It doesn't have to be this way. Stop being lost in a pile of operations. Start getting command of the situation.

Most class work focuses on the procedures, the what, to perform, but completely misses the 'why'. It's like teaching home building by demonstrating how to use a hammer and a saw. There's a much bigger picture. When you understand the bigger picture, you understand why it's the thing to do, then the 'what to do' flows naturally. Learn not only how to think about math visual...