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Murder system

Mood:

Set a positive mood for yourself to study in. Select the appropriate time, environment, and attitude.

Understand:

Mark any information you don't understand in a particular unit. Keep a focus on one unit or a manageable group of exercises.

Recall:

After studying the unit, stop and put what you have learned into your own words.

Digest:

Go back to what you did not understand and reconsider the information. Contact external expert sources (e.g., other books or an instructor) if you still cannot understand it.

Expand:

In this step, ask three kinds of questions concerning the studied material:

• if I could speak to the author, what questions would I ask or what criticism would I offer?
• how could I apply this material to what I am interested in?
• how could I make this information interesting and understandable to other student

Review:

Go over the material you've covered. Remember what strategies helped you understand and/or retain information. Apply these strategies to your future studying.

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