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[allstarr69]

Hey for those here doing first year chemistry, is there any particulary easy way to learn the content other than reading those painfully boring lecture notes? eg is there a summary book you can buy from somewhere or clearer notes that you can download?

I know that for the quizzes you just download the sample quizzes but I figure that by just doing that Ill porbably end up failing the final exam.

Anyone got any advice?

Cheers

 

[~*HSC 4 life*~]

i do CHEM1611 so i'm not sure if this applies to you or not, but do you have theory notes on webct? on webct under chem1611 we have a chemcal link which goes through every topic nicely, maybe you could check it out?

otherwise grab a textbook like silverberg or mcmurry if u do organic chem and make your own summmary notes

 

[xiao1985]

silberberg has colors in it...

other wise, doing chem past exams can always be fun...

 

[allstarr69]

hmm.. i checked webCT and i could find is the lecture notes

I also heard that that silverberg book goes into ALOT of detail... too much in fact, id probably fall asleep reading it

Well I guess the only solution is force my way through those notes... the only problem is alot of the lectures are animated I heard so Im probably missing alot since I only go to half of the lectures - living in the central coast you gotta make some sacrifices.

 

[xiao1985]

maybe it's a good idea to live in college or share housing?!

tho in principle, u can just study off the book... or LN for that matter...

 

[tennille]

hmm.. i checked webCT and i could find is the lecture notes

I also heard that that silverberg book goes into ALOT of detail... too much in fact, id probably fall asleep reading it

Well I guess the only solution is force my way through those notes... the only problem is alot of the lectures are animated I heard so Im probably missing alot since I only go to half of the lectures - living in the central coast you gotta make some sacrifices.

You should get the book. You don't have to read everything. It's pretty good.

 

[fush]

god i hate chemistry...
well apperently the final exam is gonna have a lot of the assignment questions in it so just go over that

im hoping to just scrape through....

 

[allstarr69]

Yes, yes chemistry does suck... all this stuff about orbital theory bullshit is REAL painful! (sorry to those who enjoy chemistry I really admire your patience)

Yeah I want to move to Sydney... living on a train and waking up at 6 every morning is hardly fun and although youd think its easy to study on a train, sleep and daydreaming always gets the better of you. However itd be stupid to move in with a random (or would I) so I just gotta wait for the right oppertunity...

 

[xiao1985]

i think my uni offers accomodation services helping u find ur home... why not give it try?!
it's free any way...

 

[tennille]

I'm starting (yes, starting) to enjoy chemistry, only because I am starting to understand it.

Isn't that always the case...*sighs*

 

[allstarr69]

yeah the second lecturer is better than the first Id have to agree there... or maybe coz the content is now easier to understand