How to Get Better at Math

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  • Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024

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  • @Thomasfrank
    @Thomasfrank  7 лет назад +2945

    Whoops - looks like my computer had a bit of a rendering hiccup around the 5:00 mark. In case it wasn't clear, that part just said that both sites provide step-by-step solutions that you can follow along with.

    • @srincrivel1
      @srincrivel1 7 лет назад +44

      I'm kind of surprised you didn't mention Barbra Oakley's book about learning maths. I'm currently reading it because I heard it from you, and I gotta say thanks! That book is amazing!

    • @Thomasfrank
      @Thomasfrank  7 лет назад +57

      Good point - that's a great book! I think the reason it didn't come to mind is that the topic of this video was originally more focused on the problem solving example, and only later did I realize that process was pretty much the foundation of improving in math overall, which caused me to broaden the video a bit.

    • @annymp
      @annymp 7 лет назад +9

      Thomas Frank Nope, you deleted the clip on your pc before exporting the video
      Trust me, it happened a dozen times to me ;)

    • @Sara-df8xp
      @Sara-df8xp 7 лет назад +2

      Thomas Frank Hi can you please make a video on HOW TO GET BETTER IN CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS please. And by the way I really like your videos. Thank you😋😁

    • @Thomasfrank
      @Thomasfrank  7 лет назад +14

      I definitely didn't delete the clip, and everything was fine when I watched through before exporting. I think it happened because I stacked two instances of a transition effect that uses an external plugin, which works fine in Premiere but apparently doesn't render correctly.

  • @hubertcumberdale770
    @hubertcumberdale770 3 года назад +4315

    I find math fun when I understand it

  • @catherineb6889
    @catherineb6889 4 года назад +5437

    I hate when everyone in class understands how to do math except you-

  • @FunkyKnight96
    @FunkyKnight96 5 лет назад +18402

    I am really intrested in math the only problem is I don't understand math

    • @jonathansmith4634
      @jonathansmith4634 5 лет назад +927

      Do a lot of practice problems. If you don't understand why the quadratic formula is the way it is then learn how to factor and complete the square, and you'll see that the quadradic formula is every step needed in order to solve the problem, just within a single formula.

    • @HackersSun
      @HackersSun 5 лет назад +372

      Math is like instructions, just in a different language, learn the different parts as to what its saying its all good :P

    • @greatstuff5
      @greatstuff5 5 лет назад +72

      OtakuNerd 10 I’m a tutor in case you need!!!

    • @greatstuff5
      @greatstuff5 5 лет назад +61

      Jonathan Smith lol quadratic and complete the square are so specific... why don’t you try somewhere more fundamental? Figure out perhaps GCFs/LCMs.. and the relationship between the product of GCF and LCM and the number in question... or you could start out with some PEMDAS even and get going. There’s so many beautiful number theoretic problems than anyone can understand. For example of 2 and 3 are divisors of a common integer, then So is 6. But does this work for 2 and 4 so if a number divisible by 2 and 4 it’s not always divisible 8 as 2 and 4 have GCF (or GCD) > 1.

    • @16chacha
      @16chacha 5 лет назад +44

      Here do one math question understand it then do 2 more you've mastered it.
      And hello shoya ^~^

  • @li328_
    @li328_ 3 года назад +1785

    „And that’s especially important: Don’t rush through math problems“
    My math teacher in the exam: „You have ten minutes left“
    We love a good school system right

    • @tinkernoggin3667
      @tinkernoggin3667 3 года назад +55

      every single time this happens to me

    • @Nord1497
      @Nord1497 3 года назад +32

      But surely when they says 10 minutes left you would’ve already finished the questions or be really close to finishing?

    • @GameInOne
      @GameInOne 3 года назад +28

      My math teacher 10min left let's finish one whole chapter

    • @thatwaslithe3849
      @thatwaslithe3849 2 года назад +11

      lmaoooo and they teach you for 5 minutes

    • @SeIfishmachines
      @SeIfishmachines 2 года назад +2

      Bruh my math teacher makes us do 2 math problems that are hard in 1 MINUTE!?

  • @ameaity
    @ameaity 5 лет назад +9986

    _you are watching this video instead of actually doing math_

    • @lunanight8352
      @lunanight8352 5 лет назад +213

      Oops I'm caught

    • @datgirlyanni278
      @datgirlyanni278 5 лет назад +201

      I was just crying i didnt understand it so i shut my computer and found myself here

    • @pocketfulaflowers
      @pocketfulaflowers 5 лет назад +108

      Jokes on you I actually failed my math test :’)

    • @GauravSharma-vw1wn
      @GauravSharma-vw1wn 5 лет назад +12

      You too

    • @heroniite
      @heroniite 5 лет назад +37

      And I have a good reason to do so
      **not knowing math**

  • @khunbabywaifu7086
    @khunbabywaifu7086 4 года назад +4533

    How to do maths:
    Step 1: read math problems
    Step 2: Do not think negative thoughts.
    Step 3: Use the max limit of your brain.
    Step 4: let me cry

    • @sadianoor272
      @sadianoor272 4 года назад +47

      but you still need guide to learn math and without mentor / teacher/ tutor and NOw RUclips bit difficult

    • @flackoso2
      @flackoso2 4 года назад +35

      Step 3 im pretty sure ur going to have a seizure for that

    • @guccibunny9147
      @guccibunny9147 4 года назад +33

      I actually cry when I do the hard problems of Aljebra. I hope I will understand.

    • @myredditanecdotes
      @myredditanecdotes 3 года назад +1

      hello khun

    • @satk4211
      @satk4211 3 года назад +6

      Step 5: repeat

  • @krimmy8459
    @krimmy8459 4 года назад +2066

    During a math exam
    Me: using my calculator to check if 2+2 is still equals to 4.

  • @rhinowellington9151
    @rhinowellington9151 3 года назад +411

    I have no shame with starting with math antics 1st grade math videos and working my way up to calculus and beyond and I'm 27 lol.

    • @isaacblake4201
      @isaacblake4201 3 года назад +54

      Its never too late for anybody ill be 22 in july and i havent been good at math my whole life basically. keep trying !

    • @stunnaboy3021
      @stunnaboy3021 3 года назад +35

      My mom pulled me out of school in the second grade, I was homeschooled for a little but I wanted nothing to do with math so I didn’t learn anything. I’m now 20 and trying to get my GED passed all my tests with a college ready score but I’m stuck on math because I’m learning things kids learn in the span of 5-6 years in a month

    • @AskTutorNenye
      @AskTutorNenye 3 года назад +21

      You're on track.Starting with the basics is the sure way to go.Most people are ashamed to admit they don't know the basic....those set of people never get to grow/learn new things

    • @l67790
      @l67790 3 года назад +9

      @@stunnaboy3021 I’m in a very similar situation right now. I was pulled out in third grade and none of my issues that I had with math were ever solved, I never got passed fractions and it’s almost impossible to understand algebra without fractions. It really sucks. I’m 17 and about 15 minutes ago my mom let me know that next semester I have to take at least one community college class. I’ve told her I’m not ready repeatedly, but she just ignores me. I’m legitimately not ready for my GED, let alone community college.

