<p>Do you take notes and how do you review them? As engineers I think most of us spend most time reading problems and practicing, but I was wondering how we should take notes/and whether we should review them and how</p>
<p>I usually take notes, but i tend to print out the lecture slides and write on them.</p>
<p>In one of my cs classes, My professor comes in and says hello and then starts writing on the board, So you really must write the notes, as he doesn’t speak.</p>
<p>take notes!</p>
<p>engineers don’t like to talk lol</p>
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<p>Isn’t that the truth. lol.</p>
<p>Take notes. You WILL refer back to them in later classes or when you start working.</p>
<p>The very act of taking notes engages your mind with the lecture.</p>
<p>Some of my classes have powerpoint, so I’ll print out the slides and write my own stuff in the margins.</p>
<p>Some of my profs actually write notes (definitions or whatever) on the board between problems so I’ll copy those down.</p>
<p>But the majority of my classes are almost all problem solving, so I’ll try and leave space on one side of the page to write down the process used, and define new variables that I am not familiar with. This is really useful when going back to do a homework problem similar to something in class, and then I’ll know what was done and why. Profs tend to say really important stuff about when you can use what formula, etc, just randomly in between stuff. Sometimes it is hard to catch.</p>
<p>I review my notes after class just to make sure I understood it, and will go to the text if I don’t or talk to the prof. I also review them when doing homework, and before a test.</p>
<p>Well, actually I meant how do you actually review the notes? I mean of course I takes notes because it keeps me alert, but I don’t find reading through them that helpful because I usually refer to the text and see what I still don’t understand. Of course, practice as well.</p>
<p>I know exactly what you mean. I suggest you make little boxes and put guidelines in them. Kind of like a roadmap through your notes. It helps going through the notes easier and faster. Also, create side notes and any questions you might have. Do all this after your class sometime.</p>
<p>The how part of it is that I read through the problem and see that I follow all the steps–maybe rework it if it is a difficult one. I’ll also make index cards of the definitions or sign conventions or specific things to review right before the test and that need to be memorized.</p>
<p>I second the “roadmap” idea. If you can write down the process somehow (leave room in your notes if there is not time in class) it is easier to review.</p>