"Contains material adapted from The everything guide to study skills, by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick"--T.p. verso.

Buy now to get the main key ideas from Cal Newport’s How to Become a Straight-A Student There are many guides out there for college students that completely misrepresent what modern college life is like, or fail to provide them with the tools they need to succeed. Cal Newport’s How to Become a Straight-A Student (2006) sets the record straight on how to enjoy your college experience while also getting the grades you want. One of the main keys to Newport’s process is simply understanding what needs to be done, before you do it. This extends to managing your schedule, taking a test, or writing a paper. Following this book’s strategies every single day (none of which are time-consuming) means no more academic headaches. Instead, you will be able to effectively balance your life and grades, while making it look so easy.

Authors Hirsch and Goodman clearly and carefully develop students' understanding of intermediate algebra concepts by using a unique spiral approach. This approach presents a topic at an elementary level and then returns to it at increasing levels of complexity. This gradual introduction builds student confidence while developing concepts, rules, and definitions. To complement this approach, the authors include a wealth of numerical and algebraic examples that reflect a wide variety of situations. These illustrative examples compare and contrast related ideas, helping students understand the sometimes subtle distinctions among various situations.

This mathematics study skills workbook outlines good study habits and provides students with study strategies and tips to improve time management, organization, and test-taking skills.

Essential Study Skills provides in-depth coverage of study skills with ample room for practice and application through a step-by-step, supportive approach. The Fifth Edition includes the contemporary working memory model, helping you take control of your learning potential. Online exercises and case studies from the student website also provide extra practice and application of lessons learned. Through models, exercises, case studies, and readings, Essential Study Skills shows you that academic success is a product of skills and behaviors you can acquire, customize, and effectively apply. Book jacket.

Uses the latest information on cognition, memory, and educational sociology to outline a program of time management, note-taking, test preparation, and other skills for student success.

A guide designed to help students develop the study habits needed to excel in college, this book is written by a medical student who achieved success in college after an average high school performance. It offers information on how to thrive in competitive college environment, while also enjoying the experience.

Written specifically for science students, this book discusses how to develop good study habits, sharpen memory, learn more quickly, get the most out of lectures, prepare for tests, produce excellent term papers, and improve critical-thinking skills. A sold supplement to students, this book can also be bundled with texts as a cost-saving Smart-Pak. Ask your Brooks/Cole Thomson Learning representative about how to order this for your students!