General Math Resources

Cheat Sheets Graph Paper Templates and Formats

Alex's Problem Solving Strategies

• ask for help from a teacher, friend, relative
• break it into smaller pieces
• look for the important details - the numbers
• use what you already know
• look for key words
• simplify what you can
• make a table, graph, equation
• use a calculator
• draw a picture
• use your notes
• reread the problem
• look for clues
• look for a pattern
• guess and check - and look for patterns as you go
• try an easier similar problem
• use process of elimination
• work backwards
• sleep on it
• write down your variables