It Seems Like There's An Overwhelming Amount Of Chem To Study For.....
Any Tips On How To Start Studying Chem ?????

I read all the chapters, and went through the recommended questions. I took note of the ones I had trouble with and did them again later. I did any questions that came up in the class note, as well as tutorials, labs and quizzes. I also wennt through the notes and made a list of terms to make sure I knew and understood. Start by reading through the powerpoints and any notes you're made I'd say, just to refresh your memory before you start intensly studying. Also think about what did and didn't work for you on the midterms, and work from that. Ask for help if you need it, or work with a budy of that helps. Good luck

Go through the notes (quickly) and look for little notes you've made for yourself to help understanding and reminding yourself of the entirety of the course.

Do the last tutorial or 2, especially if there's any review questions.

Go through the practice exam and then discuss/determine the correct answers with a friend or two.

You literally have to go over anything.

Firstly, briefly look over all your notes.. look for the major concepts. Then refine anything you don't know and do ALL of the practice questions.

Best of luck.

I personally would stress the importance of doing practice questions. Reading simply won't cut it, do as many practice questions as possible to truly gauge your learning.

1) Read the notes
2) Ignore everything you read
3) Pray
4) ???
5) Achieve grade around 70.

Do the practice quizzes on Avenue to gauge your knowledge of said topic.
If you find yourself not getting a perfect score, jump back to the slides, study them and do the suggested textbook questions. Go over the relevant MasteringChemistry questions. Jump back onto the quiz. Aim for a perfect score.

If you don't get your score, hop onto another topic/chapter/subject, and come back and repeat.

Also, pay more attention to the final few chapters. And group certain chapters together while you review (for example, Chapter 5 + Chapter 15, Chapters 7 + 20 + 16 [Entropy] + [Thermodynamics Chapter]). Linking things in will help you assosciatedifferent areas, and cover concepts faster.

Draw out the associations if it helps (never helped me, but might help you).

Dr Lock also suggests learning backward (last chapter first).

1) Cry
2) Read all chapters they did not cover, b/c they'll ask you about them
3) Pass

Memories of Chem 1AA3 made me bitter.

Alchemist knows what he's talking about. Read over the notes and look over the problems from the review tutorials. If you want, look over your midterms, and then do the practice final. Doing practice problems isn't necessary in the slightest.

The 1A03 final wasn't bad at all anyway, you should be fine.

id say major concepts then go over tutorials/quizzes/tests then do practice test

Originally Posted by britb

1) Cry
2) Read all chapters they did not cover, b/c they'll ask you about them
3) Pass

Memories of Chem 1AA3 made me bitter.

It probably depends on which professor you had.

Originally Posted by britb

1) Cry
2) Read all chapters they did not cover, b/c they'll ask you about them
3) Pass

Memories of Chem 1AA3 made me bitter.

Hahaha the 1AA3 exam was brutal! It was honestly like a slap in the face.

The 1A03 exam was pretty straight-forward, if you had been doing well on the midterms and doing the quizzes by yourself you could probably get 80% or higher.

Originally Posted by justinsftw

It probably depends on which professor you had.

The professors teach the same material, use the same notes, and have the same examinations (and midterms for that matter). The course is essentially the same regardless of professor.

Originally Posted by Alchemist11

Hahaha the 1AA3 exam was brutal! It was honestly like a slap in the face.

The 1A03 exam was pretty straight-forward, if you had been doing well on the midterms and doing the quizzes by yourself you could probably get 80% or higher.




The professors teach the same material, use the same notes, and have the same examinations (and midterms for that matter). The course is essentially the same regardless of professor.

You're right about that, but I thought they had different teaching styles.

Originally Posted by justinsftw

You're right about that, but I thought they had different teaching styles.

I actually got a higher mark on the 1aa3 final than I did on the 1a03 final O_O

But IIRC our 1aa3 final had like..intense 3 point questions...that were almost impossible to solve for the time we had..

But all things considered I really never liked chemistry hence why I didn't take it since then..

Go through the practice exams several days in advance of the final exam.

I spent the week before my Chem 1A03 exam reading the textbook, casually going through the notes and tutorials and textbook questions, and then spent the day before the final exam doing the practice exams to "test" myself of all the "knowledge" I gained from the week's "studying". HUGE FAIL. Do not do this. It was a recipe for disaster.. it came as the worst shock to me when I found out didn't understand any of the practice exams.. had a panic attack the night before the final, not even joking.

Lesson learned: begin your studying with the practice exams, find out the areas you need improvement/practice, and then spend a couple days studying those things, looking over the textbook, etc.

good luck... that is all I can say, lol.