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How to Remember All that Stuff. Prepared for Plant Physiology Works for any class. Organize the Information. Arrange in units Understand relationships Then memorize details. Memorize This. 15 Dots Position Color Letter Letter orientation View Take notes Reproduce (Quiz). P. A. E.
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How to RememberAll that Stuff Prepared for Plant Physiology Works for any class
Organize the Information • Arrange in units • Understand relationships • Then memorize details
Memorize This • 15 Dots • Position • Color • Letter • Letter orientation • View • Take notes • Reproduce (Quiz)
Describe what you saw • Dot position? • Letters? • Letter orientation? • Colors?
Pattern H R A A P E P Y Y W E N
Easy to • Understand relationship • Memorize the details • Describe • To yourself (notes, studying) • To others • On a test
Get the order right • Start with simple relationships • Cause Phenomenon Consequences • Light Stomatal opening Photosynthesis • Write out all important relationships • Then combine relationships
Map out complex relationships • Annotate diagrams • Light, photosynthesis, stomatal opening • Nouns first, then verbs Light Level controls controls controls Photosynthesis Stomatal RateOpening Ci controls
Communicate • Write it down (diagrams) • Explain it to others • Tests require you to communicate • Communicating to others increases • Understanding (yours and theirs) • Retention of information • Interpersonal skills
Do these things and… • You will learn a valuable skill • You will save time • You will do better in the course • You will remember things longer • The course will be more interesting • Your life will be more interesting
From Former Student • My first PP class -- 1985 • Now dentist (Rene Dutkowski) • “Plant physiology is the kind of class that prepares you for dental school or medical school or pharmacy school. It teaches you how to study.” • She still remembers all kinds of information