How to make Mathematics interesting?
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In order for math to be interesting to you, you should make it part of you, and part of your life. you would have to use it in your every day life basis. don't use it like when you have to do your homework or practice for SAT, but use it like when you are eating, look for what is the percentage of each category of food you are eating, make equation about it, and you will practice even without knowing. like if you playing cards or marbles, or dices, whatever you are doing, just make it mathematically, and once you do that, math is going to be part of your basic life and it is going to be fun for you, you understand it more and more, cause sometimes this is what i usually do.
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Very good to see that you sincerely want to develop interest in it and have better knowledge.  Geometry at your level fortunately is very visual (since it is mostly 2-d).  The following link has all the Euclid's Elements along with some cool interactive software.  You only need to go through a small part of it..Just play with the software (drag red dots around etc) and develop a feel for geometry first. At first, skip all proofs; just try to understand the statements (postulates, propositions, etc).  That might get you hooked on geometry.  Once you get a good feel for geometry, mensuration falls into place easily.\n\nhttp://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/java/elements/elements.html\n\nAlso play with some simple ideas: always think of a parallelogram as two triangles joined. Likewise, any polygon as a bunch of triangles.  Visualize a complex object in terms of simpler, more familiar "building blocks".  \n\nPlay string 'games': take a piece of string,  tie the ends together to form a loop.  Lay it flat on a table.  You can take a few match sticks and push out the string with the sticks tight so that the string looks like a straight line between any two sticks. You can make any number of polygons (triangles with 3 sticks, rectangles, squares, trapezoids, etc 4 sticks and so on, all having the same perimeter. Think of maximizing the area inside the string with 3 sticks: what do you notice about the angles, lengths of sides? How about with 4 sticks? And so on. \n\nRemember, develop visual intuition first. But pictures are not proof! So, you have develop the ability to make precise argumens using axioms and previously proved statements as well.  But that can come later.  Understanding and discovering facts is much more important than proofs (do not take this as advice to skip proofs, though). \n\nOne more thing: after having read a proof, sometimes you feel that you followed every step, but yet you don't "get it".  If that is the case, you have not really understood it.  You have to get to a point where a proof is not ten impossible-to-memorize steps each of which you understand.  And with practice, you can!  Think of biking: A robot may need to 'perform many steps' such as holding the bike, lifting the left foot, resting on a pedal...  Perhaps we learn the first time like that; but at some point it becomes so natural that we stop thinking about the individual steps and concentrate on higher goals.  Same thing with math.\n\nYou learn math primarily by doing. Good teachers, books, and software provide an immense boost in the process -- but they are all secondary to your own involvement.\n\nHope that helps and stay with it!
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my favorite subject has always been math, but honestly, when are we ever going to use calculus? i think english is pretty important. you can always improve on your vocabulary. writing and reading is good for your brain.
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the best way is memorization... some may say otherwise.  It will take a while, but multiplication is KEY to mathematics... if you dont get your mult tables, it will make math more tedious in the long run.  (trust me, I am a math teacher).  Start by writing your times tables over and over again.  Then either make or buy some flashcards.  Also, Get your parents and friends to quiz you.  \n\nGood luck!
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since you asked it in education section, the answer is:\ndo homework or read an interesting book.
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What subjects are you interested in?\nIf she likes maths I recommend the book - Challenge and Thrill of Pre-college Mathematics by Venkatachala et.al. published by New Age Publishers.
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Here are some topics you could try:\nVedic Mathematics\nPolynomials\nLinear Equations\nNumber Systems\nLines and Angles\nQuadrilaterals\nAreas\nTriangles\nSurface Areas\nVolumes
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You may also give webmath a look.  Math is geared to grade level and need.
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All it takes is to make learning and interesting.\nIs a good thing to make up educational games!
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My kids participated in the 24 Challenge tournaments at their schools.  This is a great way to get them thinking creatively about math.\n\nCheck out this link:\n\nhttp://www.24game.com/aboutus/aboutushowto.htm\n\nIt tells how to play and shows a sample card.
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i like math myself. or maybe science...
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funny question,\nit really depends on the topic...\nbut you can try\na treaty on the deep knowledge of mathematics\na short story about my journey in math.\nthe truth behind all the mathematics you have ever learnt.\n`
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FIRST INCREASE YOUR INTEREST IN MATHS , THEN UNDERSTAND WHAT IS TAUGHT AND AUTOMATICALLY YOU WILL LEARN MORE AND MORE .
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What you want is a math forum...\n\nNot a how hot is my avatar forum... Good luck with that!
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Try analogy especially for math. Or do it with illustrations.
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the trick is i think to really comunicate with all your students.\nyou have the odds in your favour, as teenagers love competition and they will do anything to stay on top of the things they find "cool". So, all you have to do is to make math a "cool" thing in the school you are teaching.\nthis can be accomplished either by getting a already popular student to be good at math, or by making several "middle" accepted students love math and brag about this all the time. Teenagers only care abuot popularity, and methods like making the lessons more nice and teaching measures that are good moves with younger children will not work.\nOr, you could catch a popular "football star" student that needs a good grade in math to keep playing on the school team or something like that... Now all yo uhave to do is to make that person like math. Give him free private sessions yourself or asign a student that you consider he might like.  If you get him not only to pass math but to have a real interest in math from then on you have accomplished your purpose. All others will follow the popular guy, so everyone will try and learn more and more math.\ni realize this is a little out there, and that it can not be considered a real teaching strategy, but belive me it works, it really does. Look at it this way: you are not playing with their minds as it seems, you are just doing what you can to give them a better chance in life...
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Sometmes when you see the actual application of mathematics things start to make more sense. Mathematics is the heart of engineering. If you like engineering and have love for it then you will then work hard to adore mathematics. ANd if you start to adore mathematics you are going to be a great engineer. \n\nAbout english ... read the news daily.....look up in dictionary if you don't understand. speak often.