FAQs: Preparing for College Math Study

<p>I found a few new links, and updated a few links that were hosted on new university servers since I last updated the FAQ list. </p>

<p>Preparing</a> for the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE): A Mathematics Study Guide</p>

<p>How</a> to Succeed in Math </p>

<p>Success</a> in Mathematics </p>

<p>[College</a> Algebra<a href="includes%20Tutorial%201" title="How to Succeed in a Math Class">/url</a> </p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://www.math.clemson.edu/%7Emjs/courses/misc/study.pdf%5DHow"&gt;http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs/courses/misc/study.pdf]How&lt;/a> to Survive Your College Math Class (and Take Home Something of Value)<a href=".PDF%20file">/url</a> </p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://www.iwu.edu/%7Elstout/HowToStudy.html%5DHow"&gt;http://www.iwu.edu/~lstout/HowToStudy.html]How&lt;/a> to Study Mathematics<a href="Illinois%20Wesleyan">/url</a> </p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://www.math.utah.edu/%7Ealfeld/math.html%5DUnderstanding"&gt;http://www.math.utah.edu/~alfeld/math.html]Understanding&lt;/a> Mathematics](<a href="http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/col_algebra/%5DCollege"&gt;http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/col_algebra/) </p>

<p>[How</a> to Study Mathematics<a href="The%20Ohio%20State%20University">/url</a> </p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://www.math.fau.edu/Niederhausen/HTML/SurvivalGuide.htm%5DSurvival"&gt;http://www.math.fau.edu/Niederhausen/HTML/SurvivalGuide.htm]Survival&lt;/a> Guide for Students Taking University Courses in Mathematics](<a href="http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/students/how_to_study.html%5DHow"&gt;http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/students/how_to_study.html) </p>

<p>Some</a> Help on Reading Mathematics and Creating Proofs </p>

<p>[Education/url</a> </p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://www.math.ohiou.edu/%7Emjm/goodproblems/goodstudent.html%5DStudent's"&gt;http://www.math.ohiou.edu/~mjm/goodproblems/goodstudent.html]Student's&lt;/a> Guide to Good Problems<a href="a%20great%20guide%20to%20mathematical%20writing">/url</a> </p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://www.maths.cam.ac.uk/undergrad/inductionday/studyskills/"&gt;http://www.maths.cam.ac.uk/undergrad/inductionday/studyskills/&lt;/a&gt;] Study Skills in Mathematics<a href="Cambridge%20University">/url</a> </p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/current-students/undergraduates/study-guide/%5DStudy"&gt;http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/current-students/undergraduates/study-guide/]Study&lt;/a> Guide<a href="Oxford%20University">/url</a> </p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://www.math.purdue.edu/academic/undergrad/credit/undergrad%5DCredit"&gt;http://www.math.purdue.edu/academic/undergrad/credit/undergrad]Credit&lt;/a> Exams for Undergraduates](<a href="http://www.math.jhu.edu/%7Esz/Education/%5DEducation%5B/url"&gt;http://www.math.jhu.edu/~sz/Education/) lots of study guides and practice exams for undergraduate math courses </p>

<p>[Reading</a> Mathematics<a href="Professor%20Hubbard%20at%20Cornell">/url</a> </p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://www.cargalmathbooks.com/%5DBooks"&gt;http://www.cargalmathbooks.com/]Books&lt;/a> in the Mathematical Sciences<a href="James%20M.%20Cargal">/url</a> more than just a book list, a guide full of opinions on how to learn different levels of mathematics </p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/%7Eabhishek/chicmath.htm%5DChicago"&gt;http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~abhishek/chicmath.htm]Chicago&lt;/a> undergraduate mathematics bibliography](<a href="http://www.math.cornell.edu/%7Ehubbard/readingmath.pdf%5DReading"&gt;http://www.math.cornell.edu/~hubbard/readingmath.pdf) a book list and an introduction to studying math at the U of Chicago </p>

<p>[Guide</a> to Writing in Mathematics Classes<a href="Franklin%20and%20Marshall%20College">/url</a> </p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://www.esotericka.org/math/guide.html%5DGuide"&gt;http://www.esotericka.org/math/guide.html]Guide&lt;/a> to being a successful math student](<a href="http://server1.fandm.edu/departments/Mathematics/writing_in_math/guide.html%5DGuide"&gt;http://server1.fandm.edu/departments/Mathematics/writing_in_math/guide.html) </p>

<p>[Survival</a> Guide to Calculus<a href="UC%20Berkeley">/url</a> </p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://web.mit.edu/jrickert/www/mathadvice.html%5DWriting"&gt;http://web.mit.edu/jrickert/www/mathadvice.html]Writing&lt;/a> a Research Paper in Mathematics<a href="Ashley%20Reiter">/url</a> </p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://tex.loria.fr/typographie/mathwriting.pdf%5DMathematical"&gt;http://tex.loria.fr/typographie/mathwriting.pdf]Mathematical&lt;/a> Writing<a href="Donald%20E.%20Knuth,%20Tracy%20Larrabee,%20and%20Paul%20M.%20Roberts">/url</a> </p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Eacskills/success/index.html%5DLearning"&gt;http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/index.html]Learning&lt;/a> Strategies: Maximizing Your Academic Experience<a href="Dartmouth%20College%20Academic%20Skills%20Center">/url</a> </p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://www.wadsworth.com/colsuccess_d/special_features/weblinks.html%5DStudent"&gt;http://www.wadsworth.com/colsuccess_d/special_features/weblinks.html]Student&lt;/a> Web Links<a href="Wadsworth%20Publishing,%20links%20to%20many%20sites%20about%20study%20tips%20for%20all%20subjects">/url</a> </p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://math.arizona.edu/ugprogram/mcenter/gradprep.html%5DHow"&gt;http://math.arizona.edu/ugprogram/mcenter/gradprep.html]How&lt;/a> to prepare for a graduate program in the mathematical sciences<a href="U.%20of%20Arizona">/url</a> </p>

<p>Here are some famous pages on how to avoid errors in mathematics study:</p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://www.math.vanderbilt.edu/%7Eschectex/commerrs/%5DTHE"&gt;http://www.math.vanderbilt.edu/~schectex/commerrs/]THE&lt;/a> MOST COMMON ERRORS IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS](<a href="http://math.berkeley.edu/%7Evojta/survival.html%5DSurvival"&gt;http://math.berkeley.edu/~vojta/survival.html) </p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/smaurer1/WriteGuide/write_errors.pdf%5DCommon"&gt;http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/smaurer1/WriteGuide/write_errors.pdf]Common&lt;/a> Errors in Writing Mathematics<a href=".PDF%20file">/url</a> </p>

<p>Enjoy. I'd be glad to hear of other useful links. In general, the ordering principle is from links about most high-school-like levels of math to most grad-school-like, and a few of the links just before the section about mistakes are links to general study guide sites, so that a young math student can do well in subjects other than math. :) So beginners at college math should start at the beginning of the list.</p>