    • @stunnaboy3021
      @stunnaboy3021 3 года назад +20

      @@l67790 honestly the best thing to do is watch children’s videos explaining math/get lower grade math books to study in, Don’t be ashamed about it either, I’d rather have something completely dumbed down so I can grasp an idea of it. :)

  • @azariah8675
    @azariah8675 4 года назад +2533

    “How to get better at math”
    *1.4 million views*

    • @Legend_Gottumukhala
      @Legend_Gottumukhala 4 года назад +30

      Underrated comment

    • @Ena2er
      @Ena2er 3 года назад +25

      1.7m*

    • @yuritardid7761
      @yuritardid7761 3 года назад +59

      @@Ena2er it got more views by then, that's how time works

    • @comradebutter1214
      @comradebutter1214 3 года назад +22

      @@yuritardid7761 Shhhh he wouldn't know, for that's the reason he is watching this video right now.

    • @ziel9730
      @ziel9730 3 года назад +2

      @@Ena2er 1.8*

  • @just.liv.2017
    @just.liv.2017 5 лет назад +632

    I bet most people are scrolling through the comments rather than actually doing any maths 😂

  • @acy1335
    @acy1335 4 года назад +6172

    School : 2+2=4
    Exam : If John has 6 apples and his train is 10 minutes late calculate the mass of the sun.

    • @Yoursocutehe
      @Yoursocutehe 3 года назад +209

      😂

    • @williamkelly6076
      @williamkelly6076 3 года назад +194

      Lmao tf

    • @sovereignboss1841
      @sovereignboss1841 3 года назад +86

      Unfunny this joke is beyond old
      Edit: stop replying to a 5 month old comment man. And this joke didn't even me me chuckle man. I don't hate the joke it's just not even that hilarious. If you lmfao at this joke then you need help. And I am not even 17, so calling me boomer is useless.
      I am sorry for offending people

    • @Theguywithspectacles
      @Theguywithspectacles 3 года назад +53

      you should use THIS power of you brain to do Maths!
      THIS COMMENT IS SO NICELY MADE. 😂🤨🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Theguywithspectacles
      @Theguywithspectacles 3 года назад +301

      @@sovereignboss1841 *ITS FUNNIER THAN YOU*

  • @mennat-allahh
    @mennat-allahh 3 года назад +276

    I just start to crying when i remember that i have to study math...

    • @katelinsrandomcontent3377
      @katelinsrandomcontent3377 3 года назад +13

      That’s the only way I ✨cope✨ With math.

    • @dekamateinc.7917
      @dekamateinc.7917 3 года назад +1

      Supporter of palestine
      Or
      Supporter of israel
      We all find math hard

    • @georgewonderful1536
      @georgewonderful1536 3 года назад +22

      Math is the only subject that give me bad vibes to go to school

    • @ava246xz_3
      @ava246xz_3 3 года назад

      🥲🥲🥲🥲

    • @SeIfishmachines
      @SeIfishmachines 2 года назад

      @@georgewonderful1536 same I feel sooo burn out

  • @BangMaster96
    @BangMaster96 5 лет назад +12791

    School:
    1 + 1 = 2
    4 + 4 = 8
    Exam:
    Given this ruler, calculate the distance and angle between the earth and the sun.

    • @principe5950
      @principe5950 5 лет назад +414

      This issa big prob

    • @ladasodaexplains3355
      @ladasodaexplains3355 5 лет назад +359

      measure the length of the shadow at different places on earth, there gotta me some way to do it if u do that

    • @somniato7759
      @somniato7759 5 лет назад +511

      If the moon crashes onto the Earth, how many pieces will it be broken into? Please provide samples

    • @valentineamor
      @valentineamor 5 лет назад +52

      pizza

    • @spassky4353
      @spassky4353 5 лет назад +79

      pretty hard to calculate the angle between two points...

  • @taha546
    @taha546 5 лет назад +7678

    I got instantly better at math by using photomath

  • @soymeponguy222
    @soymeponguy222 4 года назад +5975

    How to get better at maths
    1. Have the will to learn
    2. Having a positive mindset and self-confidence
    3. Understanding instead of learning
    4. Practicing many exercise
    5. Don't have to be afraid of asking for help

    • @hubertwilliam6133
      @hubertwilliam6133 4 года назад +8

      Yes

    • @anymaths
      @anymaths 4 года назад +5

      ,.,.,.,

    • @soy_j1260
      @soy_j1260 4 года назад +187

      How can I have the will to learn if I don't even have the will to *live* 😫

    • @salvadorrufino35
      @salvadorrufino35 4 года назад +22

      I agree 100%, but I actually think that understanding it's a way to learn, not actually 2 separate concepts

    • @darrenmaverick
      @darrenmaverick 4 года назад +57

      learning by understanding , not memorizing

  • @ell7855
    @ell7855 3 года назад +455

    Me when i solve maths problems:
    The answer:
    A : 210
    B : 156
    C : 120
    D : 170
    My calculator : 118
    Me : *Then its 120*

    • @koala5716
      @koala5716 2 года назад +17

      Woah you are me?

    • @user-jr2zg8hd2v
      @user-jr2zg8hd2v 2 года назад +31

      Lol y'all have choices must be nice

    • @ell7855
      @ell7855 2 года назад +1

      @@koala5716 *OFC*

    • @yashraj52_
      @yashraj52_ 2 года назад +10

      You guys use calculators?

    • @soikarz9851
      @soikarz9851 2 года назад +7

      I'm a middle school student in Vietnam (9th grader) and YES. A Casio scientific calculator is ones of most important things I have to carry in my backpack. It can really save your life when you're having a test or a exam, because in my country, carrying calculators is allowed in schools, not kidding 😂 (I just don't know if schools in the United States allows their students to using a calculator or not ?)

  • @-bonitoflakes-4958
    @-bonitoflakes-4958 6 лет назад +4271

    How to do math:
    Step 1-write down question
    Step2-Cry.

    • @JR1481M1
      @JR1481M1 5 лет назад +109

      Step 3: think of how to approach the problem

    • @melissarainchild
      @melissarainchild 5 лет назад +86

      Step four...fall in love...

    • @carlinn.5811
      @carlinn.5811 5 лет назад +130

      Step 5: cry again

    • @td2danimation667
      @td2danimation667 5 лет назад +101

      Step 6: think about iT everytime you cant sleep

    • @Ajbrillz
      @Ajbrillz 5 лет назад +86

      Step 7: Tell Government for "NO MATHS" rule!

  • @conor1506
    @conor1506 4 года назад +4790

    I love when people are arguing after the test
    “I got 7”
    “No, it was 12”
    But I got South Africa

  • @Caleepo
    @Caleepo 6 лет назад +689

    2 years ago I solved a father and son problem. The son was 28 years older than the father. Since that day I hate math

    • @littledevilandangel6528
      @littledevilandangel6528 5 лет назад +56

      😂😂😂 I hate math since I started to go school

    • @abyz9774
      @abyz9774 5 лет назад +20

      Wait so does that mean the father died?

    • @abbytofu3448
      @abbytofu3448 5 лет назад +6

      oh my goodness THIS WAS ONE OF OUR LESSONS IN ALGEBRA ACTUALLY IN 7TH GRADE AND IT'S LITERALLY THE ONE I'M ONLY GOOD AT BEFORE 😂 (sorry for the caps lol)

    • @emmanuellaboahen9
      @emmanuellaboahen9 5 лет назад +4

      Literally those math questions are so fk complicated as if we gonna use those calculations in our daily life

    • @hengsqable
      @hengsqable 5 лет назад +1

      Wait...so what exactly the question says?

