This is my suggestion for how to prepare for these exams. Come to class and take notes. There will be some material in the text book that will not be covered in lecture, and some lecture material will not be found in the text book. Coming to class is essential to get a good grade. Since it will be necessary for you to memorize lecture material, you must start your preparation weeks before the exam.
Memorization takes repetition.
One way to study is to take a sheet of lined notebook paper and fold itlongitudinally in half. Go to your notes and begin extracting all possible questions and answers. You write the question on one side of the page, the answer at the fold. The result is a page of questions and answers. When you fold the paper, you see only the questions.