I take notes during class, practice exercise questions at home and compile it to a super note for exams. This doesn't require much effort and works very well. But I loved your method as well.
I struggle to take notes in class. I have to come home and just read through the textbook and make notes. They look nice and neat, but I end up spending a tonne of unreasonable effort for that and too much time. I don't get the chance to do exercises. Now I decided that I will simply audio record the lectures. I don't know how effective it will be.
@@xDNicoGamesxD So I don't make notes from the textbook anymore. I just rewatch the video of a lecture, make notes and it only takes me 1.5 hrs instead of 4 hrs of reading through 30 pages of textbook and making notes. Then I just spend the saved time for practicing problems. I realized that such subjects like Calculus and Fluid Mech are best learnt by solving problems rather than taking notes. I don;t bother about notes that much anymore and just tackle the problems.
I'm currently in my final year of mechanical engineering but I've lost my touch to study due to depression. So far, I've only barely passed my modules for my previous years. So, thank you for this video. I will update this comment in April/May and hopefully I will have passed with the best marks possible. Update (21st November 2022): I've begun my first semester in October and I've gone through some depressive episodes due to me starting university at week 5 and the onslaught of deadlines. But I'm happy to say that I've not given up right now. I'm still fighting strong and I've realized that engineering does require intelligence to a certain degree, but a lot of grit and perseverance. Update 2 (29th November 2022): I had a depressive episode that lasted for 3 days despite there being a group work submission on 1st December 2022. I underestimated the importance of eating the right foods, exercise and following a routine in general. I don't know how much of this episode is my fault. But if I keep thinking about that and keep beating myself over the mistakes that I've done, I'm just to going to spiral into depressive episodes far worse than this one. I'm going to try and keep moving forward and treat these failures as lessons. Update 3 (3rd June 2023): Sorry for small delay (lol). I was able to complete everything but 2 papers. Currently preparing to write them in August and then I will receive my graduation certificate by October to November. One thing I've learned is that I need to keep trying no matter what. Even a small attempt is a win. Also, ego doesn't have any business when you learn something. It's a very hard pill that I'm still trying to swallow, but for true progress to happen you have to keep asking questions, no matter how dumb they are. Thank you guys for the encouragement, hope you all succeed with any challenge going on in your life. I will, hopefully, update this comment once in a while. I will definitely update it when I get my certificate. FINAL UPDATE (27th October 2023): I've received my results a week ago and I'm happy to say that I got 3.75 GPA. I was hoping for a 4, but I'm very happy nonetheless. It was an already hard journey which was made even harder with my mental health problems, but I'm here now, with a huge weight of expectations taken from my shoulders. Now moving onto the next chapter and new challenges in my life, trying to beat imposter syndrome (which might be never) and getting myself a job. Engineering was a very challenging course but it humbled me in a good way. I'm slowly starting to develop a mindset where I'm willing to try new things in life, no matter the challenge. I might stumble and struggle really hard but hopefully my memories of studying this course can provide me with some motivation to keep moving forward. I hope my story can inspire one of you out there who's going through some difficult times due to mental health issues. Trust me, it will get better, no matter how much your mind tells you it doesn't. Look out for yourself and keep doing something that gets your mind jogging everyday. If possible, keep in touch with the people close to you, eat healthy, exercise and don't be too hard on yourself if you relapse and aren't too productive. The progress of recovery will be slow but will be very noticeable in a few months time. Good luck.
I just started my engineering college ( 1st sem ) one month ago and I was really clueless on how to begin. Each person suggested me something different and I was very confused. This video gave me a clear idea and all the tips you gave sound so practical. I am going to follow this right away. Thank you so much!!
This is one of the few note taking videos which actually go through the actual note - taking process in a way that I can understand and implement. I have made notes on how to take notes haha. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for these note taking tips! I am a first year electrical engineering student and had no idea how to properly take notes and now everything seems so clear after doing this method! Saving lives man
Wow!! I am going into engineering this fall and this video has me feeling a lot more confident in my note taking ability without an iPad or a touchscreen of some sort! Very well explained and the clarification between studying for math and physics compared to memorization was distinct and well taught! Thanks!
Freshman majoring in Electrical Engineering. I have to say that I was steered away by a lot of the stereotypes that surround engineering students. Because of your videos I feel confident in my ability to learn the material in engineering. Thank you for all of your videos man, you opened my mind more than anyone on here. Not only are you very smart and knowledgeable, you’re also giving potential engineers very useful information. You have a sort of vibe to you that kind of sets me at ease when I think i’m not smart enough to be an engineer. I’ve been watching your videos ever since I thought engineering sounded like a cool idea and had no idea what it was about. Thank you so much for all your work
Really great tips! I would add that the lecture shouldn't be the first time learning about the material. I look ahead in the book or watch a quick RU-vid video on what will be covered that day beforehand and take notes if I have time. I've found I get more out of the lecture and will already know which concepts I have questions about
In addition to what he said, my method is to use the word register on the back of textbook and write down the key words from the register for each chapter. Then the day before the lecture I would use dictionary and internet to understand what the words mean, what the topic is all about and what formulas are used for the coming lecture. On the lecture day I would be familiar with the subject and I would focus on understanding and my notes would be to create a mind map during lecture and add more words that explain things. Focus on understanding, fill the detail later.