  • @eliseheartless4636
    @eliseheartless4636 2 года назад +124

    As someone who used to despise math a few moths ago, and even had grades ranging from C's to F's, after some time and intense studying sessions while so watching math videos online, I got significantly better at math and so did my grades (two A's so far). My hate for math quickly disappeared (I still can't elaborate why) and now I even want to study math.
    So, an honest advice I'd give to someone, who doesn't seem to get better at math, is, to be patient with themselves and not give up if one math topic doesn't instantly "click", because at some point it'll make sense and then you'll be sitting there thinking: oh, wow... why didn't I realize that earlier (and that's totally normal, I get these moments more than I'd like to admit).
    Math can be though (duh), but that's also why I love it now; there's just so much about this subject: its abstarct constructs, the logic, which (almost) always blows my mind, 'cause it just seems to make sense, et cetera.
    I'd love to teach people math one day, I'm starting small by helping my friends and classmates, but sometimes I get too excited and baffle them with mathematical terms that we haven't even discussed in class yet 😅
    I guess I'm a bit of a nerd after all... and that's fine :)
    Anyway, loved the video!

    • @savourypanda9102
      @savourypanda9102 Год назад +3

      Thank you This gave me the motivation to study more

    • @snowwaffles0583
      @snowwaffles0583 Год назад +1

      Girl help me!!

    • @smallboto
      @smallboto Год назад

      how long did it take for you to achieve that mastery? I’m currently a struggling freshman in algebra and it is almost the end of the year for me and I need to regain my knowledge on algebra again. 😭😭

    • @dumbtan8510
      @dumbtan8510 Год назад

      hey.... Could you please help me if you're free sometime.... It's just i want to do math... love math and all that but I end up getting demotivated and confused which also effects my physics and chemistry🥲😭

    • @ramandeep7744
      @ramandeep7744 Год назад

      Wow so great this proves that you can learn anything if you truly want it from your heart

  • @lincolnapollo
    @lincolnapollo 4 года назад +2127

    I took my SAT today, and I was really proud of myself. I was doing so well on the math section.... and then I got to question 2 and it was all downhill from there.

  • @ashishkark7948
    @ashishkark7948 4 года назад +437

    When I practice in my home I will be knowing every single thing but when I see the question paper in the examination I forget every single thing

    • @ashishkark7948
      @ashishkark7948 4 года назад +7

      Wat to do ? 😬

    • @frida507
      @frida507 3 года назад +28

      Seems like you get a stress reaction from the testing situation. Maybe you could try to think of it as a fun game, like solving puzzles. Or if you can create a test like situation at home to practice? If your stress levels are too high you get tunnel vision - fight and flight reaction in your brain. Also, if you're in a positive mood and feel confident your brain will work better.

    • @Thomas48484
      @Thomas48484 3 года назад

      The books that I have from school purposely leave some parts of the explanation out because they expect the teachers to explain the rest, so when I am studying and understand everything the book has said when I get to the test there are certain things that were never handled in the book itself and that’s how I get bad grades.

    • @loksebester385
      @loksebester385 3 года назад

      Same

    • @dekamateinc.7917
      @dekamateinc.7917 3 года назад

      Yeah same, when i do in home i get all correct, but later when i check it, i did the whole thing wrong, or when i do in exam i find an easy question, i do it proudly, later to see i got that full wrong. Ig we all have to practice

  • @betterideas
    @betterideas 7 лет назад +1852

    Loved George Polya's quote: "If you can't solve a problem, then there is an easier problem that you can solve: find it."
    This is advice that can be carried over into all aspects of problem solving. Great wisdom, and great video!

  • @nerdwasfound2641
    @nerdwasfound2641 3 года назад +35

    School: 2 x 2 = 4
    Test: If Tom is 7 and Sam is 12 what is the volume of a can of milk if I’m single?

  • @cainmorano4956
    @cainmorano4956 7 лет назад +3918

    A: "I'm terrible at math."
    B: "Why do you think that?"
    A: "I did one practice problem and I didn't find the answer in ten seconds"
    B: "How did you try to solve the problem?"
    A: "I wrote down the problem and stared at it and the answer didn't come to me"

    • @ziliestarrive
      @ziliestarrive 7 лет назад +320

      sounds like me lol

    • @rzo2271
      @rzo2271 7 лет назад +104

      Its so me :')

    • @Queen_Ce
      @Queen_Ce 6 лет назад +278

      ...which usually leads to negative thoughts and me fighting back tears bc I’m dramatic and often irrational.

    • @jamesmcload1137
      @jamesmcload1137 6 лет назад +67

      Yep.... this is why people hate math. So that's the problem. But what's the solution?

    • @cainmorano4956
      @cainmorano4956 6 лет назад +99

      James McLoad The solution is to try and keep trying. Do sample problems. Ask questions. Get more books, find more problem sets - but most importantly you must do. The habit to get rid of is staring and waiting. Start writing something. Anything. Math is not a spectator sport and it requires lots of effort with pen to paper.

  • @Laufield
    @Laufield 4 года назад +922

    Elementary: I love math. It’s easy
    College: Oh my god! What have I done?

    • @gamingparadise3390
      @gamingparadise3390 4 года назад +23

      Well tbh i never Liked IT 🤣🤣🤣 im Not that Bad though. Im decent .

    • @DOPEdwarf
      @DOPEdwarf 3 года назад +14

      I was the opposite. Detested lower level math which was mostly just memorization and repetition. But once I completed calculus and proceeded to pure math I actually enjoyed it

    • @meisangaming5290
      @meisangaming5290 3 года назад +3

      it's getting worse:(

    • @joantheresecuevaslagahid2057
      @joantheresecuevaslagahid2057 3 года назад

      @@Liam-jy7yi me too

    • @somechannel4628
      @somechannel4628 2 года назад

      I already gotten to college sir.

  • @slpmichelev7661
    @slpmichelev7661 5 лет назад +250

    Im staring at my homework and I’m on the verge of tears. I’m pretty stressed lately and I have 3 double-sided pages of math homework and totally forgot how to do the equations. They’re due tomorrow and it’s already 11 at night and I haven’t even got ready for bed. Why is life so cruel?

    • @chocolatfoncee7528
      @chocolatfoncee7528 4 года назад +48

      What a coincidence. Exactly the same thing is happening to me right now ... except I'm already in tears

    • @joeyc8384
      @joeyc8384 4 года назад +29

      I’m over crying and have 2 literally books of math that I have to hand in tmr and it’s already almost 1 in the morning

    • @aftina.hn.4369
      @aftina.hn.4369 4 года назад +21

      This gave me anxiety

    • @konstantincvetanovic5357
      @konstantincvetanovic5357 4 года назад +5

      Yea completly off topic and its a pretty old comment but its 3 am so...who cares....respect for listening to cure dude

    • @redexe
      @redexe 4 года назад +2

      So what happened

  • @leejaerim8972
    @leejaerim8972 3 года назад +303

    I was crying the whole afternoon while doing my homework, I cannot express enough how much this video helped me! It rationalized my fears, and I'm ready to go back and dig into those problems again. Thanks Tom ❤️

  • @mesticq8165
    @mesticq8165 5 лет назад +3547

    M= mentally
    A= affected
    T= teachers
    H= harassing
    S= students

    • @ryancorra3995
      @ryancorra3995 5 лет назад +191

      Light Knight M=Mental A=abuse T=to H=humans

    • @berreyl1689
      @berreyl1689 5 лет назад +82

      No, Shut up you guys are uneducated enough how dare you
      M- Magnificent
      A- Affluent
      T- Tech
      H- Home
      .

