| How to Do Well in CH253 |
| I know it sounds simple and obvious, but good study habits and personal discipline are the keys to success in any class, but especially in organic chemistry. I strongly encourage you to read the material contained in the links below. The material is taken from a wide variety of sources, but you will soon see a common theme running throughout the material. If you follow the advice given below, you will do well in CH253. |
| "Study skills for chemistry courses", from Richard C. Banks of Boise State University. "How to Study Organic Chemistry", from the Chemistry Dept. at Marshall University. "Organic Chemistry Tips", from Martin Schwartz at Florida State University. "How to Earn an 'A' Grade in Organic Chemistry", from John Gilbert at the University of Texas at Austin. "The Top 6 Ways to Pass Organic Chemistry", from the Chemistry Dept. at Frostburg State University. |
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| How to Use This Site |
| To be completely honest, my original motivation for setting up this site was entirely selfish. I was tutoring organic chemistry, and had found vast amounts of great tutoring materials on the Web. But I needed a way to logically organize this material so that I could easily find and use it. A web-based organization system was ideal; it gave me easy access to the tutoring materials, and the materials were organized in such a way that I could concentrate on my own classes and simply "print out" my tutoring resources for any particular week. Eventually, I decided that making these resources available to anyone who wanted them would be a good idea. I had seen firsthand how time consuming, frustrating, and difficult it was to find comprehensive organic chemistry materials; I wanted to be able to save others the endless hours of surfing for these materials. Viola, this web site was born! |
| This site is intended as a source of supplemental materials. This site, and any materials contained within, is in no way, shape or form an acceptable substitute for your textbook, for attending lecture/discussion, and/or for doing homework. If you think that it is, you are a fool. What this site is good for is: 1. A source of supplemental notes and handouts for topics that you feel you need more help with, beyond what you get in lecture and from the professor's office hours. 2. This site is also a good source of extra practice problems, beyond those assigned as homework problems. 3. Lastly, this site is the source from which I take all of the materials I present in my group tutoring sessions (I try not to do problems from your textbook, since those are covered in the discussion sections). |
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