As you move to higher grades, you may get overwhelmed by the vast concepts of mathematics. For some students it may seem good scoring subject but by my experience may fear it. There are may ways to tackle and overcome it. I have listed down some tips are strategies which will help you.
Mathematics may look scary and dreadful but its also helpful in normal day to day activities. Topics like, Profit & Loss, Percentages, Simple and compound interest, Mensuration are used in day to day life.
Below are some of the tips to overcome the dreadfulness and become an expert:
Practice
Practice Practice and Practice as much as you can. There is nothing to learn, just remember the concepts and practice as much as possible. Practice will make you perfect. Get as many worksheets, sample questions, practice workbook and complete them. Practice is the most important aspect in mathematics.
Understand the Formula derivation
Its important to remember the formulas but you should understand the derivation. It will clear your concepts and you will never forget. In exam, derivation will not be asked but it will help you remember complex formulas.
Solve examples
Do not ignore the examples. Solve them first as it may help understand the process correctly. Also remember, there are multiple ways to solve a problem. Examples from different books or examples done in school may cover different ways to solve as given problem. You can choose one or more way to adapt as per your need. It will be perfectly fine to follow a different method than what is taught in school. I remember in my school days, I use to solve the way my father taught and school teacher used to explain in different way. Some teacher may also teach you multiple ways to solve. You should know all different ways to solve problem even though you can stick one best approach to tackle it in exam.
Keep Basics Correct
Even when preparing for entrance exam, concepts from 8th to 11th should be clear in your mind. Most chapters in mathematics are build on previous grades.
Remember Basic Formulas
Note down all basic formulas and remember them. Prepare charts, cards, Mind maps etc. and hand in your room near the study table/place. For *-10th students, Mensuration formulas, Profit/loss, S.I and compound Interest etc should be written and hanged in your room. Also, learn Square and cubes of first 30 numbers.
Time Management
This tip is common to all subjects. Keep track of activities which are not useful and remove it from your list of activities. This will help to prepare effectively and use your time in wisely. Also, remember practicing just during exam time is not recommended. Always practice daily and complete school homework on time.
Interest
Generate an interest in mathematics. Unless you have interest and desire to excel nothing will help.
Follow the above tips and I am sure you will improve a lot and make it a scoring subjects.