any tips for learning chemistry easily?
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Yes, it's called Reading. Studding and Concentrating!
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the best way to remember chemical equations is to take notes or just wright it on your hand.
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Rote memorization, with flashcards possibly, is the only way I can think of. Like the other poster said, look for carbonyls, alcohols, alkenes, and amino peaks (a weak, wide peak at about ... 3200 or so)
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memorize simple rules and try to derive the hard ones from simple ones and then to be fast then memorize the diffucult rules.Trigonometry is simple if you know basic El-Cebir well
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I had the worst time with chemistry.  So I studied in two ways:  the first was the problems, you know, how many mols of what is in whatever? and that type of thing.  Write out these questions with the answers and keep in your notebook.  There are lots of workbooks out there and they are invaluable eg Chemistry for Dummies; but my favorite was the Schaum's Outline of Inorganic Chemistry, I think that was the title; go to the Schaum's web page or order it from Amazon for dirt cheap.\nThe other type of chemistry problem is the reaction formulation: H20 <-->2H + 0, or some damn thing like that.  You have to memorize this.  Here is where the 3x5 cards come in.  Now you will have them for review for the final.\n\nCalculus studying is similar.  First you have to know the proofs.  I have a PhD in physics and still have to go back to the limit problems in Schaum's Outline of Calculus, Advanced Calculus, Differential and Integral Calculus.  There is a great book called Word Problems in Calculus; buy it at Border's or Amazon for cheap.  Work the problems and know the proofs.\n\nIn both cases, no matter what the explanation in a book or your notes, you will find a brick wall to your understanding.  Go to your professor and tell him where you have a failed to understand.  Bring paper and pencil so he can write on it to help you.\nAnd, never give up.  Work a problem until you sweat blood.  You will learn from your mistakes as well as your triumphs.\n\nOne last tip:  take notes in your notebook but only on the right hand side of the open notebook.  Use your textbook to fill in the blanks when you go over your notes as soon after class as possible, and do this on the left hand,facing, side; use colored pencils/pens generously.  Go over your notes this way before beginning your homework.  Be diligent even when your friends are calling.
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I will recommend you to use spark notes. They are short, concise, and easy to understand difficult topics in a hurry.\n \nGo to Barnes & Nobles en get the CHEMISTRY SPARK CHARTS. It has a section with five easy to follow steps to do electronic configuration. I wish I could number them here, but the copyright law is severe. \n\nIn the meantime, here is an easy and short way to electronic configuration.\n\nI hope these links provide the help you are looking for. Good luck in your test :)
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This is an answer I gave a few weeks ago. It helped me to get from failing Chemistry to University....maybe it will help you to understand the periodic table as well.\n\nMy Chemistry teacher taught me a great story which helped me learn the elements, which groups they were in, which periods, how many electrons they had etc and resulted in me going from a grade F to B. Every kid should learn this.\n\nHorrible Hairy Little Begger Boys Catch Newts On Friday Near Naples, Magnificent Albert Sits Planning Some Clever Arrangement Keeping Calm.\n\nOk, looks crazy until you break it down;\n\nH He Li Be B C N O F Ne Na, Mg Al Si P S CL Ar K Ca\n\nThen put it into the table\n\nH\nHe\nLi Be B C N O F Ne\nNa Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar \nK Ca\n\nYou will need to line them up because Yahoo has left align, but the trick is the story. \n\nThe groups 1-8 (across the table) tell you how many electrons are in the outer shell, the periods (down the table) tell you how many shells an element has. etc\n\neg Sodium (Na+, group 1) bonds with Chlorine (Cl- , group 7) because Chlorine has 7 electrons in its outer shell. It needs the one from sodium to become stable.....NaCl (kitchen salt). This is the basis for other compund formation....ie water H2O and so on.\n\nLearn the story above and everything will fall into place.\n\nHope this helps!
