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I have made physics dot point notes (with diagrams from textbooks) and Space/M&G amounts to 75 pages. Do you reckon I should print them off to study from or do simplified summaries and then print those out?

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Make simplified summaries or try to cut them down.
 

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PRINT THEM OUT! Try to squeeze two pages into one, so you'll have 4 pages on each paper (double sided) so 19 pieces of A4 paper used :) Okay that sounded so cheap... but for me it looks better smaller.
 

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I have made physics dot point notes (with diagrams from textbooks) and Space/M&G amounts to 75 pages. Do you reckon I should print them off to study from or do simplified summaries and then print those out?

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Personally I study with a textbook and paper in front of me rather than on a computer, but if your worried about saving paper or something you can probably print double-sided plus reduce the font size/size of diagrams.
 
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how do you expect to read and remember 75 pages of notes?
 

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75 pages summary?

sounds like u made ur own textbook lol
 
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Just think about it...would you rather waste 75 pages of paper, or chuck you're HSC atar goal down the toilet.
 

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IMO, 75 pages of notes is useless. Either condense it right down and then print it, or don't bother printing at all.
 

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Unless its 75 pages in this format:
*Blablabla
*________
*________
*________

*Next chapter
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as opposed to sentences after sentence of notes.
 

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Unless its 75 pages in this format:
*Blablabla
*________
*________
*________

*Next chapter
*________

as opposed to sentences after sentence of notes.
Still useless, but not as useless.

The whole point (arguably, but IMO) of notes is not to just simplify every single aspect into a smaller version of it. Notes are there to trigger memory responses so in the exam, you just remember those things which trigger your memory, then it just flows from there.

Of course, this means you would require constant study throughout the year, and not cram 75 pages worth in one week before the exam.
 

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Still useless, but not as useless. The whole point (arguably, but IMO) of notes is not to just simplify every single aspect into a smaller version of it. Notes are there to trigger memory responses so in the exam, you just remember those things which trigger your memory, then it just flows from there. Of course, this means you would require constant study throughout the year, and not cram 75 pages worth in one week before the exam.
nope
 
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lol it's not as text-intensive as you may think. But thanks - I will condense them further.
 

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Need to condense further. I used to have business notes which were 30 pages per topic though I've managed to put them down to 6 each.
 

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Need to condense further. I used to have business notes which were 30 pages per topic though I've managed to put them down to 6 each.
How on earth did you condense 30 pages into 6?!?! My notes are also about 30 pages per topic for business but I'm too scared of cutting anything out because I feel that it will be important and could pop up in a test.
 

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depends on whether u feel more content physically having the notes in front of you or digitally. i would personally keep digital
 

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How on earth did you condense 30 pages into 6?!?! My notes are also about 30 pages per topic for business but I'm too scared of cutting anything out because I feel that it will be important and could pop up in a test.
haha this
 

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