This is really good advice! It shows you've built it on top of a lot of self-observation and reflection on what works for you and what doesn't. This is a deeply personal process and very hard to teach others. The other day I overlooked one of my students just straight up hand-copy my lecture slides…
I was also thinking a lot about buying an iPad for my note taking but i couldn't afford it at this moment so I thought that there couldn't be any other option to take notes during my college but luckily I found out your video and this has really given me a good idea, and has really given me a broader vision on note taking and maintaining them, thanks man. Good luck!
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This one is an extremely valuable video. I've been following this process for a couple of years now, and it works perfectly. In simple words, it's like creating a textbook of your own - which is fun. I wanna add another point. After compiling everything inside the notebook, and before starting the Active Recall - I prefer to draw one (or multiple if necessary) Spider Diagram - where I connect all the topics and their sub-topics accordingly. This one helps me to connect the ideas and to prepare via the AR Step without looking at the notes.
First time here on your channel, and it really helped me! I am a first year mechanical engineering student, who just started out, and this was the video I exactly needed! Really good tips! Thanks a lot!
you just saved life thanks man I have an official exam in say 4 months and I've been going practically no where with my studies though I put in the hours so this is coming at a time when I really needed it so thanks
Thanks dude for the tips. I’m starting uni ( mechanical engineering ) next week and I don’t have those fancy iPads so this is some seriously life changing tips.
Mechanical Engg here, man, you are sooo me, I require this kind of rigorous note taking process for exams and understanding the courses well. Reading out loud is just better for me but people around in hostel i live, hate it and claim it as cramming but it works for me. Love from India, bro!✌ You are really helpful and your other videos just lit!🔥
I’m from India too !!! And I’m lowkey scared how I will manage to study out loud in hostel without disturbing my roommates when I’ll start engineering next year :(
Starting now the theory of Industrial Engineering, I believe this is going to help me a lot. Altough the learning method is something very personal, Tamer fairly supported the whole with some scientific datas. Thanks from Germany
Bro!! I am a Computer Science & Engineering student and I take notes a lot. The thing you said about lecturers barely giving enough time to write anything was super relatable. But because of online classes I get to record the whole class so that's not a problem for now at least. Got to learn a lot from this video. Thank you and keep it up😊
@@iside2373 No. Actually, this is a combination of both CS and Engineering. The curriculum of CS is purely based on software. On the other hand, the curriculum of CSE includes both software and hardware(firmware also). So we get to learn the technical skills of both sides(programming and networking).
well i got into this video searching for a way to figure out my note plan . Turns out i do exactly what you say in the video .Really glad i am doing good! Especially the part with the questions about what you dont get and visualize stuff , as an electrical engineering student it really helps out .
I'm trying to decide what to major in. So I like to look at what kind of notes people are taking to see if it is something I would be interested it. Don't know if anyone else does this, but I find it very helpful.
I am computer engineering freshman and you have no idea how you helped a lot !😧I found your channel in the beginning of my classes and I was very confused to how i would take efficient notes and all plus I was finding some difficult in some subjects,but I watched this video and I could organize and study very ,VERY and VERY well .I did 93.4% in Calculus 1 subject,thank you so much !!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️I was very lost you have no idea I even wanted to gave up because no study technique was working,once gain THANK YOU SO MUCH. Btw your hands are beautiful 😂
Haha I’m glad this video helped u :) If you ever have any questions about engineering...feel free to ask and thanks for complimenting my hands haha 😂 never got that before lol
I am a 3rd year BS civil engineering student and all the lessons I have stored in my mind so far are mostly messy. I am ambitious but I have poor and unorganized learning techniques so I never end up achieving my goals. I love this man! This video made me realize where to start fixing my bad study habits.
Well your obviously doing something right your on your third year I’m only a senior in high school but since you’ve come so far I wouldn’t be the so hard on your self just keep on pushing and stay determined👍🏽
I wish I found this before I started my first year in engineering! Very helpful, will keep these in mind going into my second year and for the rest of my program! Thank you
I think this was one of your best video yet! Love your content 😁 could you please do more video like these plz🙃 I’m beginning to study mechanical engineering next year!
thank you so much for this video! I was trying to find videos that would help my boyfriends motivation with his career in engineering so, This video was of so much help!
