>barely understand anything in lectures >go home and study

>>7945924
Lectures are pointless.

>>7945924
Same here m8. Am taking Diff Eq and Cal 3, both are easy as shit. Don't even go to lecture anymore.

>>7945924
I do, but my problem is I space out during lecture. Instead what I do is just copy down everything on the blackboard and read through my notes later. Depending on the Prof this works. Lately though I just skip class, study out of books, and then show up for quizzes and tests.

Drawbacks to the first method are that
1) time spent copying stuff in lecture could instead be used on studying
2) some professors spend most of their time talking math and arguments at you and only write down bits and pieces (i.e. the notes are unintelligible so copying them is a waste of time).
Drawbacks to the second method are
1) Sometimes profs will add in extra material in class that will show up on exams and homework but not in any assigned textbook, reference, and at times not even in the course outline. So skipping class leaves a major risk of being blindsided by something you couldn't have known to study otherwise.
2) Sometimes profs will list a textbook (or many) but won't actually be following any of them.

Having a good friend in class just to tell you where the class is at can save you when skipping class and studying on your own.

>>7945924
i cant skip lectures on most of my classes because of clicker questions and info abotu stuff they dont post online/emails. i deal with it by learning most of t beforehand, for me its easier to follow when its just a review

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>>7945924
>barely understand anything in lectures
>go home and study by myself
>forget everything on exams

>>7945924
>Anyone know this feel?
Are you not able to communicate without using memes?

>>7945930
That's because those classes are easy as shit and almost all calc is better learned from a book than a lecture.

>>7946077
>clicker in math classes

wut

OP, you might have a sensory processing issue, e.g. dyslexia and related. (Not all are as obvious as severe dyslexia.) You can get tested, depending on where you in the world are it might cost.