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Cygnus_A
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I think this is the best forum to post in, if not, feel free to move it (maybe career guidance?).
Over the course of my undergrad/grad studies I have found that I never look back at notes that I take. This is almost certainly a problem -- not in that I get all my info from books, but rather that I have trouble collecting information in a useful way. So my questions are twofold:
(1) What materials do you use to take notes and organize information? Do you use compost books? Binders? Do you have a filing cabinet with related printed publications, or do you read them on an iPad? Do you keep all of your calculations and personal research on paper? How often do you use them?
(2) How do you actually take your notes to make them useful? Do you separate your practice calculations from your informational notes? Do you avoid making calculations in notes and just highlight the steps, or do you have full-fledged pages of math that you actually review and reflect upon?
Anything that you find useful in your research may be useful for me :)
Over the course of my undergrad/grad studies I have found that I never look back at notes that I take. This is almost certainly a problem -- not in that I get all my info from books, but rather that I have trouble collecting information in a useful way. So my questions are twofold:
(1) What materials do you use to take notes and organize information? Do you use compost books? Binders? Do you have a filing cabinet with related printed publications, or do you read them on an iPad? Do you keep all of your calculations and personal research on paper? How often do you use them?
(2) How do you actually take your notes to make them useful? Do you separate your practice calculations from your informational notes? Do you avoid making calculations in notes and just highlight the steps, or do you have full-fledged pages of math that you actually review and reflect upon?
Anything that you find useful in your research may be useful for me :)