Notebook+Guidelines

= __Notebook Guidelines__ =

YOUR MATH NOTEBOOK 1.  Use a loose-leaf notebook. You will find this more flexible than a spiral notebook when you need to rearrange papers. 2.  Use dividers to separate your notebook into the following sections: a.  daily assignments b.  notes c.  homework d.  use a pocket (if needed) for all handouts, quizzes, and tests 3.  Set up your daily assignment section in the following form:   date assigned assignment(page, problem #s) date finished TAKING NOTES IN CLASS 1.  Label and date your notes. 2.  Use color to emphasize important ideas and points. 3.  Use abbreviations. 4.  Review and revise your notes as soon as possible after writing them. 5.  Sometimes in class I will suggest that you write something down in your notes. Follow these suggestions. Be alert and write down key definitions, postulates, theorems, and example problems. Use the following techniques to make notes: DEFENITIONS 1.  Copy the exact term or use a precise equivalent. 2.  Set off the word defined (underline, indent, use color). 3.  Include a drawing if appropriate. PROPERTIES, POSTULATES, AND THEOREMS 1.  Be sure to copy them accurately. If you reword them, be sure that you have //not// altered the meaning. 2.  Review them as soon as possible by trying to recall as much as you can without the aid of your notes or book. 3.  Copy drawings if appropriate. SAMPLE PROBLEMS 1.  Follow my advice about when to copy problems- before, during, or after they have been explained. 2.  Copy them accurately. 3.  Emphasize (use color, stars, underline) the new procedure being illustrated in the problem. (To save time, we will develop codes to some of these topics, use them) 4.  When practicing problems in class and you make a mistake, be careful to note your error and include both the correct answer and procedure.