My Favorite Study Apps

OneDrive

OneDrive is a great cloud-based drive! I've always been a fan of GoogleDrive, but OneDrive has such a great interface for PDFs. It will generate the chapter hyperlinks for textbooks, the sharing works just as well as Google, and most professors and college websites (Blackboard, Moodle, Canvas) prefer Word documents.

Knowt.io
For anyone who does well with mock-exams, flash cards, and fill-in-the-blank style studying, Knowt is about to be your best friend. It was originally founded to replace Quizlet when Quizlet partnered with textbook solution companies and introduced payment plans.

PhotoMath

PhotoMath is the best mobile calculator for complex chemistry problems and such. It does not do anything in the way of graphing—for that, use Desmos.

PowerPlanner

PowerPlanner is a multi-platform agenda app. It allows you to build a schedule with events and tasks! You can set recurring evens and tasks as well as have the app notify you multiple times.

Mini Aqua

Mini Aqua is a low-maintenance fish tank app. Using the Clock function, I can see the date while I watch my fish swim! Propping this up on my iPad or using it on my phone is a great way to occupy unused screens and help discourage me from using them for distracting things, like social media, as well as trick my brain into focusing better.

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Human Anatomy

Human Anatomy (KINE303) This course took place over the spring of 2021 by Dr. Evie Burnet. It is an intense by fascinating tour of the human body. One should note, however, that form follows function. I would advise one takes human physiology before human anatomy since physiology is much closer in content and format to the familiar biology classes that you must take before human physiology. Once function is understood, form is easier to comprehend. My advice for studying anatomy is to ensure that you're not taking several other rigorous courses the same semester. Unless you have a gift for memorization, you will need to devote ample time to studying this subject. Second, buy a sketchbook, and draw everything out. Label it, color-code it, do everything you see in the diagrams. As usual, the course content will be divided up in the same format as the professor chose to break up the class. Note that each review set is made from Quizlet. Quizlet has started charging for mo...

Human Physiology

Human Physiology (KINE304) Human physiology was taught by Dr. Michael Deschenes in the spring of 2021. The course was taught remotely, via Zoom, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Traditionally, this professor does not allow computers in the classroom to take notes with. As usual, the course content will be divided up in the same format as the professor chose to break up the class. "Chapter Notes" refers to the lecture notes which were distinct from the textbook chapters. The textbook goes depths the lecture did not, so the "Textbook Notes" may have information that the exams did not cover. After taking the first exam, it was evident that the textbook notes were not helpful in studying for the exam. They've been included in case it's useful for someone else, but it is only throughout the first unit. Note that each review set is made from Quizlet. Quizlet has started charging for most of its study features, so I highly recommend converting these sets to Knowt , ...

How to Use Library Genesis

How to Use Library Genesis For my example, I will be searching for Vander's Human Physiology textbook. Visit your preferred mirror—mine is LibGen.li ! Simply search for the textbook's title, author, and/or ISBN. Click on the desired edition. Once you've found your textbook, scroll down to the bottom of the webpage, and choose a mirror which are represented by the blue boxes. I typically use the first available mirror. Once the mirror is open, search for the "GET" button. Any other "DOWNLOAD" buttons are fake. Upload the file to a reader application. I use OneDrive because it allows you to click through the table on contents and brings you directly to the chapter of choice. It also makes the text accessible via more than one device, and you can send a "share" link to other members of your class. You may even use the website to download fiction books! If this is your preferred use, and you own and Amazon kindle, you may even send the eBook ...

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