2011-04-12, 11:20 PM
i am studying mechanic engineering (3rd semester), and i can tell you some tips to pass your test:
1. like someone said above ask if you don't know something, all my teachers usualy say that an engineer must know where he is and what he is doing, if you don't know you are in a bad situation on your career.
2. Be creative, well this tip for me is the most important, theachers aren't going to teach you everything you need to pass exams, sometimes you'll have to ask what would happen if...., if you don't ask for some variations of the same exercise you can lose a good opportunity to learn something very helpful.
3. Don't think you are well prepared for a test, in the engineering course, you are always bad prepared, because it is a extense world of knowledge you can't just learn everything you need without studying hard.
4. Have everything organized, sometimes you'll need something from already passed classes.
5. Stay cool, you can pass studying 24/7 thats true but in the long term you are going to be tired and just drop it for a while, so i recommend you to take breaks so you can relax a bit, for example when i had Physics I (god i really hated that teacher) I studied with the Serway guide to engineer's physics, that book is the best for physic to me so far, i studied 1 or 1 1/2 hours and the took a break of 1 hour or 45 minutes to relax, chat a while, even play maple, everything but just don't study in that time.
6. Have friends from higher semesters, they are very helpful, they can tell you what books are actually good, some web pages etc
Well i think thats everything you need to know, let me tell you that this is a difficult course not everyone is made for it, but in the end it is very satisfactory to see what you've done with your own effort, So good luck my friend.
1. like someone said above ask if you don't know something, all my teachers usualy say that an engineer must know where he is and what he is doing, if you don't know you are in a bad situation on your career.
2. Be creative, well this tip for me is the most important, theachers aren't going to teach you everything you need to pass exams, sometimes you'll have to ask what would happen if...., if you don't ask for some variations of the same exercise you can lose a good opportunity to learn something very helpful.
3. Don't think you are well prepared for a test, in the engineering course, you are always bad prepared, because it is a extense world of knowledge you can't just learn everything you need without studying hard.
4. Have everything organized, sometimes you'll need something from already passed classes.
5. Stay cool, you can pass studying 24/7 thats true but in the long term you are going to be tired and just drop it for a while, so i recommend you to take breaks so you can relax a bit, for example when i had Physics I (god i really hated that teacher) I studied with the Serway guide to engineer's physics, that book is the best for physic to me so far, i studied 1 or 1 1/2 hours and the took a break of 1 hour or 45 minutes to relax, chat a while, even play maple, everything but just don't study in that time.
6. Have friends from higher semesters, they are very helpful, they can tell you what books are actually good, some web pages etc
Well i think thats everything you need to know, let me tell you that this is a difficult course not everyone is made for it, but in the end it is very satisfactory to see what you've done with your own effort, So good luck my friend.