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*edited* got my butt kicked...question...: how do you study?]

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Darien

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I can't get my eyes off of ATOT!~

AAARRRGGGHHH!!!

...turning off my computer is NOT an option 😀

physics midterm, math quiz, and a chemistry lab exam...

this place is too addicting

EDIT:

So...I study for 10+ hours, take an hour break on ATOT (should've been only 5 min), study for a few more hours...

...and I nearly get st@bed to death by my 3 exams.

Maybe I should learn how to study better -- I never had to study in high school...and college is truly kicking my butt.

Any tips for a guy learning how to study? More specifically, learn how to study physics? So far all I really do is look over old midterms and homework. For doing that for more than 10 hours...that obviously didn't help.

Sigh...it sucks a lot when you get your butt kicked by an exam for a course that deals specifically with your major...

Maybe I should switch to physics/cs than just be plain physics. At least then I can use the computer more 😀
 
Originally posted by: Zakath15
Get off AT while you still can.

If you want, I can block it on your computer for you.... go study.
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:Q

Good god no.

OK I'm out.

I'll be back in a few hours...if I haven't died of bleeding from being st@bed to death by the exams.

The integrals have knives, you know.
 
Originally posted by: Darien
Originally posted by: Zakath15
Get off AT while you still can.

If you want, I can block it on your computer for you.... go study.
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:Q

Good god no.

OK I'm out.

I'll be back in a few hours...if I haven't died of bleeding from being st@bed to death by the exams.

The integrals have knives, you know.
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:Q They do?!??! *runs off screaming*

Integrals are teh suck!

Oh, yeah... you and Darein should work out your nicknames, 'cuz now I'm confused.
 
Originally posted by: Zakath15
Originally posted by: SaintGRW
go take pictures of hotties around campus then come back and post them😀
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😕

Sounds like a good time for us, but it might creep out the ladies....
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*cough* i meant ask them for permission to take a pic and then see if they would mind if he shared it with some close friends of course.....
 
So...I study for 10+ hours, take an hour break on ATOT (should've been only 5 min), study for a few more hours...

...and I nearly get st@bed to death by my 3 exams.

Maybe I should learn how to study better -- I never had to study in high school...and college is truly kicking my butt.

Any tips for a guy learning how to study? More specifically, learn how to study physics? So far all I really do is look over old midterms and homework. For doing that for more than 10 hours...that obviously didn't help.

Sigh...it sucks a lot when you get your butt kicked by an exam for a course that deals specifically with your major...

Maybe I should switch to physics/cs than just be plain physics. At least then I can use the computer more 😀
 
Didn't take pics of hot girls -- don't have a cam.

Oh well, it's not like any of my classes had that many....
 
Best way I have found to studying calc and physics is take your textbook and do all the problems you can. Nothing beats practice 🙂
 
Originally posted by: IcePhoenix
Best way I have found to studying calc and physics is take your textbook and do all the problems you can. Nothing beats practice 🙂
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yup, ain't no shortcuts, you just gotta understand it all.
 
Originally posted by: IcePhoenix
Best way I have found to studying calc and physics is take your textbook and do all the problems you can. Nothing beats practice 🙂
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I've done that too. Spent countless # of hours for hw so far (especially the 2nd one assigned. he said that was the hardest...and I'm hoping it's true, because there went a weekend down the drain)
 
With Calc I just do the problems. That's the only way. If you're in Calc 1, check out "How to Ace Calculus: A Streetwise Guide". It's a great book.

<---Physics and math major if I can ever get back to school 😉
 
ah, calc 1 i took in high school. easy stuff.

i'm taking...:
Advanced intro to e&m (honors version of normal intro to e&m)
calc 3
general chem <--- CHEMISTRY IS SUCKS!
GE (comparative literature course. wow....i hate courses like this. reminds me of ap english)

i was taking a beating with the normal mechanics/thermodynamics course last semester too...but i managed somehow. calc 2...well...taylor series and trig substition for integration...kicked my butt. sadly those where the emphasis for the final exam 🙁
 
Before the last calc test, I did the problems for about a week beforehand and got a 77... mainly because of stupid mistakes. This time, I've done virtually no homework, and plan to only practice a few things.. Test is tomorrow so I need to get to work now!!
I also have a history test.. two essay questions to answer, but the prof gave us about 6 questions, 4 of which will be on the test.
 
