‘Do’s And ‘Don’t’s When Studying Physics

DO	DON’T
Accumulate knowledge bit by bit without delay. (Kumpul—Sedikit-sedikit lama-lama menjadi bukit.)	Postpone your understanding of concepts. (Tangguh— Sedikit-sedikit lama-lama menjadi sakit.)
Ask, check and discuss to understand.	Memorise without understanding.
Write concepts/laws/rules/theories in your own words.	Memorise definition word by word without really understanding.
Practise problem solving. Practice makes perfect.	Just read model answers without actually trying yourself.
Visualise, summarise and relate to real life situations.	Just memorise without visualising and relating to real life situations.
Be honest with data and actual results of experiments.	Create false data and false results just to make it look neat.
Try to connect one concept to another and find their relationships.	Study the concepts as compartmentalised units or piecemeal basis.
Study the concept map and summary at the beginning of the end of each chapter of the text /revision books.	Depend on just one book or just the teacher’s notes.

DO	DON’T
Accumulate knowledge bit by bit without delay. (Kumpul—Sedikit-sedikit lama-lama menjadi bukit.)	Postpone your understanding of concepts. (Tangguh— Sedikit-sedikit lama-lama menjadi sakit.)
Ask, check and discuss to understand.	Memorise without understanding.
Write concepts/laws/rules/theories in your own words.	Memorise definition word by word without really understanding.
Practise problem solving. Practice makes perfect.	Just read model answers without actually trying yourself.
Visualise, summarise and relate to real life situations.	Just memorise without visualising and relating to real life situations.
Be honest with data and actual results of experiments.	Create false data and false results just to make it look neat.
Try to connect one concept to another and find their relationships.	Study the concepts as compartmentalised units or piecemeal basis.
Study the concept map and summary at the beginning of the end of each chapter of the text /revision books.	Depend on just one book or just the teacher’s notes.