How do I study and retain information 24h before an exam?
24 hours before an exam is a little late to start studying to retain information. You should be reading and doing homework on a regular basis. One day before the exams you should be reviewing your notes to refresh what you already know.Take a small 3 X 5 card and write down everything you think you should know for the exam, but do not know. Once it is full that is about all the learning you will be able to do and still remember it tomorrow.
How do you retain all of the information you have to learn and memorize in medical school?
Simple Answer is- you don’t. You can never retain all the information unless your brain has some special ability that allows you to store large volumes of information long-term. However, you will remember essential information and concepts that you have learnt. I’ve gotten all A’s in CNS and Respiration but off course I do not remember all of the equations written in John B. West or my Neuroanatomy textbook but i’m sure I will be quite capable of explain almost any concepts.Some advice.Do not worry if you forget information after exams worry if you forget before.People say that repetition dosen’t work and you need to understand the material. Truth is you need both. First you need to understand the underlying information and “why” things are the way they are, then you need to repeat it. Over and over and over until it sticks.Some subjects are harder than some, so focus on the hard ones without forgetting the easier ones. For instance- anatomy is the easiest subject for me so it generally requires less work for me to remember anatomy as oppose to biochemistry or pharmacology. Understand your weakness.Trust me, what you “need” to know you will remember, and everything else will come with experience.
How do you study calculus and retain the information you learn?
Hello. This is a very common question, and actually, in my opinion, it is rarely ever addressed properly. The problem is that people try to study math like they would a history class. They try to memorize all of the formulas letter for letter and don't give it a second thought. This is obviously wrong (although, admittedly, this is a bad way to study history, as well) - math is NOT memorization - it is about problem solving. You take some concepts that you know and apply them generally to NEW problems and ideas. So, you should understand the concepts behind what you are doing in class - you must understand what your formulas actually mean and decide how to apply them. I'd really like to direct you to "Paul's Online Notes" (Paul, by the way, is a college professor). He has a little page on "How to Study Math". His discussion may be of more value to you than mine. http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Extras/St... Good luck to you.
For doctors only/ how do doctors remember all the information in med school?
There's no way one person can memorize everything that's taught in med school. William Welch, one of the deans of Johns Hopkins, has this quote: "The time in medicine has long passed when any one person can learn everything there is to know." He said this in 1897! While you're in med school, there's a certain amount of rote memorization that's unavoidable. I often tried to break things down into "first principles." That is, if I could make myself understand something like how carbohydrates were turned into energy, then I wouldn't have to memorize every single step of the Krebs cycle. Instead, I could recreate it just by understanding the metabolic process. (It's hard to explain -- let me know if that didn't make sense.) That worked up to a point. Many of the things we learn about have not been totally explained yet. So a lot of the time I did have to resort to brute force memorization. I didn't have any one specific system for that. As some of the other posters said, it's not crucial to have every single fact in your head to actually practice medicine. You do need to know where to find information, and you also need to make sure you keep as current as possible with the developments in your field. Hope this helps! In the day to day practice of medicine, many things will become routine, but you have to make sure you don't become complacent. Edited to add: As to the rest of your question, there are both general specialties and subspecialties. For instance, I'm a general internal medicine/primary care physician. I can sum up our job description as, "needs to know a little bit about everything!" This was a three year residency, and the training was very broad. My cousin is a cardiologist, which is an internal medicine subspecialist. This means that he did a three year residency followed by a 3 year fellowship in cardiology. He's now an expert on diseases of the heart, and I would refer to someone like him if I had a case I needed help with. On the other hand, he isn't up to date on some of the most recent developments in primary care, epidemiology, and screening, so he would refer patients needing general medical care to me.
How do I study and retain information from a textbook without taking notes?
Hey. Hope this helps.I'll start off by saying that...Reading that requires effort becomes more ingrained and easier to retain. Learning that's easy is very similar to writing in sand, it might be here today however it will be gone tomorrow.Conventional wisdom teaches us...A common belief is that if you keep 'rereading the textbook' is the best way to learn.That's bullshit.Cramming for exams or last minute assignments, it might feel that by rereading and practicing over and over again that you have mastered the content.It's just not true.It really is just a waste of time..A quick paradigm shift that will help you learn anything..*In order to learn, one must retrieve.Rereading material will not lead to know the subject.Constantly taking time to retrieve and recall the material you are studying in different times is what cements the knowledge.Once you start doing this you'll see that it actually hurts to constantly retrieve and recall information you just learned. You'll also find out how much your NOT learning.(next time you read a chapter, take 5-10 minutes and summarize all the big ideas...it will be much harder than you think).So to answer your question on how to retain information from a textbook without taking notes..In summation:1) Read a page of your textbook and recall that information. Recall it immediately. Recall it in one hour. Recall it when you wake up. Cement that knowledge into your subconscious.2) Whatever you just learned try to say it in your own words and connect it to another topic that you already know about. If you can explain the topic to someone that knows nothing about it than your onto something.PS. If you want strategies on how to be more powerful in life check out my blog: Declare War Within - Strategies to help you become powerful in life or follow my Quora profile here.
Do you retain less information if you cram for a test rather than taking in information little by little up to the test time?
“Cramming” nor “speed reading” are helpful when mastering today’s complexities which I include the nuances of quantum sciences and advanced mathematics and procedural analytical tools one must be completely familiar with not newly acquainted with within the last five minutes. Modern analysis requires a sophisticated understanding of complex interrelationships not a rationalization process 500 years or more older.The U.S. is no longer in the top 30 worldwide in science or math instead there are people who are eschewing modern medical care and returning to ways of belief which were never true, such as the concept of a flat earth. As a technological force the U.S. may easily collapse very quickly as other nations just work around it as the U.S. becomes more and more irrelevant which has been occurring since 2008.Deep study isn’t impossible to develop but it isn’t going to happen by itself and it is too late to rush forward.
AP Exam - Cramming the night before?
Honestly, I only usually "cram" the night before to study for 2-3 hours tops, and then I make sure I get a good night's rest. If your teachers didn't teach you what you need to know, by this point it's pretty much hopeless. I mean, honestly, how much information can you cram into your head that you are honestly going to retain when put under pressure? Sleep is important. It will help you concentrate so that when you get to those questions you aren't sure about, you'll be able to bluff! ;)