Originally Posted by moosiesmom
Is the Chemistry for Dummies Book good to review ? I will need something big time. Do you memorize in Chem ? I have like no chem background. Thanks !
I bought the Chemistry for Dummies Book, but didn't get much out of it. I got more out of the free website that I listed in my previous post. The author of the website also wrote the Complete Idiot's Guide to Chemistry which I might buy if it goes into Organic Chem at all, but for Inorganic Chem the website is all that I needed. My best tip: do every example problem you can find... yes, it means more homework, but you'll feel better prepared for your in class quizzes and tests. That's why I like Guch's site so much... there are practice problems in nomenclature, equation balancing, molarity, conversions, gas laws, calculations, sig figs and more. By the way, start practicing now on metric/nonmetric conversions and read up on sig figs to start getting the idea though not all teachers agree on some of the rules for sig figs so be prepared to tweak your knowledge a little once class starts.
Good Luck! Chem was extremely hard for me, but I managed to get an A in the end so it can be done.
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