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I thought i would liven up this completely dead forum. So post how you study. Every method you use. Everyone learns differently, and since the 'read the words on the paper' method doesnt exactly work for me.
One method i use is to rewrite the stuff down and see how much i got correct by comparing what i wrote to the textbook/ sheets :D
My method's a bit... unorthodox.
First, I grab my notes, a sheet of looseleaf, and a pencil.
I read the notes out and at the same time, I write down what I'm reading really quickly on the looseleaf, in scribbles that are just barely legible. By the end of a 15-minute session, I've got a few sheets of paper with writing going up in one direction, but then other stuff going in another because I'd tilted the paper to make more room to write. xD
Somehow if I do this two or three times, I retain the information really well. I just throw the papers out after.
creative ways to study are awesome :D
In high school I attended the lessons, listened to the teachers, and did some of the exercises they asked us to do. Preparation for tests were mostly just to read through the material once.
In the university, I do pretty much the same, except I have to do more exercises, and I prepare for the exams by doing exercises. I read minimally.
That's brilliant Puffin!! Writing things down really does help you to retain them better.
What's even better (but takes more time/work) is to write it in your own words - sort of translate it if you will. I mean, not just re-write things, but completely rephrase them. That really forces it into your brain. Only works if you got the time for it though.
My metod of studying is pretty lame. Read, make various anotations. I believe that writing and doing exercices helps me memorize things better. I don't study alot and have a couple of bad grades, but I am getting better. I am trying to study more... that's it. From now on I'll dedicate at least 1 hour per day to studying! ...or maybe on wednesday, tomorrow I'll play Dungeons & Dragons and do some stuff... or maybe friday... okay, till next friday I will already have started studying!
You're probably going to hate me for this, but I don't need to study. When I have to study for something I just read through the material once, and I'll remember it for months.
However, there are exceptions. For example, right now I'm studying Japanese, and I can't remember all those characters just by looking at them once. In this case I'll write them down about twenty to forty times each, while repeating the pronunciation of the character.
Well it depends on what type of class it is. I admit I've used the "cram the night before" method too many times, but when I'm not an idiot, I'll usually do it like this:
To memorize what terms and words mean, I almost always start by looking for associations between the word and the definition. It can be anything that comes to me. I take advantage of whatever associations (and sometimes they're very odd) my brain happens to make. For example, if I'm trying to memorize that the word "naranja" means "orange" in spanish, I'll take the fact that "naranja" sounds like "orangetang" to me, and those live in the jungle, where tigers also live, and tigers are orange. It sounds strange to someone who isn't me, but that's the most immediate association my brain happens to make. Then I'll make up other associations to memorize the exact letters in the word. A few minutes after doing this, or after doing all of them, I'll quiz myself to make sure that it's in my long term memory, and if it's not I'll repeat. I've gotten pretty good at this, and think everyone should use the method. I can memorize license plates and phone numbers very easily using it.
Also, for learning languages, I've made a little python program that quizzes me based on text files I give it. It's come in really handy. Maybe I'll make another thread about some issues I have concerning it.
For parts in which I have to learn how to do things, like a process by which to solve a math problem, the best way for me seems to be to practice. When I first come across the method, I'll do a bit of memorization, and go over it in my head to make sure I remember the basic steps. But then I'll usually just do a lot of practice problems. So that my brain learns how to do it, what steps to take in certain situations, etc.
It's only with learning how to do things that repetition works for me. Pure repetition does not work to help me memorize the definitions of words. There has to be some thought involved in it.
Then there are things which I don't need to study for. If I have an amazing teacher who made the lecture interesting, and I was paying attention during class, and the subject isn't complicated, I'll often have memorized most of what I needed to in class already. This is rare, and only happens with easy subjects, like a Critical Thinking class I'm taking now.
