Diagnosis and remediation. Most math errors can be described using the following categories. It will be helpful to know what types of errors you most commonly make. Symbol Errors Loss of symbols Omits the symbol. May still compute correctly.
Substitution Writes an incorrect sign.
May still compute correctly. May still compute correctly, or may perform incorrect procedure. Algorithm Errors Incomplete Initiates correct operation, but fails to carry out all necessary steps. Incorrect alignment Does not accurately line up the elements spatially in order to solve the problem correctly. For example, misaligns the columns in the intermediate steps of multi digit multiplication or division.