The Fundamental Theory

• Attend each class
  • Know the lecture topic
  • Collect announcements
  • Watch the lecture in the school you enrolled in
    • as opposed to a different school
    • because the lecture may not be in a science book
• Turn in all your assignments on time
• Beware foreign policy
  • something that other people know that you don't
  • some kind of fundamental error in studying or time management
    • everything doesn't happen twice

The Secondary Theory

• Put in 20-30 hours of homework per week (based on 4 classes)
  • Divide the 20 hours over the week
    • and watch naps disappear when you meet the daily quota
  • Cramming does not apply to the 20 hours
    • Apply an estimated portion of regular time
  • Late does not apply to the 20 hours
    • Some kind of penalty for late hour? (+1 hour)
  • If an assignment doesn't fit into the 20 hours, beware of deadlines
    • Ensure every assignment has a deadline
    • If an assignment is 20+ hours, divide it over weeks
      • possibly in addition to the 20 hours
• Write down your assignments in some kind of planner
• Start your assignments early
  • Plan extra time when scheduling assignments
    • but too much time can be a waste of time
      • when you take too many breaks and now you are out of time
      • when you don't have a time limit and just waste time
  • Don't wait until the end
    • If you wait until end
      • you have no time to learn extra
      • you have no time to correct mistakes
    • Procrastination is a trick like skipping your classes
      • you don't learn little new things
      • you don't have time to fix little things
      • you don't have time to ask for help
• Pace yourself on large assignments
  • Spend equal time on a series of projects you design
  • Create start and end dates if there is no timeline
  • Write your goals/deadlines on a calendar
• Turn in late work ASAP!

The Tertiary Theory

• If the assigned problems/labs seem difficult (solving takes so long), you need to do more of them
• If the class is easy, don't start doing less work
  • and enjoy a maintaing a higher grade
• Takes notes in books
  • Make a formula sheet for solution classes
  • Just takes notes in book in lecture classes
• + Explain a computer error if your output is wrong +

The Apple Theory

• Ask for the solutions to make conversation
• Find a study group to pass foreign policy
• Study in the department lounge or lab
• Asks students a year ahead about foreign policy
  • Which classes are more difficult
  • Ask different people to compare perspectives
  • Ask for one piece of information that you can't guess
  • Ask about the classes they took your year
• Read the book and answer questions in the lecture when there are no test and quizzes

The Turtle Method

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The Self-Correction Method

• Problem: Your study method fails when
  • you have late work
  • you earned a low score
• Solution: Write an incident report with
  • the incident, date, etc.
  • why the incident happened
  • some way to prevent the problem
    • think of anything that helps if you can't change the problem
    • if you see deja vu, double check your solution

The Final Theory

• Look for more work when
  • you don't get an A on the test
  • you can't solve the homework
    • because you actually started early enough to ask for help
• How do you make the A in every class?
  • Don't do less if you find you are doing too much
  • Find a way to achieve 110%