How do you study

[pepocho]

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[amazing tekkers]

For physics, calc, and chem I just do practice problems after reading the chapters, I also try to get an understanding of the concepts being taught. Some of the lectures are useless but I still attend because I have nothing better to do with my life. Study guides help.

 

[La Presse]

I open the book and I scan my eyes, causing me to read words.

 

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[The Buff OP]

How do I study? Like a boss!

 

[Aerus]

For classes like Physics or Calculus, practice problems are key. For memorization classes, repetition. Flashcards may help, but everyone has their own way.

 

[QuantumQuark]

I like Anki for pure memorization classes. I usually don't go to lecture, but if I do I just write down the concepts the professor is trying to explain in detail so that I can go home and learn them on my own for the test. Other than that practice problems and reading the textbook to understand concepts / YouTube videos.

 

[Body Habitus]

I tried Anki out my last semester for biochem, and while it was very time consuming I don't think there is a better optimized way for content heavy classes. I also demoed recording lectures and listening to them sped up (also had to go to classes for pop quizes...) and found that it was extraordinarily useful. It seems hardcore but when you realize lectures are only often ~100 wpm and the average reader handles ~200 wpm it doesn't sound that crazy - and spoken language is usually less complex than written text. I did engineering undergrad and agree with others about any math based course - practice problems. But I also generally make condensed notes based on lectures/textbooks.

 

[mcloaf]

In undergrad for bio stuff I would take notes and then rewrite them all more clearly and read them a bunch of times before exams. For math/ochem/physics it was all about practice problems. Those approaches served me very well, but of course others preferred different methods.

In med school I've changed things a bit since writing and rewriting notes is too time consuming for this much material. Now I just read study guides made by classmates and do flashcards, supplemented by my school's online histo and anatomy resources.