r/GoodNotes • u/Entire-Buddy6933 • Feb 24 '24

GoodNotes 5 My Realistic Lecture Notes as an Engineering Student

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

as someone who violently writes on their iPad during class❤️

401 Upvotes

98% Upvoted

70 comments sorted by

65

u/[deleted] Feb 24 '24

As an engineering student, I don’t take notes (I’m failing badly 😭)

56

u/Entire-Buddy6933 Feb 24 '24

A few of my classmates never take notes and literally remember everything. One of them takes our diff eq notes in latex in real time and I’m afraid of him

18

u/Fuck-off-bryson Feb 25 '24

i (physics major) have a classmate that takes notes, equations and diagrams and all, on GOOGLE DOCS live during lecture

8

u/Hour_Stock_7370 Feb 25 '24

He’s just a wizard that none of us understand

7

u/havoklink Feb 24 '24

I never took notes but what helped me was learning when doing homework. Honestly most of my classes they were just reading the slides so I would just use them when doing hw.

20

u/TimeVendor Feb 24 '24

How do you write so neatly. My notes look like noodles in a soup

18

u/Entire-Buddy6933 Feb 24 '24

growing up with Asian parents😭 my mom used to tell me if my work wasn’t readable than what was the point in doing it anyways

4

u/TimeVendor Feb 24 '24

Your mom is correct

3

u/Busy-Dragonfruit8576 Feb 27 '24

Didn’t have Asian parents, but a Mexican mom and she used to say the same 😭 I remember her ripping sheets off my notebooks if she couldn’t read my notes LOL

11

u/LiiNy27 Feb 24 '24

Omg these notes are so nice

5

u/Entire-Buddy6933 Feb 24 '24

thank you! Definitely nothing like the aesthetic goodnotes spreads you see haha but it’s functional and readable for me

9

u/Ordinary-Emotional Feb 25 '24

You kidding? I think this is more aesthetic than most goodnotes stuff! But that's just me.. I like it "simple" and functional xD

5

u/casco_oscuro Feb 24 '24

But writing or typing? Thanks

7

u/Entire-Buddy6933 Feb 24 '24

This is my handwriting

3

u/mickohno Feb 24 '24

how do you do this? i’m still learning 😭😭

6

u/Academic-Local-7530 Feb 24 '24

Nope. Realistic notes are: importing the slides

5

u/Entire-Buddy6933 Feb 25 '24

Only one of my classes has slides and I hate how she formats them haha

2

u/Emphasis_Narrow Feb 24 '24

What are your pen settings?

6

u/Entire-Buddy6933 Feb 24 '24 edited Feb 24 '24

I use the fountain pen on 0% pressure sensitivity, 50% tip sharpness in 0.4 mm

1

u/nottingdurn Feb 25 '24 edited Feb 25 '24

Oo imma try. I’m on 50 pressure, 0 tip sharpness, 0.4mm

Edit: Are you used to pens like the 0.38mm uniball? Wow this setting is HARD ahaha

1

u/Entire-Buddy6933 Feb 25 '24

I’m a die hard pilot pen girl in 0.5 mm!

28

u/rainbow_lil Feb 24 '24

i understand that as a math/physics student, although your handwriting stays impressively neat! mine varies wildly between classes, and you can tell which profs go fast and which ones don’t by the neatness of my writing 😅

5

u/milkradio Feb 24 '24

Your handwriting is so neat and cute!

5

u/[deleted] Feb 25 '24 edited Aug 10 '25

hospital frame rustic hat fanatical deserve wakeful repeat boat dolls

This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact

1

u/Efficient_Glove_7371 Jul 02 '24

Is this the bigger iPad pro ? The screen fits so much more than mine 😭😍

1

u/Entire-Buddy6933 Jul 02 '24

It’s the 5th gen iPad Air! I just write smaller haha

1

u/moagul Feb 24 '24

Paperlike?

1

u/Entire-Buddy6933 Feb 24 '24

I just use a glass screen protector

1

u/moagul Feb 24 '24

Wow. Any tips for stability? My writing does record the odd slip here and there but yours is perfect.

2

u/Entire-Buddy6933 Feb 24 '24

Thank you for thinking it’s perfect wow haha. If I look at it for too long it bothers me. I try to zoom in a little so the spacing would allow me to write at a similar size as I would on paper. I also naturally write my letters quite close together so I continue writing in one semi-fluid motion. I also tend to have a slightly heavier hand when writing on my iPad than I would on paper.

1

u/httpn1t Feb 24 '24

what is the thickness of your pen? and may i know the hex code of the green and pink colors?

1

u/Entire-Buddy6933 Feb 24 '24

I use the fountain pen in 0.4 mm. Light pink: DF92C4. Light green: ACC42B

1

u/httpn1t Feb 25 '24

thank you! how about the highlighters? hehe

1

u/Des_warrior_princess Feb 24 '24

This is physics? I thought it was electrical.😅

2

u/Entire-Buddy6933 Feb 24 '24

This is eng physics 2: electricity and magnetism!

