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Added advice to the Exam Prep section, about beginning to prepare for…
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… individual exams at least 10-14 days in advance.
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Tom Malone committed Nov 7, 2015
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"### Review Calculus I & Calculus II\n",
"Review Calculus I and Calculus II before the semester even starts! Some of the methods (like the Chain Rule) from Calculus I aren't used a lot in Calculus II, but will be needed in Calculus III. So, don't cripple yourself before the course even begins—__review thoroughly before the first day of class!__\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 10–14 days 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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"### Vectors\n",
"The first part of the course covers vectors—which many of you will have seen in physics courses already. Sometimes students will slack off, with some even thinking they can cut class. __Don't fall into this trap!__ We will quickly move beyond what you had in physics.\n",
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"### Review Calculus I & Calculus II\n",
"Review Calculus I and Calculus II before the semester even starts! Some of the methods (like the Chain Rule) from Calculus I aren't used a lot in Calculus II, but will be needed in Calculus III. So, don't cripple yourself before the course even begins—__review thoroughly before the first day of class!__\n",
"\n",
"### 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 10–14 days 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",
"\n",
"### Vectors\n",
"The first part of the course covers vectors—which many of you will have seen in physics courses already. Sometimes students will slack off, with some even thinking they can cut class. __Don't fall into this trap!__ We will quickly move beyond what you had in physics.\n",
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