studying for this
zordon
lectures help or is it basically you either know it or you don't kind
of test? I'm guessing the best way to study for this is to reread all
the lecture notes and go over previous exams.
Greg
Pretty please come to class!
Reading lecture notes is decidedly not a good idea. Nor is going over
previous exams.
Pretty-please form a study group including you and 2-3 other people.
Try to guess what the exam will be like. In the context of this,
review the course material as a whole, in the perspective of the
semester. Then, discuss the material and what types of questiosn we
can be ask -- and what is likely to be tested and what is not.
Spend a good week or two developing sample questions based on the
material. As you do, submit them to this forum. We'll let you know
what we think of them. So, you are dynamically learning more-andmore
about the exam -- making your preparation more and more focused.
Then, for those that we think have value -- work your way through
them. Meet with your study group to discuss your answers. If you need
help with any speciifc topic, see one of the course straff, email us,
or email the staff list.
dc
to prepare for this final?
Greg
Honestly, I can't think of a better way to prepare for the exam than
practicing and discussion. To practice, you need problems. To discuss
things, you need peers.
One big observation we've had as teachiers is that nearly 100% of the
students with whom we discuss poor test performance who report
significant preparation report "reading/studying notes", "reading/
studying the textbook" as their primary preparation methods.
Those who perform well ont he exams constantly report "programming all
sorts of things", "testing everything in code". And, many of them
report "studying with friends", and further report that they challenge
each other with questions and problems, or actually write them out.
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