They have learned the material - maybe not in a fashion or rate to earn a good grade, but they have learned it. Given sufficient background, what follows is a systematic method to prepare for a problem-solving test. This approach emphasizes the use of multiple representations of problems as well as practice with key problems. The following chart depicts a format that can be useful to students during and after class, in order to practice and internalize math problems more effectively and efficiently. Nice Example 1 .
Students report they never see one like it again.
These notes are taken in class as presented. Identifying and articulating the rule or principle helps to categorize the problem. These problems are similar to the class and book examples, except that there is usually one step that is different. In some cases the problem may be an exception or variation to the rule or principle. She tells her calculus class to do these problems 22 times.