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Hello everyone, hopefully this isn't an ignorant first post. When it comes to math and physics courses, obviously persistence and practice problems are key for doing well, is there anything else you guys can propose to keep my grades as high as possible? Thanks to everyone in advance!
 
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Physics-UG said:
Hello everyone, hopefully this isn't an ignorant first post. When it comes to math and physics courses, obviously persistence and practice problems are key for doing well, is there anything else you guys can propose to keep my grades as high as possible? Thanks to everyone in advance!

I think that I learned a lot helping my classmates and discussing the difficult bits with each other. It is quite easy to convince yourself that you understand something, but it is much more difficult to stay convinced when people ask you questions that you find difficult to answer. I learned more from talking to my classmates than I ever did talking to my professor. Find a dedicated group of people to work with.
 
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Quantum Defect said:
I think that I learned a lot helping my classmates and discussing the difficult bits with each other. It is quite easy to convince yourself that you understand something, but it is much more difficult to stay convinced when people ask you questions that you find difficult to answer. I learned more from talking to my classmates than I ever did talking to my professor. Find a dedicated group of people to work with.

Oh, that's a great idea! Thank you!