| Practice makes a man perfect. How true is that | | | | time and lots of topics to cover. As taking rest is |
| statement when it comes to real life situations, | | | | also very important, keep some time for |
| especially mathematics? | | | | recreating and taking a break as well. |
| This article seeks to provide you with some tips | | | | One is advised to work in many, but shorter |
| and techniques for revision in the subject that is a | | | | durations of time. For example, one can work in |
| nightmare for most students all around the world: | | | | shifts of 2 hours each, taking a break of 15-20 |
| Mathematics. Fortunately though, it is the easiest | | | | minutes between each shift. Or, if they like to |
| to master. | | | | work for long durations, they are free to do so. |
| Exam time is the crunch time for any student of | | | | One should also not try and be too either |
| any age, and every study-hour is paramount. One | | | | ambitious or too cautious. This means that they |
| needs to have a clear strategy while they do | | | | should know their capabilities and the time that |
| their revision in order to produce good results in | | | | they have. Squandering too many hours on one |
| their examinations. | | | | topic at the cost of the other must be avoided. |
| Know yourself! | | | | Similarly, devoting very few hours to a topic, and |
| While studying the subject, one must try and | | | | then failing to achieve the target only wrecks the |
| concentrate upon those areas in which they are | | | | schedule as well as the confidence of the student. |
| most uncomfortable. For example, I might | | | | One can take the help from a mentor in setting |
| consider myself an expert in linear equations while | | | | up a time table. Don't hesitate in doing so. |
| at the same time; I tend to run away when it | | | | Maintain a formulae sheet |
| comes to probabilistic questions. One must first | | | | Soon as you finish a topic, take a loose sheet of |
| dig deep into oneself and find out what is the | | | | paper and jot down all the new formulas that you |
| area that they consider to be the hardest one to | | | | learnt and also, highlight the tricky and important |
| solve. | | | | questions in your book. |
| So, always try and devote more time to these | | | | This technique is very beneficial at the time of |
| specific areas. Try and practice as many | | | | the exams as, studying and revising from the |
| questions as you can. Don't just stick to one | | | | notebook/book is tedious and monotonous. If you |
| book. Try and solve questions from varied | | | | have marked the important points and have a |
| resources, different authors. This way, you will | | | | separate formula sheet at your disposal, you can |
| gain proficiency in that particular topic. | | | | easily revise from the same. This saves time and |
| As the examination time nears, shift your focus | | | | effort, both of which must be wisely used in |
| towards these areas while not neglecting the | | | | exam time. |
| others as well. | | | | Refrain from last-minute studying |
| Maintain a time table. | | | | No matter how anxious you feel before taking up |
| As already mentioned, every hour that you | | | | the exam, one must refrain from last minute |
| devote to studies during exams is vital and the | | | | cramming. This is not advisable as it tends to |
| same must be utilized to its fullest. Suppose that | | | | increase your anxiety, and students also tend to |
| you have 5 topics to revise and re-capitulate | | | | believe that they are forgetting every thing they |
| before your exam and you have a day at your | | | | learnt. This can only dent the confidence of a |
| helm. Now try and divide your time in such a | | | | student. |
| manner that you cover all the topics and are | | | | Finally, one must believe in themselves and back |
| confident enough in all of them. If you find | | | | themselves for good results. Quit the negative |
| probability tougher than algebra, give, say, 3 hours | | | | talk. Ensure that you have all the necessary |
| to the former, and 2 to the latter. | | | | things, e.g. the id card, stationary items etc. and |
| This way, one saves the risk of running short of | | | | take the exam and come out a winner! |