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On Note Taking

On Note Taking. How to make good notes. Challenge: Be Brief. Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity Albert Einstein was a German-born physicist who came up with new ideas on space, time, energy and matter

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On Note Taking

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  1. On Note Taking How to make good notes

  2. Challenge: Be Brief • Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity • Albert Einstein was a German-born physicist who came up with new ideas on space, time, energy and matter • One such idea is his theory of relativity: the speed of light is constant (always the same), but time and space are NOT constant (they change). Space and time are relative to the speed of light • Time will be less if traveling at the speed of light or faster • THE UNIVERSE IS UNCERTAIN!

  3. Why take notes • Encode information: material you make (i.e. your own notes) is more easily remembered by your brain. Also, you begin to learn and memorize as you write your notes • External storage: notes serve as a place to keep knowledge and information for later review

  4. How to make notes • Do your assigned readings • You are prepared to understand what’s important • You can be brief • Pay attention; listen/read carefully • Write your notes in your own words • Be brief • Do not copy the presentation verbatim • Write key words and shortened phrases • Use symbols and/or abbreviations • Be accurate • Write down key/main ideas, points, theories, examples, definitions

  5. Being Brief • Don’t write everything down; don’t just copy the slide • You’ll remember/understand your own words more than someone else’s • “It must invariably be assumed in Moscow that the aims of the capitalist world are antagonistic to the Soviet regime, and therefore to the interests of the peoples it controls” –from Sources of Soviet Conduct by X • Soviet gov’t will always see capitalists as being against them; b/c they commies

  6. Being Brief • Write key words and shortened phrases Korean War • Korea free from Japs after WWII • Divided at 38thparal • North K: USSR • South K: USA Korean War • Korea had been taken over and ruled by Japan from 1910 to 1945 • At the end of WWII, Japanese troops to the north of Korea surrendered to the Soviets while Japanese troops to the south surrendered to the Americans • Zone occupied by the Americans (south of 38th parallel) became the Republic of Korea • Zone occupied by the Soviets (north of 38th parallel) became the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

  7. Being Brief • Symbols and abbreviations • Colors, doodles

  8. Being Accurate • Boil it down to the main ideas/points, plus only the words that will help you remember • Listen for cues (clues): this is important… the main reason(s)… an example of this is… • Sum up what that slide was about Brinkmanship • Brinkmanship (change from containment): Prevent the spread of communism by promising/threatening to use all force, including nuclear weapons • Willing to go to the brink of war • Expanded Air Force, Navy, and Army • Built up nuclear weapons programs Brinkmanship: to keep commies from spreading; or will use nukes

  9. Use them! • Keep them handy and organized • Read them, add to them if necessary

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