CHEM 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ice Cream Headache, Wrinkle
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Wise instructors" advice on studying for chem 130. The material covered in chem 130 is cumulative and the pace of the course (approx. one chapter per week) is rapid. Consequently, some students perceive the course as difficult because this leaves no time to catch up if you fall behind in diligently studying the material. To avoid this, you must study early and often to be adequately prepared for the exams. If you don"t understand what"s going on conceptually, you can"t forge ahead and think you"ll figure it out simply by doing many problems in rapid succession. There are so many ways to ask the same type of question that you can"t possibly anticipate everything. So, if after practicing using a formula repeatedly, you find that you still have a brain freeze when presented with a new wrinkle on the problem, that"s the key sign that you don"t actually understand the concept.
