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Study Tips. It Isn’t Easy But We Can Do It. Overall Study Tips. Attend every class Keep up Work: For each class hour need 15-20 minutes reviewing previous material 60-90 minutes homework 15-20 minutes previewing new material Be a good listener Take good notes Ask specific questions
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Study Tips It Isn’t Easy But We Can Do It
Overall Study Tips • Attend every class • Keep up • Work: For each class hour need • 15-20 minutes reviewing previous material • 60-90 minutes homework • 15-20 minutes previewing new material • Be a good listener • Take good notes • Ask specific questions • Practice until homework problems are routine
Preparing For An Exam • Do not cram • Do not memorize • Strive to maximize understanding of the concepts • Know important definitions, theorems, and methods and how to apply them • Make and take a practice test • Strive to “second guess” the exam questions
Taking An Exam • Do the simple things first • “Be quick but don’t hurry” • Strive to answer every question • Don’t spend to much time on any one question • Show all work • Check for careless errors • Be rational • Relax • “Success comes from the peace of mind of knowing that you have given it your best”
Success “At G-d’s footstool to confess, A poor soul knelt and bowed his head. I failed, he cried. The master said, thou did thy best . . . That is success.”