I used to always do active recall, my psychology teacher would advise this revision method all the time ! doing past papers were the worst but they were the most effective !
Gosh, a queen that can do it all!! The active recall is such a great study method and I would do it so often to make sure i understand the subject and not just memorizing for a quiz/test!
Maths is one of my favourite subjects! I enjoy stimulating my brain this way❤ and i guess setting a plan for revision will set apart sny worries that you didn't do your best before sitting for the exam! These tips were sooo helpful❤❤
Hope you don't mind me sharing some tips from my experience here. I'm a UK student (from Devon), I'm doing an Open University Mathematics degree (part-time in year 4 of 6) and am a little jealous of your experience at an actual University (as opposed to the distance learning experience) I must say. My lowest raw mark in a uni maths exam is 96 % (have got a couple 100 %) but that's by-the-by just saying that to give weight to my tips. Only a couple tips from me but it's a topic with many potential talking points: The key idea really is humility and the application of it. 1) Catch the mistakes: Make a list of the errors you've made throughout assignments. Also have a list of common 'silly errors' that you make. Error-checking is very boring but this focusses that process and makes it a bit more bearable. If you use this during past paper practice and improve your techniques on how to find the errors and check them efficiently, it will help considerably. Also remember to add to the list any errors you make in past papers. For the exam this would need to be a mental checklist (or you could scribble it somewhere but wouldn't advise that) but that has helped. 2) Speed: I've tutored a variety of students in the past and a barrier that I had to overcome with some students is overconfidence. They feel they know it all. The way I get past this, to an extent, is to talk about the topic of speed. There will always be questions in an exam that stump you and take you longer than you expect, things rarely go as smoothly in life as we expect, and for me a good way of improving is getting faster at the easier stuff. The faster you can rattle through the stuff you are very confident on, the more time you will have to work on the harder questions. Someone with less 'understanding' may do better than another student simply because they had twice as long to think about later questions. For me the style of the examinations does not vary wildly from year-to-year so you can really optimise speed for different question types using past papers. Also, in a similar theme to aiming high, I would say aim fast, timed practice of past papers is very useful but also giving yourself 30-60 mins shorter than the time and trying to rattle through the papers has been good for me (I'd say that 30 mins faster thing is about right as the added pressure in the exam hall usually means you'll have a complete brain-fart over something at some point which you won't have in practice). I was a short of time when writing this and it's certainly TLDR anyway but hope this helps someone.
Hello fellow OUer👋 I'm doing the maths pathway too. I'm a fourth year now and coming up to the MST210 exam, once i've got the last TMA out the way. Did you MST210? If so, do you have any tips on getting through the content? I'm going to focus a lot of my revision on the last book, and the associated units that it follows from, since this is my weakness, but as you know, our exams cover the whole year and not just a semester or two (I've never been to a brick uni so not 100% how it works), so there's a lot of content to get through. Also, how would you structure your time, since the exam is remote and is made up of an iCME and written paper in the same 3 hour time limit?
Thanks so much for posting this. It's so easy to fall behind by just having the wrong approach to study. And no one wants that stress! Especially if your subject means a lot to you. I will definitely be aiming to do past papers sooner from now on. That's my fave tip from this vid, but they were all great nuggets of wisdom! I can say from experience that aiming for 100% everytime is definitely a must. Shit happens sometimes and if your ill before/during an exam, your performance is going to be hindered. But if you've prepared for 100%, you have that 30% you can drop and still walk away laughing 😁 Awesome channel Claire! 👌🏾
these are such great tips! i recently took a class about the psych of learning and memory and your tips aligned so perfectly with what we learned psychologically works to learn and recall information!!
Doing a lot of questions is good, but the reason for doing this is to LEARN from doing questions. So, when you have battled through a tough one do not just move on to the next question with a sigh of relief. Pick over that tough question and think: what would I have to notice and realise to successfully answer this question if I got something like it again? In other words, what are the clues that would lead me to think of a particular strategy that is appropriate? How could I give myself a better chance of thinking of a good way to do this? This way you are developing your skill at orienting on a problem so that you quickly get on the right track to solve it.
Thank youu, the tips were helpful for engineering as well. It's very hard to find exam tips for non- essay subjects so I was really happy to find your video
I’m a history prospective student but I was curious as to how maths degrees would work/be revised for, as it’s so so different to anything I would do. I loved further maths gcse but this sounds so different haha!! It’s amazing how different some subjects are
Really good advice!! It’s so fun watching study videos from different majors (I study/make videos about English lit)... def subscribing!! can’t wait for more content 🥰👍🏼
I totally agree with most of your tips, I would just say that using other resources than your lecture notes is a bit of a double edged sword. Because if you have to proof a theorem in the exam and you use another theorem that was from that other resource you might not get full or any points on your proof. Speaking from experience here😅
Hi,thank you for sharing the tips and i really love your video. I have a question,is it better to do active recall alongside with spaced repetition? Or does active recall is actually enough?
