Academic Skills   

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Subjects Covered

Note taking
Exam Strategies
Time Management
Understanding Your Learning Style
Communicating With Your Instructor
Setting Goals for Success
Listening Skills
Making Wise Choices

Please come to the tutoring session prepared with your textbook, calculator, syllabi, and any other relevant information.

• Attendance.
Attend class regularly and take notes.

• Ask Questions.
Don't be afraid to ask questions in class. There are always other students in class who have the same questions but are too shy too ask.

• Read Your Text.
Math texts should be read slowly and carefully with pencil and paper at hand. Try to identify the main ideas that are in each lesson. Often they are clearly highlighted or boxed in the text.

• Homework.
Review your class notes and try reworking the problems the instructor did in class. This will help reinforce what you have learned.

Try to do your math homework as soon after class as possible, and reserve some time later in the day to attack the problems that you get stuck on the first time around.

Check your work with the answers in the back of the book. If you get a problem wrong, check to see if there is an example in the book similar to the problem you are working on. Study the example and then try to do the example problem with your book closed.
Keep your homework in a notebook. The more organized it is, the more it will serve you as a guide for seeking help in resolving difficulties and studying for tests.