Revision strategy, again.
I do remember, I did promise one more, on the ever more pressing theme of revision. I hope it will be a completely unnecessary post, because I hope someone has told you about revision tactics (and convinced you of the sense thereof). Some points I feel I need to make, just in case nobody else did. Study past papers. Believe in bookwork. Study a lecturer's form. Take careful note of what the lecturer might have said about the exam. Do not allow an essay to monopolise more than its fair share of time. Pace yourself - write relaxation into the schedule. This is mostly stuff most MMath students know, or they would not have survived through Part II with sufficient distinction to enter Part III. Nonetheless, at the risk of repetition, herewith my thoughts. The study of past papers . MMath students are brought up on past papers. One famous Director of Studies assigned past tripos questions from the first week of IA. He would give a short lecture on the m...