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Question 288842: I'm in the 8th gread, I have star testing coming up in two weeks and I don't really understand some of the material. My math teacher tells us to study the book, but I don't understand what she means by study it. Do you have any good ways to study a math book? Thanks a bunch.
~Confused
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, dabanfield:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I was in the 8th grade once but never in the 8th "gread". You are lucky.
Study the book means go over problems and see if you can do them. Especially the problems the teacher went over either in class or for homework.
Start with the material you say you don't understand.

Answer by dabanfield(803) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Read the book, but not like you would read a novel. You need to read it slowly and carefully and not read the next sentence until you completely understand the current one. If you get stuck, back up and reread the material. If you just can't "get" something, make a note to ask your teacher and then read on.
Also it's important to do the exercises or things that they leave to the reader to verify.
Good Luck!!!
P.S. I had difficulty at first with math in junior high and high school, but became a math major in college. :)