Mathematical Mistakes Useful Advice On How To Avoid Calculation And Conceptual Errors In Maths What Is Mathematics For Students

Most of us have experienced the frustration of studying really hard for a math test, only to lose valuable points because of a silly mistake! Whether you plugged in the wrong number, misread the question, or simply made a bubbling mistake on your Scantron, minor errors can cost you big on a test. They can be the difference between an A or a B on a school exam, a 690 or a 750 on the SAT, or acceptance or rejection on an admission test. That's why it's important to stop silly mistakes in their tracks.

This book is an effort to guide students, teachers, and parents to take necessary measures to improve upon the habit of committing silly mistakes by students. The various techniques mentioned in this book if practiced or taught to students in the correct manner will help them reducing the quantum of stupid mistakes to a minimal and will further improve their confidence.

The book also includes a collection of 100 most common silly mistakes committed by students in Arithmetic, Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus and other branches of Mathematics across the globe in the age group of 10 to 18 years.

After going through the book, students will also be able to learn about some of their misconceptions in Mathematics like:

• 0 is even or odd?
• Why 0/0 is not 1?
• 0 is prime or composite?
• Volume and Capacity of a container are not same,
• Perimeter and Circumference of a 2-D figure are not same,
• Pi is 22/7; still, it is irrational,
• Why x to the power 0 is 1?
• Why factorial 0 is 1?
• What are the factors and multiples of 0?
• All real numbers are polynomials.