How should I study for this class?

This is Ward.  He is my wife's grandfather.  He is a totally amazing person.  When he was 14 years old he constructed a "car" powered by an airplane engine and propeller.  He took it for a spin on the highway, and got pulled over by the police.  The officer was very impressed with his design and simply escorted Ward home with advice not to drive his unshielded propeller driven craft on the highway.

The next year the State of Ohio started issuing drivers licenses for operating motor vehicles on public roads.

Ward worked as an airplane mechanic and started a communication company.   He loves technology and was really interested in seeing the mapping program on the new iPhone.

About an hour ago I got an email from Amber (student in our class) asking how to study for this class.   Good question!  And here is my advice.  

1. Take good notes during class.   Focus on getting down concepts and how they connect to examples.  You should always be able to connect concepts to real examples of your own.
2. Read the book and compare your notes to the ideas in the book.  Concepts that are in both are often the most important. 
3. Follow your interests.  Richard Feynman provides a great example of how enjoyable it can be to try to learn how things work.  Apply that same sort of attention to our social world.  Build your own propeller driven car.  
4. Share you understanding with others.  I love talking with Ward because I feel like we both always learn something new from each other.    

Other advice:   

• In the past students organized study groups that met in the library-- typically about 15-20 folks would show up.   
• Start a study group email list.
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Hope that helps--   post other suggestions and questions in the comments.