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One way to study for Bio112: (this is not the ONLY way to study for Bio112,
but it is one strategy that has worked for others.)
1. Preview the chapter of material for a class before coming to class. Chapters
to be covered are in the syllabus.
2. Come to class.
3. Take notes in class in black or blue pen leaving plenty of white space
around for filling in details later. Include the lecture outline in your
notes.
4. Review your notes and, in blue or black pen (whichever you did not use
for the original notes), fill in extra details you recall from the lecture
but weren't able to write down during lecture time.
5. Review your notes and label sections of the notes with headings drawn
from the lecture outline. Note which concepts are still unclear to you.
6. Read the chapter in the book. Use the book to fill in gaps in your understanding
of the topics covered in lecture. Review each figure and make sure they make
sense to you. Taking notes on the book, making outlines of the material in
the book, and/or redrawing the figures are all strategies that can help you
learn and retain the information there. The book is detailed and thick, so
if you can't learn it all, know best what we cover most.
7. Form study groups and quiz each other, reviewing all concepts from the
lecture and book and vocabulary from lecture and book. (The book includes
new vocabulary words in boldface print.)
8. Along with the other questions you get from the book and you create yourselves,
try the study questions I include on these webpages.
9. Use your book reading, your study group work, and your lab and lecture
Professor's office hours to clarify any concepts still unclear to you.
These study questions are intended to help you think more deeply about the material we have covered in lecture. Putting the ideas together in new ways in your own head leads to better understanding and better learning. These are the kinds of questions I might ask you on the exams and on the final, but these are not the questions I will ask there. So do not limit your studying to answering these questions. To answer them, use any resources you can find - your lecture notes, your textbook, your friends, and your professors. Good luck! - RLM
Content and design of this site by Dr. Bob Morris. Please direct
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Last updated 03/06/2004.