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Re: Study techniques?
« Reply #15 on: February 20, 2010, 08:31:25 pm »
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Quote from: TrueTears on February 20, 2010, 08:28:21 pm
Yeah, how can you think if you have music playing... maybe it's just me but my brain tries to visualise the maths symbols and stuff but when I have music playing my mind visualises the lyrics and shit

but yeah if it's just regular VCE maths i always listen to music

Maybe it's just me, but music helps me to focus on the task at hand (don't ask me how that works)
It seems similar to how a lot of mathematicians can't work if their desk is too tidy; it defies logic.
Also, I don't like working when my room is too quiet :P
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Re: Study techniques?
« Reply #16 on: February 20, 2010, 08:33:35 pm »
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My desk is pretty tidy,my maths working out used to be neat (using rulers for square roots and shit)

but now after following kamil's advice to forget about neatness and focus on thinking bout the question at hand, my workings are messy as (drawing rainbows when expanding infinite products and shit)
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Re: Study techniques?
« Reply #17 on: February 20, 2010, 08:36:51 pm »
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LOL, my desk is a mess, I think I just found some dead batteries and some concert tickets from a few years back under some stuff...
I really need to clean up!
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Re: Study techniques?
« Reply #18 on: February 20, 2010, 09:02:18 pm »
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My desk has crap all over it all of the time. I do homework in the dining room table though. Music is good for Maths/Accounting, but it stops me from concentrating, say if I'm reading something for English.
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Re: Study techniques?
« Reply #19 on: February 20, 2010, 09:03:58 pm »
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Quote from: mba on February 20, 2010, 09:02:18 pm
My desk has crap all over it all of the time. I do homework in the dining room table though. Music is good for Maths/Accounting, but it stops me from concentrating, say if I'm reading something for English.

Yeah, I can understand reading, I would never listen to music while reading (unless it's reading like the newspaper etc.)
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Re: Study techniques?
« Reply #20 on: February 20, 2010, 09:05:33 pm »
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Quote from: the.watchman on February 20, 2010, 09:03:58 pm
Quote from: mba on February 20, 2010, 09:02:18 pm
My desk has crap all over it all of the time. I do homework in the dining room table though. Music is good for Maths/Accounting, but it stops me from concentrating, say if I'm reading something for English.

Yeah, I can understand reading, I would never listen to music while reading (unless it's reading like the newspaper etc.)
yea similar to ppl who do hw while the tv is on. just takes you 4x as long to get the work
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Re: Study techniques?
« Reply #21 on: February 20, 2010, 09:05:44 pm »
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i can never listen to music while reading (maths)
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Re: Study techniques?
« Reply #22 on: February 20, 2010, 09:22:50 pm »
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Quote from: TrueTears on February 20, 2010, 09:05:44 pm
i can never listen to music while reading (maths)
same here ...
but after finish reading and comprehending
i put the music on while i do the questions  ;D
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Re: Study techniques?
« Reply #23 on: February 20, 2010, 09:25:40 pm »
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Quote from: simonhu81292 on February 20, 2010, 09:22:50 pm
Quote from: TrueTears on February 20, 2010, 09:05:44 pm
i can never listen to music while reading (maths)
same here ...
but after finish reading and comprehending
i put the music on while i do the questions  ;D

LOL, same :D
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Re: Study techniques?
« Reply #24 on: February 20, 2010, 09:57:32 pm »
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do we all think alike ...??  ::)
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Re: Study techniques?
« Reply #25 on: February 20, 2010, 10:00:04 pm »
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Quote from: simonhu81292 on February 20, 2010, 09:57:32 pm
do we all think alike ...??  ::)
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Who knows?
Maybe... ;)
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Re: Study techniques?
« Reply #26 on: February 20, 2010, 10:06:33 pm »
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all use the left side of our brain ...
that's for sure
we all logical people
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Re: Study techniques?
« Reply #27 on: February 20, 2010, 10:07:31 pm »
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Quote from: simonhu81292 on February 20, 2010, 10:06:33 pm
all use the left side of our brain ...
that's for sure
we all logical people

Woohoo! Yay for logic!
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Re: Study techniques?
« Reply #28 on: February 20, 2010, 10:13:25 pm »
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I prefer to work in silence in a tidy, clean environment. And I can't work with people around, lol.
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Re: Study techniques?
« Reply #29 on: February 20, 2010, 10:37:21 pm »
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Quote from: mandy on February 20, 2010, 10:13:25 pm
I prefer to work in silence in a tidy, clean environment. And I can't work with people around, lol.
o yeah same here, i don't like people around me when doing maths haha
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