All models are wrong, but some are useful.
-George Box
Math is about finding patterns & describing systems involving numbers.
The course syllabus explains class logistics. Our textbook is
In addition to the materials posted on Google Classroom, all class slides will be made available throughout the school year.
Succeeding along one dimension of math classes is a matter of practice. There are many resources online for practicing the kinds of problems seen on tests, such as Khan Academy.
Succeeding along a different dimension of math is matter of having fun recognizing patterns, and being willing to struggle with difficult problems and puzzles. In the real world, this might mean thinking about how you can model something to predict the future. "Fake-world" mathematical puzzles are hard to find, but https://www.expii.com/solve has a few.