I do that too Dianeva. I think I just do it naturally too, and not just with things I'm trying to learn. I'll make random associations with things all the time in day to day life. Sometimes it's annoying as hell lol
But yeah I also remember things really easily so I dunno, my method is good memory mostly lol
But it only stays in my memory for a long time if I am utilising that information over a certain period of time, of course.
Also, with the thing darkmatters mentioned - writing things in a different way - that only really works if you already understand it.
Like if you read an article, and cannot write it in a completely different way to the original, without looking at the original, than you didn't read and understand it properly.
Which means you need to read the article again and try writing your own again.
So you aren't copying the article, you're digesting information, understanding it, and writing about it.
Many teachers do not understand this and that's why so many people just end up rephrasing the original thing.
Photographic memory. To an extent.
Usually what I do, is associate words with certain parts of other words, or making a catchy tune.
That works good too.
I usually never study though (besides occasionally studying before the test) But I have a pretty good memory, along with word association and remembering the image of the words on the paper....
Usually it just takes staring at the paper and internally repeating the words/my association.
Like I remember, when I took a driving test, I couldn't remember that diamond stood for warning, and I had to associate the first part of diamond ("Die") to "War" in Warning, (get it, dying, war, eh eh) and bam, I remembered it without even having to look at it again.
It works that way with many things, and it is really helpful.
I don't get mnemonics and weird connections like that. I remember everything intuitively and just read lots of material; and take notes during lectures. But I don't study the notes, I just write them down to reinforce what I heard. Usually I just toss them out unless they have maths or something on them. I do not like clutter D:
Reading stuff on the internet is also easy and very helpful and I am pretty much always on the internet, so that's where I get a lot of supporting information. Repetition is a pain in the ass though and I never do it for reading or writing things.
I really like learning, so I make connections with other things that I'm doing (for example, I was writing a really awesome essay about the death of the American Dream, and in my Film class we were discussing ideology and film as a propaganda/reinforcement technique, and most of it related perfectly to me through connections! It's hard to explain the connections to people who are not me, but then again, I don't usually understand other people's connections easily.)
If it's something that I don't particularly enjoy (which is less often than not) I draw pictures and diagrams and find ways to MAKE it exciting by connecting it to my interests. If you have a "flow of ideas" that connect one seemingly unrelated subject to another subject, it's a GREAT way to remember all of the "pieces" in between! At least for me, that is.
We should keep this thread going.
You can't just say that.. at least contribute to it.
I've been studying cross-legged on the floor rather than at a desk in preparation for studying outdoors lol I also just find sitting on the floor to be more comfortable than a desk for some reason lol Recently, I've been using my empty top bunk bed for this lol
Yeah, I don't sit at a desk either. I find it more confortable too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wayfaerer
I use the couch... or outside. I don't own a desk >.>
I often want to lie on my bed while studying, but I end up falling asleep. I would prefer to study somewhere without the distractions of the internet. The problem is, I usually need to use my computer while studying. Even in non-CS classes. Like in Math, I always want to be near Wolfram Alpha.
That's why I'm glad I have an empty bunk that I don't associate with sleeping =)
I usually don't study. I just sift through my huge pile of papers ten minutes before I take the test. And that always winds up coming back to haunt me. >u<
I have a prescription to adderall and vyvanse so I have that. Studying is not so much "how do i do it" as "how many weeks ahead of time can I complete my work?". But I prefer using those "medicines" for partying or my own interests over the more tedious schoolwork, so if I'm out of my prescriptions, I find a nice, balanced gin and tonic really evens you out and allows you to focus. The trick is to stay precisely between buzzed and "getting there" at all times. If you stray above the danger zone, you're fucked. No more homework, you've got better things to do. You're going to just keep drinking and subsequently trying to get laid. And when that backfires, you end up posting on forums like this when you should have been studying for the past two hours.
But seriously, stay in the safe zone, and I swear upon YHWH that a properly mixed gin and tonic, when not done in excess, will do WONDERS for the hungry intellect in strive of focus and retaining knowledge.
