Any tips for UNE organic chem final?

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I'm hoping someone here has some advice they might be able to share with me. I'm planning on applying to school in the fall. Unfortunately, my sciences are now over 10 years old so I decided to do UNE's online organic chemistry class. I've never had much trouble with chemistry before so I thought it would be fine. I was wrong. I am having such a difficult time in this course. I feel like it's too abstract for my brain (I do much better when I'm able to visualize). At the rate I am going, I'll end up with a C in the course. I've been doing well on the labs, but averaging Cs on the quizzes. I only have 4 more weeks to go, and I know the final counts for most of the grade. I feel like a lot of the quiz questions are coming out of left field. I can't find the answers in the book or in his lecture. The prof has been very helpful when I've emailed him after the quizzes, but that's obviously a little too late. I really want to try to pull my grade up on the final. I would be so grateful to anyone who took this course who can give me some tips. Thank you so much.

Has anyone also taken the biochem course from UNE (online medical biochemistry)? All of the threads I found on that class are from some years ago and I believe they changed the course in recent years. I am just trying to get some basic info about how the exams are structured (multiple choice, essay questions, fill in the blank, etc). Also, it says you have to use some online proctoring service with a webcam, which I find kind of creepy... can anyone explain what that experience was like? Thanks

Also, for anyone who finished in less than 16 weeks how long did it take you to get through the class?

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I'm going to be starting UNE organic chem next week. Any tips or advice on the new format of the course? I would appreciate any input.

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Hi shannon can you please provide your email add.

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yep, I took the UNE chem 1010 as a pre-req to my CNRA program that I'm starting this fall and it was difficult! I pretty much studied an average of 10-14 hours a week to get an A. I thought I was going to be one of those classes that I crammed for the mid-term and final....nope I was wrong!

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i recently took the UNE Organic Chem 1020,the new book By Bruice lets be honest its not an easy course at all ,too much information yet the quizzes and final is not anything close to the material in the book ... if anyone need more info about quizes lab quizes you can contact me slimfitfast at gmail. good luck

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Hey I tried to email- but it says it's an invalid email

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Never mind it worked-- error on my end ;)

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I did a brick and mortar organic chemistry course last fall at a state university, huge lecture with 150+ students (funny being in class again with mostly 19 year olds), so I can't speak to the UNE online course at all. But in assuming that all introductory university-level O chem classes deliver their content in a similar manner...ie nomenclature then alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, acid/base reactions, substitution, oxidation/reduction, NMR spec, etc etc etc, I cannot speak highly enough of the CrackOChem site. He delivers the content in plain english, and if you watch the videos and take detailed notes, as long as you do plenty of practice problems, you shouldn't have any problem with doing well in OChem.

As a side note, he does charge for the later videos once it gets into the nitty gritty, but his first 5 are free to watch. I did use my textbook plenty but my usual method of study would be to watch his video on whichever given subject first, then read/skim the corresponding chapter for understanding and do as many practice problems as I could bear.

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The professor for our O chem lecture was one of those instructors who is probably kept on because of his research because I must say, while a very nice guy, he probably doesn't have any business teaching the basics of such a notorious subject to undergrads. I found his lectures moved very quickly and very difficult to understand, which could be the case for many old chemistry professors.

Anyway, don't buy into the hype from pre-med types of O chem being an impossible class/"say goodbye to your social life", etc. etc. It's actually very logical but does require a fair bit of effort. That being said, I can't imagine how much work it would be to take O Chem along with physics and other tough courses on a pre-med track, I have to commend those 19 year olds who are able to make it happen. Check out the CrackOChem videos, because they certainly worked for me as a study aid, and my most recent college chemistry course was now 10 years ago!

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has anyone taken the UNE organic chemistry 1 final that would mind sending me a PM explaining how it was and any tips in taking it? I would appreciate it so much, I am taking it at the end of the week. Thank you so much!

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rachhel,

Have you taken the exam? Any tips? I would also appreciate any help you could pass my way. I'm set to take it in a week.

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Looking for help with this course! Any tips or tricks for the tests?

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