    • @ryancorra3995
      @ryancorra3995 5 лет назад +31

      jun casilang how dare us🤣🤣🤣 what??!!

    • @ryancorra3995
      @ryancorra3995 5 лет назад +34

      jun casilang teachers pet

    • @federicovolpe3389
      @federicovolpe3389 5 лет назад +27

      Ryan Corra Lmao I really pity you dumbasses who hate math.

  • @chocomint4165
    @chocomint4165 7 лет назад +268

    if you want to be good at math :
    > Stop telling yourself you're bad at math and stop saying "hahahah so me" when you see a dumbass meme like "i'm 25% funny 85% bad at math"
    >Instead, practice, focus, believe in your skills, make mistakes, learn how to correct them, eventually you'll get good.
    Know that it is at everyones reach to be good at math.
    Goood luck ^o^

    • @omaremad3828
      @omaremad3828 7 лет назад +1

      Keyin Art Nice comment bro

    • @InvestigadorTJ
      @InvestigadorTJ 6 лет назад

      Keyin Art where do you check if the word math problem
      I'd right or wrong?

    • @fishing_wisconsin1461
      @fishing_wisconsin1461 6 лет назад +2

      When you do all 3 yet still fail time after time then your kinda skrewed

    • @taes_cup_of_tea7382
      @taes_cup_of_tea7382 6 лет назад

      WOW 110 PERCENT?!

    • @Laura-cr6sv
      @Laura-cr6sv 6 лет назад +4

      Coca Cola it‘s a joke. You‘re funny but bad at math (25+85=110) get it?

  • @kasajizo8963
    @kasajizo8963 4 года назад +855

    Class: 2+2
    Homework: 75×68
    Test: Prove that there are no integer solutions to the equation x^n + y^n = z^n where n is greater than 2.

    • @baqarabbas6237
      @baqarabbas6237 4 года назад +27

      Just ask fermat

    • @kasajizo8963
      @kasajizo8963 4 года назад +36

      @@soullessangel207 are you hearing yourself? That is Fermat's Last Theorem, and it was proved in 1994 by Andrew Wiles. By proved, I mean, proved that there are no integer solutions where n > 2. I didn't make it up.

    • @kasajizo8963
      @kasajizo8963 4 года назад +3

      @@soullessangel207 you clearly know nothing about the world of mathematics beyond school. I don't know why you even bothered to argue with me.

    • @xenobob2773
      @xenobob2773 4 года назад +2

      75X68...easy...do 100X68... and minus a quarter of it (3400 half, so 1700 quarter). So 5100.

    • @kasajizo8963
      @kasajizo8963 4 года назад +13

      @@xenobob2773 I see you're a man of culture

  • @coinop7278
    @coinop7278 2 года назад +9

    Every time I watch a beginners math tutorial I'm lost after a minute.

  • @Y0L0vidz
    @Y0L0vidz 5 лет назад +1782

    Completely off topic, but you sir, are fine as wine.

    • @raine3716
      @raine3716 5 лет назад +66

      Agreed

    • @randomguy263
      @randomguy263 5 лет назад +131

      Well, I'm not gay or anything, but you are kind of right.

    • @PinkCheetah011
      @PinkCheetah011 5 лет назад +35

      Couldn't of said it better myself

    • @DaMarshmellow
      @DaMarshmellow 5 лет назад +23

      ItssMicah gay

    • @pegreen980
      @pegreen980 5 лет назад +14

      @@DaMarshmellow How do you know that ItssMicah is a guy?

  • @Nick-wv4kg
    @Nick-wv4kg 7 лет назад +2288

    *SERIOUSLY THOMAS HOW DO YOU POST AT THE PERFECT TIMES*

  • @gregspradlin290
    @gregspradlin290 7 лет назад +663

    I've found that Khan Academy is great for learning math conceptually.

    • @gadgetboyplaysmc
      @gadgetboyplaysmc 6 лет назад +21

      Do you work for them?

    • @JR1481M1
      @JR1481M1 5 лет назад +70

      I disagree. They only show you how to solve a problem. They don't focus on concepts deeply.

    • @poopfart65
      @poopfart65 5 лет назад +5

      RVMJ my friend got to algebra 2 in 7th grade from khan academy

    • @JR1481M1
      @JR1481M1 5 лет назад +15

      @@poopfart65 i understand that. But, again the focus is on solving a problem by example. Not teaching the emphasis of concepts.

    • @poopfart65
      @poopfart65 5 лет назад +3

      RVMJ yeah you’re right, what do you think would be a good educator, I’m currently getting into calculus level math and don’t know where to start.

  • @damocles4744
    @damocles4744 3 года назад +58

    I always thought I was good at math until I took Calc ll. Legit spent around 20 hours a week just for that class and ended with an 81. Anyone taking it in the future my advice is don’t be afraid to ask for help or even tutoring. It’s better having someone who mastered the subject explain to you the whole process. Knowing the answer is nothing compared to understanding the problem. Calc lll is much easier though. About to start my junior year for Aerospace, dreaming of going to nasa one day.

    • @clashoclan3371
      @clashoclan3371 2 года назад +1

      Never giving up is a good mindset for engineers

  • @angelesmena622
    @angelesmena622 7 лет назад +681

    Too late, Tom. I needed this during High School.

    • @michelleirawan3368
      @michelleirawan3368 6 лет назад +7

      Ángeles Mena omg 😂😂😂

    • @theheckl
      @theheckl 6 лет назад +3

      nunca es tarde men. ser de letritas y de números es lo mejor xd

    • @meowmeowmeowmeowmeow1036
      @meowmeowmeowmeowmeow1036 6 лет назад +3

      Ángeles Mena same but instead of High School I need it for grade 5

    • @sofie5006
      @sofie5006 6 лет назад +14

      It s never too late

    • @davidg.3664
      @davidg.3664 6 лет назад

      yep

  • @z4inz
    @z4inz 7 лет назад +129

    Funny how this came just after I fucked up on a maths exam.
    It's probably a sign...

  • @yeahyeah2135
    @yeahyeah2135 5 лет назад +392

    I had a test not long ago and this was literally one of the questions (this is not a joke I’m actually serious)
    Emma drinks a glass of milk every morning.
    How much milk is in the glass?

    • @milkkdrama4749
      @milkkdrama4749 5 лет назад +70

      that's just sad now

    • @DanielMemeSmith
      @DanielMemeSmith 4 года назад +43

      dang, how old is emma if she stayed for every morning? 2019 years old probably.

