Chapter 20
Ten (or So) Tips to Help You Master Your Biophysics Course
In This Chapter
Visualizing things
Understanding what’s going on
Looking at the trees before seeing the forest
Many people have a phobia about biophysics and mathematics, and they’re very frightened when they take their biophysics courses. This chapter strives to help alleviate some of your fears with some helpful tips to make your biophysics course a tad easier (or less painful). Unfortunately this chapter doesn’t give you the answers to the questions on your exams.
Drawing Diagrams and Figures
When working problems in your biophysics course, always draw figures, diagrams, and graphs. Even if you have a figure to look at, draw your own figure. Doing so can help you visualize what’s going on with the problem.
Even if you encounter time constraints, don’t try and cut corners and not draw your figures and diagrams. Students are tempted to not draw the diagrams because they think they know what is going on and they think they’re wasting time by drawing the diagram. However, it’s usually the opposite. They end up ...
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