Ebook: How to Study for a Mathematics Degree
Author: Lara Alcock
- Tags: Mathematics, Study and teaching (Higher), Mathematics, Vocational guidance
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- City: Oxford
- Language: English
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Every year, thousands of students go to university to study mathematics (single honours or combined with another subject). Many of these students are extremely intelligent and hardworking, but even the best will, at some point, struggle with the demands of making the transition to advanced mathematics. Some have difficulty adjusting to independent study and to learning from lectures. Other struggles, however, are Read more...
Abstract: Every year, thousands of students go to university to study mathematics (single honours or combined with another subject). Many of these students are extremely intelligent and hardworking, but even the best will, at some point, struggle with the demands of making the transition to advanced mathematics. Some have difficulty adjusting to independent study and to learning from lectures. Other struggles, however, are more fundamental: the mathematics shifts in focus from calculation toproof, so students are expected to interact with it in different ways. These changes need not be mysterious - math