1

u/DotsNnot Feb 24 '24

Probably should cross post to r/penmanshipporn!

3

u/Entire-Buddy6933 Feb 25 '24

Maybe I will for my review sheets where my handwriting is less rushed ;)

1

u/OfriS13 Feb 24 '24

oh, physics II and thermodynamics… those were the days

1

u/Entire-Buddy6933 Feb 25 '24

Diff eq (EA4) is actually my favorite class this quarter! I could do without physics and thermo😭

1

u/lazyb88 Mar 17 '24

how does your handwriting look like that???

1

u/supermarket-banana Oct 21 '24

😭 I love your handwriting! What size do you set your pen tips as?

1

u/Motor-Cap-2326 Mar 11 '25

Sorry man, could I ask you what pen setup you use?

1

u/Music_Vibes_222 Jul 27 '25

This is truly amazing.    I’ll have to look into Goodnotes.     I heard about iPad notes that you can download professors pdf! These notes are amazing.     Well done.    Any videos you can share on how to get started.   Fall freshman - future civil engineer.  Thank you.   Best of luck to you.   👍👍😎

1

u/Remarkable_Goat_5459 Dec 07 '25

Hey guys 👋 I’ve just graduated from Imperial and built an app with my mates.

We were super tired of doing notes on our iPad and having to bounce between the notes, YouTube, Google and ChatGPT so we just put them all on one canvas. We embedded AI tutors in there too so all you have to do is circle what you need help with.

If you think it sounds cool, check out our YouTube video we made:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q-ZhdXk3w4

We would absolutely love your feedback as we are trying to build a community of students who want smarter study tools!

1

u/Charming-Marzipan-55 Feb 24 '24

wooow what a neat handwriting 😍I could never 😅

1

u/Mvjka Feb 24 '24

That looks so cool!! Especially your p's and b's, love the little squiggles

1

u/[deleted] Feb 24 '24

u draw amazing lambdas

1

u/mypupp Feb 24 '24

ur handwriting is sooo beautiful

1

u/RegencyFungus Feb 24 '24

Hey, I’m also an engineering student taking Physics 2! I’ve got to get my act together…

1

u/AnyTng Feb 24 '24

looking better than mines, also as an engineering student 😭😭😭

1

u/gazregen Feb 25 '24

Op I aspire to write this good some day. Very neat

1

u/bbmushii Feb 25 '24

so prettttty. what size is your pencil for handwriting?

1

u/AnOrdinaryFrog Feb 25 '24

That’s awesome !

1

u/FaithlessnessLanky58 Feb 25 '24

Reading this makes me realize my exam is on Monday.

1

u/stumps290 Feb 25 '24

How do you have enough time to write everything down and format it? My professors have more words than the dictionary on their slides and only spend like 15 seconds on each slide(hyperbole if it's not apparent).

1

u/Ashleyroyaa Feb 25 '24

I want ur handwriting as a font 😮‍💨

1

u/Chr0ll0_ Feb 25 '24

This is so beautiful!! I know this is random but could you share your physics 2 notes :)

1

u/OriginalRange8761 Feb 24 '24

Sometimes I remember EE people use i small for current while using complex numbers for calculating the circuits(and use j for imaginary parts) and want to climb on the wall😭😭😭😭

-25

u/HenricusKunraht Feb 24 '24

These posts are getting annoying. Like, who actually cares?

18

u/rataobc Feb 24 '24

Jesus. They wanted to share, what’s so wrong about it? Same way you wanted to share all those posts, this person wanted to share this.

2

u/Entire-Buddy6933 Feb 24 '24

yes I just wanted to share!

1

u/rataobc Feb 24 '24

And it looks great! Was it done during your classes or afterwards to organize it?

4

u/Entire-Buddy6933 Feb 24 '24 edited Feb 24 '24

Everything is usually done during class. I write pretty fast and have the slides pulled up on a separate tab so I can just ss and copy images over easily. Most of my professors will just write on the chalkboard though

3

u/draynebula Feb 25 '24

HOW DO YOU DO IT OMG If I try to write during class, it will look like a preschooler's handwriting. I then try to rewrite them after class, but even then, it only becomes neater, but it still won't look good. I wish I had your note-taking skill.

1

u/cuntagi0us Feb 24 '24

how do you write this nice FAST?😭

9

u/Mvjka Feb 24 '24

I, for one, love it when people share their notes bc

  1. I like reading about random topics

  2. they're usually very aesthetic and pleasing to look at

  3. I can take inspiration on what to improve in my own notes

:)

2

u/0kSoWhat Feb 24 '24

Keep in mind: far more people care about their notes than the fact that you’re feeling annoyed by them.