I did both! Spaced repetition helped me retain information for longer. I used to just cram the night before but by final year there was no way I could learn everything in one night and even using active recall I forget things very quickly if I don't revisit them!
Hi Claire, how many tutorial sheets did you do in week 2 and how many hours did it take daily? Also, when you memorised proofs did you fully understand the proofs by the time of the exam?
Yeah the questions I could do the first time round I don’t bother redoing, but there’s always some I have to look at the solutions for and I personally redo those to make sure I actually understood them. But everyone revises differently!
@@pinklady7184 i have studied Pascal (I know that is old) Java and assembly (I don't know if it's called like that in English). And I'm in the process of Python
Silvia Ventura Cabrejas I too had learned Pascal, the first vintage programming language that I read online at Open Library. I was self-teaching to it. I was digitally borrowing ebooks at Open Library which is free to join. After Pascal, I moved onto C and C++, then Python and OpenGL. After programming languages, then machine language and electronics mostly from vintage books at Open library (website). At that time, I was only a hobbyist and still am, if not a student. I am addicted to learning. I am now learning Blender, a 3D-modelling software which allows user to do scripting in Python and OpenGL. I left aside programming only temporarily, as I am concentrating on learning off Blender which has a terribly steep learning curve. It is daunting sometimes, but I am determined to learn Blender (software). If you are curious about Open Library, it is a *GREAT* website where you can find loads of irresistible gems for free online reading. Millions of books there. Digital borrowing is free as too membership. Open Library has *TONS* of vintage books on mathematics, physics, programming, etc. You save money with Open Library, since borrowing is free.
genuine question, hopefully you reply... how do you find the workload? I want to go to exeter but I know that if I go then I will NEED a job to support myself. is a part time job manageable with the load? FYI the specific course I want to do is maths and computer science MSci
I am a B grade student in maths and also didnt do FM, so how big of a change do you think it will be because I know that most uni students who do maths have taken FM alevels so they do have the upper hand.
Some of the content you learn in 1st year might overlap with FM, but once you get past the first few weeks you'll all be in the same boat. I have a lot of friends who didn't do FM and did well! Uni is a big change honestly, but it just comes down to putting the work in :)
Hey, I have so many questions. I am a math student but I don't know how to incorporate active recall into notes. What kind of notes did you take? I am planning on making example booklets/sheets of problem styles and annotating notes so I get the info that is not included on the paper. Going into second year by the way.
Hey, annotating sounds good! I just used active recall to revise, so I used flashcards/ writing definitions out from memory rather than reading notes over and over. I have a separate study tips video for lectures where I talk about how I take notes! It’s linked in the description box :)
i'm actually hoping to start studying maths at the university of exeter in september so this video is really helpful!!
That’s so exciting, good luck!! I had the best time, I’m sure you will too :)
I use *Google Slides* to create flashcards and digital scrapbooks. In scrapbooks via *Google Slides,* I attach brief notes and links to screenshots.
I used to always do active recall, my psychology teacher would advise this revision method all the time ! doing past papers were the worst but they were the most effective !
Haha agreed! ❤️
Gosh, a queen that can do it all!! The active recall is such a great study method and I would do it so often to make sure i understand the subject and not just memorizing for a quiz/test!
Thanks Alexis! ❤️
Maths is one of my favourite subjects! I enjoy stimulating my brain this way❤ and i guess setting a plan for revision will set apart sny worries that you didn't do your best before sitting for the exam! These tips were sooo helpful❤❤
Hope you don't mind me sharing some tips from my experience here. I'm a UK student (from Devon), I'm doing an Open University Mathematics degree (part-time in year 4 of 6) and am a little jealous of your experience at an actual University (as opposed to the distance learning experience) I must say. My lowest raw mark in a uni maths exam is 96 % (have got a couple 100 %) but that's by-the-by just saying that to give weight to my tips.
Only a couple tips from me but it's a topic with many potential talking points:
The key idea really is humility and the application of it.
1) Catch the mistakes: Make a list of the errors you've made throughout assignments. Also have a list of common 'silly errors' that you make.
