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AIM for Success: Getting Started

AIM for Success: Getting Started. Motivate Yourself. Prepare to succeed. Stay motivated! Actively pursue success! List two reasons why you want to succeed in this course. Picture yourself where you want to be and use this image to stay on track. Stockxpert. Make the Commitment.

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AIM for Success: Getting Started

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  1. AIM for Success: Getting Started

  2. Motivate Yourself • Prepare to succeed. • Stay motivated! • Actively pursue success! • List two reasons why you want to succeed in this course. • Picture yourself where you want to be and use this image to stay on track. Stockxpert

  3. Make the Commitment • Stay committed to success. • List a time when you accomplished a goal through: • Learning • Practice • Commitment • Learn and practice the skills in this book, and you will succeed! Stockxpert

  4. Develop a “Can Do” Attitude • Be an active learner. • Study regularly. • Attend class. • Participate in class discussions. • Math is not a spectator sport. • Do the homework—regularly! • Create good study habits.

  5. Skills for Success • Get the “big picture.” • Read the Table of Contents. • Look at pictures, diagrams. • Look through the Index of Applications. • Find topics that interest you. • Flip to the pages where the topics appear. • Notice ways that mathematics can be used in daily life.

  6. Word Problems • Learn to solve word problems from daily life by: • developing a strategy • using the strategy to find the solution • Use these steps: • Read the problem. • Determine the quantity to be found. • Think of a method to find it. • Solve the problem. • Check the answer. Stockxpert

  7. Get theBasics • Read the syllabus. • Understand the course requirements. • Chart your progress! Keep track of: • dates of exams • chapters you need to learn by each exam • homework you need to do by each exam • grades you receive on your exams

  8. Manage Your Time • Choose a realistic course load. • Create a time management plan. • Make time for: • Classes • Study time • Work • Fun • Sleep Stockxpert

  9. Study Strategies • Create flash cards featuring: • important definitions • important formulas • Set aside time for study and homework. • Form a study group. • Keep up to date. • Compare notes with a classmate.

  10. AIM for Success • Chapter Checklist • Record dates for your assignments. • Check off definitions as you learn them. • Math Word Scramble • Pit your knowledge against the puzzle! • Concept Review • Cover the basics without more homework.

  11. Features for Success in Your Text • Cumulative Review Exercises • Prep Tests • Objective Statements • Key Terms and Concepts • HOW TO Examples • Example/You Try It Pairs Stockxpert

  12. Review • Practice and review the skills you’ve learned: • Section Exercises • Chapter Summaries • Chapter Review Exercises • Chapter Tests Stockxpert

  13. Additional Tools for Success • Student Solutions Manual • Check odd-numbered solutions. • Student Website: • Interactive Time Chart • Online Multimedia eBook • ACE Quizzes Stockxpert

  14. Get Involved • Ask questions in class. • Visit a math center. • Visit your professor during office hours. • Form a study group. • Test each other. • Practice teaching each other. • Compare class notes. • Brainstorm test questions. Stockxpert

  15. Ready, Set, Succeed! • Stay on track. • Remind yourself why you are taking this course. • Dedicate time and effort. • You will succeed! Stockxpert

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