Cornell-Style Math Notes Cornell Bookmark

[Pages:2]Cornell-Style Math Notes

Cornell Bookmark

Cornell notes can easily be applied to math, in that one's focus when studying needs to be on the steps, formulas, and vocabulary, while problems serve only to demonstrate how they are applied.

The basic guidelines are to have a moderate left-hand margin, about 2 ? inches. Keep your notes to the right (larger) side of the page, and then go back later and use the left margin to identify or copy the steps, any important vocabulary and definitions, and so forth. If you like, you can include a bottom margin for summarizing; however, I have found this less useful in math than in other subjects.

** If you have a note-taker, you should be copying the notes later!

Key Info Steps Formulas Vocab. Question Alerts

Problems And Solutions

(what's on the board)

Record Right: Take notes in class, rewrite your notetaker's notes, or do homework problems.

Reflect Left: Later, review the notes and write the steps, any formulas, vocab., or questions, any alerts/reminders Modify as you do more work, and add notes.

Remember: Once you are satisfied with your steps and notes, cover and recite, or use mnemonics to memorize them.

In addition to making your own, there are various resources for these layouts, including some nice variations. Project planners, in spirals or pads, lend themselves nicely to the process. There are also some sites offering specifically Cornell notepaper.

Review: Practice more problems. Spend a short time each week looking over your information to keep it fresh in your memory.

Spring Hill High School They have good pdf versions you can print, including forms with lines, forms without lines, and forms with graph-like grids.

Printable Planners There are a variety of forms here, but Cornell notes are one of them, including styles with the Cue Column on the right side, which may work better for left-handers.

ctunstall@mtsac.edu 8/13/2015

Making Notecards in Math

Notecards can be an important study tool, not just for learning your calculations, but for learning procedures, vocabulary, and formulas. They can also be used to review examples and to create practice tests.

Examples:

Use the front of the card to identify a term or phrase that might be used as an instruction (e.g. "rationalize the denominator") or as a test item itself as shown here:

Use the front of the card to write a problem. On the back show the steps (more than just the answer shown here) to solve the problem. You can study these or use them to create a practice test. Even better, write out what to do in brief phrases that you can memorize for tests.

Use one side of the card to write the name of a

formula and the back to write the formula. Or write

the

formula on the front and an explanation and/or

example of its use on the back.

Use color, shape, drawings, or anything that helps

you

to understand and/or remember the material.

There are also web sites where you can create and print flashcards. Sometimes you can also study them online. Just be sure you can easily enter math symbols, and be aware of your need for color and whether the program allows it. Overall, you may find it easiest to make your own so you can be creative in ways that help you learn.

Free Printable Flashcard Maker: Flashcard Exchange: - It also works with iphones and androids Flashcard Machine: - Program is also available in the App store (ipad) or Android Market

ctunstall@mtsac.edu 8/13/2015

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