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Added advice to the Exam Prep section, about beginning to prepare for…
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… individual exams at least 1 week in advance.
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Tom Malone committed Nov 7, 2015
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"__Work lots and lots of problems.__ If you are done with the current section, go back and work review problems. You are not done with a problem just because you got the right answer. You are only done when you understand _why the methods you used worked._ If all you are doing is blindly applying formulas and mimicking examples, get extra help. The problems should make sense to you.\n",
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"### Studying for Exams\n",
"Although you should be constantly preparing for your exams throughout the semester—by setting aside time to review topics covered previously—you should __begin preparing & studying for individual exams at least 1 week prior to the exam date.__\n",
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"If you were an athlete preparing for track meet, and you slacked off during the weeks before the meet and then stayed up running the whole night before your meet, you'd lose. Yet this is just how many students prepare for exams. The right way to study for a test is to do your work at a steady pace throughout the semester. The point is, that while there are a few facts and formulas you'll need to remember for a test, the real way to do well is to think well. You want your brain to be in top shape.\n",
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"### Infinite Series\n",
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"__Work lots and lots of problems.__ If you are done with the current section, go back and work review problems. You are not done with a problem just because you got the right answer. You are only done when you understand _why the methods you used worked._ If all you are doing is blindly applying formulas and mimicking examples, get extra help. The problems should make sense to you.\n",
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"### Studying for Exams\n",
"Although you should be constantly preparing for your exams throughout the semester—by setting aside time to review topics covered previously—you should __begin preparing & studying for individual exams at least 1 week prior to the exam date.__\n",
"\n",
"If you were an athlete preparing for track meet, and you slacked off during the weeks before the meet and then stayed up running the whole night before your meet, you'd lose. Yet this is just how many students prepare for exams. The right way to study for a test is to do your work at a steady pace throughout the semester. The point is, that while there are a few facts and formulas you'll need to remember for a test, the real way to do well is to think well. You want your brain to be in top shape.\n",
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"### Infinite Series\n",
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