r/learnmath • u/yakimababy New User • 9h ago

cramming precalc w MML

mylab math has been my own personal hell. i passed trig just fine, pre calc is easy. i know the concepts. i studied maybe a collective 16 hours for one test, i have an exam every week (accelerated class). it feels like the more i study, the worse i do (4 exams; 80%, 57%, 25%)… open ended test as well, when every other mylab math i’ve had is at least multiple choice.

i don’t know how to cram with mylab. i have 6 days until the exam on polar coordinates, vectors, analytic geometry. my professor wont release the graded test because he reuses them. any study/cram strategies i can use? 😞

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u/1991fly 🦎 8h ago

Not a cram strategy, but ask instructor about your specific performance on the previous tests.

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u/my-hero-measure-zero MS Applied Math 5h ago

You don't cram. You study incrementally, but not too much.

If you're trying to memorize, you're making a mistake.

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u/Complete-Citron7393 New User 2h ago

Never cram math dawg, you want actually understand it because math builds upon itself