Pardon me for pointing out the obvious but theres a $hit load of formulas to retain in this level. Understanding the formulas helps tremendously but theres still alot of memorizing which needs to be done. Any advise on how to make the process of memorizing formulas less painful?作者: 19831985 时间: 2011-7-11 19:13
note cards...have them on your person at all times
Note cards are key for me. You are right, there are many formulas - read the LOS to make sure you don't remember formulas you don't need.作者: chandsingh 时间: 2011-7-11 19:13
L2 is for memory nerds作者: kickthatcfa 时间: 2011-7-11 19:13
As I work my way through the material, I'm making my own specialized note cards. I'll put in formulas and notes on what i think is "testable" material. I'm trying to go over my notes cards each week to keep concepts fresh in my head. Although this seems obvious, I think repetition is going to be the key to memorizing all of this info. It's still early so the more we sacrifce now, the easier it will be in June!作者: redskins44 时间: 2011-7-11 19:13
CFA Jay Wrote:
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> note cards...have them on your person at all times
This is what I did for L1 and doing again for L2. Have them on me and take a look whether I'm on the bus, riding the train, waiting in a doctor's office, etc. The homemade note cards are the best, imho.作者: President1988 时间: 2011-7-11 19:13
I have a notebook where I have written down the formulas segregated by section. I try to keep going over the previous sections once or twice a week to keep the material fresh.作者: KungFuPanda 时间: 2011-7-11 19:13
NOTE CARDS.
Go get yourself the 5 stack from staples and start writing them down. I spend the morning train ride reviewing them and then at night review and write down 5 times.
Just not in the exam center. LOL 作者: tikfed 时间: 2011-7-11 19:13
I don't think it's possible to write all the exam's formulas down 5 times in one day... I spend over an hour writing just my equity ones only once作者: giorgio10 时间: 2011-7-11 19:13
Note cards for me too.
Review them over and over again. Sometimes I cycle the obvious ones out as they get just silly easy eventually. I keep them in a pile that I check on less frequently (but do not completely ignore).
Memorization is the easy part.作者: liquidity 时间: 2011-7-11 19:13
Make a formula sheet as you go through the material. Once you're through the material and know which formulas are going to be important, write the formula sheet out again, and again, and again until you can recreate it quickly from memory.
When you take the exam, you'll be able to "see" the formula sheet without having to write anything down. (obviously you need to know how to apply the formulas as well)
This is what I did for all 3 levels and I don't think I ever got a question wrong from not knowing right formula.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 08:29PM by McLeod81.作者: iteracom 时间: 2011-7-11 19:13
McLeod, you're my study idol.作者: WarrenB1 时间: 2011-7-11 19:13
Analti_Calte_Equity Wrote:
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> McLeod, you're my study idol.
It's all about being hardcore man. Kick ass, or don't bother.作者: mengxu 时间: 2011-7-11 19:13
L2 is a beast. There's no easy way around it.
Memorize what you can, with what time you have available.作者: luda002 时间: 2011-7-11 19:13
idonk Wrote:
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> I wish I was like Neo in the matrix and download
> all the formulas in my head.
you mean johnny mnemonic?作者: llxx 时间: 2011-7-11 19:13
Those pills are for after the exam作者: eoin 时间: 2011-7-11 19:13
I have the formulas tatoo'd on my chest. Every fifteen minutes I like to take a "bathroom break", where I rip off my shirt like the guy in memento and stare into the bathroom mirror, muttering "Jimmy G is ANOVA, Jimmy G is ANOVA..."作者: benbenxiong 时间: 2011-7-11 19:13
You should get the really important formulas tattoo'd on the back of your eyelids
