> Physics and maths. Do as this voice has said before, especially with regards to the jargon and the maths. Concentrate, don't think 'this is too complicated'. Just look at each bit carefully, one by one, piece by piece, and take everything one step at a time.
> Go find the library to study, perhaps. Or one of the waiting rooms you saw earlier will do too.
>Belay previous
>Think on what the exam will cover.
>Think on what your academic prowess covers
>Budget study time appropriately for each less than sufficient academic concentration.
>Lacking any real books on math, you decide to go to the library. Thankfully, the map you used earlier clearly shows where it is.
>The library is pretty much what you'd expect: shelves upon shelves of books. The decor is bland, but there are comfortable-looking chairs to read in, as well as desks with somewhat less comfortable-looking chairs to work at. Off to the side, you can see a few rows of computers, most of them occupied. At a glance, you think most of the occupied ones are not being used for academic purposes. A red-haired woman in a suit with a long skirt attends to things behind the main desk, directing a half dozen student workers.
>You remember that the Assistant Dean said something about math, science, and writing. You're confident on the science, somewhat unconfident about writing, and not at all confident about math.
>It's not hard to find some decent-looking texts to study from. You take a relatively isolated table, lay out your notebooks, and set to work.
>You're not making much more progress in your nuclear physics texts anymore. You feel pretty comfortably reminded about the things you knew and forgot, and you've gotten a better grasp on some of the things you didn't know. The mathematics are still a significant barrier, it's difficult to even begin to translate them into language you can understand as they are presented. You don't spend too much time with it.
>In mathematics, you do a bit better. The texts you have picked are much simpler than the ones in your nuclear physics books. They are still explained absolutely terribly, as far as you are concerned. But with sample problems to glare at, less complicated work, and a greater emphasis on showing the steps, you feel a bit less uncomfortable with basic algebra and geometry. But you're feeling a great deal more irked at the stuff that just isn't explained well, and the questions you have that are never addressed.
>You spend a little time with a book on proper writing techniques and grammar, hoping to refresh yourself there. It is obtuse and annoying, but you pick up a few reminders on how to do essay questions decently before you get sick of it.
>It is now 12:55. You are pretty close to being studied out at the moment.
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