How to Study Math to Increase Your IQ

Math ability on an IQ test is a measure of working memory and sustained attention rather than pure math achievement. This is because an IQ test is different from an achievement test in that it seeks to measure aptitude rather than a specific skill set. For instance, on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test, which a widely used IQ test, arithmetic is used to make up the Working Memory Index. So, in order to study math to increase IQ, it is important to exercise working memory and complex attention.

Things You'll Need

• Deck of Cards
• Paper and Pencil
• Stop Watch
• Graph Paper

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Instructions

Numerical Manipulation

• 1

  Shuffle a deck of cards

  Lay two cards face down

  Flip cards and view them for 5 seconds

  Cover them and record the cards (numbers only)

  Move the cards to the side

  Repeat, adding a card to the sequence each time

• 2

  Engage in advanced numerical manipulation

  Repeat the above steps with new cards

  Record the sequence of cards backward

• 3

  Add a mental arithmetic component

  Choose two cards and lay them in front of you

  Flip them and view for 5 seconds

  Cover the cards and add the numbers in your head

  Record response

  Repeat, adding a card to the sequence each time

• 4

  Analyze results

  Use the graph paper to record correct sequence length for cards (forward, backward and addition)

  Compare the values to find strengths and weaknesses

  Practice daily in order to improve areas of weakness