Easiest and most effective way to prepare yourself for a class is to read ahead. You'd be surprised how late in the game it takes most university kids to catch on to this.
Other than that, I outline whatever I'm reading. If a person or a parrot is in earshot and willing, I explain my notes to them.
I tend to visualise a lot of the material which I am learning. The idea is to express abstract information as an image. When I was learning how to mutiply 3x3 matrices, I imagined my hand moving through the rows and down the columns to get the elements in their respective positions.
I literally just draw the rows and columns lol.
Studying
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no but really, one of my flaws is I put schoolwork and stuff off. But I do have a really good memory so if i listen in class i do well on tests, without studying.
Ah, my favorite method of studying: not studying.Quote:
Originally Posted by mooseantlers
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If the class I have to study for is just memorizing terms, I use Quizlet, Studystack, etc., and I basically just do a practice test that can be generated from those sites (Quizlet is far more organized, but Studystack has a useful matching game)
I mostly used StudyStack in High School, especially when I had to memorize 150 words for the final exam (and ended up not really needing to study for them). Because of the matching game in StudyStack, I remember how I would challenge myself to get the best time for the matching, sometimes I'd remember so many definitions I typed, I would probably finish the game in 15-20 seconds after a few tries, and it gets into my brain.
But for college, I just go to the SI sessions (Supplemental Instruction or whatever) most of the time, since they give you concepts, equations, etc. that you need to know for the exam. And if they've been an SI tutor (it's mostly students who are the tutors that at made at least a "B" in the course before, but the ones who made an "A" get priority of course).
I never really bothered actually reading the book, because I'll just go to the study guide...because honestly, reading the book is just for understanding things and hopefully applying it to real life, but I don't see how I can get Abiotic Synthesis, or knowing what era a sample isotope of some substance to make a family and have a decent salary....so for classes like Biology and Chemistry, I just do rote memory with the Quizlet, and spam the practice exam until I feel I know everything, or get 100% on the practice test.
I also do the little Mnemonics, but I don't really focus on them too much, I only do it for the obvious ones like "King Phillip Came Over For Some Great Soup," etc.
But I usually study all the stuff the day before the exam (because I go to most of the SI sessions for the class, and have a general grasp of what they're telling us).
It's too bad I'm more lazy in college now. I remember being that little child who wanted to top everyone in something, I guess the motivation is dying for me since everyone can essentially graduate, and even if they have a 4.0 GPA and other interesting qualities, I'd doubt it would get them a job that quickly, especially since other people without a degree are living just fine (that famous million dollar crap is just BS, I mean, it's just using a million dollars throughout your life).
I hate how they enticed others to believe this.
Anyway yeah.
Don't know if anyone posted these links, but I'll just do it anyway.
Flash cards, vocabulary memorization, and study games | Quizlet
Flashcards
And here's all the memories of sitting on the computer, slamming terms into my brain until I memorized everything quickly (there may be a few typos, and some definitions may be off because I typed WAYYY too fast (but corrected them when I printed them out).
My StudyStack
Linkzelda41's Dashboard | Quizlet
For materials that I legitimately want to learn (usually finance, business, investment, programming, psychology and even some of the higher math courses), I do something similar to Puffin's writing technique. Except I usually try to make the notes reusable so I can reference them in the future. I am filling up several books with notes on various fields I want to master.
