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How I: Make Revision Notes

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Textbooks

Tips

Divide your reading into chunks. Breaking it down will help to keep you focused for longer, and let you divide up important information rather than trying to understand it all at once.

Actively read the segment before taking notes. Getting a big picture overview of the text ensures that you can link concepts and know which facts are most relevant.

Use sticky notes to record key information. This is particularly helpful if you can’t write in the book, and will make it easy to colour-code and transfer information to your notes later. 

Paraphrase information from the text. Writing down facts verbatim won’t help you memorize them as much as reworking them into your own words.

Resources

How to Take Notes from a Textbook by @staticsandstationery​

How to Take Notes

Effective Reading and Note Taking

How to Take Book Notes

Taking Notes When Reading

Lectures

Tips

Use shorthand. To maximize the information written down, develop your own form of shorthand and use images often.

Look for a course outline or objectives beforehand. If the lecturer posts any information, use it to guide your note taking and answer the points provided, as they’re the most likely to reappear on tests.

Pay attention to transitional words and gestures. Typically, they indicate that the lecturer is about to move on to a major idea or key point, and that you should listen attentively to whatever follows.

Don’t transcribe the lecture! The point of taking notes is to capture key information, and trying to write down everything the lecturer says won’t allow you to process the most important elements.

Resources

Lecture Note Taking Advice & Signal Words

How to Take Better Lecture Notes

Classes: Notetaking, Listening, Participation

How to Take Notes in Lectures

Taking Notes in Lectures and Seminars

Other Methods

Sketchnotes

A method of taking notes which incorporates doodles, graphics, and fonts that’s great for visual learners

Sketchnote Tips

Guide to Pretty Notes by @theorganisedstudent

An Introduction to Sketchnotes

How to Illustrate Your Notes by @notastudyblryet

Cornell Notes

A very comprehensive note taking method that includes cues and summaries as well as the notes themselves

Semi-Cornell Printable by @sundayscholar

A Guide to the Cornell Note-Taking System by @pensandmachine

How to Study a Textbook Using the Cornell Method

Masterposts

Note Taking Methods by @studyign

Note Taking Masterpost by @study-well

How I Take Notes and Use Them to Study by @briellestudies

Note Taking by @elkstudies

Note Taking Masterpost by @studyli

Hi, I’m a Computer Science and Math major and here’s how I organize my university math notebooks. @hexaneandheels suggested/requested this post. 

First of all, I have different (yet similar) setups for classes falling under two different branches of math, Continuous math and Discrete math. Long story short: Discrete math concerns sets of objects that are countable, and Continuous math concerns sets of objects that are “measurable.” If you’re interested, there are further explanations here, here, and here.

Classes that rely more on continuous math: Calculus, Differential Equations, Real Analysis, Linear Algebra, Trigonometry

Discrete math classes: Discrete Structures, Logic and Proofs, Computability Theory, Number Theory, Graph Theory

MATERIALS

Continuous Math: Graph composition notebook 

Discrete Math: Lined notebook (in my case, Moleskine Volant, but there’s no need for fanciness)

Both: 2- or 4-pocket folder (I prefer Five Star) - to keep worksheets, your work from practice problems, exams, syllabus, scratch paper, and all related class papers

SETUP/LAYOUT

Page 1: Title Page (can include course # and professor)

Page 2-4: Syllabus (printed and taped in)

Page 5-6: Table of Contents

Page 7: First Chapter/Section Title page

Page 8: First Chapter/Section important dates/comments/notes

Page 9: First Section/Lecture

(and so on…)

FEATURES (I ADDED)

numbered pages (bottom left/right corners, see example above)

Headers and new pages for every new subject, with date of lecture (if applicable)

front cover pocket for formulae sheets/notecards (half an envelope, taped with washi tape)

key words underlined in color

blue ink boxes/brackets around practice problems and examples

recitation notes (even if you forget your notebook in recitation, tape them in! they’re so important)

ADVICE FOR UPKEEP

Don’t beat yourself up if your notebook isn’t perfect. Mine certainly aren’t! I only try to maintain enough organization for my notes to be a quick, easy reference when I work problems. If working more problems means sacrificing keeping the table of contents updated, so be it. I’m guilty of this!

