Hi Adriaan, I use a checklist: - 'ADEPT' mnemonic to build understanding (Analogy, Diagram, Example, Plain English, Technical Definition ) - Categorise - mindmap / sketchnotes, showing how all concepts are related; add more as they are learned - Spaced reps - start reviewing the day after first learning concept (months before exam) with increased intervals. - Testing / deliberate practice / retrieval - flashcards; I use anki which also manages spaced repetition. - Interleave - mix concepts up to more closely simulate exams and demand different methods to solve. - Teach to check knowledge (Feynman tech) - Like giving a lecture to an empty room (or my wife if she's unlucky!) - Simulate assessment as closely as possible - prac exams; in same place the exam will be, for same time etc. I'm enjoying this new genre of videos, thanks.
@@AdriaanVanNiekerk I have, but I generally break it down in to a procedure or checklist of steps that need to be performed; otherwise it gets tricky as each problem tends to be different. This is what I struggle with, not the formulae or subject matter or theory, but which methods to use. I try to address this with flowcharts but it can get messy quickly - I tend to just bias practice problems. How do you approach it?
@@nickwhitaker1243 I kept Anki for theory only content (predominantly manufacturing and materials) but I liked the spaced repetition functionality of Anki and throught it would be cool to have practise problems being kicked out at set intervals. Then again the problems don't change and the risk is there that you just memorise the method to solve the problem, thus defeating the whole purpose. I can see how the method flowcharts can get messy quickly. I always write down what is given and what is required and then work my way backwards until I calculated all the unknowns to get to the answer asked for. The problem with this is that you need to be quite familiar with the equations that you can use (which I guess is a bit of theory that can be put into Anki???)
@@cher4057 those two subjects can get really tricky. Does your uni have some extra classes or tutorials for those subjects? Maybe it might be good to chat to your lecturer on what you can do to help you pass them?
