Prepare for Math and Science 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, always be on time, and stay for the entire class. Many instructors use the first few minutes of class to review homework, and others may end the class by telling you what will be on the test.
• Build a review guide throughout the term. As you begin your homework each day, write out a 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 you have a problem from each section you’ve studied.
• Throughout the term, keep a list of definitions or important formulas and put these on flash cards. Review several of these as part of every study session. Another technique is to post the formulas and definitions in your living space (for example, on the bathroom wall, around your computer work area, or on the door of the microwave). Seeing this information frequently will help you keep it in your mind.