Getintothehabitofmentallytryingtoreteachyourselfwiththeteachers, sayingThinktoyourselfHowwould I explainthistosomeoneelse?
As a lectureprogresses, ThisiscommonlyreferredtoastheFeinmantechnique, soAs I saidbefore, mostpeopleneedtoseesomething a fewtimesbeforetheytrulyunderstandit.
Cominginto a lecture, havingneverseenthematerialbeforeisdoingyourself a hugedisservice.
I knowwhatyou'rethinking.
I don't havetimetoread a wholechapteronthetopicfromthetextbook.
I understand I was a studentones, too.
Here's a practicalhacktomentallyprimeyourselfwithouthavingtodoanyheavyreading.
Mostprofessorsairgonnahandout a syllabusearlyinthesemesterthatoutlineswhattopicstheyaregoingtotalkaboutonanygivendate, ifyouknowwhatthetopicisgoingtobeinthenextlecture, andyoushouldlookthattopicupinyourtextbook.