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in the rye
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Hey everyone,
I am beginning calculus 2 and physics this coming semester. I am not very anxious about learning the material, as it seems concepts typically develop overtime. However, I have a huge issue with retaining material. Previously, I've basically worked multiple practice problems until the ideas stuck and solving problems became intuitive. But, this last semester, I realized while this is effective short-term, it is not long-term, and it isn't a very efficient way of studying. I could spend 20+ hrs/wk on Calculus 1 homework just to reinforce basic ideas. Conceptually, I seem to get the material, it's just with REMEMBERING that I have trouble with.
This tends to be a big issue for me with more memorization-based classes like softer sciences. I actually can end up spending more time on these courses than my conceptual course loads (chemistry, math, etc.) solely because I can't retain the information.
I have a few weeks before classes begin, but the anxiety is already kicking in. Do you have any general techniques that you apply which work for you? For memorization, I typically just make flash cards and use rote memorization. With math, I typically practice, practice, practice. But, I've noticed that OVER practicing makes me kind of use an algorithm, or recollecting a similar problem in order to solve new problems. That is, if I over practice it is no longer conceptual, but just purely computational.
Thanks =/
I am beginning calculus 2 and physics this coming semester. I am not very anxious about learning the material, as it seems concepts typically develop overtime. However, I have a huge issue with retaining material. Previously, I've basically worked multiple practice problems until the ideas stuck and solving problems became intuitive. But, this last semester, I realized while this is effective short-term, it is not long-term, and it isn't a very efficient way of studying. I could spend 20+ hrs/wk on Calculus 1 homework just to reinforce basic ideas. Conceptually, I seem to get the material, it's just with REMEMBERING that I have trouble with.
This tends to be a big issue for me with more memorization-based classes like softer sciences. I actually can end up spending more time on these courses than my conceptual course loads (chemistry, math, etc.) solely because I can't retain the information.
I have a few weeks before classes begin, but the anxiety is already kicking in. Do you have any general techniques that you apply which work for you? For memorization, I typically just make flash cards and use rote memorization. With math, I typically practice, practice, practice. But, I've noticed that OVER practicing makes me kind of use an algorithm, or recollecting a similar problem in order to solve new problems. That is, if I over practice it is no longer conceptual, but just purely computational.
Thanks =/