/sci/ - Science & Math

>>11168601
you fucking retarded mother fucking piece of shit stupid dumb bitch cunt nigger boy. Isnt it obvious???? find out the syllabus, get the book, and FUCKING READ. You stupid fucking dumb cunt faggot fuck face

>>11168601
How long has it been since you took gen chem?

Review:
VSEPR theory
Lewis dot structures
Acid base chemistry (not the ICE bullshit)
And understand redox chemistry

>>11169524
based

>>11168601
It’s really gay. Not hard, not eye-opening about the world, just a lot of fucking content. Enjoy spending many hours reading a textbook and doing practice problems. Also if your professor tells you to buy a model kit kick his colon into prolapse because he’s a kike liar.

>>11168601
>Should I start reviewing material rn?
You should be reviewing your decision to take Organic Chemistry.

>>11168601
nah just do the work during the class. it's a lot of study if you want a B or A at a good school

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>>11168601
There's plenty of good YouTube channels that deal with orgo tutoring. Khan academy is a classic but the organic chemistry tutor gets into more detail. Watching some of them might help you get ahead on the concepts but they aren't a replacement for plain old studying. It's not an easy class but not the hardest either, so just put in the practice hours and youll be perfectly fine. Good luck!

>>11169530
Wtf is this ICE bullshit? I saw someone in a gen Chem class doing this ICE chart for to find molar ratios and stoichiometry stuff. She said if she didn't use it on the test, the teacher would take off points.

>>11171518
tf? i never had to use it until gen chem 2 when we did equilibria, mainly acid-base equilibrqia. basically just helps you set up a quadratic equation for finding the concentration of one of the products/reactants, but to use something like that for stoichiometry sounds like needless complexity

Learning IUPAC nomenclature is pretty important

Early on, when you start learning reactions, it is helpful to have a clear idea of what groups make a molecule polar or not, as well as what kinds of chemical groups are electrophiles or not (as in, are more likely to take electrons) from electron sources. If you can grasp that from a more general perspective than just memorizing the specific electrophiles given in an example reaction/mechanism, you will be much better off.

It is kind of the same principle of understanding and being able to derive formulas and specific relations on the spot is going to be better a methodnof learning/retention than just raw memorization of everything.

A good Organic chemistry exam will test your understanding of the principles demonstrated by learninf the specific reaction types, rather than regurgitating what you wrote into your notes when a professor covers a specific mechanism.

Also it helps to practice some deductive reasoning skills. Sometimes you are given unfamiliat reactants and are expected to write the major product. You can usually use the major chemical groups, reaction conditions (solvents, temperature, catalysts if given) to rule out certain products. This may sound like more memorization but with practice you should be able to reason through a lot of it.