I kind of want to see how far in Physics and Math I can get, and for programming I am actively applying newer and better programming methods to whatever I want to design for fun. I feel like application of learned material is key. Beyond that, I especially agree with Darkmatters' suggestion of paraphrasing into your own words the notes you take. It is REALLY helpful and gets you thinking and putting together what you are learning with what you already know. I think that's why they say that by teaching others, the teacher learns as well. :P
I also love Mnemonics, but only when there are a few. If there are too many, then all that effort collapses and I forget most of them. :panic:
I gave up truly studying material that doesn't interest me (usually some English classes, most social sciences, and things that I don't see myself applying in the real world). For these, I usually use lecture notes and do a quick read and write before exams for about an hour (with some level of rote memorization), and then I...wing it. Saying this makes me cringe. I hate that I am not interested in certain subjects, but I made peace with this procrastinator method in high school years ago. And it almost ALWAYS results in a good grade which is the very validation that I, at some level dislike, as it proves to me that the lazy method can also work. x_x
Try using the method of loci, sometimes known as 'memory palace.'Quote:
Originally Posted by niteLite
Oh yeah, my grade 7 teacher taught us that O:Quote:
Originally Posted by ThePieMan
I generally try to grasp the abstractions that get used to provide general, over-arching principles for the subject at hand and then forget the facts. If the subject doesn't have general principles from which I can derive the facts as needed (and hence not have to remember them) then I just drop the subject and wait for someone else to figure it out.
I take the book, and I start chanting. :?
I don't like writing because I find it a waste of energy. Fingers need rest before the actual examination. :chuckle:
When I was in school I never studied. I just paid SUPER ATTENTION in class.
One word: flashcards.
I do nothing.
But really I just do it like there is no tomorrow.
If you mean how do I memorise figures and names, then I use a combination of mnemonics and the 'journey' technique. So I substitute letters and numbers for pictures, and then imagine a journey with absurd applications of those pictures on the way. To be honest, I have little patience for figures and names because they generally serve no purpose other than getting decent marks on exams.
I like to understand, not remember and regurgitate. Regarding this, I will glance over the material very quickly to get the general gist, and then read it in detail. Once I think I understand what was written, I close the book and try to come to the same conclusion based on what the author put forward. If I can't, then I don't understand what he/she is saying.
When it comes to notes....lol, completely non-linear, messy, and in multiple colours.
Ah my fingers and wrist are in utter pain half way through every exam I take.Quote:
Originally Posted by Carrot
My hand was red from writing during my social studies, history and ESPECIALLY LITERATURE papers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfwood
I know the feeling....I think I grip the pen a bit too hard...
It's a natural reaction when we're all tense up at writing without the luxury of time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfwood
I'm so used to typing because I rarely, through choice, hand write anything. I wonder how long it'll take before we're allowed to type our essays in exams on a sort of rudimentary computer. It's so stuck in the past, in my opinion.
Flashcards are great when there's not a ton of material.. because flashcards take time to make. If it's a large amount of material, I'll end up spending more time making the flashcards than studying them and making them just wears me out mentally. I usually read through the chapter and make notes over what I think is important and could possibly be on the test. Usually for those easy freshman level introductory courses, I'll just make flashcards over the definitions and be good to go. I have sort of a photographic memory when it comes to illustrations and objects such as anatomy practicals (which I should be studying for now). So I just go over them a few times until I feel I have it down.
The only class I have to study for is AP Euro. First I read/skim through most of the reading I was supposed to do. Then I write a short paragraph on each thing on this list of things we need to know that my teacher gives the class. After that, I get together with a few friends, who I can actually study with rather than goof off, and we quiz each other on the stuff on the list. Sometimes we take a practice test after that.
somemexican, I cracked up when I saw your name.
Has anybody tried to pay you to write an ese for them?
I always have trouble just sitting down and studying to where it makes me want to punch a wall. So I just cram the night before or the morning. I forget everything I learned after the test.
Tried that before. Ended up using them for this purpose:Quote:
Originally Posted by Wayfaerer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVq0HdiM-Ok
He's secretly a ninja... imagine him with shurikens.Quote:
Originally Posted by ThePieMan
Throughout all of my education, even to the completion of my Bachelors -- I never studied formally. I made sure to participate in class, write hand-written notes and transferred them over to electronic copy as a secondary way of processing the information. When it came to learning a foreign language, immersion and listening exercises were the most important.
How do i study? I have 5 months to learn a semester's worth in every subject, i do nothing for 4 and half months and start studying in the last 2 weeks.... Worked so far, lol.
Usually with some soft piano classical or silence and in solitude. Sessions can last anywhere between a few or a dozen hours.
I don't study, I just know.
I rely almost exclusively on my keen memory and note taking skills. I write well explained notes with lots of visual aid (diagrams, graphs and such) and towards exam/test time I just find some time to read through them.
I play music like this when I do so:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLpbXGLVsDs
Procrastinate now, study later...
When studying for the International Baccalaureate exams (a diploma thing at high school/secondary school level), I started out learning stuff that can be memorised easily. That means such things as definitions and equations. Then I just basically went through the syllabus for all the subjects, using both text books and notes I have taken before, and took brand new revision notes. I pinpointed the areas I had trouble with, and went through these again. In the later stages I avoided looking at notes from class and textbooks and wrote out what I could from memory. All in all I went through 6 notebooks making these revision notes as I really have to write stuff down or I don't absorb it. Finally, I did past papers and wrote practice essays until my scores were good. I only read through notes (without writing anything myself) right before the exam itself, as that technique just doesn't work for me on the long run.
My school was well organised though so they got us to do coursework and internally assessed stuff early so we had loads of time for revision/study.
I'm glad that's over!
A good way to study is to pretend like u teach it to somebody else. That way the information will get a lot faster in your brain, atleast works for me! :D
I kept my quizzes, homeworks, and tests throughout the class. I could see with my quizzes if I understood or did not understand something. By the time a test came up, I would have gone over my homeworks and quizzes and seen mistakes and been able to identify something that I did not understand.
By the time the exam came up, I would have had a few tests that I would also have been able to look at, and highlight any major issues that I did not understand, and would have to go over with the teacher.
This usually works well with a very structured and mathematical class, when you have "daily quizzes".
When you have something like "French", and you have lots of vocabulary to learn, the best way to learn that is with flash cards. It's the fastest way. You can quickly pull out the words you know, and focus on the words you don't know. Refresh your memory on the bus as you go to school.
"History" or "Art"... :? That's a pain. It just takes lots of reading. I spent a lot of time just reading and re-reading my book. You may want to take a highlighter and highlight important elements in the book, if you own the book.
Computer science... you have to crunch through your program until it works. This also takes lots of time. It's a lot of trial and error.
I just do it.
Without the above, it's difficult to study. And I believe this plagues the majority of people.
My biggest problem is to start and stay focused. But to solve that I usually try to motivate myself. For example if I am going to read about evolution, instead of thinking "ah boooring, I'd rather go and watch TV. Who cares about butterflies on the trees surviving because of their color blabla" xD I change my attitude to an almost too optimistic view and really try to become interested "Wow I wonder what our next step in evolution is and what that might be, what does it mean to be the fittest today?". Ok maybe bad examples but there is always some weird way of motivating yourself :)
My point is that motivaton is important, don't learn stuff just because you need to learn it, learn it because you can actually see what the value of knowing it means to you.
If you are still in school you can use your knowledge and associate it with different stuff and see the connection, which teachers appreciate. :)
Also when you are motivated and like the work you are doing, it is easier to remember as well.
Your not only getting smarter, passing the test, getting good grades but you are also having fun :D
As you can see I am a little too optimistic, but that helps me study so whatevs ^-^
Guess I have to learn by doing. Sit down with my lecture notes and work out each line by myself on paper, and play around with anything new. Usually takes about an hour to get fully to grips with one side of A4. I think it's impossible to learn passively; to just read something and expect to soak it up. You have to physically write it out and do stuff with it to form the connections in your brain. Hopefully by tea time I'm done with notes and I can start on questions. Again these just require playing around on paper to get some kind of intuitive feel for what's going on.