I don't study nearly enough myself. I still have math studying to do, differential equations, and some physics to do, both for mid-terms tomorrow. Argh. 🙁
 
Worked for me:
- learn over time, cramming right before the test is useless

- do more than just the assigned problems

- for something harder to grasp, try to boil it down and re-write it as a cheat sheet. You can't take the sheet with you but the organizing and restating process will help to put the information into your long-term memory. In a test (if your memory is keyed visually) you can even use a mental image of the cheat sheet to look something up.
 
bah for any pratical course ( where you do lots of exercies) just do your homework when it's do, redo all of it before the exam so you know the formula and stuff , and revised the answer sheet

for more theoritical course ( where you have to do proofs etc) just study and cram as much info as you can before you can get bored of studying.
i get my worst grades on more theoritical courses but i got a B average after 4 years, so i can't have done that bad
 
I think studying for tests is overrated and it's a myth that you could ever do well by just studying for tests. I believe that you really have to study a little bit at a time day by day. That way, stuff has time to sink in. Cramming doesn't work too well in my opinion.
 
I study for Calculus by:

1) Doing all the problems in the book. Not just the odd #'ed ones he assignes, but the evens too. I do them at least twice each.

2) Make a cheat sheet with all of the formulas on it and study it just before the test.

3) Go over the quiz problems and review problems in the book.

So far this semester I have a 95 on my exam and a 100 on my quiz. Test next week shouldn't be a problem either. And I don't consider Calculus to be my best subject, I'm much better at Algebra and Geometry 😱

For my other classes, I review all quizzes and read the material at least twice, if not three times. Straight A's so far this semester 😀
 
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Worked for me:
- learn over time, cramming right before the test is useless

- do more than just the assigned problems

- for something harder to grasp, try to boil it down and re-write it as a cheat sheet. You can't take the sheet with you but the organizing and restating process will help to put the information into your long-term memory. In a test (if your memory is keyed visually) you can even use a mental image of the cheat sheet to look something up.
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One more:

- any problem you miss on a quiz or exam, always take the time to understand why you missed it and learn what you should have done. Chances are something similar will be on the final, but more important is that you might have missed learning something that other parts of the material build on.
 
Originally posted by: zephyrprime
I think studying for tests is overrated and it's a myth that you could ever do well by just studying for tests. I believe that you really have to study a little bit at a time day by day. That way, stuff has time to sink in. Cramming doesn't work too well in my opinion.
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True.dat... I've been studying my American history and actually thinking about the themes and whatnot, and I actually feel that I have a firm grasp of the class! Calculus on the other hand... still easy but I'm not so sure.
 
Originally posted by: wyvrnAnd I don't consider Calculus to be my best subject, I'm much better at Algebra and Geometry 😱

For my other classes, I review all quizzes and read the material at least twice, if not three times. Straight A's so far this semester 😀
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I liked geometry in high school -- I had a good (and EXTREMELEY difficult) teacher who emphasized proofs and figuring out where all the theorems and postulates come from. While a lot of them were trivial, there were a few that just make you sit down and think...



Thanks for all the tips on studying fellas!

BTW, approximately how many hours do you all study for a huge exam?

 
I just took a Physics (Thermodynamics) and Discrete Mathematics midterm last week (two different midterms) ... didn't do THAT badly on them, but mostly made silly mistakes. The one pieces of advice I have ('cuz i hadn't done any work for either class and only studied a few hours) are these:
when you do study, study hard. Concentrate. Don't let your mind wander.
For tests that involve problem solving (i.e. physics) understand the problem completely before you proceed. A lot of times stuff by understanding it completely you'll be able to learn something that is actually useful on other problems on the midterm. (A LOT of times I would read something on a problem and be like ... wait, the magnetic field inside a sphere is what? oh ... and then flip back and be able to solve a problem).
 
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