My list of math studying advice:

1.   You can never do too many problems.

2.   Do several problems of each type until you are VERY comfortable with a technique, then do a couple more so it is cemented in your brain and becomes automatic.

3.   Always do the homework that is assigned.  If you have any difficulties, do MORE than what was assigned.

4.   Check your answers - ALWAYS.  If you have answers in the book, check them.  If the teacher provides an answer key in the classroom or online, check them.  If there is a classmate who does quality work, check answers with them. 

5.   Make a list of the types of problems you are responsible for- every kind and their variations. Then write down an example of each and the steps involved.

6.   Make a list of math techniques that you can apply to problems in the chapter you are studying.  This is your bag of tricks.  Memorize them!  If you are working a new problem (or are taking a test) and get stuck, go through your list and see if any of those techniques might apply.

7.   Write yourself little notes as you learn little important things, little tricks, and things to remember.

8.   Find outside resources when available.  Use all your resources.  If there is stuff online from your teacher, be sure to use it.  If there are outside review books, get several and use them.  If the teacher has old practice tests, do them.  You can never do enough problems.  If you have an older sibling or a parent that can do this stuff, by all means take their assistance. 

9.   Take notes in class.  Put the date on your notes.  Have your friends take notes and date them also.  This helps when comparing notes.  Write down everything that the teacher puts on the board or overhead.  The more material you have to work with, the more you can study.  You need material to study from.  Sometimes the more difficult types of problems are modeled for you in class.  Study these.  When you are stuck on a homework question, check your class notes.  Sometimes problems done in class are previews of test questions.

10. When doing a problem, you don't need to know how it will turn out when you start.  Just start and see where it leads you.  Remember to simplify (but not round) as you go; you may get to a point where you  "see" what to do next by what form your intermediate work is taking. 

11. Sometimes you can work a problem from both ends and meet in the middle.

12. When possible, do not round until the end of the problem.  Work your calculator or your math on paper so that you keep it as exact as possible.

13. Study and do homework with a study partner.  Find someone you can work well with.  Do homework simultaneously - checking each other's work.  Talk about different methods.  Be sure you discuss the little details.  This will help you remember.

14. Spend about 2 hours studying per section in a math book.  Another rule of thumb is to spend 2 hours studying for every 1 hour in class.  It might take you less time if you are efficient, but don't be afraid to spend a lot of time studying math.  You need to go over concepts - make a list of the techniques - and do a bunch of problems to practice, and list anything else you feel is important to remember.  That could take 2 hours per section.  Each section is a separate concept with techniques and variations.  Give it its due time.  The goal isn't to "get by" but to learn it well.

15. You need to analyze what it is that you need to know.  MAKE LISTS.  MAKE SHEETS of all the important things in the chapter.  This will help you study for the current chapter test and will help you review for the final later.

16. When studying for a test, you should be reviewing stuff you already learned - this is not the time to learn something for the first time.  Be sure to keep up with class, doing and checking all homework as you go.  Be sure you can do all the types of problems you are responsible for.  Master the material.  Then when you are at the end of the chapter, you are simply reviewing and bringing it fresh in your mind.

17. Go see the teacher if you have any questions.  If you study 2 days before the test, then you can still ask questions on the day before the test.

18. Be sure to go back through class notes and chapter quizzes when you make your lists to study for the chapter.  Don't leave anything out. 

19. Once you've made your list, study it.  Memorize techniques, go over the tricky problems enough so that you'll recognize them on a test and you'll remember what to do.

20. Another quote:  "Studying is what you do to firmly fix new information in your memory.  You study to learn and to improve your ability to recall what you need to know."   I often ask students, "How will you remember this?"  Find a way to get it into your brain so that you'll know it the next time you need it.

21. Never, ever, say you "looked it over".  You need to DO IT, and do LOTS of it.”