BE NEAT, NOT PRETTY. Notice my notes don’t really adhere to the jazzy studyblr trend, and I never rewrite them (I only revisit to touch up/add info). Because they don’t need to! Working problems is the most important thing for success in university mathematics.

Always take notes in recitation to keep in the notebook.

Keep track of questions you have, either in a designated section of your notebook or other notebook. I have another small notebook for questions for all my classes, to use during office hours/reviewing/etc.

Always file class papers in your designated class folder/binder. I carry mine around all the time.

Don’t be afraid of taping notes/papers/etc into your notebook. This practice has been a lifesaver for me when I forget my notes/etc in class and takes notes on a sheet of scratch paper.

11.11.16

oKAY hello my friends it is a tough week and everyone is most likely in for very turbulent ways ahead but in lieu of that i’ve decided to make a spread reminding everyone to stay positive!

“know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.”

I got pretty fed up with looking for words to replace said because they weren’t sorted in a way I could easily use/find them for the right time. So I did some myself.

IN RESPONSE TO Acknowledged Answered Protested

INPUT/JOIN CONVERSATION/ASK Added Implored Inquired Insisted Proposed Queried Questioned Recommended Testified

GUILTY/RELUCTANCE/SORRY Admitted Apologized Conceded Confessed Professed

FOR SOMEONE ELSE Advised Criticized Suggested

JUST CHECKING Affirmed Agreed Alleged Confirmed

LOUD Announced Chanted Crowed

LEWD/CUTE/SECRET SPY FEEL Appealed Disclosed Moaned

ANGRY FUCK OFF MATE WANNA FIGHT Argued Barked Challenged Cursed Fumed Growled Hissed Roared Swore

SMARTASS Articulated Asserted Assured Avowed Claimed Commanded Cross-examined Demanded Digressed Directed Foretold Instructed Interrupted Predicted Proclaimed Quoted Theorized

ASSHOLE Bellowed Boasted Bragged

NERVOUS TRAINWRECK Babbled Bawled Mumbled Sputtered Stammered Stuttered

SUAVE MOTHERFUCKER Bargained Divulged Disclosed Exhorted

FIRST OFF Began

LASTLY Concluded Concurred

WEAK PUSY Begged Blurted Complained Cried Faltered Fretted

HAPPY/LOL Cajoled Exclaimed Gushed Jested Joked Laughed

WEIRDLY HAPPY/EXCITED Extolled Jabbered Raved

BRUH, CHILL Cautioned Warned

ACTUALLY, YOU’RE WRONG Chided Contended Corrected Countered Debated Elaborated Objected Ranted Retorted

CHILL SAVAGE Commented Continued Observed Surmised

LISTEN BUDDY Enunciated Explained Elaborated Hinted Implied Lectured Reiterated Recited Reminded Stressed

BRUH I NEED U AND U NEED ME Confided Offered Urged

FINE Consented Decided

TOO EMO FULL OF EMOTIONS Croaked Lamented Pledged Sobbed Sympathized Wailed Whimpered

JUST SAYING Declared Decreed Mentioned Noted Pointed out Postulated Speculated Stated Told Vouched

WASN’T ME Denied Lied

EVIL SMARTASS Dictated Equivocated Ordered Reprimanded Threatened

BORED Droned Sighed

SHHHH IT’S QUIET TIME Echoed Mumbled Murmured Muttered Uttered Whispered

DRAMA QUEEN Exaggerated Panted Pleaded Prayed Preached

OH SHIT Gasped Marveled Screamed Screeched Shouted Shrieked Yelped Yelled

ANNOYED Grumbled Grunted Jeered Quipped Scolded Snapped Snarled Sneered

ANNOYING Nagged

I DON’T REALLY CARE BUT WHATEVER Guessed Ventured

I’M DRUNK OR JUST BEING WEIRDLY EXPRESSIVE FOR A POINT/SARCASM Hooted Howled Yowled

