relationshipsPositive goalsPositive outlookPositive teaching

Resources for help overcoming math anxiety:Math for the Anxious: building basic skills by Rosanne Proga, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Boston, 2005. ISBN 0-07-288584-X.Conquering Math Anxiety, 2nd edition, by Cynthia Arem, Brooks/Cole Thomson Learning. Pacifica Grove, CA, 2003. ISBN 0-534-38634-2.Mastering Mathematics, How to Be a Great Math Student, 3rd edition, by Richard Manning Smith. Brooks/Cole Thomson Learning. Pacifica Grove, CA, 1998. ISBN 0-534-34947-1.

What is a variable?Something with ability to change, in math it is represented by a letter or symbol.

Eight more than three times a number How do you express this mathematically?

3x + 8In Algebra, a variable is a symbol used to represent any element of a given set of numbers.The numerical expression below is the answer.

Of what operations do the following words math you think?Timesdivided byaddsumLessmoresubtracthalfQuotientdiminisheddecreasedincreasedTwicedifferenceproductfactor

What does it mean to evaluate?

How is an evaluation different from an expression?

Evaluate is to find a value; to calculate numerically

Express is to represent by a sign, symbol, &/or wordsvs.

Algebra and all math is a universal language where:Attitude is everythingAbility depends on confidenceConfidence depends on attitude

I do math, do you?

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