    • @SpiritBladeFox
      @SpiritBladeFox 4 года назад +14

      bruh

    • @zosiam452
      @zosiam452 4 года назад +24

      Depend of size of glass

    • @thepsy8756
      @thepsy8756 4 года назад +85

      there is 0 milk in the glass, because she drank it lol

  • @AhnastasiaRose
    @AhnastasiaRose 3 года назад +30

    Math homework makes me want to cry.

  • @tiara1ize
    @tiara1ize 6 лет назад +320

    You know what’s easy? Biology.
    -Says the Bio major.

    • @azmanmatamin9020
      @azmanmatamin9020 5 лет назад +7

      i apologize for what i have said . please forgive me im really sorry

    • @leroach1860
      @leroach1860 5 лет назад +3

      RainUponMe BIOLOGY IS SOOO EASY

    • @user-qb4on2qm7z
      @user-qb4on2qm7z 5 лет назад +9

      It really is tho.

    • @drniravkumar9891
      @drniravkumar9891 5 лет назад +4

      biologists still need math in physics

    • @Infinity540
      @Infinity540 5 лет назад +2

      Guess how he became a bio major

  • @ayo2064
    @ayo2064 7 лет назад +950

    *2 plus 2 is 4, minus 1 that’s 3. Quick maffs.*

    • @MikeOxolong
      @MikeOxolong 6 лет назад +26

      plz explain. i dont understand this quick math.

    • @MikeOxolong
      @MikeOxolong 6 лет назад +5

      is it supposed to be funny oe what? pls explain.

    • @nathan791
      @nathan791 6 лет назад +25

      Tazer It's a joke, it's a line from the song 'man's not hot'.

    • @MikeOxolong
      @MikeOxolong 6 лет назад +1

      thx

    • @salmagique
      @salmagique 6 лет назад +6

      Jeryll Lee
      skrrrraa pop pop

  • @emileeeeeee
    @emileeeeeee 4 года назад +190

    Thing is everytime I do math i litterally forget everything, even basic fractions idk y i spend like 10 minutes searching the problem up even though I did it a few days ago..

    • @perspective8369
      @perspective8369 3 года назад +6

      Math concepts can be easy to forget. I would recommend trying to understand problems more and maybe going back to review a concept a few times and on a new day than you initially learned the concept.

    • @sneakerslab2771
      @sneakerslab2771 3 года назад

      Try not to memorise but try understand why and how and try make it make sense using things that make sense to you. Eg.slices of pizza

    • @aiyanaaguilera5292
      @aiyanaaguilera5292 2 года назад

      Same ;-;

  • @seplonames1753
    @seplonames1753 2 года назад +2

    why did you put a "media pending" subliminal in your video at 4:53.

  • @leandroglasgow
    @leandroglasgow 5 лет назад +769

    School: 1+1
    Answer:2
    Homework:If Bob has 2 apples and he gives 1 away how many does he have?
    Answer:1
    Exam: If bobs calculator is turning red how can you calculate the distance to Venus if you have 49 bananas?
    Answer: 17 because rocks change to chairs with the theory of the wardrobe.

    • @mozillasrt7162
      @mozillasrt7162 5 лет назад +20

      Vanderlea Oliveira WHATS your Instagram I need your help😂😂

    • @katzomatzo7448
      @katzomatzo7448 5 лет назад +5

      Vanderlea Oliveira lol

    • @mixxed_nuts
      @mixxed_nuts 5 лет назад +13

      "bobs"

    • @olorcain
      @olorcain 5 лет назад +17

      Same when I took Limnology... In class: an old lake is eutrophic
      Exam: calculate the turbidity of a eutrophic lake compared to an oligotrophic lake an explain in detail what processes contribute to the aging of a lake and how that affects the lifecycle during it's freeze/thaw period. 😂

    • @Lveky
      @Lveky 4 года назад

      "vagana"

  • @GeekyMino
    @GeekyMino 7 лет назад +1649

    Practice, practice, practice..

    • @kendrick10601
      @kendrick10601 6 лет назад +104

      litterally !
      Step 1. Do every single exercices.
      Step 2. Do step 1.

    • @GeekyMino
      @GeekyMino 6 лет назад +7

      +Kendrick ross
      Haha yeah.

    • @yaseen6317
      @yaseen6317 6 лет назад +14

      Not bothered, not bothered, not bothered...

    • @neeraj8278
      @neeraj8278 6 лет назад +15

      Black Screen Education but if u practice the wrong way it's bad

    • @FocusMrbjarke
      @FocusMrbjarke 6 лет назад

      Cheese Burger true

  • @왼손으로그린별하-x3k
    @왼손으로그린별하-x3k 4 года назад +139

    I'm really depressed right now. My math teacher told my mom that i would have to struggle to pass at matriculation exam. But i got 100s in last year.. I actually tend to be a good student... Thank you for your tips. They really comfort me.

    • @So__far__away__
      @So__far__away__ 3 года назад +17

      Hey, I hope you are feeling much better these days. I am sure you're an excellent student. There are times were each one of us has to face their own struggles and have to go trough it. An unwavering feeling of hardship and sadness can hit every one of us when we least expect it.
      But I am certain you are very capable of going through it all.
      Again, I hope you're okay.

    • @ginogloria8924
      @ginogloria8924 3 года назад +3

      can u give me the tips

  • @Lisa-th4zg
    @Lisa-th4zg 3 года назад +3

    who came here while crying because of math?😃✋

  • @sif_2799
    @sif_2799 5 лет назад +169

    When I finished school barely passing maths class, I thought I was done with it. Now I study linguistics and got classes abt higher mathematics lmao

    • @---hp6ld
      @---hp6ld 4 года назад +12

      Poor thing😭

    • @gelucroix9555
      @gelucroix9555 3 года назад

      ghad no 😭 I'm planning to take AB Linguistics ffs 😭

  • @storeboughtramonaflowers
    @storeboughtramonaflowers 7 лет назад +689

    This entire video was like advanced Japanese for me.
    I don't speak Japanese.

    • @jadelovely24
      @jadelovely24 7 лет назад +20

      Ramona Flowers ほんと ラモナ

    • @tqoth902
      @tqoth902 6 лет назад +48

      omae wa mou shindeiru

    • @beerussama5338
      @beerussama5338 6 лет назад +17

      I can relate apparently we speak the same language..... math is a shitty fucking subject

    • @skilosunxx4911
      @skilosunxx4911 6 лет назад +1

      Ramona ramonaaaa

    • @yankun1484
      @yankun1484 6 лет назад +1

      Baka.....Aho!

  • @qWeedo
    @qWeedo 2 года назад +3

    Pov : tommorow you have a test😂😂

  • @zarishpls
    @zarishpls 5 лет назад +266

    You're handsome , BTW.

    • @zarishpls
      @zarishpls 5 лет назад +1

      @@paranormalphenomena563 lol idk about you tbh. 😂😂

    • @opterimuor1165
      @opterimuor1165 5 лет назад +8

      Flex tape cant fix that

    • @chihabgm7796
      @chihabgm7796 5 лет назад +8

      yeah, his face structure also is easy and helpful to draw if you wanna understand the structure of the human face

    • @crimsonnite9291
      @crimsonnite9291 5 лет назад +7

      You're gay , BTW.

