1. Manage yourself -- Managing your stress -- Managing your time -- Learning part time -- 2. Improve your work -- Getting the most out of lectures -- Working in a real team -- Presenting your work -- Taking control of your reading -- Excelling in exams -- 3. Apply your skills -- Working in the laboratory -- Handling errors -- Solving by design -- 4. Develop your technical writing -- Taking control of the writing process -- Understanding academic integrity: plagiarism -- Improving your technical writing -- Writing a technical report -- 5. Solve mathematical problems -- Preparing to solve mathematical problems -- Solving the problem -- Getting help, and helping yourself