Reading a Math text book
Here are my tips for reading and understanding a Math text book.
You must know what information is being covered and when you will be covering it.
I suggest staying at least one week ahead of the information being covered in class.
Make an overview scan of the chapter by reading the section headings to familiarize yourself with the information.
Pay special attention to the vocabulary words highlighted in bold. You may want to write the words and definitions in you notebook.
Try out the examples given in each section.
Try a few exercises at the end of the chapter/section to see if you understand the infomation before the section is covered. This way you will know what questions you need to ask in class.
If Power Point slides are available, I suggest reviewing and possibly printing them out to have accessible for class.
Gook Luck!