Mastering the marterial 5 pptx

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GRAPHICS

Graphics are pictures, photos, charts, maps, tables, timelines, and

other visual ways of representing ideas and data. If what you are read￾ing has graphics, examine them before and during your reading. Ask

yourself several questions:

• What do these graphics seem to be about? (Look at titles, captions,

and labels.)

• How do they connect with the title or subheads of this chapter?

• How do they improve the text?

WORK THROUGH ALL PROBLEMS

In a math or science book, an author may insert a practice problem to

show how a specific theory works in practice. On an exam, you might

be expected to know both the theory and how to apply it.

According to Study Smarts by Kesselman-Turkel and Peterson, a

physics teacher suggests working through all sample problems and

proofs:

Study each sample problem or proof that you come to until you’re confident

that you understand it. Then close the book and work that problem through

from memory. If you get stuck, check it against the book; then wait a while and

do it again. Usually these examples are the only problems for which you have

a detailed, worked-out solution against which you can check.

—Judi Kesselman-Turkel and Franklynn Peterson, Study Smart,

Contemporary Books, 1981, Chicago, IL

The authors also suggest that if you are stuck on a sample problem

because of complex numbers, try substituting simpler numbers. If you

make a mistake, redo the entire problem—you will learn and remem￾ber much more that way.

MINDBENDER

Chains of Causes. In your reading, you will have to understand

cause-and-effect relationships. For example, a sentence may have

the form “A caused B and B caused C”: Jennifer ran a marathon,

which made her very tired, so she went to bed early.

When you analyze this sentence, you can identify two relationships.

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