I'm a freshmen in chemistry and I have A's in all my other subjects but I have a high C in chemistry.our teacher shoves us off with excuses and only gives out tests to raise our grade; our last test was four problems. The homework he assigns is about ten points at most... what are some good resources to use aside from our textbook?
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Try the following links:\n\nhttp://www.chemistrycoach.com/tutorial.htm\n\nhttp://www.chemtutor.com/\n\nhttp://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/tutorials/
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You might want to try to re-read the questions.  You don't appear to be understanding what is written there.  (I call it a brain fart, but three out of 28 indicates a little lack of understanding)\n\nIf you have re-read the problems, then I offer the below:\n\nYou might want to go over your notes about what a mole is.  It is an amount and a number.  It is a fundamental conceptual building block for the study of chemistry.\n\n  It looks like you expect to be able to plug and chug on these.  Which you can, once you start thinking in terms of atoms and molecules.  Plugging and chugging BEFORE you understand what these little pieces are doing is a recipe for a C.\nIt IS the ATOMIC theory of matter, don't you know.\n\nSo, once you've absorbed that, re-read these three problems.\n\nStill no joy?  Read on, Gunga DIn\n\nFirst H(g) is NOT the element's standard state! I thought everybody learned in grade school about H2 gas - the simplest molecule?  Iodine, I leave to you  (hint a gas???!!! not)\n\nSecond lets see you're making umpteen moles of something and calculate the dS.  that was not the question.  (hint: something about ONE mole)\n\nThird read the problem. your chemical equation is from I don't know where but not from what is in the problem. (hint: products on the LEFT???)
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you can probably searth that like search Homework Help/ Tutoring websites for Geom/honors    and tht will probably work.
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Can you talk with your teacher?  I don't know what level of school you're in, but most teachers everywhere really do want to be there for their students and will bend over backwards to help if the student is truly willing to *try*.\n\nYou might be able to reach an agreement, or work out getting some extra help, a tutor, or do some extra project homeworks for additional points. \n\nI come from a family of teachers--my dad, my mom, my aunt, my mother-in-law, and my brother are all teachers.  The one thing I've heard them all say, is that when the student is doing their best, they're going to give them the breaks they need.  The caveat in there, of course, is, are you doing what you have to, to earn the grade?
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You can out smart him and give him more than 25.\n\nCheck out the link and print the page and take it in.\nThere is another link on that page at the bottom called Chemical composition of living beings.  That will give you even more resources and info.\n\nHave fun getting the upper hand this time, but be nice to your teacher.  Please.
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You would need to start by taking a genaral chem and bio classes, then you can move up the the higher level classes.  The required classes are going to be different at every school so it would be a good idea to talk to someone at a school you are thinking about going to.  As far as the math goes you will need to take up to calc.  A lot of math is needed in the chem classes.  Good Luck!
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I suggest that you can go over every problem that you hasd as homework and classwork. If you dont understand one, go and ask the teacher for help. Do some extra problems just for practice. This way if you understand the material that is going to be on teh test, you will get a good grade.
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Try using a search engine like ask.com and digging around.  What kind of teacher would take your book before the test?  No wonder our students are dumb.
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Ok I honestly don't remember learning complex chemistry in the 7th grade, but it wasn't too far ago (I'm a senior). For any chemistry test, I study the equations and rules used. As for chemical bonding, remember the differences between single replacement, double replacement, etc. depending on how complex or simple it is. For making ions, study up on their rules, and the number of valence electrons it has and which other elements it can combine to. \n\nHope this helps! :)
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extra-credit!  see if your history teacher does the extra-credit thing.  if so, take the opportunity!  sometimes extra-credit can take a C to a B.  \n\nif he/she doesnt do the extra-credit thing, bummer.  but there is also the work your butt off and make sure you have the best work on your paper before turning it in approach.  this could even take it to an A!  \n\nbasically, just do your best.  I know that everyone says it, and you might say that you are, but if you are getting a C, then your not because just about everyone is capable of getting B's and even A's.  \n\nGood luck!!\n\nPS  get a nice pencil, for some strange reason that helped me a lot with my science grade and other grades as well.
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It sounds like perhaps your learning style doesn't mesh with the teaching style of your chemistry professor.  I wonder if this will cause you problems with future college classes (such as the others that are required for your major?).\n\nIt's a good idea to find a tutor, or at least an interested friend, who will check up with you.  You can make yourself accountable to this person.  Inform him/her of your schedule and set a system of rewards when you accomplish some of your goals.  This person can check with you to see if you are doing what you want to do.  If you didn't do it, you'll have to tell him/her the truth, and hopefully the threat of embarrassment will keep you studying.\n\nI hate to tell you, but a huge part of college is reading books, digesting the material, and spitting it out.  If you don't like that, you might want to rethink your major and/or college career.  Perhaps you can find some other field that interests you more.  If they require a chemistry class, I suspect that you probably really have to know chemistry.
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Yes, talking from personal experiences when I was bombarded with a lot of homework from different classes. You can make life easier for yourself by pacing yourself and trying to find out which homework is due first.
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Since this question is in the chemistry section, I'm assuming you're studying for chemistry.\n\nAs a science teacher, I can tell you that the best way to study is NOT simply to read over your notes, or read your textbook.  This is, however, how most students study.\n\nThe best way to study is to go back to the questions at the end of each chapter/section, and actually DO them.  If there are calculation questions, DO the actual calculations, and check your answer against the work you did before.  If the questions are theory questions, actually WRITE OUT the answers to the questions, in your own words, and then check your answer by referring to the relevant section in the text.\n\nStudying for science is similar to studying for math.  The only way to actually learn it is to DO it.  Watching someone else do it, or reading about how to do it, is not nearly as effective as actually DOING it for yourself.
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I would say that the worst professor I have had is a statistics teacher whos motto was "Classtime is not time to discuss homework questions, if you are having a problem with homework, then maybe you belong back at the community college."  She would say this if anyone asked her for help with homework questions, not to mention she talked down to you and let you know repeatedly that no one gets an A or B in her class and if you received a C, then consider yourself lucky.
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Typically, entrance requirements state that Algebra 2 (graphing, linear equations, rational equations, quadratics, logarithms, etc. although Precalculus would be better), and previous chemistry classes in high school should suffice.  You may need to take a science placement test.  But not all colleges require that.
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A C isn't a bad grade, just take your time on homework and don't be afraid to ask questions.  Your teacher is there to help you.  If your school has a study group, join it, if not, start one yourself.  It probably wouldn't be hard to find a teacher willing to help/sponsor it.  Plus there are a ton of on line math help sites and CD-ROMs aren't that expensive either, I've even seen them at Goodwill and other thrift stores.  \n\nSTICK WITH IT.  The world needs more women that are strong at math and it doesn't come naturally for everyone.  So the reset of us have to work at it.  (BTW-I'm a math major in college & I want to teach math, so it's morth it, trust me)
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I'm an 8Th grade, and i spend about three hours more or less on my homework each night. but i am also in geometry, and high school chem. so i don't know how that effects the answer. the load is not bad though.