Chemistry 1A (1 Viewer)

[Kittikhun]

Is it possible to teach this subject yourself solely by reading and doing exercises from a chem textbook, and by watching youtube videos of chemistry labs?

Thank you.

 

[Survivor39]

Do you mean doing all of the above and not going to any lectures? I wouldn't recommend it - it's always good to go to the lectures and see which bits are important and which bits aren't. There is too much information in the textbook and most of it you don't need to know.

 

[Kittikhun]

Thanks for the reply.

I'm planning to major in biology, and the handbook says that it is recommended to do Chemistry 1A but that is isn't a requisite. So, I was wondering if I should enroll in the course or not since I'm not sure if HSC Chemistry would be enough to make me understand all the stuff in bio down the track.

Is anyone doing Chem 1A this coming semester? If so, could you type down the times and locations of the lectures so that I could crash some or all of them during my breaks.

Thanks.

 

[D94]

For lecture times,

Monday, 12:00-13:00, Clancy Auditorium
Wednesday, 14:00-15:00, Clancy Auditorium
Thursday, 13:00-14:00, Clancy Auditorium

 

[Kittikhun]

Thanks, mate.

 

[Survivor39]

I'm planning to major in biology, and the handbook says that it is recommended to do Chemistry 1A but that is isn't a requisite. So, I was wondering if I should enroll in the course or not since I'm not sure if HSC Chemistry would be enough to make me understand all the stuff in bio down the track

Ok I see. Well if you find chemistry dreadful I would avoid CHEM1011 at all cost (since you don't need to do it). I did HSC Chem myself and found CHEM1011 and CHEM1021 difficult. I know that usually more than half of the students in these courses get a Pass or fail (0-64%). I had several second years subjects requiring both chem as pre-req so I had to do them. However, I don't find anything I have learned useful when it comes to second year courses.

 

[kaz1]

Ok I see. Well if you find chemistry dreadful I would avoid CHEM1011 at all cost (since you don't need to do it). I did HSC Chem myself and found CHEM1011 and CHEM1021 difficult. I know that usually more than half of the students in these courses get a Pass or fail (0-64%). I had several second years subjects requiring both chem as pre-req so I had to do them. However, I don't find anything I have learned useful when it comes to second year courses.

To be fair it looks like you did CHEM1011 when I was in year 7 lol. I did CHEM1011 in 2010, I found it quite easy and I only got 80 for chemistry in the HSC. They literally spend the first 3 weeks going over HSC basics like moles and concentration. If you did Chem in the HSC first few weeks are definetly skippable but when they get to stuff like quantum chemistry you should go to the lectures.

 

[Survivor39]

To be fair it looks like you did CHEM1011 when I was in year 7 lol. I did CHEM1011 in 2010, I found it quite easy and I only got 80 for chemistry in the HSC. They literally spend the first 3 weeks going over HSC basics like moles and concentration. If you did Chem in the HSC first few weeks are definetly skippable but when they get to stuff like quantum chemistry you should go to the lectures.

hahaha. I just realised how old I have become. Yep, all the way back in 2004 when I did CHEM1011. May be 1011 is easier now?!