    • @gamersland7920
      @gamersland7920 4 года назад +3

      OK GUYS CHILL NO FALLING IN LOVE 🥰 WITH THE RUclipsR 😍

  • @alimechti1918
    @alimechti1918 6 лет назад +380

    h who is scrolling thro the comments

  • @patrisijapreisa1267
    @patrisijapreisa1267 5 лет назад +94

    The only motivation to learn math is my exams coming up ㅠㅅㅠ

  • @frida507
    @frida507 3 года назад +23

    "If you can't solve a problem, then there is an easier problem you can solve: find it." - Great advice! Maybe I should make it like Granny embroidery to hang on the wall.

  • @sarathambalapatt
    @sarathambalapatt 5 лет назад +597

    me : reading the question paper
    oh! there is a fractional problem
    BRAIN.EXE has stopped working

  • @johnle1723
    @johnle1723 5 лет назад +586

    1. I cant do maths
    2. Im dumb
    3. End of conversation

    • @justJoylin
      @justJoylin 5 лет назад +41

      You can do maths.
      You are not dump

    • @yikes5818
      @yikes5818 5 лет назад +19

      @@justJoylin I'm a DUMPling

    • @losasakarosa9050
      @losasakarosa9050 5 лет назад +2

      o k IM DYING DJDJDK

    • @stacey1403
      @stacey1403 5 лет назад +5

      Study hard
      Then try to say thay

    • @losasakarosa9050
      @losasakarosa9050 5 лет назад +5

      violet baudalaire we need more motivational folks like u

  • @Berty001
    @Berty001 5 лет назад +338

    M-major
    A-anxiety
    T-to
    H-health

    • @godiragetsenooi1910
      @godiragetsenooi1910 4 года назад +32

      M-ental
      A-buse
      T-o
      H-umans

    • @cryptical1210
      @cryptical1210 4 года назад +4

      M- My
      A- Ability
      T- To
      H- Hypothezise and Solve Problems
      Yes I love math, is my favorite subject with art.

    • @riri3344
      @riri3344 3 года назад +3

      @@hegavemeflowers I bet you are to

    • @riri3344
      @riri3344 3 года назад

      @@hegavemeflowers sorry if that offended you, it was for a joke 😂

    • @kevin-cx3ro
      @kevin-cx3ro 3 года назад +2

      M - Mental
      A - Affected
      T - Teachers
      H - Harassing
      S - Students

  • @Non0708
    @Non0708 2 года назад +3

    I find it so hard to learn math. I tried to learn it and end up forgetting it

  • @youloser1118
    @youloser1118 5 лет назад +157

    You have to study every day and stop playing with phone and Xbox
    Btw i know i won't do that

  • @cardinalprinciples9756
    @cardinalprinciples9756 7 лет назад +1079

    The key to being good at math really on any level is (for the most part) practice ... the genuises might need less of it than you, but they need to practice a whole fucking lot nevertheless :D

    • @babybeel8787
      @babybeel8787 7 лет назад +16

      Set Up For Success yep maths is only about practice ^^

    • @TackKeyNack
      @TackKeyNack 7 лет назад +25

      Practice and a lot of patience. I mean A LOT.

    • @leonceamar109
      @leonceamar109 7 лет назад +8

      No, seriously no, practice is definitely not what you need, it's a waste of time, I mean what the heck are you going to practice ??? 1+1 ? Because that is all math is

    • @imraj9018
      @imraj9018 7 лет назад +58

      Leonce Amar err what?

    • @rammetin99
      @rammetin99 7 лет назад +20

      hahahahah wtf kind of horseshit are you talking about 1+1 is not even math as far as im concerned, that is arithmetics which is a application of mathematics.

  • @nourslimane571
    @nourslimane571 6 лет назад +90

    i can't understand your easy example so i'am hopeless

    • @SoumilSahu
      @SoumilSahu 5 лет назад

      That sounds logical...
      except it doesn't

  • @compequiet0584
    @compequiet0584 2 года назад +3

    I get frustrated and annoyed when I wrong at math

  • @spankumadly9613
    @spankumadly9613 6 лет назад +207

    I remember in when I was in high school taking my chemistry class. I was failing for 99% of the year, but not for a lack of trying. I'd stay after school every day to get help with what I wasn't understanding (which was everything). My teacher came up to me near the end of the cool year and said, "I've noticed you're not doing so well in my class, even though you've been here every day working on your homework and asking questions. I respect that. I want you to know, that if you keep working this hard for the rest of the year, I GUARANTEE you will not fail this class." So I continued working diligently as I have been and sure enough, I passed the class with a solid 60%!

    • @felipeflores9644
      @felipeflores9644 5 лет назад +15

      SpankU Madly wait a little 60% is passing grade? Which country are you from?

    • @malcolmpatton6928
      @malcolmpatton6928 5 лет назад +15

      Master Legend yeah you have to have C to pass where I live.

    • @immortal5271
      @immortal5271 5 лет назад +4

      Hellenistic Scribe in america d and up to pass

    • @immortal5271
      @immortal5271 5 лет назад +3

      Hellenistic Scribe and 60 percent up is a d 60 percent down is a f

    • @immortal5271
      @immortal5271 5 лет назад

      Hellenistic Scribe hope that helped😀😀🇨🇦🇺🇸

  • @catpaws1913
    @catpaws1913 6 лет назад +33

    You know that sensation when you solve an entire problem and you're 100% sure it's correct
    What is it like? ;-;

  • @alexandery8508
    @alexandery8508 4 года назад +164

    Summary of "how to get better at math"
    1. Go for the tough problems to become a math genius.
    2. Go for easy problems to get a grasp of the basic concept.
    3. Break down into small chunks, to see what you must get better at.
    4. Use contrast or wolfa alpha, to see, and find the mistake.
    If you know there is something not exactly correct.
    Then point the faults out, or tell me what I could´ve written.

    • @bogosbinted._.
      @bogosbinted._. 3 года назад +2

      Whats wolpha alpha is it an application?

    • @anaesanita
      @anaesanita 3 года назад +1

      @@bogosbinted._. they mentioned it in the video, it's similar to photomath

    • @bogosbinted._.
      @bogosbinted._. 3 года назад +2

      @@anaesanita oh I see thanks sweetheart 💕

    • @anaesanita
      @anaesanita 3 года назад +1

      @@bogosbinted._. no problem :)

    • @yourfavAlinaaaa
      @yourfavAlinaaaa 3 года назад +1

      Tysm

  • @pearlphlox
    @pearlphlox 3 года назад +2

    I really want to understand mathematics but I never really paid attention in math classes while I was in middle school and Highschool. I thought I wouldn’t need it. Now I’m about to graduate High school and my parents are forcing me to go into medicine. I’ll need mathematics. Fml

    • @davidbadihi3915
      @davidbadihi3915 3 года назад

      forcing you? lol it's your own choice homie, do what you want to do not what they want you to do

  • @Paulaacaa
    @Paulaacaa 7 лет назад +257

    I think that the biggest mistake when studying math is to think that you are learning how to solve a particular problem, because math is about pattern recognition, and that is something that a lot of people is great at naturally, but that doesn't mean that they don't work hard on learning it. When you repeat a type of exercise the first few are going to be hard, but the more you keep doing them, the more you will realize how that pattern is and how to solve it the next time. There are no shortcuts in math, because shortcuts will hurt your learning curve when having to solve difficult problems.
    Great video, as always.
    Sorry for my English, but I hope that my message got across.