I do the same thing too, but I would like some insight. When I compile everything in my supernotes, I often end up putting some of the same notes that are in my initial notes too, so I feel like I'm wasting time. What do you do to get over this feeling?
This process is so cool! I'm an environmental eng student at Waterloo. My question is, how do you find the time to go through all these steps for your classes on top of all the assignments and things?
To fit everything in, I just schedule my studying days in my calendar. I also make sure to prioritize focusing on the concepts that confuse me. Also, the note-taking process I shared, I mainly use for really confusing courses that require lots of memorization like materials science. For courses like physics and calculus, I have rough notes and put more emphasis on doing assignments and practice problems
Today was my third class of undergrad uni and i had been struggling so much, the proffessors barely give us any time to write anything down at all and i was also wondering if i was supposed to write the power point presentations down as well. but anyways this helped a lot.
Yea that’s completely normal. You shouldn’t write down the PowerPoint presentation since u already have it. Just write down only a few things from class that aren’t available online or as much as u can.
I just prioritize what’s important to me and I create to do lists and calendars for all the tasks I need to accomplish. Plus, online university is more chill than regular university, so I have more time to create these videos
im florest eng and this video really gave me ideas of how take your notes to my life, i make some changes but keep the essence of yours. thanks so much
i'm in my first year of engineering, not sure for mech or electrical. this video gave me a lot of ideas, and also made me feel better about how i take my math notes. i also use paper and pen, and i think it helps memory a lot.
I'm pretty late, but being a computer engineer, study streamer, working at an internship. Notes are important, I have a solid system but your view point is super correct, I have the latest ipad, but pen and paper always wins at the end :) and you proved that straight to the point. You earned a subscriber
everyone reading this trust me, an ipad will def help make studying so much more enjoyable. yes it cost a good chunk of money but i think it worth it. im in civil eng and its insanely helpful and ur notes will be way more organized than ur paper notes
A lot of the tips in this video can also be used if u take notes on an iPad. If u prefer iPad and it makes it more enjoyable, then go for it. It’s always important to find what works best for you.
It's amazing. I'm from Argentina and I'm a mechatronic engineering student. I see your notes about linear algebra and they are quite similar of mines. Also, in materials science, my teacher told us the same example of the statue of liberty and the oxidation-reduction reactions of copper.
Im joining college in the next month and I was very worried about these things. Thankyou so much for this video! I'll surely be able to do so now (ps some good sources for cs engineering?) Thankyou once again. Ananya 💜
Even when we're surrounded with all this technology, I still rely on my hand taken notes. Some people get the idea is not that useful, but if you will in the process to write you focus more and think on what you're doing, plus you retain on a way the information instead of just watch a video without take any notes At least, that's how I see it :)
I am a student of Materials Science And Engineering. Thanks for such a useful video. Specially the way you talked about Materials Science note taking process is really helpful.
Great tips! I always seen videos on note taking for medicine students and students of other subjects but never engineering, so this is a good video! I think writing on paper is still amazing and you don't need a fancy iPad, that being said I did buy an iPad for my 3rd year of undergrad to take notes just so I don't have so much paper lying around!
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Thank you so much Tamer, God bless you so much Amen. I am also an engineering student in Africa Ghana actually. I am in my first year but the hot waves passing warns me of alot. I hope in applying what you have shared and some personal strategies to excel in the programme God willing. I look forward to update this comment testifying the tremendous results ahead. I know it would not be easy but i would make it by God's Grace 🙏
Thank you for all your videos! They really helped me in my research for engineering! Just finished first year in medicine, but am switching programs to pursue engineering😁
I am doing bridge course for engineering currently. From feb next year I will be doing actual engineering. It’s great to see your video and ideas on note taking. Thanks mate
Best tips are to have the same type of notebook like 3:43, ones where you can move the pages in any order, so in those you can have a bunch of messy drafts, then just organize and replace them any time. Having a big screen phone/tablet with a pen works exactly as good, but the notebook is definitely cheaper, and more accessible in sunny weather/ off the grid, etc. I usually just scan the pages to access them digitally And the second tip, to draw any figures/devices/images that you're reading about, that really helps you to remember every part of it. For example, I drew an air conditioner 4 years ago just out of boredom while waiting in line, and it made me look up how it works to understand how to draw some parts better, it took me 10 minutes tops and I can still draw it by memory with no practice or anything. Also, there's one tool, it's not for everyone but it's called Feather Wiki and it's like an html file that has all of the frontend done and you can just get straight to filling it out, like a personal wiki. I have way too many sources of information and I'm studying way too many fields at once and this is the only way that actually works for organizing something this messy. I'm planning to also upgrade it later when it's really huge, with an AI search tool, probably not LLM, something very strict to the book
