From The Chemistry Book
You are expected to take all of your notes using the Cornell Note-taking system. An attached file is an example of Cornell Notes.
This format provides the perfect opportunity for following through with the 5 R's of note-taking:
Record
During the lecture, record in the main column as many meaningful facts and ideas as you can. Write legibly.
Reduce
As soon after as possible, summarize these facts and ideas concisely in the Cue Column. Summarizing clarifies meanings and relationships, reinforces continuity, and strengthens memory.
Recite
Cover the Note Taking Area, using only your jottings in the Cue Column, say over the facts and ideas of the lecture as fully as you can, not mechanically, but in your own words. Then, verify what you have said.
Reflect
Draw out opinions from your notes and use them as a starting point for your own reflections on the course and how it relates to your other courses. Reflection will help prevent ideas from being inert and soon forgotten.
Review
Spend 10 minutes every week in quick review of your notes, and you will retain most of what you have learned.
