Plug-in notes

Last week, we learned different strategies for taking notes. Of the many strategies we learned, I decided to use Plug-in notes for my math class, MAT 183. I usually take notes in my notebook and I never look back at it until the days of exams approach. But this strategy gave me an opportunity to look through my notes. While I was typing my notes into my computer for this Tech assignment, I was able to review what wascovered in my math lecture and I even tried to learn the topics I was confused on. I wrote some definitions that was taught to us and someexamples for these definitions.

I used my textbook to help me learn these definitions and get an understanding of how to

answer problems related to what I have learned. Every Sunday, I have online assignments that are due. Usually I would have trouble answering more than half the questions. However, I got my benefits from using this strategy. Reviewing helped me know my materials and answer all the

questions online without any problem. At the end my Plug-in notes, I needed to anticipate exam questions. Having already taken an exam before for this class, I realized the exam questions were very similar to the Webassign homework. I took some questions from the site and used it as my "anticipated test questions." I also created some definition questions of my own because people can't solve math questions without knowing their math equations.

I am a kinesthetic learner. I need to constantly write and solve problems so that I know ways to approach the problems. For instance, Math is definitely a subject an individual can succeed in if he or she constantly solves problems. Therefore, I decided to answer some suggested problems in the textbook. Copying notes into my computer helps because it gives me a chance to memorize the materials as I constantly see my notes. I am willing to use this strategy for other courses because I know it will help me succeed academically.