Luck and effort – talking about how I passed the Juhua exam

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September of each year is the exam time for the Certified Public Accountant exam. September of this year is approaching soon, and I really hope to share with everyone the learning methods and insights I’ve gained through the preparation process, in the hope that it can be of some help to current candidates. I passed the professional qualification exam for chemistry in 2013. At that time, right after finishing my exam for the accounting qualification, I called my wife and said, \"Honey, I’m definitely not going to pass; let’s try again next year.\" I never imagined that I would actually pass, and in the end I did so with a decent score. All of these are background information; now let’s summarize them and briefly talk about my journey in the JUC exam. Let’s talk about the basic certification exam first; it’s not that difficult, but there are just too many topics to cover, right? Advanced mathematics, linear algebra, advanced physics, the four major chemistry courses, principles of chemical engineering, and so on. What to do with so many knowledge points? Actually, I’ve always been pretty stupid; sometimes I can’t even remember my wife’s birthday. My wife sometimes teases me, saying how on earth I managed to get into graduate school – I must have cheated. I’m a bit off-topic. It’s okay to be clumsy; I’ll fly first. I had already made up my mind to take the CPA exam, so I started preparing a year in advance. Since there’s so much knowledge to be tested on, I decided to use the simplest method: I got all these books ready and read them all. My university major was chemical engineering processes, and I studied all these books during my college years. Another really good thing is that I was quite slow at university; I entered graduate school through entrance exams, and I had to study on my own and review all the courses such as advanced mathematics and linear algebra, principles of chemical engineering, and physical chemistry – these courses were relatively easier to handle. Although it was agreed that it would be taken care of, it’s quite troublesome to not have checked on it for such a long time. Next, I’ll talk about some things to keep in mind when learning*, divided into three parts: first, where to learn*, second, what books to read, and third, how to learn*. I. The question of where to learn*. In fact, many times, where to learn* is a major issue; only by being able to calm down can one truly learn* these things and embed them in one’s mind. My method is a bit special; I like to go to McDonald’s or KFC to read books. When I was in school, I memorized poems that used *; he used to practice reading in noisy environments specifically for that purpose. I like reading at McDonald’s or KFC, mainly because I enjoy the atmosphere there. Although the volume of human voices is high, the people talking there speak in a chaotic manner; you really don’t need to pay attention to that – it’s just noise. Another thing is that when I go here to read, I never bring my computer or anything similar. I go to these two places to read in order to avoid my wife, colleagues, computers, and so on. Anyway, there should be at least two hours of reading time per day. It’s almost always the case. There are two things to keep in mind, no matter where you read: first, you need to be able to calm your mind and focus on reading; second, try to avoid being disturbed by external factors. It’s best not to bring things like mobile phones or computers, and it’s best not to go with an acquaintance (because there will be talking, chatting, and so on). Let me share two little anecdotes here. I didn’t have much money at that time either; I would go to KFC to read. I almost never bought anything there. I would find a secluded place, bring along my cup (with hot water – I was that stingy; I don’t like sweet drinks), my books, my phone (I would use it at most once every 20 minutes; avoid checking it constantly), and some paper, then start reading. Several times, one or two waiters kept staring at me, which made me feel uneasy; I wondered if they thought I was someone who didn’t spend any money and just came there to read books all day long. Later, on a few occasions they came to me on their own and asked if my husband wanted some more boiled water. Only then did I realize that I wasn’t unwelcome; they just thought I was amazing for being able to sit here in peace and read books. What is this called? It’s said that heaven does not help those who do not help themselves. Another small incident: around 8 o’clock, I went to the KFC near my home to read. I heard a loud noise; at first I thought it was a road roller passing by. It wasn’t until everyone else ran downstairs that I realized it might have been an earthquake (after all, I had never experienced one before). By the time I rushed downstairs, others had already come back up. It was really an earthquake. However, it wasn’t very big; I forget what level it was. I tried calling my wife, but couldn’t get through. I took a look at our neighborhood; nothing was going on, so I went back to KFC to read. Afterwards, my wife scolded me for a long time: there wasn’t even a phone call during the earthquake, and he didn’t even come to check on me. Sigh. I’m going off-topic again. II. The question of which books to read. It is mainly determined based on the examination results of that year. You can check on HaiChuan or other chemical engineering forums to see which topics are covered in greater detail, and then choose the books corresponding to those topics. I still remember the topics I studied that year; they were things like advanced mathematics, physical chemistry, principles of chemical engineering, and so on. The advanced mathematics textbook used at that time was the fourth edition published by Zhejiang University, a green-colored book, in 16mo format; the textbook on principles of chemical engineering was edited by Chai Chengjing from Tianjin University. During my postgraduate entrance exam preparations, I even went to Tianjin to attend his lectures, and so on. I still have some of these books; for those I don’t have, I can find them online. Additionally, it’s important to note that the *exercises after class must be done; they really must be completed, repeated three times for emphasis on how important they are. Why? Think about it – these professional books are the best ones selected from several institutions, and the exercises after each chapter are designed to reinforce the knowledge presented in those books. The further exercises as well have been reviewed by the authors of the books, and they result from years of work by numerous students, including calculations, repetitions, and summarizations. These *questions are the essence of the essence; the fighter jets mentioned in these *questions – if you understand them, then any other type of question will surely be easy to solve. At that time, I found the answers to all the *exercises after class for advanced mathematics, linear algebra, physical chemistry, and principles of chemical engineering, and I did them all (I really did them all). There was no need to work on those more challenging problems; I had to complete all the regular exercises, and if I still didn’t understand something, I would do it twice. Until you really understand it. Of course, you should also work through the real exam questions. I’ll go into more detail on this when we get to the professional part. III. The question of how to learn*. This issue can be discussed in detail. Many people say that it’s impossible to remember everything after reading so many books. Actually, whether you can remember this or not is very simple. It’s just to read more books. Take a look at the responses; if there are too few of them, it might not be very helpful to everyone, so I won’t write anything. If there are many replies, I’ll continue writing.