  • @track-past254
    @track-past254 4 года назад +114

    Why am I watching this and I literally love math and am really great at it.
    Here Here is something to motivate u
    so I used to hate math and was never good at it , then when I got into into my final year of middle school there was this new topic we were learning in math and I really liked it. I got really good ant that specific topic and wanted to get great at the others so I watched a bunch of youtube videos of math (mathANTICS) . I also practice a Ton. And I eventually became a master of it. I learned some things I wasn't supposed to learn at my level yet but I loved math so much I never stopped learning :)

    • @mettapeachhead2076
      @mettapeachhead2076 4 года назад +9

      Teach me Ayano

    • @asilvercant6460
      @asilvercant6460 4 года назад +4

      awesome

    • @alexw9923
      @alexw9923 4 года назад +5

      Damm should I do that

    • @alikhidzam3749
      @alikhidzam3749 4 года назад +7

      Good for you

    • @alinaali2416
      @alinaali2416 4 года назад +10

      I'm in my final year of middle school too, pray for me.
      I suck at maths, I hope what happened to you happens with me too.

  • @Jasmine-iq6hm
    @Jasmine-iq6hm 5 лет назад +57

    I’m freaking hopeless, goodbye Yale
    Believing I could get to you was totally insane

    • @angusclark6170
      @angusclark6170 5 лет назад +1

      Jasmine keep trying!

    • @subtopewpewpie
      @subtopewpewpie 5 лет назад

      Prove yourself that you can go to Yale when you thought you couldn't

    • @sam-yx8fr
      @sam-yx8fr 4 года назад +2

      college is a waste of time so much cheaper and higher reward ways of making money in less time but more effort

    • @thumbaroundreversefingerme4786
      @thumbaroundreversefingerme4786 4 года назад

      I believe in you. Please don't give up.

    • @sam-yx8fr
      @sam-yx8fr 4 года назад

      @Latifah Napoleon got discord?

  • @mymeme52yearsago40
    @mymeme52yearsago40 5 лет назад +150

    Pfffft, I always answer the math questions using a calculator :D
    *(Crying inside)*

    • @SoumilSahu
      @SoumilSahu 5 лет назад +9

      calculators calculate. Math is not just calculations. That is usually just the last step after you've figured everything else out.

    • @Infinity540
      @Infinity540 5 лет назад +4

      The calculator won’t help you when its time to do logical problems.

    • @abood4ever790
      @abood4ever790 5 лет назад +1

      Infinity the internet would tho

    • @Infinity540
      @Infinity540 5 лет назад

      Abood4ever ツ not when you are in a test

    • @sam-yx8fr
      @sam-yx8fr 4 года назад

      that only works for basic arithmetic

  • @jhoanrosil887
    @jhoanrosil887 5 лет назад +52

    I don't believe in Bad students
    Only inflexible teachers

  • @llawliet2310
    @llawliet2310 6 лет назад +116

    Advice from a mathematics PhD candidate:
    - precalculus: you either know it or you don’t. Be sure you understand precalculus concepts through and through otherwise you’re gonna have a bad time in calculus and other classes like Analysis
    - Math is about understanding. DO NOT try to memorize how to solve a problem it will only lead to your demise.
    - Understand definitions in mathematics- what is a prime number/ polynomial/ rational expression
    - Mathematics can be found everywhere because it’s a universal language so become familiar with it. Like learning spoken (or signed) languages you have to push yourself to understand and construct complex sentences and abstract ideas so it’s ok to make mistakes
    - to build on the previous point, math, like any language, isn’t mastered in one day so don’t give up if you don’t get it the first time.
    - be sure to reach out for help AS SOON AS you don’t understand something
    - for upper level math classes like topology and analysis, go in with an open mind
    - have fun doing it. Math is straightforward and definitive. Once you master a concept in this field, it’s with you for life.

    • @sanjanagupta2458
      @sanjanagupta2458 6 лет назад +5

      Thank you!! This is very motivating, and as someone who wants to go into a science field in the future (which will definitely involve some math), I'll be sure to put your, and Thomas's, advice into practice :)

    • @chinthavishttan2265
      @chinthavishttan2265 6 лет назад +3

      (Reads out the above comment in a low, coolly confident voice with L's Theme B playing in the background)
      ... (and then mutters to self): “Sometimes, the questions are complicated - and the answers are simple.”

    • @Joe-yr1em
      @Joe-yr1em 6 лет назад +2

      Definitely. I'm in calc 2 right now and i was never great with the unit circle or graphing so even though I understand shell method and partial integration, sometimes it's the graphing or trig that messes me up. Lately ive been relearning these concepts and my grades are at around 90%. Totally agree. Learning the fundamentals are important.

    • @JR1481M1
      @JR1481M1 5 лет назад

      Tell me more on topology. I really like it and i am an ungrad math major

    • @MrCmon113
      @MrCmon113 5 лет назад +1

      - You can't understand everything. Memorizing important theorems and identities is a necessity, understanding everything you use an impossibility.
      - Mathematics is not a language. Mathematical NOTATION is. It's important to understand the difference. Mathematics is high level logic: extrapolating from axioms, building structures and examining them. That really has nothing to do with learning a language.

  • @StrafeTheus
    @StrafeTheus Год назад +17

    6:18 Love that you're saying to not rush math homeworks when my teacher in contrast makes me works 10x faster and with 10x the mistakes rather than taking the time and doing it right

  • @elvisjelly2322
    @elvisjelly2322 5 лет назад +172

    Not to brag
    I do lots of math and was really good at it.....
    At the end of the year *Forgot everything*

    • @carriehazel4096
      @carriehazel4096 4 года назад

      Don't we all

    • @erin2704
      @erin2704 4 года назад

      Same here! 😂😥

    • @laltae5
      @laltae5 4 года назад +3

      I also forgot what I had learned. Now this coronavirus 😭

    • @Clownzyy
      @Clownzyy 3 года назад

      I wasn't good but i forgot everything

  • @Dr0
    @Dr0 6 лет назад +42

    My personal advice:
    1) Know what you want to learn and what you know (realize where you are)
    2) Get an explanation of the idea, visualize the solution (just to get you motivated)
    3)Get a simple example well explained step by step, it can be a video or on paper, but have it in hand
    4) Do a simple example yourself, different from the one you saw and with the answer step by step at the back for you to check, if you have any difficulty aid yourself with the other example
    5)Do another example, maybe with just the end answer or with something different which makes it harder (for the last one you may need the answer step by step).
    6) Do step 2 but no relate it to the exercises you've been doing
    7) Do more exercises till you can write the steps you follow to do the problem, and do write down somewhere the steps for if you need them to study
    8) Now you can move to the next topic
    9) Cover many topics and you'll see how they require of each other; eventually you'll get a math intuition but that takes different time for different people
    This is the quick way of learning math but mathematicians don't really like it because scenically you are learning a "cooking recipe" rather than going straight to the abstract idea. And many feel it's kind of cheating

  • @azizalaliq8
    @azizalaliq8 5 лет назад +60

    I dont even know my multiplication tables and I got thrown into a partial diff equations class. Safe to say my ego was crushed.

