Publisher's Synopsis
I. INTELLECTUAL PROBLEMS OF THE COLLEGE FRESHMAN Number. Variety. Lecture Method. Note Taking. Amount of Library Work. High Quality Demanded. Necessity for Making Schedule. A College Course Consists in the Formation of Habits. Requires Active Effort on Part of Student. Importance of Good Form. II. NOTE TAKING Uses of Notes. LECTURE NOTES-Avoid Verbatim Reports. Maintain Attitude of Mental Activity. Seek Outline Chiefly. Use Notes in Preparing Next Lesson. READING NOTES-Summarize Rather Than Copy. Read With Questions in Mind. How to Read. How to Make Bibliographies. LABORATORY NOTES-Content. Form. Miscellaneous Hints. III. BRAIN ACTION DURING STUDY The Organ of Mind. Gross Structure. Microscopic Structure. The Neurone. The Nervous Impulse. The Synapse. Properties of Nervous Tissue -Impressibility, Conductivity, Modifiability. Pathways Used in Study-Sensory, Motor, Association. Study is a Process of Making Pathways in Brain. IV. FORMATION OF STUDY-HABITS Definition of Habit. Examples. Inevitableness of Habits in Brain and Nervous System. How to Insure Useful Habits-Choose What Shall Enter; Choose Mode of Entrance; Choose Mode of Egress; Go Slowly at First; Observe Four Maxims. Advantages and Disadvantages of Habit. Ethical Consequences.
