1.

GO TO EACH AND EVERY CLASS!!!!  It's the most important first step.
  

2.

STAY CURRENT AND REVIEW:  Have a LOOK at your text; PRINT   and READ lecture notes BEFORE the lecture,

• so that you have an idea about what is to be covered during the lecture,
• to identify the difficult topics, concepts and procedures (and be wide awake when these are explained!)
• so that you don't fall behind - cramming doesn't work in mathematics because each class builds on the previous one

3.

LISTEN carefully DURING THE LECTURES AND LABS.
  

4.

ASK when you think you do not understand a topic, concept or procedure:

• ASK during the lecture,
• ASK during your professor's office hours,
• ASK in your professor's office by making an appointment,
• ASK in the corridors or whenever you see your professor,
• ASK your fellow students.
• AND MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL ASK YOURSELF.

5.

REVIEW the material taught daily, RIGHT AFTER THE LECTURE.

• Read your text and lecture notes again. Make sure you understand all the new concepts and procedures.
• Solve all the assigned problems and more.
• Immediately ask the instructor questions about the problems you could not solve.
• You may also ask questions of and work with the tutors in the SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TUTORING CENTER in Wilson Hall. The center and its tutors are provided for your help.

6.

DO your homework. Practice for tests.
  

7.

IDENTIFY THE PROBLEMS CORRECTLY: Ask yourself the following:

• What is the information given in this problem?
• What is known? What is unknown? What do I need to know?
• What is asked for (required)?
• What are the tools that may be used to reach the required result from the given information?
• Which one of the tools is the best to use under the conditions of this problem?
• Practice thinking about mathematics and solving problems.

8.

WORK on a daily basis. ALWAYS BE PREPARED for the quizzes and tests.
 

9.

NEVER leave studying to the last day(s) before a test or a quiz.
  

10.

ALWAYS make sure you GET A GOOD SLEEP especially before examinations.