Office hours vs. trial and error

kwtortoise
Tue, 08 May 2007 21:50:50 +0000

I usually will spend no more than an hour on a problem in the staring at it and can’t figure it out mode, while looking in the text, notes, and online. Then I’ll go to the professor for help. At least at my school, all of the professors are really glad you came in to help, and unless it’s an insanely easy question they don’t feel bothered. Sometimes trial and error can help things “stick” better, but spending too much time racking your brain doesn’t get anything accomplished.

There are also other students; getting together a study or homework group can be beneficial, as long as everyone does their own work and only uses each other for questions.