Bound reference?

[98.40_for_sure]

Many of you are probably in the same boat as me and unsure whether or not to bring in a self-made bound reference, or just carry in the textbook. Can anyone give me an indication of what to put into it? I've heard of some people putting in the past few years exam papers... i dont know if thats any good cos they aren't gonna repeat questions  
And does anyone actually use their bound reference in the exam? or is it just a waste of time to make it, cos if you're gonna do well in the exam, you'll know everything in the book you make anyway? If anyones got a list of stuff to put into it, please post it here
cheers!

edit: also, im worried that when i make my bound reference and take it into the exam instead of the textbook, that im gonna forget to put something in, or that the exam has something the textbook has and my notes doesnt. then im screwed D:

[TrueTears]

Hi I've never made a bound reference for maths however this might help!

http://vcenotes.com/forum/index.php/topic,16345.0.html

[98.40_for_sure]

ahh you didnt make notes and you got really good scores, seems like a waste to make them then youre living proof!

[TrueTears]

haha well it depends, some people like to make them and it does help, i just never found any use for them, so never bothered, maybe you could try to write them and see if it helps~

[98.40_for_sure]

ive never actually used notes before in my life, always brought in my textbook and not touched it so im not sure if its worth it
people that have been compiling a note book have spent countless hours

[TrueTears]

yea, i heard sometimes writing a notebook is moreso used for revision, like going over concepts etc, rather than using it in the actual exam.

same here, i just bought my textbook into exams and never touched it lolz

[tram]

i don't like making notes. I just did tsfx methods revision lecture, did the exercises, brought their notes in, didn't touch the notes except to check up the definiton of an independent event cos i had compeltely blanked on yr 11  probability. If you ahve prepared properly, you don't eve touch the notes.

But yea, mao's notes are legendary, even better cos i do uni maths and they have a fair bit of uni stuff in them

[darkphoenix]

Yeah barely use notes, but its good to have them in case you have a mental blank.

Think of it as a safety net, hope you won't need to use it, but its there if you do.

But for spesh, ill prob bring in my notes from my teacher that he wrote during class throughout the year. Then towards the end of the year, i'll see what else might be important.

[Stroodle]

I also don't use notes, but I regularly do quite a few practice questions. I imagine that if you don't do much study then notes would be helpful...

[jimmy999]

If you write up notes, it's worth putting in a "Mistakes Checklist" page. I wrote it up and took it into both my methods and spesh exam. However I didn't bother to look at it during my methods exam yet I should have as it would've gotten me at least 1 extra mark