1: if you do not understand something, focus on mastering that topic before moving on to the next topic.
2: Work example problems and check your answer to gain practice with every lesson.
3: When beginning to work a Math problem, do not "map out a path from problem-to-answer" in your head before writing anything down.
4:When you study and do homework, try to find a quiet place to do it.
5:If someone asks you for help, try to explain the topic to them as best you can.
6:Never, ever work math problems in pen.
7:Try to use a mechanical pencil with separate eraser, if you can.
8:keep your solutions neat and line-by-line.
9:Do not work problems very late at night.
10:If the problem lends itself to it, draw a picture of the problem. (This is most applicable fot Trigonometry, Calculus and Physics students, but also applies to any word problem in basic math or algebra.)