math literacy

[dgharmse]

Where can i buy a math literacy handbook with questions and answers preferably in afrikaans?My daugter failed maths this term and i want to help her.Please help

[EnchanterG]

Try rulerite, they often have books like that. Also, speak to your child's maths teacher, they can point you in the direction of a book that fits their curriculum and advise you what to concentrate on.

Its not an instantaneous solution, since she'll need help understanding the foundations of the problem she's having first, but some parental assistance doesn't (generally) hurt. Good on you for being willing to assist!

[Nod]

For which grade?
Found some handbooks on Kalahari:
http://www.kalahari.com/books/GR-11-.../32953311.aspx

[dgharmse]

Shes in grade 10.

[lived666]

try red pepper books

didn't know it was possible to fail maths literacy, change schools

[STS]

i can count to potato

[Bar0n]

I don't know if you're looking for advice on this issue, but for the love of all that is holy, do NOT enrol her for math literacy. It's better to get an E or possibly a D for math than to enrol for math literacy. Many university faculties do not accept students who have done math lit, even if passed with a distinction.

An example would be my university's computer science dept which would accept a D for maths, but don't accept math lit at all.

In my opinion it's better to bring in some extra help in the form of a tutor and scraping through it.

EDIT: I hope I understood the problem correctly, in the sense that she's currently taking Math but wants to switch to Math Lit?

[zizo911]

I'm a high school pure mathematics teacher, I would recommend the Answer Series. They are very good.

[R13...]

I don't know if you're looking for advice on this issue, but for the love of all that is holy, do NOT enrol her for math literacy. It's better to get an E or possibly a D for math than to enrol for math literacy. Many university faculties do not accept students who have done math lit, even if passed with a distinction.

An example would be my university's computer science dept which would accept a D for maths, but don't accept math lit at all.

In my opinion it's better to bring in some extra help in the form of a tutor and scraping through it.

EDIT: I hope I understood the problem correctly, in the sense that she's currently taking Math but wants to switch to Math Lit?

If she can't pass math literacy, real math might be a step too far. Unless she failed for other reasons.

[dgharmse]

Thanks for all the help.I will consider a tutor.

[KevRSA]

the answer series is really good, I used to use them for practice before an exam

[DrYes]

I don't know if you're looking for advice on this issue, but for the love of all that is holy, do NOT enrol her for math literacy.

This ^^^^^^

designed purely to score more points but utterly useless.

What other subjects is your daughter doing?

[samr1wp]

I'm a high school pure mathematics teacher, I would recommend the Answer Series. They are very good.

dont you have free ones to donate

[dgharmse]

Unfortunately she has math literacy and still struggle.Some people find maths extremely difficult to master and shes one of them.

[chrisc4290]

Maybe her forte is not maths. I was good at maths at school and wife is an draughtsman, but both daughters terrible at maths. Good in other subjects though - psychology, history. It would be boring if we were all the same.