Geometry study tips

Need some help with geometry? Assistance may be closer than you think. 

Some math web sites provide information that will help you with geometry.

• Start with the easiest things first, and go from there.
• Look back to the most recent examples in your textbook. Most of the practice problems will have something to do with the material in the section you just studied, so look for some clues there.
• Think back to something your teacher might have said. An example that your teacher used, or something they said that wasn't in your book may generate a spark of enlightenment.
• Studying with someone else can help you immensely. Even if you are both at about the same level of understanding, just being able to talk through problems out loud and having another perspective can cause you to notice details that you didn't see at first, or to use an approach you may not have considered on your own.
• If you have an older sibling or friend who will give you some tutoring without doing the work for you, that can also be a good source of information.
• Some schools, especially community colleges, even have a math lab that is staffed most of the day with people who are there to answer questions. They are usually set up so it is an easy place to concentrate and convenient to get your questions answered.
• Part of the discipline of geometry is looking at a situation and figuring out logical reasons to get from one place to another. One way to help yourself is to try as many things as you can, even if it doesn't seem like the right answer at first. Trying solutions that seem unlikely at first may work out differently than you think, or it might get you thinking along a track of a different solution that will work.
• Some math web sites provide information that will help you with geometry. They have definitions, explanations of concepts and procedures, and sometimes links where you can ask specific questions and get a response.