Inorganic Chem Help!!

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Im currently struggling with an inorganic chem course I'm taking this summer. Does anyone have any tips, advice, mneumonics, help to offer please?! I'm having trouble with redox equations, polyatomic ions, vserp theory, basically everything. :( I have been studying and doing homework from the book every night but I feel it is not enough. I have not seen a tutor because my schedule is not the best. So far my grade is a Cish, im trying to get at least a B+ now that my hopes of gettin an A are gone. Our grade consists solely of 3 exams and 3 quizzes(75%), and lab reports and lab quizzes (25%). Im doing fine in lab, its the exams and quizzes that are really stressing me out.

Anything would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Check you tube for the areas you are deficient on. Sometimes hearing it from another perspective helps. Check Khan academy (youtube) they are great

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I took a Fundamental Chem course two semesters ago. I barely scraped by with a B. The following semester I had the opportunity to work as a Student Instructor for the same Chem course. I passed because I was strong in math. I got better with the theory because I sat through it a 2nd time with other students having the same angst. You have my permission to reach out to me. I can try to explain it in a way that makes sense, but at the end of the day Chem is a HARD science. That doesn't mean difficult. It is that too (difficult), but it is very math based, so you have to have a grasp of the theory and the math.

I still have my McGraw Hill book and can look through the different subjects.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

I have no idea how to help you....I took micro and biochem 35 years ago....:)

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I relied very heavily on youtube for that course, in particular this guy's videos: Tyler DeWitt - YouTube

He writes every step of an equation out and explains it very slowly.

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Specializes in LTC.

Get Chem Study Solver it's a Cliffs notes book. It walks you through all the math. Saved my grade in Chemistry!!!

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Practice, Practice, Practice!!!! The more you practice problems the more you understand what you are doing. This is why "Practice makes Perfect"

Suppa

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Find a grad student in Chem whose faculty rates him/her high in teaching skills (most of them are TAs) and work out a tutoring arrangement.

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youtube videos are awesome! Thanks everyone, practice does make perfect :)

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Specializes in Hospital Education Coordinator.

Good to reach out - I cannot help, but I can recommend you study with others and work at your schedule so that you CAN get a tutor.

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