Pre-study for your studies?

I'm sometimes a little slow at math and will soon be studying International Business Studies.

It would definitely be worthwhile to learn math in advance. However, I'm not sure exactly how to go about it. Does anyone have any tips?
Kind regards

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Willy1729
1 year ago

Hello,

It would be an advantage if you had mastered the school material, knew the calculation rules and were familiar with equivalence conversions.

Get a bridging math course and work through it.

When working with proofs, it is useful to deal with roots or to get an eye for binomials and find common factors in order to be able to cancel.

It is also good if you are familiar with the concept of sets or propositional logic, etc.

When the professors explain something on the board, they tend to skip one step or another because they consider it trivial. If you're practiced juggling numbers, you'll be able to keep up much more easily.

Best regards,

Willy

Willy1729
1 year ago
Reply to  ChrisFragt99

Gern geschehen. Ich finde den von Gehrke ganz gut. Du solltest Dir auch den Übungsband dazu anschaffen.

Da zu den Aufgaben auch die Lösungen geboten werden, taugen die Bücher gut zum Selbststudium.

https://www.amazon.de/Brückenkurs-Mathematik-Fit-Studium-Gruyter/dp/3110463318/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&crid=3DYC9PVPYJLVS&keywords=gehrke+Brückenkurs+Mathematik&qid=1690740841&s=books&sprefix=gehrke+brückenkurs+mathematik%2Cstripbooks%2C98&sr=1-1

jo135
1 year ago

In addition to the tips here: don't panic. Business administration is definitely not a mathematically demanding course of study unless you specifically choose relevant branches like finance.

Most of the complaining typically comes in the introductory economics courses (micro/macro), where it rarely goes beyond basic analysis.

jo135
1 year ago
Reply to  ChrisFragt99

Well, let's just say it's not a physics degree.

jo135
1 year ago
Reply to  ChrisFragt99

Mikroökonomie, Makroökonomie.

SeifenkistenBOB
1 year ago

If it's been a few years since you graduated from high school, I can recommend the online math bridging course . It helped me more with my entry into engineering studies than the preparatory math course at university. One module for freshmen even offered bonus points for the exam bonus system if you completed the course.

Max Academy also offers a number of exercises for business mathematics, including basics. However, I've only worked through the courses on this platform (more like collections of exercises) sporadically, and only during my studies, so I don't know how beginner-friendly they all are.

Depending on where and what you study, university math can be completely different from high school math. In that case, you truly start from scratch and build up gradually. For some, this can be a very enlightening experience; for others, it's more of a "Why simple when you can do complicated?" ordeal.

poscher
1 year ago

OMB Plus Math Bridging Course (Online)

https://www.ombplus.de/ombplus/link/Start

Recommended by every university.

oogabooga679
1 year ago

Check if your university offers preparatory courses, they are specially tailored for this

GuteAntwort2021
1 year ago
Reply to  ChrisFragt99

You should definitely attend preparatory courses, especially if you see weaknesses in that area.

oogabooga679
1 year ago
Reply to  ChrisFragt99

ah okay. Normally you don't need any prior knowledge, you just need to study more consistently and then it will work

oogabooga679
1 year ago

Yes, I also took a math class like that that rehashed all the school material. But in the end, it wasn't really worth it, at least not for me.

klimamoerder
1 year ago

You just need someone to explain it to you properly, using everyday examples.

But since everyone only wants the best for you, namely your money, you have no chance

klimamoerder
1 year ago
Reply to  ChrisFragt99

Meeting someone who listens to you

klimamoerder
1 year ago

I wish you

christl10
1 year ago

What's the point of learning something if you're only doing yourself a favor for the first few months?

christl10
1 year ago
Reply to  ChrisFragt99

It's not worth the sacrificed free time, and you won't get much better either! It's better to stick with it from the start!

christl10
1 year ago

I could think of something better than studying in my free time!

christl10
1 year ago

Well then, have fun!