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help! I'm failing general chemistry course?
what I'm bad at is the solving & calculation part, which is probably stoichiometry. The thing is, I was always bad with this, but in high school I pulled it off by memorizing, but now in university this not working!! I already did VERY bad in my first midterm, and I don't want to repeat this again, so please is there anyway for me to improve ? maybe a good website or a blog or something??
3 Answers
- Dr WLv 77 years ago
(1) what textbook are you using?
(2) do you have specific problems you need help with?
(3) you need to learn the tricks to pass the class
... (a) problem solving via "factor label method".. aka "dimensional analysis"
... (b) steps to solving particular problems (stoichiometry, balance redox
.. .. .. .reactions, solving gas law problems, etc)
... (c) you need to get ahead and stay ahead of the class. I can't stress this
.. .. ... enough. Read ahead and try working the problems ahead of class
... .. ...this makes the difference between hearing gibberish and understanding
... ..... the lectures
... (d) know where to turn to for help. YA, your instructor, the TA's, solutions
... .. ..manuals, google
.. .(e) you need to spend the time and work out the problems. ALL of them
... .... .not just the assigned ones
(4) recognize the fact that chemistry is like a foreign language combined with an algebra class. You'll hear phrases you've never heard before. You'll have structure that will be new to you. just like vocabulary and grammar in foreign languages. And.. with the exception of kinetics... ALL the problems will at most involve basic algebra. They are not hard if you learn the tricks and practice them.
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rob... tutors are hit or miss and most often a miss. Your suggestion of paying another student to teach something they may or may not know is probably a bad idea. A better idea would be to hook up with a local high school chemistry teacher, TA's, instructors, etc.
