Re: Survivng Drexel ACE - advice pls!
My Chem prof gave me great advice a few years ago that helped me a few times over the years with this type of math problems. Especially if you don't know where to begin.
Write down what you are trying to get to. ie: ml/hr, tsp, tablet, whatever... and write down everything you got. Then use the conversions you know to arrive at the final step. It sounds easy, and it sounds silly, but when I was staring at that Heparin problem (Not until the 3rd quarter), that's what I do despite having not read the Heparin chapter and getting it correct.
Oh yes, make it easy on yourself, write down a list of conversions on a note card, and carry it with you. It's a lot easier than flipping through the book when you need to remember how many grams equals to one grain.
Lastly, they aren't trying to trick you, but...there may be extra numbers in there, so read over the questions carefully and make sure you are answering the question and not doing any extra steps.
Good luck everyone, and off I go to do some more practice problems.
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