1. Personal introduction
I am a grade 20 graduate student in Materials and Chemical Engineering at the University of Science and Technology of China. I think the most important part of the postgraduate entrance examination is school selection. A good school choice may lead to great success. After half a year of hard work, choosing a school does not mean that you only need to understand the professional level of the school, but also fully understand your own level, know yourself and the enemy, and determine a goal that you can achieve with a certain amount of effort. The postgraduate entrance examination is already half successful.
There are many colleges and universities to choose from for postgraduate entrance examinations for materials majors. When choosing a school, you can make a comprehensive decision based on the results of the fourth round of subject evaluation, combined with your own strength and your favorite city. The professional courses in most colleges and universities are Mathematics II and Fundamentals of Material Science. Only Tsinghua University and Shanghai Jiao Tong Entrance Examination Mathematics I have certain differences in the scope of examination of Fundamentals of Materials Science in each college. Therefore, you cannot just check the professional courses for the postgraduate entrance examination on the postgraduate admissions website, but also enter Search the school’s official website for recommended books for professional courses to prevent deviations in review content.
The postgraduate entrance examination is not only a test of the ability to master knowledge, but also a test of mentality. During the preparation process, you will be affected by various unexpected influences. You need to have strong enough willpower to overcome these difficulties. These experiences will also become an asset in your life and support you through more difficult difficulties in your future graduate life. road.
II. Reasons for choosing a school
Currently, the school has 30 first-level discipline doctoral degree authorization points, 8 first-level discipline master’s degree authorization points, and 15 professional degree authorization points. .
In the "Double First-Class" construction list announced by the state, the school was selected as a first-class university construction university (Category A) in mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geophysics, biology, history of science and technology, and materials Eleven disciplines including science and engineering, computer science and technology, nuclear science and technology, and safety science and engineering were selected as first-class construction disciplines. The school has 8 first-level national key disciplines, 4 independent second-level national key disciplines, 2 national key (cultivation) disciplines, and 18 Anhui Province first-level key disciplines. The number of national key disciplines for first-level disciplines ranks sixth among universities in the country; the coverage rate of national key disciplines for doctoral programs in science reaches 100%, and the coverage rate of national key disciplines for doctoral programs in engineering reaches 40%.
Through the key construction of discipline bases, the University of Science and Technology of China has formed a benign discipline ecological environment in which leading disciplines and supporting disciplines, traditional disciplines and cutting-edge disciplines, and basic disciplines and applied disciplines coexist and grow with each other. It is a high-level A solid foundation for postgraduate education.
3. Introduction to majors
The University of Science and Technology of China is China’s top university. Perhaps every student who yearns for science has a dream of studying at the University of Science and Technology. The materials-related enrollment units of the University of Science and Technology of China include: School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Hefei National Research Center for Microscale Physical Sciences, Graduate Science Island Branch, School of Materials Science and Engineering (Institute of Metals), Nanotechnology Together with the School of Nano-Bionics (Suzhou Institute of Nanotechnology), School of Nanotechnology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Advanced Technology, and Institute of Rare Earth Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Based on the number of full-time applicants and the postgraduate examination situation in the admissions brochures of the official website over the years, the difficulty of applying for each institute is different. From difficult to easy, they are Hefei National Research Center for Microscale Physical Sciences, Chemistry and Materials School of Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering (Institute of Metals), Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, School of Nanotechnology and Nanobionics (Suzhou Nano-Institute) Graduate Science Island Branch, Institute of Advanced Technology and School of Nanotechnology.
In addition, since the Rare Earth Academy has just been established for one year, the difficulty is uncertain and is expected to be moderate. The master's degree program, Advanced Technology Research Institute and Nano College of Science Island take English II, while others take English I. 802 Fundamentals of Materials Science is the professional course chosen by the vast majority of materials candidates at the University of Science and Technology of China. However, the professional courses of Suzhou Institute of Nanotechnology and Shenyang Institute of Metals do not take 802, especially Suzhou Institute of Nanotechnology. Some majors require Mathematics I, and some majors do not take Mathematics. It may be difficult to obtain learning resources for such relatively niche professional courses, such as solid state physics, physical chemistry, polymer physics and chemistry, so students who want to take the exams of the Institute of Metals and Nanotechnology need to pay special attention.
