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…learning organic chemistry efficiently? What are the most important concepts in undergraduate organic chemistry? How are these concepts best communicated and learned? How do you tell the difference between things…
Read more…learning organic chemistry efficiently? What are the most important concepts in undergraduate organic chemistry? How are these concepts best communicated and learned? How do you tell the difference between things…
Read more…a hack is more of a tactical thing, a shortcut, or a kludge. Anyhow, I think the “new’ title (which is just the title of the URL, after all) is…
Read more…other 85% comprised of general chemistry, biochemistry, physics and biology. Section 3: Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems is just 5% organic chemistry with the other 95% comprised of…
Read more…of chain Suffix = highest priority functional group And so your simple approach is as follows: When you come across a complex molecule with multiple components to name, identify each…
Read more…the odds are that the money will get split 50/50 ? Pretty slim (I speak from personal experience). Although the two brothers are nominally sharing $20, it’s the older brother…
Read more…– learn them, know them, tattoo them on you somewhere. I plug Steven’s videos all the time – here’s one specific to hybridization. His full website is http://www.freelance-teacher.com/videos.htm. 30-40 minutes…
Read more…weeks later I got on a plane to Cairo and made no plans to come back. By late December 1999, I’d travelled all through Egypt, Jordan, and parts of Syria…
Read more…What are the patterns? What are the most common words of advice from instructors in the trenches, who’ve had experience with thousands upon thousands of students over the years? For…
Read more…One common painful experience is to get exam results back and realize that you understood the material but got a poorer grade than you expected due to the accumulation of…
Read more…reactions and concepts are tested cumulatively. Thread #4: Commenter Chobitpersocom: Focus on understanding, not memorizing. Treat it like puzzle solving. My Q To This Commenter: What would be an example…
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