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Study note 1.2 Maths skills If your maths skills are a bit rusty, then you may wish to refer to the Using numbers booklet which provides information on various mathematical concepts, including percentages. Study note 1.3 Making notes as you study When you have finished reading a section of a part, it can be useful to take time to check whether you’ve understood the main points. This is also an opportunity to go back over some of the relevant sections and make some notes. The purpose of making notes is twofold: to check that you’ve identified the main points from a section and to check your own understanding. If you just read passively, you risk losing concentration. Extracting the main points from a piece of writing and then writing them as notes in your own words is the best way of making sure that you have understood. An effective method for making notes is to start by skim-reading (a quick glance through to get an overview and some idea of the main points) and then re-reading the material more thoroughly, underlining or highlighting the main points as you go along. Using these underlined or highlighted notes, you can then summarise the main points by making a list using some of your own words. Notes can take different forms; some people like to make linear notes with bullet points, and some others create spray diagrams. The choice is yours. There are also note-making apps that you can use when you are studying online material. You should find that developing your note-taking skills will help you to understand and remember key ideas. You will find further advice on note-making and the different types of notes you can use on the module website.