Methods 1&2- What do I do? :(

[mcmerc01]

I'm feeling so very lost coming up to exams now. I'm averaging an A in most of my subjects except Math Methods. Up until this year, I was averaging C+ to B. So far I've only passed one, maybe two Sacs in Maths.

Its probably been said before, but I feel like I just cannot do maths, I try my absolute hardest to understand what the teacher is saying. The problem is, although this teacher certainly knows what he's talking about, he simply does not know how to teach, I feel as if he can only cater for A+ students. On the first Sac, more than 3/4 of the class failed, the average grade in his class is lower than that of the other classes. I have a Math's and Physics tutor 4 days/week and I feel that ultimately, she teaches me as well as she can and is more help than he is.

I think my depressed state has been as a result of this maths methods which is really killing me and affecting my other subjects. I've requested a class change but the school says it cannot happen.

I'm really lost now, this website has helped me very much in assisting me but I just feel that my average D+ mark is going to fail me; It feels like a complete waste.

Should I step down to General Maths? -This will probably cut any possibility of going into uni to study Automotive Engineering though. 

[taiga]

Which bits dont you get?

If you want I can help you for free at State Library for an hour or two (after June 20) to try fix up the fundamentals that you're missing out on (which I think is the problem at hand).

If you want to do automotive engineering I really don't think dropping the subject is an option, if you're not willing to do it now, you're going to struggle a lot more to do it later on.

[mcmerc01]

I think that would be a great help, I really do not want to drop the subject. 

So far, we have been through:
- Cubic and Quartic Functions (understood, but still struggle slightly)
- Functions, relations and transformations ( I had difficulties)
- Gallery of Graphs (Understanding most of it, still room for improvement)
- Quadratics (I enjoy this, I understand it but find it a good challenge)
- Matrices (Getting to grips with Matrices)
- Applications of Matrices using parameters (Mostly Good)
- Linear Relations (I'm fine here)

It is a bit late to be asking for help, but for the most part, I want to learn for myself and not so much the grades I would get as it would already be too late.   

I don't like to blame others but I've had fantastic maths teachers most of the time, he just isn't one. He doesn't like that I ask a lot of questions, as I find that his teaching method is all over the place and he doesn't really explain why something happens.

[taiga]

Yeah not about the grades in 1/2.

It sounds like you're going alright, are there any specific types of questions that are bothering you?

[mcmerc01]

Well at the moment I'm just making my note book for the exam, trying to fit everything in while also doing some revision to help me realize what exactly I need on there.

There are no particular questions yet, tomorrow I'll be getting into the maths for the entire day before the exam on Thursday. The biggest problem is that I'm struggling in most areas some way or another. I just don't understand how to do certain things. Thanks for the help so far