Contents -- Don't Read This -- Part I: Learning Tips -- 1. Beg, Borrow, or Make a Course Outline -- 2. Figure Out What the Goal Is -- 3. Learn the Special Vocabulary -- 4. Skim Book Prefaces, Intros, and Such -- 5. Cut Your Reading Time in Half -- 6. Beware the Over-Underlined Textbook -- 7. Be Class-Smart: Go Early, Stay Late -- 8. Catch the Lecturer's Clues -- 9. Learn by Taking Organized Notes -- 10. Devise a Lecture Shorthand -- 11. Get It Right the First Time -- 12. Preview for Lectures, Prethink for Discussions and Seminars -- 13. Work Through All Sample Problems -- 14. Skim and Pinpoint in Doing Most Outside Reading -- 15. If You Don't Understand, Get Help Fast -- Part II: Remembering Tips -- 1. Train Your Brain to Think on Cue -- 2. Eliminate Brain Interference -- 3. Reinforce the Right Memories -- 4. Roll with Your Alertness Cycles -- 5. Make Sleep Work for You -- 6. Space Out Your Practice Times -- 7. Make Your Muscles Do the Remembering -- 8. See and Say -- 9. Never Study Anything the Same Way Twice -- 10. Keep Each Study Session Short -- 11. Make Time for Study Breaks -- 12. Keep Squeezing Your Notes -- 13. Keep Memorizing to a Minimum -- 14. Let Your Written Homework Do Your Reviewing -- 15. Talk It Through with a Study Group -- 16. Make Cramming Pay Off -- Appendix.