How to Study?

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It might help to know the OP's major

The advantage of majoring in math and computer science is that, if you do it right, you hardly have to remember anything. Memorize a few basic facts and derive everything else from them.

If it's uncommon, then put me in the queue. I've never studied.

I will be pursuing a computer science or materials/chemical engineering degree in college. So understanding should be more important than memorizing facts . The issue is that I am totally unpepared for an encounter with a class where I have to work for an A.

Oh, cool, cool

Well like I said, read ahead. When you're in the industry, you probably want to be the person at the table who knows something vital that everyone else doesn't. Always stay on the ball.

With most Engineering degrees, you actually want to do the homework and glance through the textbooks, because it's less about memorizing random facts than knowing where the equations and reference tables are for when you take quizzes and tests. I've only ever taken three or so engineering courses where you couldn't have your textbook out during the exams (Statics, Intro to Environmental Engineering, and Intro to Electrical Engineering). At least, if you want to finish the exams quickly, that is.

Last edited by DNForrest on 25 Aug 2008, 3:25 pm, edited 1 time in total.

I always study in advance and plan way ahead of tests i'm gonna do. I'm very competitive academically so i always want to do the best in my class. I have different ways of studying for each subject for example for geography you have to memorize a load of case studies and facts which, once you've done that makes the subject a breeze and luckily for me it's my ideal study situation.
For something like maths and physics though you have to learn and understand the rules which only now am i beginning to grasp. Which is fortunate as i have a big exam year ahead of me and for me alot of it's going to be fun as ( sad as it sounds) i enjoy doing tests.