TY - BOOK ID - 30963458 TI - How to study for a mathematics degree PY - 2012 SN - 1283713454 019163736X 9780199661329 9780191637360 0199661324 9781283713450 0191637378 PB - Oxford : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Mathematics KW - Mathematics as a profession KW - Math KW - Science KW - Study and teaching (Higher) KW - Vocational guidance. KW - Mathematics - Study and teaching (Higher) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30963458 AB - Every year, thousands of students go to university to study mathematics (single honours or combined with another subject). Many of these students are extremely intelligent and hardworking, but even the best will, at some point, struggle with the demands of making the transition to advanced mathematics. Some have difficulty adjusting to independent study and to learning from lectures. Other struggles, however, are more fundamental: the mathematics shifts in focus from calculation toproof, so students are expected to interact with it in different ways. These changes need not be mysterious - math ER -