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One maths class we were only warned that we had to use Euclidean paper. I did great in exams with cheat sheets, but poorly in the few truly "open book" exams,
by afafsd 12y ago
One maths class we were only warned that we had to use Euclidean paper.
I did great in exams with cheat sheets, but poorly in the few truly "open book" exams, because I didn't know how to properly prepare for an open book exam. My silly undergrad brain thought "Woohoo, open book, I guess I don't have to study all this stuff, I can just look it up when I get there" which led to two hours of feverishly flipping back and forth in the book.
- WalterBright 12y agoYeah, big mistake thinking open book means one doesn't have to study. I know only one guy (Hal Finney) who could learn the material during an exam :-) As I wrote elsewhere, Hal was one scary smart dude.