I'm all about psychology, so I've analysed dozens of studies about the most effective way to learn. I'm working atm, but I study every day since I like the subject and want to perform as best as I can when I go back to university :)
It's interesting to read articles like this one (btw, I totally recommend the read), and I totally relate. Some of the methods I've adopted from this and several other articles are:
- First, I give a first read and conceptualize everything. I make a sort of mental map of all the stuff I want to learn, making connections between everything. The content is at a very basic language at this point, because the goal here is to make sense of all that I am reading. Metaphors and comparisons really help you getting the information down :)
- After that, I start taking notes. I make small notes, and with the shortest amount of words possible (but always making the concepts crystal clear). I also make some graphs. Although learning styles aren't comproved afair, I still approve the use of more "visual" formats in order to organize ideas.
-After the notes are done, if the subject justifies, I complement the subject by viewing videos, posing a problematic about it, or simply by making question to myself. Self-talk is very useful because you're becoming more fluent in the subject by explaining it over and over, and even by answering your own questions.
- For last, I study the same thing several times in a big period of time. It's been determined that it's the most effective way to do it (because you're reinforcing the information on your memory over and over), so I during all that time, I can memorize the information much easier, and that will determine that I won't forget it right after I use it (for an exam or a talk). I also make the study as most pleasuring as possible, whether that means eating popcorns while watching a video-lecture, or by discussing a certain concept with a friend.
As a side note, more related to my psychology study, I always try to put a concept into motion, and find it's flaws, it's highlights, where it's applied. I think you get a much better understanding of the thing you study if you think outside the box. My goal is not to just study the information I'm given, but working it and turning into knowledge.
Yeah that article has the right basic idea. What it says about visualising linear algebra is something I've experienced first hand. Everybody is a talented mathematician at my uni, and nobody learned linear algebra by memorising a discrete set of isolated rules. What's important is the concept, and having some kind of analogy at hand to link it all together.
I swear, it's the only way to learn. I always say; you don't need to be particularly intelligent to do great things. You only need an IQ of a sufficient level to be able to do self-reference; to think about your own thought process, to evaluate different methods of developing skills and understanding, and your resultant performance, and work out for yourself that the above is the only way to learn. Everybody else just looks at these people with some kind of resigned envy, as if they're superhumans, with some innate ability to learn a longer list of facts than them. In reality, it's just that these people have never actually bothered to try to learn anything properly; their whole concept of what learning is is flawed, and so they see intelligence as some kind of magic, rather than simply the result of hard work.
At the moment, Anki, Anki, Anki -- though I've no deadline nor specific target for each day. I've just one goal: that everyday, I'm moving forward. That's all that matters for me. Works a charm; keeps me flowing.
Ah, interesting. One of the best examples of holistic learning (at least in terms of creating a large neural network or interconnectedness) comes from how we learn our native language, i.e., we don't look up verb conjugation nor read complex grammar rules to be able to communicate effectively. Yet we seamlessly conjugate and apply grammar rules with seemingly little conscious knowledge of 'why' and 'how'. And then there's that feeling when you understand a novel word, intuitively, without being able to verbalise its definition.Quote:
Originally Posted by zoth00
Learning language, music, and math.... they all seem to share that same element.
I find I learn more by doing, more by larger chunk sizes, more by sampling other people's work and combining it with my own or others, more by reading wide (initially) rather than deep, and more by examples than by definitions.
And guess where I have the most difficulty? In remembering absolutely pointless dates and names for citations (no interconnectedness) -- who said what and when doesn't facilitate my understanding.
In reality that analogy kind of means the exact opposite of what you wanted it to. Language, and the ability to subconsciously deduce grammatical rules, is very much thought to be an inherent, genetic ability, which children develop automatically for a specific developmental period. This is in complete contrast with reading, which will not be deduced automatically; a lot of effort must be invested to teach it by rote, at any point in a person's life.