3. Regarding the review for the preliminary examination
Politics is the subject that you least need to worry about. First of all, the political scores of the School of Nanotechnology of USTC are only valid when the initial test is passed, and the retest is not included in the total score (total score = three subjects in the preliminary test ÷ 8 + retest score ÷ 2). Secondly, because the return on investment ratio of politics is the largest, it can increase a lot of points in a short period of time. Finally, it is because Anhui is a small water area, and politics does not control points. Xiao Xiurong’s 1,000 questions must be answered, and the second pass must be completed. When answering postgraduate entrance examination questions, on the premise of memorizing the four animals, answer as many points as possible, and write down as much content as you think is relevant. Finally, don’t forget to talk about the material and summarize it, and be careful not to copy the material directly. You can start memorizing Xiao Si as soon as it comes out. Even though there are only a few pages, there is actually a lot of content.
Finally, let’s talk about the topic setting. In fact, it is not difficult for political teachers to choose the topic. The political proposition group will also refer to several famous postgraduate entrance examination teachers when formulating the topic. information. In December, everyone will memorize a variety of subjective questions, but the subjective questions really can't make a difference.
You memorize Xiao Si very well, which is only about 30 points in the Beijing area. If the subjective questions can't widen the gap, don't feel frustrated if the material you memorized failed to match what others memorized. Even if I give you the standard answers and let you copy them, you will still get more than 30 points after copying, not to mention the answers given by the postgraduate entrance examination teacher. Not the standard answer.
So the focus of review before December is still on objective questions that can widen the gap. Right is right, wrong is wrong. Learning and not learning are really two outcomes.
The core of English for the postgraduate entrance examination lies in words. Whether it is reading, translation, or composition, words are essential. Those who can speak vocabulary will win the world, and the most important thing about English vocabulary is accumulation. Improving English is definitely not something that can be achieved overnight. Start word recitation early.
As for how many words to memorize, it depends on your personal memory and the time you start preparing. I personally only memorized the high-frequency phrases for the postgraduate entrance examination in Momo, and then recorded the words I didn’t know during the real test and added them to Momo. The repetition probability of words in the postgraduate entrance examination is very high, which is completely sufficient when doing real questions. Moreover, this can save a lot of time for the study of other subjects, and it is not easy to forget if you memorize less.
The real test questions are very valuable. When reading the real test questions at the beginning, you must first ensure the accuracy and do it slowly, but try to control the time within 20 minutes. Make sure you have enough time to complete the entire test paper during the postgraduate entrance examination.
For English composition, you must prepare your own template, refer to the excellent essays over the years, summarize the type and framework of the composition, and then prepare some advanced vocabulary. I suggest that when you practice writing compositions, no matter what topic you encounter, you should use the template you prepared and learn to adapt to changes.
As for English, the key is to figure out the thinking of the person who asked the question. Whether you think it is right or not depends on what the person who asked the question thinks is right. In the last month, if you still feel that there is not much improvement after completing the real questions seriously three times, you can try to teach yourself the questions. Take a blank test paper and talk about it one by one, including completion, reading, new question types, and translation. You have to speak out loud and explain why A is correct and BCD is wrong at the same time. What's wrong? Why does E come before C? Why is it more appropriate to fill in B than G in this blank? What is the structure of this sentence? How should it be translated? See if you can really do it, or if you just memorized the answers. Before you did the questions, you were just "dictating" them. In this way, during the exam, you will know what aspects are examined in each question and finally choose the correct answer.
I started preparing the composition in early December. If the basics are not good enough, it is best to start preparing in November. Many people prepare their compositions by memorizing templates, memorizing templates, and memorizing templates. Are templates useful? some. But it depends on how you use it. I first read the sample essay written by New Oriental, which analyzed the real test questions. It explained one thing and the other, and it was indeed in-depth. Through reading, I accumulated some high-end and appropriate vocabulary, some famous quotes, and learned their writing ideas. After that, I wrote the same article again and gave it to the English teacher to help me correct it. Through correction, I could Learn new vocabulary, sentence patterns and ideas, truly "take the essence and discard the dregs", and use them for your own use.
Mathematics: I started learning mathematics in May last year. The effective time I spend studying is about four or five hours a day. I first watched Teacher Tang Jiafeng’s basic class. I took notes while reading and added The online generation lasted until late June, and then I bought a copy of Tang Jiafeng's 1800, and started to study the basic questions and the method of studying the exercise set. I suggested that you answer each question correctly instead of doing the textbook exercises before. Work on the answer like that, and summarize it immediately after finishing it.
Until August, I was repeatedly consolidating my foundation. For example, I would forget about the online exam after reading it. Before August, I passed the online exam twice, and I passed the postgraduate entrance exam. No less than 5 times. Strengthening will officially start in August. I watched the strengthening courses of Tang Jiafeng and Wu Zhongxiang, but I recommend watching teacher Wu Zhongxiang. He has more practical information, and then complete the 1800 strengthening chapter. This step continues until the beginning of October. You can do it in the strengthening stage. A complete book, such as Review Complete Book or Mao Gangyuan.
