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57    <p><strong>So, you’ve decided you want to be a mathematician?</strong></p>
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59<p>Welcome to the dark side. Here, have a cookie.</p>
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61<p>This page will point you at what I think are the most useful posts to help you develop the skills, knowledge and mindset that will help you along your path.</p>
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63<p>You might do well to get yourself a copy of <a href="https://amzn.to/3pw1lio">AS- and A-Level Maths For Dummies</a> – it’s aimed at the old A-level spec, but the maths in it is absolutely solid((and the technical editing is second to none.))</p>
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65<p>I suggest using one of the posts below as a jumping-off point. See how you get on!</p>
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70  <li><a href="/ask-uncle-colin-sketching-3d">How to sketch in 3D</a></li>
71  <li><a href="/ask-uncle-colin-can-neater">How can I be neater?</a></li>
72  <li><a href="/common-problem-not-reading-carefully">On not reading carefully</a></li>
73  <li><a href="/curve-sketching-masterclass">A curve-sketching masterclass</a></li>
74  <li><a href="/completing-the-square">Completing the square</a></li>
75  <li><a href="/why-the-factor-and-remainder-theorem-work">Why the factor and remainder theorem work</a></li>
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81  <li><a href="/when-maths-gets-difficult">When maths gets difficult</a></li>
82  <li><a href="/ask-uncle-colin-how-do-i-stretch-my-students">How do I stretch my students?</a></li>
83  <li><a href="/what-i-learnt-from-a-step-speedrun">What I learnt from a STEP speedrun</a></li>
84  <li><a href="/ask-uncle-colin-how-do-i-keep-my-head-up">How do I keep my head up?</a></li>
85  <li><a href="/stuckness-andrew-wiles">The stuckness of Andrew Wiles</a></li>
86  <li><a href="/ask-uncle-colin-keep-forgetting-stuff">I keep forgetting stuff!</a></li>
87  <li><a href="/ask-uncle-colin-interrupt">Should I interrupt?</a></li>
88  <li><a href="/ask-uncle-colin-smart-enough">Am I smart enough?</a></li>
89  <li><a href="/maths-mental-health-dealing-panic">Dealing with panic</a></li>
90  <li><a href="/ask-uncle-colin-cambridge">Cambridge!</a></li>
91  <li><a href="/the-egoless-mathematician">The egoless mathematician</a></li>
92  <li><a href="/put-problems-right">Putting your problems right</a></li>
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