Mmm, though obviously the ability to subconsciously deduce grammatical rules applies beyond the onset of that critical period (not sure if you were implying that's not the case). After all, take any language or system, and the brain with enough exposure at the right level of difficulty will inevitably deduce rules (patterns), e.g., a programming language.
So with music (see Suzuki Method), you can learn by reading the definitions of musical concepts (compartmentalised), and then apply them to the instrument (effortful; top-down), or you can allow your subconscious mind to deduce the patterns through sheer exposure to a variety of music (holistic), so that you eventually develop a working, intuitive understanding of the concepts (less effortful; bottom-up). To improve, it does depend on scaffolding to more difficult concepts at the right time (just like Katamari), but if done correctly it makes learning rule-based knowledge easy and mostly automatic (see Input Hypothesis).
I can only assume one could learn math this way too? I've no real experience there.
Though I guess it depends if one's primary goal is to merely describe parts of the language to another person (former approach), or to become fluent in the language and create using that language (latter approach). For instance, most people have no idea what an infinitive verb or gerund are (nor do they care), yet they comfortably use them on a frequent basis -- this could be applied to any 'language'...human, programming, music etc.
I'm not sure if this is normal, but I draw cute little pictures of cats teaching the material to other cats. I just assume that because the cats understand the material, so do I.
... heh.
If it's language, I just memorize the words and their meaning, as well as memorizing sentences and grammar changes.
Other info: I just memorize the facts I need, so I can write it down on the test later. After that I shall forget it all since you can't remember all that shit you "learn" in school.
I've always relied less on blunt memorization and more on skimming the work. Funnily enough I almost never take notes on anything, I just go over the material quickly a few times and the information just sticks. Of course, problem with me is I never study until the night before, so I probably could study a whole lot better if I wasn't such a procrastinator. xD
Well, for Spanish I usually just read everything on the study sheet, turn around, and try to recite it. Its a pretty bad way to study, but I seem to get by.
Judging by my "Straight B's report card".
Everybody hates boring textbook covers right? For most textbooks, i love the content but the covers are so incredibly boring, so heres my solution:
Below, you see my C++ textbook with a bridge on the cover(Did my pictures upload correctly?It seems like they did):
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Now you see the same textbook but i printed out a snow leopard and put that awesome beast on the cover! RAWRRRR! Now that makes me want to learn C++!
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Also, on a side note, if your having trouble memorizing things: Picture them in your head and link the ideas together, that way, if you remember one, you can remember the next because they are linked. ( this uses mnemonic techniques, research it, you'll be glad ). even if you don't link the ideas, just visualizing them makes you more aware of them and what you're reading.
Mine is better:Quote:
Originally Posted by Weakamon
Procrastinate, half-assedly look at notes for five minutes, ace test anyway. :shadewink:
I just open my notes or a book and study it lol there is not any wisdom to it:banana:
lol... The funny thing is, I have a C++ textbook with a lion on the cover.Quote:
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http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mNex...Iu_jIA/140.jpg
(Found this on google images, too lazy to take a picture of my actual textbook)
When I was in school I refused to do homework or study at home because it's home not school, and I graduated with way too many credits. I just applied what I was taught by my TEACHER at SCHOOL. Now that I'm out of school, I binge study information on the internet constantly about subjects that interest me. I listen to youtube videos about said subjects while I surf the net or play internet backgammon. I study way too much information though, because my brain gets overloaded and I'll tell my sister something I just learned twice within a week and she has to remind me I already learned that and told her about it once before.
Hi, guys! I hope you're all keeping safe and well.
Can't believe this thread hasn't seen much action lately, so I hope you don't mind my trying to resuscitate this.
I'm currently taking an advanced quantitative research methodology course, and we're doing a module on z-scores. But we're also being taken through some fundamental aspects of multi-variable calculus, though I don't really see how this is directly related to research methodologies. In particular, we're doing an elementary module on squeeze theorem. I've collated some 101-level explainers for this, so if anyone has any similar recommendations, pls pls post here?
