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* Always write equations. If you just manipulate expressions, you're likely to make mistakes when you plug them back into equations. | * Always write equations. If you just manipulate expressions, you're likely to make mistakes when you plug them back into equations. | ||
* Always do the same thing to both sides of the equation. Don't subtract 2 from the right-hand side but divide by 2 on the left, or integrate the left with respect to x and the right with respect to y. | * Always do the same thing to both sides of the equation. Don't subtract 2 from the right-hand side but divide by 2 on the left, or integrate the left with respect to x and the right with respect to y. | ||
+ | * Start your homework well in advance of the due date. | ||
* Attend lecture and recitation regularly, and try to keep your mind focused on the material. | * Attend lecture and recitation regularly, and try to keep your mind focused on the material. | ||
* If you don't understand something, ask a question. | * If you don't understand something, ask a question. |