The forum discussion centers on the preferences of university students regarding note-taking methods for physics and math courses, specifically between notebooks and loose leaf papers. Participants highlight the advantages of loose leaf binders, such as flexibility in adding or removing sheets, which is beneficial for drafting calculations. Conversely, notebooks are favored for their ability to keep related topics together, although they can become cumbersome if not filled adequately. Ultimately, many users advocate for a hybrid approach, utilizing both methods based on the context of their studies.
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Both?user079622 said:
Yes, you can elaborate...pines-demon said:
What does this count as?user079622 said:
Expensive.berkeman said:
I always used a mixture of both. Single notebooks are better to keep things tight in one place but I have always found that notebooks are single topic (I cannot mix EM and mechanics for example). However I found myself not always filling the notebooks and having too many is too much weight. A looseleaf binder is quite practical because you can remove or add paper sheets at will which is very practical if you do a lot of drafts versions of calculations and you do not want to carry everything with you. I somehow found myself using a mixture of both. I reserved notebooks for main courses which I knew that were worth it (but most of the time I did not know if it was the case beforehand).user079622 said:
This count as loose leaf paper, storage type is irrelevant in poll.berkeman said:
Do you put out sheet of paper or write directly in binder?pines-demon said:
user079622 said:
Usually aside, but if the binder allows it you can write on it.user079622 said:
That can be an issue, yes.user079622 said:
We can give you anecdotal evidence but you have to check what works on you. You can try different methods and see which one you prefer. Each method requires a different kind of organization.user079622 said:
By notebook, do you mean like a lab notebook? I've used lab notebooks in my work (not in school), where I needed a legal record of my work for patent reasons. To document the work leading up to a patent, you need to have a notebook where pages can't be removed or added (hence the page numbers in the notebook), and important entries need to be witnessed and signed by co-workers who understand the work. It's a bit of a pain keeping a Table of Contents in such notebooks, since you have to reserve the first few pages for it and keep going back to add new entries into the ToC to keep track of where things are.user079622 said:
user079622 said:
I mean on classic lined, grid or blank pages notebook.berkeman said:
But that is double job.xTheFormlessOnedx said:
How old are you?fresh_42 said:
Old enough to have experienced more than one hardware crash.user079622 said:
I was extremely particular. Those pages are brown. I need white. Pencil on white printer paper gives a stronger contrast. And. I really really need to have that horizontal line and the sound it makes. I feel these pages would tear. lol. And double work having to transfer it over? Nope. That is part of the study process. Copying it over does help with memory retention. I am primarily a visual learner. I can read the text book. Look at the slides. Just look with my eyes. All I really need. Recopying makes it look nicer for my visual learning. And it does engage the brain a little differently. Fascilitating commitment to memory.user079622 said:
Rude question to ask here, some of us remember the days of cuneiform carving.user079622 said:
We were so poor, we even hadn't a zero!pines-demon said:Rude question to ask here, some of us remember the days of cuneiform carving.
Is this still true? I haven't filed a patent since first-to-file became the law (America Invents Act 2013). I understood that this obviates much of that documentation,. but accentuates the need to file quickly.berkeman said:
That's a good question. The last patent that I filed through work was granted in 2011 (7,969,270 “Communication Transformer”), so things could well be different now.hutchphd said:
I mean on binders, pockets etcfresh_42 said:
user079622 said:
What is booklet, a few A3 folded on half?fresh_42 said:
fresh_42 said:
No way, because I cant edit poll any morefresh_42 said:
user079622 said:
I use everything, a notebook, too. The machine as well as the paper version. With a TeX editor and especially with AHK I can type the complicated TeX commands pretty fast. I do not use handwriting on a notebook, I would never again look at them and my handwriting isn't very nice. If it had to be a machine I can as well write it nicely with a program.user079622 said:
It is not the same thing to use binder/notebooks as a student than as a researcher. As a researcher you have manuscripts and drafts of your to-be-published work.user079622 said:
Does anybody knows why Newton wrote on single folded sheet instead on quires? (that mean every sheet must be sewed in Principia manuscript)pines-demon said:
