Study tips?

[bookmaven]

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Hi All,

I'll be taking Physics and Biochemistry this fall amongst a 17 credit load.

I tried taking both classes during my undergrad about 14 years ago and never figured out how to study for these classes and ended up with a W, an F, and a U on my transcripts.

I KNOW I am capable of learning this stuff, and I am HIGHLY motivated this time around.

How did you learn Physics and/or Biochemistry? Do you have any study tips you would care to share?

Thank you!

 

[Nasrudin]

Hi All,

I'll be taking Physics and Biochemistry this fall amongst a 17 credit load.

I tried taking both classes during my undergrad about 14 years ago and never figured out how to study for these classes and ended up with a W, an F, and a U on my transcripts.

I KNOW I am capable of learning this stuff, and I am HIGHLY motivated this time around.

How did you learn Physics and/or Biochemistry? Do you have any study tips you would care to share?

Thank you!

With that load you will have to be precise wit your studying. You'll have to be wicked cunning with figuring how and what each of your instructors test.

Best of luck.

 

[Non-TradTulsa]

Physics: Work every problem you possibly can. Physics is mastering new problem-solving skills, not memorization.

Biochemistry: Devote an hour or two to this every night.

Best of luck!

 

[boko0123]

ooh, i'll be taking physics and biochem this fall, too same boat (except i'm only taking 12 credits) failed physics, and then made a C in undergrad (stinky engineering physics ...), and now im thankfully a little more mature and motivated. i plan on doing lots of problems, re-working them until every step makes sense. it helped a lot for orgo.

good luck!

 

[bookmaven]

well, 2 credits are for a speed reading class, and one is for "fitness" - lol

Sure I can "devote 2 hours a night" to biochem and use those two hours doing what? read the book?

need more input please 🙂

 

[queenbee]

i knew that my professor would use problems either from the textbook or from class, so i made sure i understood how to tackle those problems. the tricky thing is that the professor may add a little "twist" to the exam problems to really see if you understand the concepts. this made it impossible to just memorize how to answer a problem, but tested whether you really understood the concept.

the best strategy i had was to do as many problems in the textbook, redo problems he went over in class, and also did problems on-line that were offered from the textbook.

good luck! you def have to be diligent and do not fall behind in doing problems!

 

[njbmd]

Hi All,

I'll be taking Physics and Biochemistry this fall amongst a 17 credit load.

I tried taking both classes during my undergrad about 14 years ago and never figured out how to study for these classes and ended up with a W, an F, and a U on my transcripts.

I KNOW I am capable of learning this stuff, and I am HIGHLY motivated this time around.

How did you learn Physics and/or Biochemistry? Do you have any study tips you would care to share?

Thank you!

Just be sure that you give both of these classes (and you other classes) the amount of study/problem solving time that they require. At the first sign of trouble, unload something if you can. The rule of thumb for study time is 2 hours outside of class for every hour in class and 1.5 hours outside class for every hour in lab. Set yourself a daily study schedule, preview and prepare each lecture and lab and make sure that you master the material by whatever works for you.

Seventeen credit hours of excellent work can be a nice application booster but 17 credit hours of mediocre work can tank you quickly. Just be sure to work for quality and reduce the quantity if you work quality begins to suffer.

 

[Pekoe]

Don't skip your fitness class. Several years ago when I got into yoga, everything came together for me intellectually. I was dancing and doing yoga and for whatever reason, classes that had made no sense to me (Japanese and some lower math classes.) My yoga teacher said that most of his students had this happen to them and it has to do with the brain reworking itself. When you go to your fitness class, don't be thinking about your other class work-- but notice what pops into your head as you work out.

Don't let yourself worry about one class while you study for another. Be in the moment as much as you can be. Get with study groups. The more you use the language of the classes, the more natural they will become.