I WONDER Pondered Voiced Wondered

OH, YEAH, WHOOPS Recalled Recited Remembered

SURPRISE BITCH Revealed

IT SEEMS FAKE BUT OKAY/HA ACTUALLY FUNNY BUT I DON’T WANT TO LAUGH OUT LOUD Scoffed Snickered Snorted

To help move away from summary and toward ANALYSIS, it’s important to incorporate strong verbs into your writing when discussing the writer’s rhetorical choices. Below is a list of verbs that are considered weak (imply summary) and a list of verbs that are considered strong (imply analysis). Strive to use the stronger verbs in your essays to help push yourself away from summary and toward analysis: ex “The writer flatters…” NOT “The writer says…”

Weak Verbs (Summary):

says 

explains

relates 

states 

goes on to say 

shows 

tells 

this quote shows

Strong Verbs (Analysis):

Argues, admonishes, analyzes, compares, contrasts, defines, demonizes, denigrates, describes, dismisses, enumerate, expounds, emphasizes, establishes, flatters, implies, lionizes, lists, minimizes, narrates, praises, processes, qualifies, questions, ridicules, suggests, supports, trivializes, vilifies, warns       

Powerful and Meaningful Verbs to Use in an Analysis (Alternatives to Show): 

Acknowledge, Address, Analyze, Apply, Argue, Assert, Augment

Broaden

Calculate, Capitalize, Characterize, Claim, Clarify,Compare, Complicate, Confine, Connect, Consider, Construct, Contradict, Correct, Create, Convince, Critique

Declare, Deduce, Defend, Demonstrate, Deny, Describe, Determine, Differentiate, Disagree, Discard, Discover, Discuss, Dismiss, Distinguish, Duplicate

Elaborate, Emphasize, Employ, Enable, Engage, Enhance, Establish, Evaluate, Exacerbate, Examine, Exclude, Exhibit, Expand, Explain, Exploit, Express, Extend

Facilitate, Feature, Forecast, Formulate, Fracture

Generalize, Group, Guide

Hamper, Hypothesize

Identify, Illuminate, Illustrate, Impair, Implement, Implicate, Imply, Improve, Include, Incorporate, Indicate, Induce, Initiate, Inquire, Instigate, Integrate, Interpret, Intervene, Invert, Isolate

Justify

Locate, Loosen

Maintain, Manifest, Manipulate, Measure, Merge, Minimize, Modify, Monitor

Necessitate, Negate, Nullify

Obscure, Observe, Obtain, Offer, Omit, Optimize, Organize, Outline, Overstate

Persist, Point out, Possess, Predict, Present, Probe, Produce, Promote, Propose, Prove, Provide

Qualify, Quantify, Question

Realize, Recommend, Reconstruct, Redefine, Reduce, Refer, Reference, Refine, Reflect, Refute, Regard, Reject, Relate, Rely, Remove, Repair, Report, Represent, Resolve, Retrieve, Reveal, Revise

Separate, Shape, Signify, Simulate, Solve, Specify, Structure, Suggest, Summarize, Support, Suspend, Sustain

Tailor, Terminate, Testify, Theorize, Translate

Undermine, Understand, Unify, Utilize

Validate, Vary, View, Vindicate

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Studying for my test of Greek tomorrow! This test is so important and I only started yesterday! 🙊🏵

Oh yeah tomorrow we get all our results of the past months…

I really hope to get 80%! 🍂🐻 I can’t wait! I’ll tell you all about it tomorrow!

[ 29th September 2016 ] hello hello!! Here are my bullet journal spreads for September + a monthly for October! I’ve been crazy busy revising for IG’s next month and all i want to do is wrap myself into a human burrito ;-;;;