Effective study techniques I used as an engineering student

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  • Опубликовано: 1 дек 2024

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  • @AdriaanVanNiekerk
    @AdriaanVanNiekerk  3 года назад +5

    Hi everyone! Thanks for watching! Do you use any of the techniques I discussed, or are you planning to try them out after watching this video?

    • @nickwhitaker1243
      @nickwhitaker1243 3 года назад +2

      Hi Adriaan, I use a checklist:
      - 'ADEPT' mnemonic to build understanding (Analogy, Diagram, Example, Plain English, Technical Definition )
      - Categorise - mindmap / sketchnotes, showing how all concepts are related; add more as they are learned
      - Spaced reps - start reviewing the day after first learning concept (months before exam) with increased intervals.
      - Testing / deliberate practice / retrieval - flashcards; I use anki which also manages spaced repetition.
      - Interleave - mix concepts up to more closely simulate exams and demand different methods to solve.
      - Teach to check knowledge (Feynman tech) - Like giving a lecture to an empty room (or my wife if she's unlucky!)
      - Simulate assessment as closely as possible - prac exams; in same place the exam will be, for same time etc.
      I'm enjoying this new genre of videos, thanks.

    • @AdriaanVanNiekerk
      @AdriaanVanNiekerk  3 года назад +1

      Hi Nick. That is an excellent checklist to use. Have you used Anki for math type questions before, or just for theoretical content?

    • @nickwhitaker1243
      @nickwhitaker1243 3 года назад +1

      @@AdriaanVanNiekerk I have, but I generally break it down in to a procedure or checklist of steps that need to be performed; otherwise it gets tricky as each problem tends to be different. This is what I struggle with, not the formulae or subject matter or theory, but which methods to use. I try to address this with flowcharts but it can get messy quickly - I tend to just bias practice problems. How do you approach it?

    • @AdriaanVanNiekerk
      @AdriaanVanNiekerk  3 года назад +1

      @@nickwhitaker1243 I kept Anki for theory only content (predominantly manufacturing and materials) but I liked the spaced repetition functionality of Anki and throught it would be cool to have practise problems being kicked out at set intervals. Then again the problems don't change and the risk is there that you just memorise the method to solve the problem, thus defeating the whole purpose.
      I can see how the method flowcharts can get messy quickly. I always write down what is given and what is required and then work my way backwards until I calculated all the unknowns to get to the answer asked for. The problem with this is that you need to be quite familiar with the equations that you can use (which I guess is a bit of theory that can be put into Anki???)

  • @huridiaz8655
    @huridiaz8655 2 года назад +5

    Thank you for this video, I´m a electromechanical engineering student but sometimes I cannot learn anything efficiently, I´ll use this to improve

    • @AdriaanVanNiekerk
      @AdriaanVanNiekerk  2 года назад +3

      Thanks for watching! I really hope it helps you in your studies 💪🏻

  • @barnbuilds25
    @barnbuilds25 3 года назад +2

    Thanks for this Adriaan , it definitely opened my eyes to some different study methods !!

  • @MariaImran-t9b
    @MariaImran-t9b 11 месяцев назад

    The simple definition can be increase in the kinetic energy and temperature of water.

  • @neetugupta5235
    @neetugupta5235 Год назад +1

    Awesome thx :)

  • @heheloludkme4384
    @heheloludkme4384 Год назад +3

    Any change is the surroundings is referred as entropy basically how disturbed this system is. is it correct?

  • @j3ydh1
    @j3ydh1 2 года назад +1

    thanks bro

  • @Occ881
    @Occ881 4 месяца назад +1

    Entropy is the measure of disorder

  • @hamzamohamed7935
    @hamzamohamed7935 2 года назад

    Good stuff

  • @cher4057
    @cher4057 Год назад +3

    Im literally failing my engineering cpurse

    • @AdriaanVanNiekerk
      @AdriaanVanNiekerk  Год назад

      O dear that isn’t good. What are you struggling with?

    • @cher4057
      @cher4057 Год назад +1

      @@AdriaanVanNiekerk the engineering part 😭 no mainly statics and mechanics. It sucks

    • @AdriaanVanNiekerk
      @AdriaanVanNiekerk  Год назад

      @@cher4057 those two subjects can get really tricky. Does your uni have some extra classes or tutorials for those subjects? Maybe it might be good to chat to your lecturer on what you can do to help you pass them?

  • @thomasmahlomolamadidimalo4355
    @thomasmahlomolamadidimalo4355 8 месяцев назад +2

    I got peace in my boat in Jesus name❤✝️

  • @bhuwanghimire966
    @bhuwanghimire966 Год назад

    Hey.. I have some questions about the Ricardo wave software.. How can I contact you.. I am not being able to connect with yoy on linkedin