    • @megawattbitch9930
      @megawattbitch9930 5 лет назад +13

      aziz alali hey man, don’t stress. You’re smart. Everyone is. You got this

    • @azizalaliq8
      @azizalaliq8 5 лет назад +6

      @@megawattbitch9930 thanks Kassy. Means a lot to me.

    • @yoon7403
      @yoon7403 4 года назад +1

      Go trough the basics

  • @average_asia
    @average_asia 3 года назад +20

    I've struggled with math my whole life and honestly doesn't seem like I'm getting any better at it. I don't know how many times I've cried over a math problem but it's definitely been a long journey when it comes to me doing math.

    • @eliseheartless4636
      @eliseheartless4636 2 года назад +3

      I feel you and I've been where you have been... many, many times. An advice I'd love to share with you is to watch math videos, be patient with yourself and overall take your time while studying.
      These videos can be about the "simplest" math concepts or topics. By watching these videos lots of questions will pop up in your brain, and if so, that's a great beginning. Then you'll be able to answer them and if you did, you can be proud of yourself.
      You can work yourself up from there and slowly start to grasp certain topics that before baffled you.
      It takes a lot of time and patience, but you can do it :)

  • @alfarizky9708
    @alfarizky9708 4 года назад +24

    Math test tomorrow while I'm sitting here by myself and scrolling through the comments 🤣🤣

  • @l.0
    @l.0 5 лет назад +40

    Thomas frank : *math stuff*
    my brain : *Me AnD THe bOYs*

    • @alfarizky9708
      @alfarizky9708 4 года назад

      Me and the boys while tomorrow is exam

  • @earl-grey-milk-tea
    @earl-grey-milk-tea 7 лет назад +28

    Math definitely requires practice, you guys. It's no use understanding the theory if you can't apply it! Another good thing about doing practices is that certain types or styles of questions come up frequently (at least at junior/senior year highschool math) and by learning the correct approach to these problems, you're better able to handle them when tests come around. Always do practice exams if you can get access to them - not only are you testing your abilities under time limit, it also minimises your exam stress (in my experience).
    Caveat: if you don't understand the theory, get that sorted asap before bothering with lots of practice. You should try and clarify your doubts quickly before things snowball and your foundation becomes shaky. This is also why listening in class is important - it's way harder to figure things out on your own. You may have a not-great teacher like I do, but don't dismiss them as they may occasionally say some helpful things. If your teacher's not cutting it, don't complain - arrange for consultations (some teachers are better 1-1), look for additional math resources, or ask the resident math genius.
    The same amount of input in math generates more output than subjects like Literature. The key is to work hard at it. Regular practice has helped me bring my math grade from a 40% to a 75% over 1/2 a year, and math is one of my weaker subjects. Put in effort and you might just outperform the smarter kids who don't practice!

  • @dennisangelovillalobos4667
    @dennisangelovillalobos4667 3 года назад +42

    I watched this video 2 years ago, when I was illiterate on math. I watched this again today 'cause it appeared on my recommended and a lot has changed since then. It is really important to understand what you are solving, because if you just solve without asking 'why', it'll bore you. Math is just like any language with its own set of principles and logic. Goodluck people

  • @captainhd9741
    @captainhd9741 6 лет назад +44

    You stop watching videos about doing maths and actual do the do.
    Or just watch a video on actual math learning.

  • @chiefjeefe424
    @chiefjeefe424 7 лет назад +312

    Simple. Watch Rick and Morty

  • @Graymanone
    @Graymanone 5 лет назад +55

    I've been avoiding math for years and it's holding me back in the completion of my degrees and moving on. Starting at the bottom and I hope I will know enough to pass next semester. Can't get better at math by not doing math! Study time!

  • @techybaba0646
    @techybaba0646 3 года назад +3

    THE PROBLEM IS THAT NO TEACHER TEACHES BASIC CONCEPTS THEY STRAIGHTAWAY MOVE TO ADVANCED QUESTIONS

  • @abhaymaheshwari2725
    @abhaymaheshwari2725 7 лет назад +138

    Beard tutorial please.

  • @5800junker
    @5800junker 5 лет назад +60

    Math is lovely, I enjoyed it once I got special tutoring for it however I could only retain enough to pass my math finals back in school ages ago after failing every single math exam I ever took. After law school I found out that I had Dyscalculia my entire life (dyslexia for maths, essentially) so yes some people are genetically predisposed to find math impossible to learn in depth and remember.

  • @Oaki_wan
    @Oaki_wan 6 лет назад +26

    John has three apples.He ate one. Calculate the mass of the sun.
    Can't solve that...
    1+1=2
    Just gonna stick with what i've got

    • @VulcanOnWheels
      @VulcanOnWheels 5 лет назад

      You can't solve the first one because there is a non sequitur.

    • @Nathan_R
      @Nathan_R 5 лет назад

      The mass is about ~ two nonillion

    • @gvd72
      @gvd72 4 года назад

      Bert Visscher It’s a joke

  • @joshventura8100
    @joshventura8100 3 года назад +14

    How I become better at math
    1. I saw
    2. I become positive
    3. I fail
    4. I return to negativity
    5. I cry

  • @wazgoin6926
    @wazgoin6926 5 лет назад +16

    I swear sometimes I feel like I’m in a different world when I see a random equation...

  • @karangarg4631
    @karangarg4631 7 лет назад +281

    Why am I here I love maths
    EDIT: I'm still shite at it though

  • @omaremad3828
    @omaremad3828 7 лет назад +151

    Thomas i dont know how to thank you , you man have changed my life , you improved me in school I become a lot better than 2 years ago Not just school but my whole life I had achieved a lot of my goals I became more confident next year is my last year in high school wish me luck , again thank you so much for helping me the past two years

  • @alnicacherelledelapena5231
    @alnicacherelledelapena5231 3 года назад +34

    "I don't hate you, I'm just naturally bad at understanding you"

  • @madinaabdi2133
    @madinaabdi2133 5 лет назад +19

    Who is listening to this and scrolling in the comments as well. Bet your doing it,

  • @rttr5777
    @rttr5777 7 лет назад +466

    2+2 is 4 4-3 1 quick math (the ting goes skrra)

  • @gendellaa9713
    @gendellaa9713 5 лет назад +22

    Thomas : this of the most difficult math question
    Me( who’s still on summer break) : 6x6

  • @PAPERxPALLID
    @PAPERxPALLID 3 года назад +2

    what every one thinks I do: *Literally Fails and A quiet dude. Prolly a weirdo*
    Literally me whos a 12 year old: Learning algebra and Calculus for fun

  • @cupofgreentea
    @cupofgreentea 7 лет назад +23

    Today, I almost decided to stop studying computer science - because the math required for pursuing this major was just too hard for me and i lost motivation day by day. So thanks Thomas that you uploaded this video just in time! :)

    • @pattersonjake6619
      @pattersonjake6619 6 лет назад +2

      How's that going for you? I'm in the same situation.

    • @linofragoso6968
      @linofragoso6968 6 лет назад +2

      @@pattersonjake6619 watch organic chemistry tutor(does math) ...then continue on udemy..gl

    • @MrCmon113
      @MrCmon113 5 лет назад

      Sometimes retreat is the best option. We are not living in a shounen anime, where being stubborn is always the right choice.