for exam, is it better to read the professor's notes or read the textbook?

Question

truely I don't really understand the notes if I don't read the book
and the book is too long to read
and I have limited time...what should I do?

to fieldworking: it's too late for that now..

Answer 1

Here is general way to know what to study in the textbooks and to be able to figure out what questions might show up on an exam: When taking notes from a professor's lecture, always make sure your notes are thorough and ask questions if something doesn't make sense. Second, this is probably even more important, the areas that the professor/instructor spends the most time talking about are the areas that he/she feels most strongly about and will definitely show up on the test. The areas that he/she spent little time on will either not be on the test at all, or will only count for a few points on the test. The areas that were talked about the most in a lecture are the areas of the text that you definitely read up on. I have done this all throughout college. I never read an entire chapter or the entire text. Who has time for all of that? I certainly don't; not with a full time job and 5 other classes as well! I have managed to use this system of studying and maintain at least a 3.75 on 4.0 scale all three years of college.

Answer 2

Some - but not all - professors will tell you what an exam is going to be over, notes or the book. As for your problem, unless you have a really bad prof., they aren't going to read to you and use the book as groundwork for what will be gone over in class on a particular day. So, you should always read the chapters assigned and listed in the syllabus. Notes taken in class - assuming they're worthwhile - will more fully explain the key points of a chapter and many times will include information not even in the chapter. This is why learning how to take good notes is a necessity. If you don't know how, most schools offer some sort of free service to teach you how to take notes. You might want to check in to that. Also, it sounds like you need to learn how to manage your time better. Cut out the partying; if you have a part-time job, study after you're done or see if you can't get your hours changed so that you can have time for studying. Most employers who hire college students are more than happy to work with you although you will occasionally run into a jerk that won't. At the start of each semester, sit down and allocate your time daily and try to stick to the schedule you've put together.

Answer 3

You should have started at the start of term,but recriminations are no good at this time so do both.

But remember to pray before studying and ask God to help you understand everything you study and remember it in the exams.

Next time, get your lecture notes, read your text and annotate your lecture notes. Do this daily. When it is exam time all you will have to do is read your notes. Annotations can include page references and you will only need to read these pages if you can't understand your notes.

God loves you and wants you to do well. He has promised to give wisdom to all who ask. And "the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom".

Answer 4

The lecture with a e book as backup. the three ranges of recommendations absorption are ..... analyzing listening to Doing whether i'm analyzing a passage i want to opt to reminiscence, i visit declare it aloud, slowly, putting emphasis on specific words so as that i will hear the recommendations i'm attempting to verify.

Answer 5

You should be reading the chapter(s) along with reading the notes on a regular basis.

Answer 6

Do both! That's the only safe way! If it's too late for that, you should have thought of that when you got the syllabus!

Answer 7

You need to do both. Make more time for studying.