problem with studying for maths (1 Viewer)

[astroman]

So i'm pretty good at math but when it comes to studying, i can only seem to grasp one topic and then forget most of the other learnt stuff from other topics. So currently i am really good at quadratic functions and calculus but absolutely crap at stuff like trig identities and co-ordinate geo. I got exams coming up and i really need 90+ but with the way i'm going i'll forget half the stuff. Can anyone suggest how i plan my study, i try to do one exercise from each topic but when i dont understand, i end up repeating the entire topic and forgeting how to do the other one, help i dont want to fail (((

 

[lilcutetricker]

Two words. Past Papers.
Exercises are ok with solidifying your knowledge with topics but if you want an actual examination mindset, past papers are the way to go

 

[youngsky]

Practice is the best way to not only consolidate your knowledge of the topics but expand it as well. In your case I would probably do the basic questions from each topic and build up the difficulty asap, moving to solely past papers in the end.

If you're forgetting previously learned knowledge, then it really either means one of 2 things:
a) You may have known how to do the questions, but not have understood their nature
b) You lack the practice to make completing those questions a simple and straightforward process

 

[BLIT2014]

Past papers or chapter summaries, or if you don't understand some concepts maybe check out mathematical videos on youtube..

 

[Joshmosh2]

Remember the equations by writing it on every question you do. Quickly go over them before you go to bed.