Error-checking is very boring but this focusses that process and makes it a bit more bearable. If you use this during past paper practice and improve your techniques on how to find the errors and check them efficiently, it will help considerably. Also remember to add to the list any errors you make in past papers. For the exam this would need to be a mental checklist (or you could scribble it somewhere but wouldn't advise that) but that has helped.
2) Speed: I've tutored a variety of students in the past and a barrier that I had to overcome with some students is overconfidence. They feel they know it all. The way I get past this, to an extent, is to talk about the topic of speed.
There will always be questions in an exam that stump you and take you longer than you expect, things rarely go as smoothly in life as we expect, and for me a good way of improving is getting faster at the easier stuff. The faster you can rattle through the stuff you are very confident on, the more time you will have to work on the harder questions. Someone with less 'understanding' may do better than another student simply because they had twice as long to think about later questions. For me the style of the examinations does not vary wildly from year-to-year so you can really optimise speed for different question types using past papers. Also, in a similar theme to aiming high, I would say aim fast, timed practice of past papers is very useful but also giving yourself 30-60 mins shorter than the time and trying to rattle through the papers has been good for me (I'd say that 30 mins faster thing is about right as the added pressure in the exam hall usually means you'll have a complete brain-fart over something at some point which you won't have in practice).
I was a short of time when writing this and it's certainly TLDR anyway but hope this helps someone.
Hello fellow OUer👋 I'm doing the maths pathway too.
I'm a fourth year now and coming up to the MST210 exam, once i've got the last TMA out the way.
Did you MST210? If so, do you have any tips on getting through the content? I'm going to focus a lot of my revision on the last book, and the associated units that it follows from, since this is my weakness, but as you know, our exams cover the whole year and not just a semester or two (I've never been to a brick uni so not 100% how it works), so there's a lot of content to get through.
Also, how would you structure your time, since the exam is remote and is made up of an iCME and written paper in the same 3 hour time limit?
This is really helpful! I'll be attempting to do active recall throughout my master's program :) Thanks!
No problem! Good luck :)
will definitely be using these for my maths modules this year!
Thanks so much for posting this. It's so easy to fall behind by just having the wrong approach to study. And no one wants that stress! Especially if your subject means a lot to you.
I will definitely be aiming to do past papers sooner from now on. That's my fave tip from this vid, but they were all great nuggets of wisdom!
I can say from experience that aiming for 100% everytime is definitely a must. Shit happens sometimes and if your ill before/during an exam, your performance is going to be hindered. But if you've prepared for 100%, you have that 30% you can drop and still walk away laughing 😁
Awesome channel Claire! 👌🏾
Thanks, glad it helped!! So true, being prepared definitely lowers stress levels 😅
Thank you for this! I’m taking real analysis this fall so this’ll be super helpful!
No problem, glad the video helped!!
these are such great tips! i recently took a class about the psych of learning and memory and your tips aligned so perfectly with what we learned psychologically works to learn and recall information!!
Glad to hear it! :)
VERY HELPFUL!!thank u as a new math student ♥
Doing a lot of questions is good, but the reason for doing this is to LEARN from doing questions. So, when you have battled through a tough one do not just move on to the next question with a sigh of relief. Pick over that tough question and think: what would I have to notice and realise to successfully answer this question if I got something like it again? In other words, what are the clues that would lead me to think of a particular strategy that is appropriate? How could I give myself a better chance of thinking of a good way to do this? This way you are developing your skill at orienting on a problem so that you quickly get on the right track to solve it.
This is so useful. Thank you so much!!
That plan is so elegant thank youuu
No problem, glad it helped!
Thank youu, the tips were helpful for engineering as well. It's very hard to find exam tips for non- essay subjects so I was really happy to find your video
I’m so glad!! :)
I’m a history prospective student but I was curious as to how maths degrees would work/be revised for, as it’s so so different to anything I would do. I loved further maths gcse but this sounds so different haha!! It’s amazing how different some subjects are
Haha I used to do the same and watch videos for essay-based subjects out of curiosity! So true :)
this was really useful! thank you Claire 😌
Glad it helped! :)
Really good advice!! It’s so fun watching study videos from different majors (I study/make videos about English lit)... def subscribing!! can’t wait for more content 🥰👍🏼
Thanks Alexa! :)
I totally agree with most of your tips, I would just say that using other resources than your lecture notes is a bit of a double edged sword. Because if you have to proof a theorem in the exam and you use another theorem that was from that other resource you might not get full or any points on your proof. Speaking from experience here😅
congrats on graduating!!
Thanks so much! ❤️
Hi,thank you for sharing the tips and i really love your video. I have a question,is it better to do active recall alongside with spaced repetition? Or does active recall is actually enough?