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This is an answer I gave a few weeks ago. It helped me to get from failing Chemistry to University....maybe it will help you to understand the periodic table as well.\n\nMy Chemistry teacher taught me a great story which helped me learn the elements, which groups they were in, which periods, how many electrons they had etc and resulted in me going from a grade F to B. Every kid should learn this.\n\nHorrible Hairy Little Begger Boys Catch Newts On Friday Near Naples, Magnificent Albert Sits Planning Some Clever Arrangement Keeping Calm.\n\nOk, looks crazy until you break it down;\n\nH He Li Be B C N O F Ne Na, Mg Al Si P S CL Ar K Ca\n\nThen put it into the table\n\nH\nHe\nLi Be B C N O F Ne\nNa Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar \nK Ca\n\nYou will need to line them up because Yahoo has left align, but the trick is the story. \n\nThe groups 1-8 tell you how many electrons are in the outer shell, the periods tell you how many shells etc\n\nHope this helps!
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yeah you can try out pearson's Mcmurry fay's CD.\nor morrison boyd organic chemistry (book)\nOr wiley organic chemistry.
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It's not that big a problem, really. Lots of people go through that, and as any student will tell you, by the time they are through with any test or exam, their brains are racked to the utmost.\n\nBut a few simple pointers I can offer you: \n\n-try studying with a group of friends. You realize that when you learn together with other people, the conversational method and discussions will spur you to think clearer and retain more information, especially since you're all sharing what you know. Aspects that weren't readily clear to you might come from another friend.\n\n-write down whatever you have learnt. After your lecture or class finishes, set aside an hour or less than that, just write down in point form (or free form) whatever comes to your mind. You will find that you will slowly start organizing what you know, keeping in your mind fresh what you've just learnt, and can remember them days later since you took the time to learn them.\n\n-talk about it. This might bore your little sister or parent, but if it is a topic that is interesting enough, get somebody to listen to you talk. Tell them what you've learnt, what was fascinating (or not), or simply tell them the topic. When understanding of a subject leaves you, and is expressed to somebody else, you realize you know more, building your confidence, spurring you to find out more, and also remember them.\n\n-finally, its ok to forget. Go through them again, slowly. And relax. Go for a walk. Read in the park. Or listen to some music and have your favourite snack, chocolate or hot drink. :) It helps me.\n\nHope this helps.
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you can get a tutor to help you or join a study group of other students.\n\nOne thing that always helped me a lot and I enjoyed very much was to get a very large pad of paper and lots of colored majic markers and draw out pathways and diagram metabolic reactions and talk out loud about the topic as I draw.\n\nAnd then I would pretend like I am the instructor and explain the pathways and reactions I drew.
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If organic chemistry is your thing, download ITunes and look up Chem 241,242, and 243 from Jean-Claude Bradley.  He goes through everything at a good pace.  If you don't wanna deal with ITunes, try going to chem241.blogspot.com and getting the flash versions, they have sound and picture just like the ipod videos from itunes.\n\nFor other stuff from that class, go to chem241.wikispaces.com for other links and downloads and such.  His class is open to everyone, even though he's at Drexel university.  Whenever you are asked on the wiki, the username is coas, password codrexelas.
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I would suggest a computer science class.  Being able to program can be helpful to a chemist.
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Dear god, I hate Chemistry.\n\nDoes your school have a CSF program? (California Scholarship Federation.) It's a sort of organization that gives free tutoring after school. Otherwise talk to your teacher after class/after school.
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Try Chemistry.com.  It may not directly help you with 'chemistry', but the site is supposed to be geared toward helping you find 'the one' with advanced techniques based on the things that users would define as 'chemistry'.\n\n(Sorry for all the quotes.)
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get a good book\nlike the McGraw and Hill\nthats what we have in our Lab Chemistry class\nor go to the bonny eagle high school page and get the email for Helen Steele\nshe is a geneous i bet she could help you
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Here is a great site, made specially for teachers, that has many tutorials, plus links to others\n\nGood luck\nhttp://sciencepage.org/chem.htm