Math and science exams often require additional preparation techniques. Here are some suggestions for doing well on these exams:
Do your homework regularly, even if it is not graded, and do all the assigned problems. As you do your homework, write out your work as carefully and clearly as you will be expected to do on your tests. This practice will allow you to use your homework as a review for the test.
Attend each class and always be on time. Many instructors use the time at the beginning of class to review homework.
Create a review guide throughout the term. As you begin your homework each day, write out a random problem from each homework section in a notebook that you have set up for reviewing material for that course. As you review later, you can come back to these problems to make sure that you have a representative problem from each section you’ve studied.
Throughout the term, keep a list of definitions or important formulas (they are great to put on flash cards). Review one or two of them as part of every study session. Another technique is to post the formulas and definitions in prominent areas in your living space (e.g., on the bathroom wall, around your computer work area, or on the door of the microwave). Seeing this information frequently will help embed it in your mind.