Do not just passively reread or recopy notes! I expect you to:

• Read the assignment and articles, and download the outline before lecture
• Come to lecture and spend your time listening actively and asking/answering questions.
• Use your "clicker" to respond to questions I ask in class. These questions and similar ones will be on the exams, so I can help you more if I know how you are responding in class!
• Use the lecture outlines to jot down short notes or areas for further clarification, NOT to try to copy verbatim what I say in class.
• Work on course materials on a regular basis in short bursts, not all at once the night before the exam. Especially, practice vocabulary for short times (5-10min) daily.
• Practice the questions on the CD that comes with the text. If you get questions wrong, then go back to the text and your notes to understand why.
• Get a good night's sleep before the exam! If you are tired, you won't remember what you've studied

These are tried and true methods for succeeding, and doing so with less effort than many spend on their courses. For an introduction by an author of two books on how to succeed in college, see Why the word "study" is meaningless

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