What would life be without Maths? Is it even possible? Well, it is not and thankfully so, because maths is really a fun subject! And everybody’s good at maths, including you! Do you know how much Maths you do every day? From calculating the amount of money you need to buy your stationery, food, etc. to measuring the distance from school to home or anywhere you want to go. The list never ends. Maths is everywhere!
And the best part is that Maths is not just limited to us humans. Animals too, use this beautiful subject in their day to day lives, you can read all about it here. In fact, Galileo once said The laws of nature are written in the language of Mathematics.
So then why do many of us find ourselves fearing this subject?
The reasons may vary, but for many, it is usually a lack of conceptual understanding which trickles down the exam pressure and competition. But heres the good news, its never too late to overcome this fear of Maths. You want to know how? Lets explore!
Step 1: Ask yourself if you ever gave Maths a real chance.
As J.K. Rowling says Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery. So begin with accepting that you may have developed a fear of maths aka Maths phobia. Many times, we fail to address the real problem and focus our energy on the wrong problem. For instance, you may think that you are just not meant for the subject and start mugging up formulas and theorems to clear your exams, without ever giving a chance to really understanding them.
Step 2: Give Maths a chance!
Start with believing that you can do this. Theres nothing in this world that cannot be learned if it is taught properly. A lot of people are visual learners and Maths is best taught through visual learning. Today, new-age courses are designed in a way that addresses both these areas – conceptual understanding and visual learning. Start addressing your Maths phobia and see the difference!
Step 3: Relate Maths to the reality around you.
As discussed in the beginning, unlike some other subject, maths is always all around you, if you are curious enough to identify it! Start accompanying your parents to buy vegetables. Calculate the cost mentally for the vegetable, based on the quantity you buy. This activity requires you to do quick mental calculations and its super fun. You can also keep a tap on the time you take to reach home when walking and when on a bicycle. This will help you understand the relationship between time and distance. Another fun maths practice is to notice the shapes and sizes of the food you eat – like did you know that pizza slices are always cut at an acute angle.
Step 4: Start Practising.
As Aristotle once said, For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them. Once you start understanding the concepts behind equations and formulas, youll find a significant improvement in your speed! Amongst various other things, exams are also designed to test a students speed of solving a problem, and shouldnt be treated as a defining moment of your ability to do maths. With practice, youll learn to focus on understanding what the problem is and then solving it at a good speed. Practice makes a person perfect, practice all the way to success.
Once youre at step 4 you will realize that Maths will stop scaring you like the way it does now and the best part is all the steps are easy to achieve. So this National Maths Day lets attack the fear of Maths! Tell us in the comment section if this article was helpful and also share with us if you find more examples of Maths that surround you and Keep Learning!
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Comments
Pranathi
December 23, 2019
Mathematics is fun
Bhargavi
December 23, 2019
I never had fear on maths ,actually I would clear my classmates doubts because we are afraid of our maths mam
Kasish
December 25, 2019
Why I am not focusing in maths? I really tried that I will do much better, but I can’t solve many of the problems. I practice atleast 4 hrs in maths but I can’t do so much better. What can I do ? So that I can gain more interest in maths. Please tell me what I can do?
Suniti Akansha
December 26, 2019
The article is very helpful
Kristi
December 28, 2019
I also don’t like math . But I am practicing for this. I can do it better next time
Amogh Suresh
December 30, 2019
These tips help me alot.
Shrusti
January 1, 2020
I love maths but everytime in exams I get confused to write So , please let me know what is the way to not get confused in exams
TISHA
January 3, 2020
I too love maths a lot I get full marks in my exams I just love it.
Maths is my favorite subject ??
Aiman Rehman
January 4, 2020
I have maths phobia. I don’t have any interest in mathematics. That’s why l always have incomplete work .Even when I am doing maths I feel hopeless. The real thing is that I am unable to develop interest in mathematics.
D Teja praneeth Varma
January 6, 2020
Thank you!
Rudrakshi Das
January 18, 2020
Maths is a very useful subject and I’ll try to take the tips of this article and win over my dear for Maths and do better in this subject because it’s not merely a subject.
Aayush Arora
January 22, 2020
Maths must not only be taken as a subject. it is a game and we all are it’s players so play the game with interest and you will definitely find it interesting and will win this game
Ishita Negi
January 27, 2020
YUP, a very good article, indeed. But please, if you know ,give me more tips.
Ayushi
January 27, 2020
I also have the same problem
Madhuri
February 2, 2020
I’ve really improved in mathematics ,I’m not afraid of maths now.Thank u byjus.
Janaki
February 7, 2020
Maths is a magical &logical language ????
Naman Agrawal
March 20, 2020
i love math
Gauri
April 17, 2020
I really found these tips interesting and easy and I hope it will prevent me from being scared of maths. It was difficult for me to understand the Algebra but then I used 1 and 2 tip and I and feeling as if I am
I am improving in it.
Shravya Jain
April 23, 2020
I believe that Maths is a beautiful subject and will always make me happy.
Sadaf
May 1, 2020
Yes I understood what but ist the best way to teach a person proply who are not good in maths
Prerana Kubal
May 11, 2020
I actually understand the concepts and theories taught in byjus classes but the problem is that I end up in
Calculation errors.
Maths is otherwise fun and interesting. It is not only a subject but it is a language in which has four
components in it.
And thankyou byjus for this advice I will use it to reduce calculation errors and make my learning a greater
fun???
Pratishttha
June 5, 2020
Mathematics is very interesting…….Just needs little concentration.Maths is Fun
Annie
July 4, 2020
I used to think that maths was the worst subject and used to get very bad marks
But now I am improving
Anumegha Khanra
May 8, 2021
I felt mathematics boring, but after trying these steps I felt mathematics interesting.
Thank you byjus for supporting me