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How to Study |
Most
people learn best through a combination of sequential and parallel processes.
Even when the material is presented in a sequential fashion, as in a book, most
people study the material by moving forward and backward through the book as
they focus on and review the information. Similarly, it has been found that
when the material is presented in a parallel or web based fashion, most people
learn best by moving sequentially through first one branch and then another.
It is up to
you to learn how far you should move up the tree before climbing back down and
proceeding horizontally to a different branch. To some extent this depends upon
what you intend to get out of the course. If your goal is simply to satisfy
conceptual curiosity, you should remain on the very lowest branches of the
tree. If you want to acquire some quantitative ability, you will need to climb
a little higher. If you want to be able to work some serious problems, go even
higher. If you want to be able to understand the more difficult applications,
go higher yet. If you want to master the whole subject, go to the highest
branches available.
If you want
to get college credit for the course, I recommend that you do a combination of
the above. Specifically, you should remain on the lower levels of the tree
until you have mastered the basic concepts. Then you should move up one of the
branches and master the material on the next page. Make sure you have gone
through each example, worked enough of the problems on that page to build your
confidence, and taken the self-quiz. Then, either move up another page or go
back down the tree and start up another branch. In any case, follow the
Syllabus to make sure you have mastered the required material within the
specified time frame.
Questions:
Q1. The best way to study this
course is to (A) Read each web page in sequence. (B) Master the lower levels of
the tree before proceeding higher into the structure. (C) Follow the links to
higher branches until there are no more links. (D) Always branch to a new link
as soon as it is encountered. (E) Use the Table of Contents page to branch to
the highest level of a topic and progress on down to the lower level material.
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