MHB Math Modeling Struggles? Let's Talk!

[StormAngelus]

Greetings, friends and fellow math survivors (or players, however you want to look at it)!

I'm currently in math modeling, the first level math for college. And when I say it's kicking my backside, I mean with steel-toed boots. I tried getting help from the tutors and it makes NO sense. And has anybody else ever had the problem that they start panicking when they pull the math book out?

I'm struggling mightily with math modeling, and I don't know where to go for help. Which one of these topic spots would be best to post in?

Thanks a million!
-Storm

 

[Joppy]

Greetings, friends and fellow math survivors (or players, however you want to look at it)!

I'm currently in math modeling, the first level math for college. And when I say it's kicking my backside, I mean with steel-toed boots. I tried getting help from the tutors and it makes NO sense. And has anybody else ever had the problem that they start panicking when they pull the math book out?

I'm struggling mightily with math modeling, and I don't know where to go for help. Which one of these topic spots would be best to post in?

Thanks a million!
-Storm

Welcome!

I agree that math modelling for some can be a breeze, and others, an absolute nightmare!

Questions regarding the topic could be posted in the Applied Mathematics forum, or the Other Topics forum (which includes Physics, Chemistry etc.).

It's hard to say exactly what you are stuck on without seeing an example. Are you studying a mathematics or science major that has a sort of Physics/Applied physics first year course? Or are you studying Engineering or something along those lines?

My advice would be to do exercises provided in any material you've been recommended or given. Another bit of advice would be to do exercises, more, exercises... You get the idea :p.

 

[StormAngelus]

Welcome!

I agree that math modelling for some can be a breeze, and others, an absolute nightmare!

Questions regarding the topic could be posted in the Applied Mathematics forum, or the Other Topics forum (which includes Physics, Chemistry etc.).

It's hard to say exactly what you are stuck on without seeing an example. Are you studying a mathematics or science major that has a sort of Physics/Applied physics first year course? Or are you studying Engineering or something along those lines?

My advice would be to do exercises provided in any material you've been recommended or given. Another bit of advice would be to do exercises, more, exercises... You get the idea :p.

Amen to that! It's gotten to where I'm having nightmares about taking a math test and hearing someone laughing in the background... *shudders*

I'm an English major, which doesn't help. XD There's two main issues I have: interval notations (did I spell that right?) and what the heck is the difference between the upside-down U and the Upside-right U? And when do you use them?

Every time I ask my teacher for help, he just explains it again quickly, and when I tell him I still don't get it, he tells me to go get tutoring. To say the least, he's kind of a jerk. But this is college, and I know I have to keep up.

Help?

Thanks,
Storm