The level that needs to be achieved after strengthening is probably to have a framework in mind for the things to be tested in the postgraduate entrance examination, how you will be tested for each knowledge point, what types of questions will be for each knowledge point, and even each knowledge point will be tested. Each knowledge point and some corresponding classic questions can be memorized. By mid-October, I bought a copy of Zhang Yu’s 2034 real test questions. It was relatively easy to do the real test questions.
Use a mock exam to ask yourself, block time, and let yourself expose all the problems. After completing it, spend a day or two summarizing the real questions from 34 years. Since November, I have started to play a large number of simulated rolls. I bought basically all the simulation rolls on the market. I made Li Lin’s 6+4, Zhang Yu’s 8+4, Li Yongle’s, and Hegong University’s Creation. Beyond, etc., the most difficult paper in terms of difficulty is Zhang Yu’s paper. However, although Zhang Yu’s simulation paper was difficult, I learned the most.
In general, my learning method is to summarize more and memorize more. Learning the knowledge points is the purpose. Once the knowledge points are solid, then answering a lot of questions will be the sublimation. It is possible to go directly to answer the questions. It's just that the people in the game can only solve this question, not this question type.
There are also some super-category knowledge or methods. Those who want to pursue 150 or have the spare capacity can learn it. In my impression, I learned a lot at station B last year, such as the differential operator method. , stolz theorem, residue method, etc. In addition, you can usually join more postgraduate entrance examination mathematics groups. You can take a look at the problems discussed in it. Other people's knowledge blind spots and other people's blind spots are likely to be your blind spots. You can improve yourself very quickly by solving problems that no one else knows.
The reason why the 802 basic professional course in materials science is difficult is that, first of all, it will examine some content that can only be learned at the graduate level. Secondly, it covers a very wide range, including basic materials science, physical properties of materials, and testing. Methods and the content of the physicochemical thermodynamics section. When I took the postgraduate entrance examination, the requirements for my professional courses were that I did not make mistakes in the questions that appeared in the previous exams (this part is about 40-50 points), and that I did not deduct a single point for the binary phase diagram and professional phase diagram parts (30-40 points). These two parts add up to about 80. It’s really easy to get 100 points on the exam if you add some content that you know how to do.
But if you want to get high scores, you need to accumulate and work hard. I only started studying professional courses in early July, three hours a day. In July, I read Materials Science Foundation. The first thing I read was Chapters 1-4 of "Basics of Materials Science" from Beijing University of Technology. This part of the content has been examined the most. By mid-July, you can start reading the phase diagram section of "Fundamentals of Materials Science" from Wuhan Institute of Technology, and you can listen to MOOCs and take courses from Wuhan Institute of Technology. Then I will start studying "Physical Properties of Materials" in August. It is recommended to take the physical properties course of China University of Petroleum.
My requirement for the first time is to read it as carefully as possible and write down the notes in the book for easy reference. In September, I started to do real test questions. I did one real test question for three days. I did it first on the first day and then checked the answers. On the second day, I found the location of the question in the textbook and looked at the content of this part divergently. Record what you think. Useful content, recite the real questions and divergent content on the third day.
In November, I started to recite the second round, mainly the knowledge points and original questions that appeared in the real questions. Some questions do not need to be understood, just recite them. Some questions still need to understand the knowledge points. Prevent teachers from drawing inferences from one example. Then start to study the real questions twice, one per day, and complete the correct answers. See if you have any blind spots in knowledge that you have not memorized. In December, I started to recite it repeatedly and answer questions by myself until the exam.
IV. Regarding re-examination preparation
The material and chemical engineering school of the University of Science and Technology of China is 300 points, of which 50 points are for political English and 70 points for mathematics and professional courses. However, each college’s school line It will be formulated separately. For details, you can check the official website of the University of Science and Technology of China Graduate Admissions Online. The re-examination admission ratio is above 1:1.2 according to the school's requirements.
The content of the re-examination at HKUST varies from school to school, but it all includes self-introduction and translation of English literature, followed by a question-and-answer session, including questions about professional knowledge and questions based on self-introduction. Since the 2021 re-examination is online, there is no written test, which was included in the past.
In general, the USTC re-examination is moderately difficult. It not only tests your mastery of knowledge, but also tests your ability to face pressure and solve problems. In addition to having strong professional qualities, it also tests your ability to face pressure and solve problems. There is generally no problem with being confident, honest, and low-key.