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I have been debating this since I started university. Are lectures worth going to?
The fact is, when learning math and physics I find it hard to grasp anything as it is being said. The only reason I show up is because of the well done physics demonstrations. But really... I'm a book guy. I learn much more from texts. In class I just mindlessly copy notes which half the time I don't even use, except as a guide as to what be read. I read actively!
I spend $10 a day getting there, lose ~2hrs on transport, and ontop of that all the hours of attending the lectures. My "good boy" mentality, instilled to me since kindergarden, is that I attend all my classes.
I am really beggining to question that. Instead of losing 6 hours a day or so, I could use this time to read and do much more practice questions. Besides I prefer a more thourough analysis of the topic than can ever be presented in class.
Is it wise to skip all my lectures from now on? I shudder at the very thought. Is there some subconciouis process going on during lectures or some phonic process that makes me remember material? I must admit, although rarely, when the prof makes a dramatic statement it sticks with me. Yet another side of me says lectures are protected by the professors who have their wallets to save. Very similar to the American Medican Association...
The fact is, when learning math and physics I find it hard to grasp anything as it is being said. The only reason I show up is because of the well done physics demonstrations. But really... I'm a book guy. I learn much more from texts. In class I just mindlessly copy notes which half the time I don't even use, except as a guide as to what be read. I read actively!
I spend $10 a day getting there, lose ~2hrs on transport, and ontop of that all the hours of attending the lectures. My "good boy" mentality, instilled to me since kindergarden, is that I attend all my classes.
I am really beggining to question that. Instead of losing 6 hours a day or so, I could use this time to read and do much more practice questions. Besides I prefer a more thourough analysis of the topic than can ever be presented in class.
Is it wise to skip all my lectures from now on? I shudder at the very thought. Is there some subconciouis process going on during lectures or some phonic process that makes me remember material? I must admit, although rarely, when the prof makes a dramatic statement it sticks with me. Yet another side of me says lectures are protected by the professors who have their wallets to save. Very similar to the American Medican Association...