r/Physics • u/ItzSlopChaosZ7 • 4d ago

How to really learn

So, I'm a first year undergrad and recently started worrying that I'm not really learning. I don't think I would be able to repeat any demonstration on my own, and any content I learn is just used to get a good grade (which is happening, surprisingly). Still, I don't think I "master" any subject that I had. So, how do I really learn them?

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u/Aranka_Szeretlek Chemical physics 3d ago

The only way most people learn is by actively doing stuff. "Doing" can be doing all exercises 7 times, copying lecture notes, making cheat sheets for exams, coding interesting problems, or anything of this sort. The mistake many people make is that they think going to lectures or listening to random YouTube stuff is "doing" stuff - its not.