How to cram for math methods?

[Stormbreaker-X]

Hey guys so I got an exam coming in just around 9 days for math methods 
I was wondering to do you cram 5 chapters in 9 days? So far I barely studied and I am freaking out lol, I can't afford to fail the exam so I must pass no matter what. So far I know that the exam will be tech active and we are allowed a bound book, so far I am thinking of revising just 4 chapters that I am confident with and using those to pass the exam. But I am not quite sure what to cram please help me guys I MUST PASS, I need a 40% minimum. I really regret the choices I made in the last couple of weeks and instead picked not to study
So I am just going to make the most out of the next 9 days and work as hard as I can. How many hours per day should you guys recommend I study??? I was thinking about 4-5 hours and doing that on top of my other subjects as well. Good news some of my other subjects are going well, so I think I won't have to worry too much about the other ones.

[darkz]

Hey guys so I got an exam coming in just around 9 days for math methods 
I was wondering to do you cram 5 chapters in 9 days? So far I barely studied and I am freaking out lol, I can't afford to fail the exam so I must pass no matter what. So far I know that the exam will be tech active and we are allowed a bound book, so far I am thinking of revising just 4 chapters that I am confident with and using those to pass the exam. But I am not quite sure what to cram please help me guys I MUST PASS, I need a 40% minimum. I really regret the choices I made in the last couple of weeks and instead picked not to study
So I am just going to make the most out of the next 9 days and work as hard as I can. How many hours per day should you guys recommend I study??? I was thinking about 4-5 hours and doing that on top of my other subjects as well. Good news some of my other subjects are going well, so I think I won't have to worry too much about the other ones.

Well, there's no real way to 'cram' anything. For methods, it'll depend on what you struggle with i.e. the fundamentals, or application/problem-solving. If it's the fundamentals, then textbook questions are good to grind through since they test the basics. For application/problem-solving questions, past tests/exams are best. Ultimately, the time you spend studying and the number of questions you complete are not as important as the quality of study e.g. you could spend 1h working on one question and fully understand the concepts so that you can apply it to other questions, or you could spend 1h mindlessly attempting questions.

Also, assuming that you're preparing to take methods 3/4 next year, I would try and do more than get a bare minimum pass to help set yourself up for next year.

[Stormbreaker-X]

Well, there's no real way to 'cram' anything. For methods, it'll depend on what you struggle with i.e. the fundamentals, or application/problem-solving. If it's the fundamentals, then textbook questions are good to grind through since they test the basics. For application/problem-solving questions, past tests/exams are best. Ultimately, the time you spend studying and the number of questions you complete are not as important as the quality of study e.g. you could spend 1h working on one question and fully understand the concepts so that you can apply it to other questions, or you could spend 1h mindlessly attempting questions.

Also, assuming that you're preparing to take methods 3/4 next year, I would try and do more than get a bare minimum pass to help set yourself up for next year.

Thanks for your response. So far I struggle more with application and not so much concept, I understand things quite quickly so that is not too much of a problem for me. In response to taking a 3/4 methods next year, of course it is better to get more than a minimum pass trust me I know I can get better scores than what I am getting now (remote learning screwed me up a little). I need to take steps, one thing at a time since now that I am failing the next best step would be to not fail.

[colline]

Also just to add on to what darkz said - try working through some application questions if that's what you struggle with, and if you need help and your teachers/peers aren't available, you can always post your questions and what steps you've done so far on the methods question thread, and that way you can learn through actual examples.

I'm just saying this bc I see a lot of posts from users asking really arbitrary questions like 'how do I study for xxx subject'. If you include some actual examples like a question that you're struggling with, post your thought process and what specifically is confusing you, THEN it'll be easier to identify what you need to work on and you'll see much bigger improvements in your studies too.