[punky]

Firstly dont worry about your ants in the pants. You can move around and stuff and walk (you'd become a potential diaster area though), but so long as you are reading. Basically though the best way people revise is usually specific to them for personal reasons, but i'll give you some general and personal advice that I can think of.

1) Test, retest and then retest again. The whole read-test-mark-lookup cycle seems to work for me.

2) The good old standby is re-writing your notes out. Again and again. For some reason, having the info flowing through your body and your hand makes you remember it.

3) Never underestimate the importance of morale. People think "I cant go down the pub, I have to revise!", but being in front of books isn't revising, you need to take in information. If you have worked hard all day, there ius no reason come 7pm you can slip off down the SU for a couple and have a laugh. Not revising is as important as revising in that respect. The alcohol will even open your mind a bit when you come back and you may find some things sticking easier.

4) Get index cards (little mini cards, like A8 size) and write down key pieces of information. Forumlae, rules, bullet points you just can't rememeber. Take them everywhere, every spare second you get (waiting for bus, on bus, in checkouts, etc), flick through them. All that extra exposure really adds up. If it is just a case or memorising, but not understanding something (like a formula), then this really works.

5) With the exam, eat a fair amount of chocolate (pure chocolate, not the extra bars like Crunchie and double Deckers), about 30 mins before the start of the exam. The chocolate will release sugars to help keep your mind active, and endomorphines to keep you calm. I normally drink Coke like normal and it doesn't really affect me, but i'm guessing you should avoid Coffee (I wouldn't know, I never drink it)

Other than that, all the same old stuff really. Try your best, that is all anyone can and will ever ask. Unless you are from a family of nuclear scientists, they would be proud of you for trying, so try and relax and don't think you are "letting everyone down".

That's about it for the moment. I'll post more when they come to me though.

Edit: If you can, some people swear by recording the facts down ona dictaphone and listening to it. Not only does it take the effort out (you don't have to read, just listen), but some people say that hearing it in their voice, explained in their way, helps it sink in easier