Succeeding in upper level college courses.

College Majors Engineering Majors
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<p>Hey fellow engineering majors, I have a bit of a dilemma on my hands. All throughout highschool I never learned a lick of information through my teachers and always taught myself the information. As a freshman I do the same thing, my professors are good but for some reason a lot of this stuff does not “click” with me easily. And usually the book doesn’t help either. So guys like patrickjmt and khan form khan academy really save me here(for classes like chem 1, calculus, etc. But as a chemical engineering major I realize that a lot of the upper level courses don’t really have resources like that. So I am wondering, what should I do when I get to classes like these? What is the best way to learn from them. Chances are there will probably be a powerpoint and a book, both of which will have hard to understand information. </p>

<p>Is there a specific technique/strategy that you guys use to get through these classes that would be helpful, especially for an err…slower learner?</p>

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<p>Ask your professor or students who’ve already taken the classes if you can borrow their old exams and homework assignments for practice. You should also look for these types of resources at cramster.com or schools that make old assignments and exams available online.</p>

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<p>For upper level courses math courses, wikipedia or random internet explanations of things were particularly helpful for me.
If there’s a particular proof or concept you don’t understand, google it and read through what comes up.</p>

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<p>Maybe a lecture environment isn’t the best for you. If there is a specific concept that you don’t understand, seeing the professor (or a TA) one-on-one during office hours could be just the help you need.</p>

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<p>Find a study group to work with.</p>