There are many different ways to study organic chemistry. I’m pretty sure most of you know about, and many of you actually use this simple learning strategy—flash-cards. Now, how exactly do you make your flash cards? Do you just put some info you need to remember on it and flip through your cards from time …
When it comes to spectroscopy and solving spectroscopy problems (finding the structure corresponding to the spectrum), one would usually approach it in a sequence of steps. First, I’d look at the molecular formula (or calculate one from the mass-spec) to get the HDI (Hydrogen Deficiency Index or Degree of Unsaturation). That might give some hints …
It’s hard to tell from the outside how effectively a student is spending their time studying chemistry. The trouble is—that it’s easy to go through the motions of coming to class, reading assigned text, and doing homework without ever thinking deeply about why you are doing those things. It’s important to remember that if you …
When students are thinking about hiring a chemistry tutor, one of the questions that comes to mind is: “Should you work with a tutor on an on-demand or on a regular schedule basis?” The benefits for the both are fairly obvious. When working with a tutor on-demand basis, you have a flexibility of asking a …
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Chemistry is a serious science and a chemistry course should not be taken lightly. It requires a considerable amount of effort and time commitment. Thus, your choice of the time when to take a chemistry class is, obviously, going to depend on several factors that you must take into consideration. Those factors are going to have a …
There are many factors that one should consider when thinking about finding and hiring the best chemistry tutor to help you with your class. So, let’s talk about some main points. If you are looking for a tutor, it is, probably, because you are already behind and now need help to catch up with the …
