how to reduce carelessness in maths?

• lavastar

  2 Oct 07, 22:37

  Most of the time , i find myself able to tackle the questions in maths, but its either 1) im careless 2) i find myself spending too much time reading what i wrote before to ensure there is no careless mistakes and i have no time to finish the paper.
  
  Any1 can help me? im taking h2 maths btw
  
• eagle

  2 Oct 07, 22:56

  for me I normally recheck immediately after finishing
  
  some questions no need to recheck dun waste time
  some questions can do different way to check
  
  those confirm correct one put a tick at the question number when doing, so that when you go back to check everything, you can skip these questions
• uncle_abc

  2 Oct 07, 23:22

  depends on what level u are...
  generally, for e maths, take your time to do the sum as there are plenty of time, while a maths will need you to do it extremely fast.
  
  overall, just do the sum quick as you tend to focus when u are doing something at a high speed. just think driving at 20 km/h or 200 km/h, which one more focus?
• tanjun

  3 Oct 07, 21:28

  Originally posted by lavastar:

  Most of the time , i find myself able to tackle the questions in maths, but its either 1) im careless 2) i find myself spending too much time reading what i wrote before to ensure there is no careless mistakes and i have no time to finish the paper.
  
  Any1 can help me? im taking h2 maths btw
  

  There are a few main points that I know that can reduce carelessness in maths.
  Some general ones.
  
  1. Have at least 7 hours of sleep before u attempt to do any maths qns. U need to have a very clear mind in order to do maths and to reduce carelessness.
  
  2. Don't do any maths qn before the exams. If you really want to study maths exam just minutes before the exam, just recall through your mind those qns that you have done which you previously wouldn't know how to do.
  
  3. Read the calculator manual and understand how to use your calculator. Without a good tool, you can't score.
  
  Regarding qns,
  
  1. For identity type of qns or qns requiring you to prove, show your steps very clearly, step by step starting from either side to the other side.
  
  2. For qns requiring you to evaluate and find the solutions, substitute the solutions back into the original eqn that you hve started on, check whether the solutions are correct.
  
  Other tips.
  
  1. Skip the qn if you really have no idea or plan of how to do. You wouldn't want to waste time thinking for this qn.
  
  2. Practise more. Look at those qns that are different or those qns that you don't know how to do. Remember the way to do it.
  
  Lastly, gd luck for the exams.
• CoolMyth

  3 Oct 07, 21:30

  It takes a lot of practice and familiarity with the subject to reduce carelessness.
  
  Your mental state is also very important. If you're easily nervous, you tend to make more mistakes.
  
  Plan and time your papers well, so that you have enough time for all questions and won't get too kan cheong when time is almost up.