I did both! Spaced repetition helped me retain information for longer. I used to just cram the night before but by final year there was no way I could learn everything in one night and even using active recall I forget things very quickly if I don't revisit them!
@@claireisabel5953 got it,thank you thank youu😍
Hi Claire, how many tutorial sheets did you do in week 2 and how many hours did it take daily?
Also, when you memorised proofs did you fully understand the proofs by the time of the exam?
Would like to know this also
My issue with doing past papers more than once is that I tend to inadvertently memorise the answers. At that point I feel like I’m not learning.
Yeah the questions I could do the first time round I don’t bother redoing, but there’s always some I have to look at the solutions for and I personally redo those to make sure I actually understood them. But everyone revises differently!
I'm going to pass to the third year of the double degree of Maths and software engineering, so this is very helpful
Good luck! :)
What programming languages are you studying and what IDE softwares you're using? I am only just curious.
@@pinklady7184 i have studied Pascal (I know that is old) Java and assembly (I don't know if it's called like that in English). And I'm in the process of Python
Silvia Ventura Cabrejas I too had learned Pascal, the first vintage programming language that I read online at Open Library. I was self-teaching to it. I was digitally borrowing ebooks at Open Library which is free to join. After Pascal, I moved onto C and C++, then Python and OpenGL. After programming languages, then machine language and electronics mostly from vintage books at Open library (website). At that time, I was only a hobbyist and still am, if not a student. I am addicted to learning.
I am now learning Blender, a 3D-modelling software which allows user to do scripting in Python and OpenGL. I left aside programming only temporarily, as I am concentrating on learning off Blender which has a terribly steep learning curve. It is daunting sometimes, but I am determined to learn Blender (software).
If you are curious about Open Library, it is a *GREAT* website where you can find loads of irresistible gems for free online reading. Millions of books there. Digital borrowing is free as too membership. Open Library has *TONS* of vintage books on mathematics, physics, programming, etc. You save money with Open Library, since borrowing is free.
Hoping to study maths as well at cam
Good luck!
you have to remember theorems? we can bring all lecture notes and homerworks with us
Lucky, we had to memorise everything!
genuine question, hopefully you reply... how do you find the workload? I want to go to exeter but I know that if I go then I will NEED a job to support myself. is a part time job manageable with the load? FYI the specific course I want to do is maths and computer science MSci
2+3=7
Good ! Very good ☺️ you are capable to watch this video !
Where can you get unseen / problem complicated problems for math practice? I usually encounter basic problems but not the "need a brain" problems lol
I was so bad at maths I totally forgot now ahah
Can you make a video on how to prepare for first year of maths so it isnt such a big jump from A level maths and so difficult to get used to?
First year tips video coming soon! :)
I am a B grade student in maths and also didnt do FM, so how big of a change do you think it will be because I know that most uni students who do maths have taken FM alevels so they do have the upper hand.
Some of the content you learn in 1st year might overlap with FM, but once you get past the first few weeks you'll all be in the same boat. I have a lot of friends who didn't do FM and did well! Uni is a big change honestly, but it just comes down to putting the work in :)
Hey,
I have so many questions. I am a math student but I don't know how to incorporate active recall into notes. What kind of notes did you take?
I am planning on making example booklets/sheets of problem styles and annotating notes so I get the info that is not included on the paper.
Going into second year by the way.
Hey, annotating sounds good! I just used active recall to revise, so I used flashcards/ writing definitions out from memory rather than reading notes over and over. I have a separate study tips video for lectures where I talk about how I take notes! It’s linked in the description box :)
Helpful, but thats just way too time consuming or am I missing something?
Can we apply these tips in high-school or are they made for university studies only ?
Most should apply! :)
hey claire I am on my last year in Mathematics at University. Which masters did you do and can you help me with knowing what jobs are available after
Wow. I am in my first year in mathematics at university. What advice would you give for me to be successful in university mathematics?
@@Gk54493 don't ever give up...push through it...expect long nights...what do you wanna do after?
@@johannabelmar1453 Thank you and after undergrad I’ll like to continue studying pure mathematics in graduate school.
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I'm really stuck in maths atm do u have any tips ?
Hopefully this video will help! ruclips.net/video/MOyJZKQQCak/видео.html
Amazing video as always!! We need to do a collab sometime before you go into the working world!! 🤓❤️
Yes definitely!! I'll dm you on instagram 😜❤️
Can I just say I admire you both? I look up to you guys as a math major myself!
@@Nightingale671 that's so kind of you to say🥺 thank you, Ivy!❤️
whats is a past paper? USA
An exam paper that was set a previous year!