Hi guys~
Does anyone or has anyone, had the problem with your teacher going through numerous slides for theory for just a single dot point? And then turns out for exams, you only needed literally one slide worth of theory? How do I distinguish between what I need or don't need?
Thank you~~
From theyam
Hello, theyam.
It's not so much the
intense number of slides that's the problem, it's simply the way your teacher teaches you the concept. This is because everything in biology is linked nicely. And I mean very nicely. I suggest approaching your studies by linking concepts together, because that's the only way you'll ever remember these ideas without the burden of seeing so much content. What I tend to do with my notes is to adjust each new concept and squeeze it somewhere else so that there are less areas to remember.
Let me give you an example of what I mean. Enzyme activity plays an essential role in not only Maintaining a Balance, but Blueprint of Life and Search for Better Health. In MAB, you are introduced with the idea of enzyme activity and its significance to metabolism. We also note the denaturation process (conditions need to be optimal for enzymes to work efficiently), but this idea comes into play with the
removal of carbon dioxide in the blood. If carbon dioxide is present in the blood, the blood becomes more acidic, lowering the pH of the blood, which in turn denatures the enzymes. See how they are linked very nicely? This is why biology isn't a hard subject, you just need to find the right mechanism to remember concepts easier and what better way than to link them up?
Perhaps, try this method and I can guarantee that you begin to find the content much easier to absorb, allowing you to memorise information that may not even be relevant in the exam.