Studying for Chemistry

[Meg]

Chemistry is causing me a fair bit of grief.
:banghead:

Any advice on how to study for this sinister subject would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Meg

[elliottsimpson]

I remember (many many years ago) finidng an atomic table with electronegativities for the various atoms. These helped you predict whether the atom on a side chain would push electrons onto the main part of the molecule or attract them - this in turn let you predict which part was likely to react with part of another molecule (line up the delta + to the delta - bits). Then, even if you didn't get the correct answer, you could impress the examiners.

:dazzler:

[ewanrennie]

My first degree was basically a chemistry degree, so if you want a hand on anything specific drop me a pm. More than happy to help!

I always used to think that you needed different techniques for the different types of chemistry ; organic, inorganic, analytical, physical, etc ................

If it's quantum that's the problem, you're on your own!

Don't worry about it though, I haven't met anyone that's really got to grips with it and don't worry about a certain Mr Schrodinger losing a cat...................or find one for that matter!!!

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[Adam Gilmour]

If its Higher chem buy the leckie and leckie revision book.
If its AH dont panic just sit back and relax no point in studying the course is a nighrtmare anyway!!! :atom:

[elliottsimpson]

didn't that cat turn up in one of the Douglas Adam's books?

:dogrun: (OK, so it's a dog, but maybe that's why you cna't see the cat)

[Meg]

It's A-level standard. (I'm on an Access course so it isn't exactly the same as A-levels.) I've ordered a workbook that gives loads of sample problems to work through, so hopefully that will help. I haven't done a Uni course in about... erm.. 8 years, so studying is new to me. All the other subjects are fine, only Chemistry is making me grouchy!

Meg

[ria]

Good luck with the studying!!!

Chemistry is a mean subject to study......
:evil

hee hee.



Marie x

[Dehydrated Water]

AH chemistry is really hard. If your on unit 2, just wait till unit 3 (my school did it first)!!!



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[Devlinator]

i quite enjoyed chemistry when i got into the swing of it.

I found that the best thing to do was to always try and relate things back to the data booklet, so that if i got lost in an exam i had a starting point that would allow me to work it out, without neccesarily memorising absolutely evrything.

but some things you just have to learn, like equations, but if you learn them then it allows you to work other things out.

hope that made sense, and hopefully it will help, but more than likely confuse!

[lindsmcvicar]

Yep, going back to the basics (i.e info in the databook) helped me to understand things.

Sometimes it's just a case of remembering equations, though.

[Meg]

Thanks for the hints and tips! I bought a revision book with loads of problems in it so I think I'm going to just practice until my brain hurts. We did a practical exam on Monday and that actually cleared up a lot of stuff about back titrations for me. I'm feeling eerily confident!

:surprise:

Meg